Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-31
THE SECOND CHAUTAUoUA.
Religion and Temperance in the Noun
tains of Tennessee

bdlnS OF tennessee.
MONTEAGLE, GRUNDY COUNTY. Tenn.
July 28.-As l take up my pen, sit
ting in the door of my tent in true
patriarchal style, my ears are saluted by
the thick, deep tones of bells, which now
announce that in ten minutes a concert
will commence. Nine, and sometimes ten
times day, these bells have disturbed the
silence of the ''Forest Primeval' since
the Sunday School assembly held it's
grand opening on July 18th. These bells
call us to leave our cOuches, gather us
to the ''feast of reason and flow of soul.v
and warn us to seek ''beauty sleep,v one
hour of which, the wise say, is worth two
later. The Monteagle Sunday School AS
semblyfs grand success. The South
ern Chautauqua, we predict, has a grand
future. Ofcourse its arrangements are not
yet complete or perfect, but its projectors
have shown great faith and skill and
Judgment in making it what it is, and the
inception of the daughter has Outstripped
that of the mother, having the advantage
of her experience. The situation of Mont
eagle is charming. The ride up
upon which it stands. gives
varied and magnificent views. The at
mosphere is clear and bracing, making
light wraps desirable in early morning
and at eve, and the comforts provided for
covering at night are very necessary The
demands of our bodies are well cared for.
there being a good restaurant in the park,
where the best of everything edible is fur
nished at very moderate charges. OF
course, the great aim of this association
is to instruct and devote our intellectual
and moral faculties, and to quicken and
refresh our spiritual natures; and truly |
can say, with one of old, Lord, it is good
to be here" | have found food for
thought and food for soul. We arrived
upon the evening of the second temper
ance day, and heard an eloquent and
forcible lecture by the Rev. S. A. Steele.
of Memphis, upon "The Curse of the
Saloon" The next day the Rev. w. c.
Black, of Natchez, Miss, gave a lecture,
not only scholarly, but grand, entitled.
"Glimpses of Glory, or the Wonders of
the World" He carried us up and up
higher and still higher-among the glories
unreyealed to the naked eye, holding his
hearers with almost bated breath,
and who at the close of such
FOOLS conclusion-"No GodY Effendi
Van Lennep has his very inter
esting Oriental Museum on the grounds.
which 1T is quite a privilege to in |
spect. He has given us some charming
of Bible manners and ems. |
toms, and gives daily lessons on the eeog- |
raphy Of Bible Lands,
Or. j. II. Vincent delivered two fine |
lectures on the 20th and 21st insts.. enti- |
tied Everyday Schoop' and "Oid and
New Fashions in Sunday School Work."
demonstrating the latter that Just what
the most practical philanthropist would do
now, should they desire to elevate and
save Five Points arabs, was done by God
with Israel when in Egypt-a grand OBJ
ject lesson for the ages to come. On Sun
day he preached a most powerful sermon
from the text: she made known His
ways unto Israeli The vast amphithea-
tire was filed, and the whole service seemed
enjoyed by all. do not pro-
pose to enumerate all the GOOD
things said and done here by the many
earnest and gifted speakers present bnf
only offer few dots Of information that
our Savannah friends may know what
hey have missed in falling TO visit this
sreat southern enterprise and make up
'nelr minds to come next year. July oath
VAS l. N. Z. A. day, DR., Munhall, State