The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-07
THE COUNTRY.
The FIRST Sunday school Excursion
OH the L. w. d Il. RailrOad-The
English Lutheran Mission and
Their nay In the Woods.

The FIRST Sunday school Excursion
on the L. w. d Il. RailrOad-The
English Lutheran Mission and
Their Nay In the Woods.
The long looked for day for the first
excursion of 1873 by the English
Luthersns dawned brightly yesterday.
There was no cloud upon the sky and
everything promised well for day OF Joy
in the country. As early as halt past
five o'clock crowds were moving to the
foot of Eleventh and Twelfth streets,
where ten superb coaches were IN waiting
to receive the eXCursionists.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES
were celebrated in the Sunday School
rooms, consisting Of singing, reading OF
scripture and prayer. There was much
spirit manifested in this short service,
evidencing that the members of the
school and church had been taught 10
believe fully in an everything Provl-
dence.
THEMUSIC
was by Vaas' Wheeling City Band, and
was most excellent ia quality snd liberal
in quantity. Along the rounte and in
the grove their rendering of music was
complmented, and when they played
sweet By and By The Last Rose Of
Summer" "Auld-Lsng-Syne," and other
familiar airs, they were heartily encored.
PLACING THE PEoPLEIN
commenced about twenty minutes before
seven O'Clock, and in tbirty-two minutes
the work o. loading was accomp lshed.
Somebody with voice of tremendous
power kept calling, Three must cit in
every seat; two big ones and little oBe."
At that rate the ten cars were filled, and
an occasional baby thrown in for good
measure.
"ALL ABOARD
resounded along the line at 7:l2, and
soon the great train was in motion amid
the cheers of all on board and at least five
hundred persons gathered on the wharf
to wish the school hearty God-speed.
The tram was drawn by two gaiy te5.
TONED engines, and in charge OF the fol-
lowing officials: Conductor Ed. TAFT,
Engineers Charles Wolf and L. Miller,
Firemen John Smith and James hrites,
Brakemen S. Bradford and Il. l.. Bovey,
Chief Road Master Ii. S. Craig, Chief
Train Master, j. G. MoOrhesd and Agent
j. Nj. Beilvllle, assisted by an efficient
committee OF the Sunday S2hOOl.
THE GROVE "Dg MAHAE'
was reached about nine o'clock, and was
soon scene OF unalloyed pleasure. Its
grand scenery, its rocks and terraces,
with its tens of thousands Of ferns, were
thoroughly dome by the children n q
their friends, who were bent on seeing
all that wss to be seen. All day lOTg the
ringing laugh Of childhood was heard,
mingled with the stronger voices Of ma
turcr years. Thus the aay was spent 10y
many, while others gathered ferns and
mosses and rhododeudrens. The aged
forgot the years that had gone over
them and seemed young again. Even
the solemn pastor Of the church APP
pesred to have left unnecessary digni y
IN Wheeling and catered into all tie
innocent pleasures with laudabe earnest
ness. He can pitch quoits as far away
from the stake rs any other man.
THE JOURNEY HOME
Was not marked by anything special,
but 3 series of resolutions were read by
Mr.. A. H. Beach, expressing gratitude
and thanks to the Sunday School com
mIttec and railroad officials, for the eX.
cellent and successful management of the
excursion, and resolution by Mr.. Nc
Fall, requesting another excursion IN the
latter part OF August or the early par.
OF September
At 825 P. NJ, the train reached the
depot, where a crowd Of perhaps 1000
people was awaiting it.
No accident Of any kind occurred TO
mar the Joys Of the day, and the first
Sunday School excursion over the new
railroad by the great Sunday School of
the English Lutheran Mission, can be
put down as magnificent success.