The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23
VACATION NOTES.
Interesting Letter From Rev. DR..
Cunningham OF " heeling!

Interesting Letter From Rev. DR.
CunninSham Of " heelings
TtrusyILLE, Pa, August Is.
DEAR IsrELLiGENcER-You have beer
welcome daily visitor since We came tc
this place, giving Us the local and hom'
news. How eagerly every column Ii
scanned, and even the advertisements are
read, when ordinarily they would be pas
sed over. The daily newspaper has be
come almost an indispensable travelling
companion; 80 that when We leave our
homes for few weeks recreation and
rest, we scarcely feel that We have q
modern outfit unless the home paper has
been ordered to follow. But sometimes
sad news Is brought, as was the case the
other day, 10 regard to the tragedy
which occurred near the city on the
national road. What . warning to men
young and old, who tamper with the
intoxicating cupl The liquor saloons Of
Wheeling ought to be dressed in mourning
for year 10 come. Whose home will
next be blishtsd by reason Of the strong
drink 2 How long must these things
continued
TrrusvILLE
is a beautiful city containing q populA.
ton Of leu thousand It Is the metropolis
Of the oil region Of Northwestern Pen.
nsylyania; Il Is situated Oh oil creek,
eighteen miles above Oil City-in q
charming valley, and composed about by
the grand old hills. During the hottest
weather, the nights are cool, affurding the
beat Of opportunities for sleep; and l
know Of no place where the oyerworked
nervous system can recuperaie more
rapidly and 6nd swee,er repose. We
have the good fortune 10 be the guests Of
8. T. Neill E.q, the doors Of whose
beautiful and hospitable home have been
open wide TO Us and between riding, aud
breathing this cool invigorating atmos.
phere, together with croque,ipg, eating,
sleeping, and drinking 10 the strength Of
these hills, we hope to be prepared for
the labors OF months 10 came.
The population Of this city for the most
part, is composed Of an intelligent, wide.
awake people attracted from various
parts Of the country by the vast treasures
Of oil. Fortunes have been made and
lost here; men who Eve years ago count.
ed their wealth by millions, are to-day,
bankrupt. When oil commanded four
dollars per barrel at we'll, fortunes were
soon made; but when il suddenly drop.
ped down TO one dollar, the spectators
lost vast sums. The speculative fever
has died away, and now business Ia con-
Quoted upon a safer basis; and II the
accumulation OF wealth 10 slower, 1t 10
surer. Many Of the houses Of this city
are lighted with the natural gas which
flows from the earth, and which is also
used as fuel for heating and cooking. It
Is certainly exceedingly convenient
and cheap; during these cool evening"
and mornings. the gas ia lighted in the
ireplaces, and gives not only cheerful
light but sufficient heat, and the con.
venience Of It Ia, you can BY the touch Of
the hand, regulate the amount.
The old Drake we'll, the frs. that was
put down, is near this city: but II has
long since become silent, and hundreds Of
other which yielded thousands Of barrels,
have became exhausted. just now
Mexican county has become the scene OF
active operations, and hundreds are
rushing 10 that region In hope oil securing
4 fortune. But the city Of Titu.ville will
continue to be the chief dwelling place
for the families Of oil men, as there are
good churches and good schools here with
all the modern improvements Of these
latter days. The traffic in oil Is world.
wide. l heard Rev. DR.. Schaif Of New
York say in Edinburgh Scotland last
summer, that the City Of Jerusalem from
which be had just returned, was lighted
with petroleum from Pennsylvania.
oHAurArouA LAKE
ia couple Of hours' ride from this city,
and last week we awaited ourselves Of the
opportunity 10 attend for few days the
great Sabbath School Convention held at
Fair Point under the superintendence OF
the Rev. Dr.. Vincent. We went especial.
Iy to hear the Rev. Joseph Cook, who
now possesses more than national
reputation. He delivered two lectures,
the frat, on ILost souls under natural
law :" and the second, Saved souls under
natural law;" he also spent one
evening answering questions which had
been written and placed in box.
[ shall not pretend to give the substance
Of these lectures. but they certainly were
master pieces Of argument. Ny eIpec.
tationa were more than realized. 30 held
an audience Of at least seven thousand,
spellbound for al hour and half, 10 the
delivery OF each lecture. He Is won.
deriul man; indeed, not more than one
snch man Ia produced in 4 century.
You may ask, what are the elements Of
his greatness and powetf In the frat
place be Is Christian, 4 man who loves
the Lord Jesus Christ,and believes In the
divine authority Of the Scriptures: In
the second place, he is gifted with clear,
logical, metaphysical mind; In the third
place, be has spent years in the study OF
theology and Biology, and the relations
Of religion and science. so that he Is thor
oughly familiar with these great themes;
and fourth. he has amarvellons memory
which retains almost everything be reads,
thus furnishing him with rich stores from
which to illustrate and enforce his argu-
ments; fifth, he can do what few metsphy-
sicians can do, he can go on the platform
in the presence Of vast audiences, and in
popular manner discuss these great sub
jecis so that the people can understand
him; and last but not least, he has a large
physical frame, possessing great deal
vitality and magnetism, together with a
strong voice, and Ia wonderfully In earn
est IN all that he says, holding firmly
to the great principles Of revealed relig-
ion. With such combination ofqual.
tiles, II is not to be wondered, that the
man 10 = living power and = blessing
to the age in which he lives. We also
heard the Rev. John Lord, the great lee
turer on historical character, delivered
a learned and popular lecture, which