Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-22
SOUTHERN CHATTAUQUA.
Meeting of the Committee 90 Decide
Upon a Location Mont Eagle
Springs, Tennessee. Finally Sc
lecteds

The committee appointed to make selec-
ton for the location of Southern. Chatts-
qua" met inlAtlanta Tuesday. 1t was COM
posed Of the following members:
Rev. J. H. Warren, W. Fl. Morrow and j.
s. Rubey, Of Tennessee; Sidney Root, W. j.
Houston and r. B. Reppard, of Georgia; and
z. A. Parker, Of Alabama.
The following persons accompanied the
committee: Mrs. W. H. Morrow, Prof. Jno.
Moffett, Prof. R. V. Foster Of the Nashville
american DR.. J. B. Cowan, j. G. Atkin,
Rev. J. NJ Carter, FL. B. Morrow Of the
Nashville american.
A nine O'Clock the meeting was called to
order In the hall Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association in Atlanta, by the Chair
man, Rev. J. II. Warren. The friends OF
various places presented the claims Of their
respective localities for the selection, and
general discussion followed, ending IN the
choice of Mont Eagle Springs, Tennessee,
which is eighty-seven miles from Nashville.
The committee on resolutions Of the Sun
day School Assembly made the following
report:
Resolyed, That our unbounded thanks are
due and hereby rendered to the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis, the Cincinnati
Southern, Western and Atlantic, Richmond
and Danyille and Northeastern railways for
cOdrtesies extended IN giving the committee
free transportation over their lines to visit
and select a location for a Sunday school
assembly for the South. To the citizens Of
Tullahoma, Mont Eagle and Chattanooga,
Tenn, Atlanta, Toccoa City and Ialulan,
Ga. and Kings Mountain, n. g., the COM
mittee cannot find words to express their
thanks for Inequalities extended. We carry
back to our homes none but the most
pleasant memories. We only regret that
we had but one assembly to locate. The
committee have performed the difficult tasks
assigned them, in the fear OF God, and
trust that great results may follow to the
honor and glory of Him in whose name they
have fearlessly labored, and beg the support
Of the whole country, and last, but not
least, we thank most heartily the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company for the use
of their hotel de Currahee, which they so
kindly furnished US free of charge, and
added SO much to the comfort OF the COM
mittee. which enabled them to make what
would have been otherwise an extremely
fatIguing trip in so comfortable a manner.
ReSoIyef, That these resolutions be pub
Iished in the Charlotte, Toccoa City, Atlanta,
Chattanooga, Tullahoma and Nashville
papers. H. o. hEPPAhD'
Committee.
After the adoption of these resolutions,
the committee adjourned.
Mont Eagle SprlngsJUne place. eele SIoA - ~
the Southern ChatauQua, or general SUNDAY
School assembly for the South, is on the cop
of the Cumberland plateau, on the line OF the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company's rofds
which intersects the Nashville and Chatt2-
nooga Railroad at CoWsn, eighty-seven miles
from Nashville and sixty-fOu7
miles from Chattanooga. The University
OF the South, at Sewanee, is only six miles
off. and half a mile distant is the Fairmount
Female College. The scenery Of the place
is described as grandly beautiful, and the
climate salubrious and healthy. What the
next move of the committee will be has not
vet been determined on.