Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
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A FEW EoTEs BR THE WAYsIDE-OaoP
MISREPRESENTATION CONFERENCE OF
TIE \. Z. CHURCH, GoUTH-A LoEG
SESSION ANTICIPATED, ETC.
ATLANrA,lGA., Nay o, 1873.
Editor vickSburg Herald:
Attracted BY the General Conference
Of the d. E. Churcby South, now IN
session in this city, / left ViOksbuFg on
Monday, the 9th, aud reached here
safely, at 9k o'clock, on Wednesday
morning. A trip from Vicksburg to
Atlanta making such connections, Is
necessarily free from incidents. One
thing, however, vas gratifying to note
in passing through AlabAma-!he large
acreage IN corn. With favorable sea.
sons they will readily make q two
years supply for that section. But this
careful providence has not been here.
tOiore neglected by these frugal people.
noticed at diff rent stations along the
Iiue Of The road, the horses Of well to.
do farmers, that gave evidence of a
well-tlled crib u home-a marked con.
trast 10 the 1eGSt OF the average
Mississippi freedman. At Selma
had the pleasure of meeting
Maj lr Hardie, whose evangelical
visit and abundant labors are vet fresh
10 the hearts aud memories of your
Nicksburg readers. He 10 one Of the
most successful merchants, aud inhuen.
tial, euterprisiDg citizens of his com.
munity. His labors abroad, as 10
Vicksburg, are at the sacrifice Of busi.
ness engagements and duties at home.
He urged me TO stop and enjoy his
hospitality, so characteristic with the
large-hearted Christian, but l had re.
grelfully to decline. | also saw for q
few moments only, Mr.. Thos. X. Cree,
who also will long be remembered in
Vlckhburg. He was the same busy
man Of afAirs, aud made many lnquir.
les as to the progress OF our Young
Mems ChriStlan Association in the Hill
City.
On the following morning [ reached
Atlanta - this city Of Churches
aud tangled streets. In q feW
yeSrs 1t has sprung into ambitious
proportions. Il now numbers about
thirty-fve thousand inhabitants, and |
suppose contains more churches than
any city Of It's population on this con-
tinent. Not including the solOred con.
gregal!ons, ii has elk Methodist
Churches, six Baptist, four Presbyte.
rian, three Episcopalian, and others
caunOt recall. have never seen a city
With such irregular streets. Surely
there could have been no surveyors
living when The city vas designed. ]
heard an Old gentleman account for the
confusion IN this way: He said when
the town WAS first settled every man
built his house on q hill, and insisted
tai u street. should pass his door.
There are many residences on the aris-
,ocrAllc streets Of more than ordinary
architectural taste aud beauty.
The General ConfeIence holds its
session In the lecture-room OF the First
Methodist Church. There are present
about two hundred and seventy dele
gates from all the Southern States. The
Bishops preside over the body in the
order of seniority. The venerable
Bishop Robert Paine, now our eighty
years OF age, is present daily on the
platform, and assumes his full share oil
work. Bishop Pierce, once the finest
specimen Of manly beauty Ia the Gen.
erAl Conference, and who possessed q
voice Of marvellous sweetness and an
eloquence Of bewitching spleudor and
Irresistible power, looks worn aud en-.
feebled with labor aud years. He "a
now sixty.eight years old, yet, marvel
Of human Longevity and the "cynosurC
OF ell eyes"-his distinguished father
DR.. Lovick Pierce, occupies, by re-
quest, a seat on the platform by the
aide of his honored son. DR.. Pierce ID
ninety.four years old, has been more
than seventy years a minister
OF the Gospel, and is to-day the oldest
living Methodist preacher OF the world
He watches with much interest the pro,
ceedings ofthe Conference, and records
his vote on all important questions
By invitation be will deliver a specia.
sermon before the Conference during
the session. The other Bishops are al.
In their places, except the assembled
glorified Marvin, Who passed to hii
eternal reward some months ago. DIR.
T. o. Summers, OF Nashville, is Secre'
tary, assisted by DR.. A. g. Hay good, o.
Georgia. The Mississippi delegates are
all here, and are vigilant, active mem,
bers of this great body. Business /,
conducted very slowly. The session
promises IN be a lengthy one. II ha-
been said hat dellberaliVe bodies ar
disorderIy IN proportion 10 their intel.
ligepce. Agreeable to that standard,
there must have been two hundred
! SOlomons In Tho Cnnfprpnca nm vestar.