The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-13
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OUR PARTY-BEDFoRD COUNTY (yA.), GREEN.
WILLIE, KNOXVILLE, CHATTANOOGA (TEEN.),
LOOKOUT M0UNTAlN-soME WHO ARE HERE.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 8, 1878.
On last Monday morning party consist
ing of Revs. Henry Mcdonald, William E.
Hatcher, A. E. Dickinson, F.. w. Warren,
Jackson B. Wood, and II. Theodore ELY.
son, left your city to attend the Southern
Baptist Convention, which meets in this
city tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. AT
Petersburg we we're joined by Reys. T. L.
Eaton and o. F. Flippo. We elected DR..
Eaton captain Of our party. On our way
here the cars passed through old Bedford
county, Va, which is called the birthplace
|of great and good men and big mountains.
At Greenvilie, Tenn, we saw the grave
OF the late eX-President Andrew Johnson.
1t is situated upon the top Of a hill in sight
Of the town, and is marked BY plain white
marble shaft. The remains OF his wife lie
by his side.
Knoxville, Tenn, very thriving and
growing town, we also passed. Here lived
Near the town, on an island which contains
three hundred acres OF land, lives gentle
man by the name OF Dickinson. This is
said to be the prettiest as we'll as the richest
farm in this section. The owner is a very
wealthy and hospitable gentleman.
We passed through Missionary Ridge,
upon which was fought one OF the noted
battles Of the late war.
The crops or wheat and oats all through
East Tennessee look very promising, and
are nearly ripe for the harvest. The corn
is up, and is growing finely.
We came in sight Of and crossed several
times the Tennessee river, and saw several
parties trying to induce some Of the tnny
tribe to leave its muddy waters to appease
(we'vc no doubD their hungry appetites.
The cold fisherman" of the Dispatch
ought to have been along. Probably he
might have succeeded in catching some OF
the fine fish in which these waters abound.
Chattanooga is town somewhat Of dis
tances. Here is the home Of Postmaster.
General Key. In full view OF the town may
be seen Lookout Mountain. Our party.
with one exception, remained over q day,
and went up to the top Of Its lofty heights
to view its wonders. We hired Wagon in
the afternoon, and after two hours drive
reached the top OF Lookout. a grander,
more beautiful, and sublimer scene we have
never witnessed; the Tennessee river, at
it's base winding round and round, in full
view for over thirty miles, and forming
what is called the "Indian Moccasin," the
whole shape OF the foot included, the toe,
heel, ankle, and leg being plainly visible,
Chattanooga, with its residences, work.
shops, stores, and churches, also the Com
iedcrate monument-a tall white marble
shaft just beyond the town-could also be
seen.
Mountain after mountain ranges, with
their lofty blue peaks towering up towards
the heavens and stEetchng out further than
the eve could rcaeh, were visible; but the
golden sunset, with its untold beauties,
which lighted up the mountains, valleys,
and streams, surpassed them all.
We remained at the hotel on the noun
tain all night, and soon after the break OF
day few OF us left our couches and went
to the cliffs to see the sun rise. The morn
ing being a rather cloudy one, the sun was
only partially. seen. 1t looked to us like q
"crown Of glory" which the "God OF the
uniyerse'' had made to shed its soft and
brilliant rays upon the scene below us, and
then. as il that was not enough, the sun
few moments afterwards appeared from be-
hind the clouds, throwing its golden light
upon the heavens above as well as on the
earth below.
A better pen than mine is needed to de-
scribe what we saw upon Lookout Noun
tain. It will repay any one who visits 1t.
Major George c. Conner, general railroad
manager at Chattanooga, a most accommo-
dating and agreeable gentleman, rendered
our party some assistance and favors ana
to DR.. Il. II. Eaton, who engineered this
trip, we are much indebted for day OF
great enjoyment, and q vote OF thanks was
rendered him, also to Mr.. Charles S. Dunn,
of Jefferson county, Tenn, who was the
Jehu OF our party.
Already the delegates are coming in large
numbers to the Convention, and tits estl-
mated that between four and five hundred
will be here.
Among the many arrivals we note the fol-
lowing: Drs. John A. Broadus and james
p. Boyce; Professor Toy, OF the Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louisville, hy.
DR.. w. Carey Crane, Texas; DR.: A. Z.
CaDertcn, OF the Western Recorder Profes-
sor Johnson, Oxford University, Miss; ;
DIR. Mays, Knoxville, Tenn; Drs. j. B.
Jeter and A. L. Dickinson, OF the Religious
Herald; Drs. John William Jones, Henry
MCDOuliu, w illlaIlI IaeShSAs N' W
Warren, and II. A. Tupper, corresponding
secretary OF the Foreign Mission Board,
Richmond; Rev. J. l.. Carroll, Virginia
Rev. r. T. Hanks, Alabama; DR.. John W. n.
Williams, Baltimore, Md; Drs. Mat. Hills
man, Tennessee, and T. T. Eaton, Revs. o.
+. Flippo, J. D. Speight, and - Eager. Vir'
ginia; Drs. Basil Manly and r. NJ. Dud.
ley, Georgetown, KY; and Rev. Mr.. Mil
Ter, of South Carolina. Among the lay,
jackson B. Wood, William L. Tanner, John
f. Tanner, George B. Steel, and II. Theo
dore Elyson, Richmond, Va; Mckeeyer
South Carolina; Joseph Verne, Louisville
KY; Charles e. Dunn, Tennessee; Rev. j
d. Fulton, Brooklyn, n. y; and Smith
Sheldon, New York. ;,
An Interesting prayer-meeting was held
this evening in the basement Of the FRS
Baptist church, where the Convention viii
meet, which was conducted by DR.. L. e
Jones. clay.
HOTEL GUESTS Must OBEY THE RULES
W. c.. Floyd-Jones was a guest at the Con
tinental Hotel on December II, 1876. He
went to his room at A. NJ, ana went te
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