The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-23
Letter from Chatauqua by 1
Wheeling Lady.

Editors lntelliSeneer:
Last week we three left the heat and
smoke OF dear old Wheeling for the pur.
pose OF attending the Scientific Congress
at Lake Chatauqua. The route from
Pittsburgh by the Allegheny Valley rail-
road was to us a new one and the journey
was most delightful, that is to say, slowed
away 10 the luxurious bsrths OF mag
nifiCent Pullman Palace Sleeping Car,
gliding over smooth steel rails at the rate
Of thirty miles an hour, the steady clank-
it.e.clank Ot the wheels growing palmer
and palmer in the deep dark silence Of
the night, till finally soothed by its mon
otony we sank to sleep, nor woke till
morning, when our guide book showed US
that we were higher than when we went
to bed; yes, actually 1854 feet above the
sea level!
Our route now laid through the great
oil, coal and lumber region Of Pennsyl.
vania. The scenery is delightful and
your Chatauqua party were enjoying it
hugely as the vermonters say, when sud.
denly the car door opened and railroad
attache yelped something which for all
the,iniormation it conveyed, might as we'll
have been uttered in ChoCtaw or some
other dead language.
Glancing from the car window our eye
fell upon the word Mayville and without
further hint We prepared 10 follow the
Chatauqua crowd to the steamer. II was
excursion day and We found every nook
and corner ofthe vessel full.
Arriving at Fairpoint our first busi-
ness was to secure forest home and very
soon our little party with all their traps
were cozlly sto wed away at ia Simpson
avenue. OF course after the full reports
OF the press | cannot consume your space
with the vain attempt TO tell you all
about the grand assembly which now bears
the digni6ed title OF Chataugua Unlyersi.
ty. So will confine myself 10 some prom.
inent points. On Saturday at IL O'Clock
DR.. Vincent delivered his very popular
lecture on "That Boys Sister" Long
before the appointed hour every seat in
the vast auditorium was compactly filled
and there were hundreds OF eager listen
ers all around the margin OF the audience.
l can give your readers no better idea OF
the vast concourse Of people present,
than by simply saying that they number.
ed over six thousand. The lecture can.
not be described, it must be heard, and l
hope that some OF our Wheeling aSSocia.
tions that wish 10 make money, and at
the same time give our people rich treat,
will secure Dr.. Vincent for next winter.
At 2 o'clock the Scientific Congress was
opened by Prof. Ogden Doremus, Of New
York.
may give you some account Of this
great Convention in a future letter, but
now | must tell you something about
Sunday at Chatauqua. do wonder II
any one could describe a Sabbath in Gods
leafy temple? To be really understood II
must be enjoyed personally.
AT 0 o'clock we wended our way with
the vast throng to Sunday school-our
first Sunday school in the woods, and
heard the singing Of a Sunday school
numbering three thousand. Rev. J. A
Warden, Of Steubenville, was elected
pastor; Mr.. @. B. Stout Of New Jersey,
superintendent, and Mr.. J. W. Sweetland
was appointed to teach our class, and q
very pleasant practical teacher he proved
to be.
Al II o'clock Dr.. Deems, OF New York
preached from Exodus SS-lS, and HI
preached as all ministers should preach
the plain, simple truth taught by Jesus
that his precious blood cleanses from al
sin.
should like to tell you about the
Missionary meeting held in the afternoon
the Mothers meeting held in the Pavil-
lion by Emily Huntington Miller, tht
great au!horess, and the glorious feast il
the evening. And now Il l could only
transpor! you and your many readers L
the shores Of this beautiful lake, to enjoy
this pure, dry, invigorating atmosphere
the delightful bathing, and the many
/ other pleasures Of this place, 1t woulc
greatly rejoice the heart Of yours sin
cerely. GoLD PEN.
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