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gramme and prevented many on the
grounds, as well as at the hotel, from
attending the various exercises at the
amphitheater.
On Sunday morning the Sabbath
school met at $50 o'clock. 1t was
well attended. DR.. Stainback heard
one of the classes, to which he gave a
brief, but interesting exposition of the
lesson. AT IL o'clock, Sunday, Elder
W. E. Hall, formerly of Murfreesboro,
but now pastor of the Christian church
at st. Louis, delivered an able and
logical sermon in which he made some
very strong points from the Bible and
from nature, showing the certainty of
the immortality of the soul and the
falacy Of materialism.
Elder Hall is a fluent and forcible
speaker, and handles his subjects well.
At 4 o'clock, Mr.. Dixon G. Williams,
of Lebanon, gave an interesting lee.
ture with Bible readings on the second
coming of Christ. After the opening
hymn and prayer, Mr.. Williams began
by calling on bis audience to repeat
some verse or part of Christ's sermon
on the mount. To this request he had
fourteen responses. On the previous
evening Miss Brown, of Memphis,
who conducted the Shakespearean ex-
ercises, called on the audience to give
some quotation from Shakespeare, to
which forty-three responded. Mr..
Williams thought it a shame that any
christian audience should be more fa>
miliar with Shakespeare than the serS
mon on the mount.
We presume every one present felt
the truth and force of Mr.. Williams
remarks. 1t is true there were not so
many present at Mr.. Williams reading
as at the Shakespearian exercises, but
enough to show a less familiarity with
the great Book of books than with
Shakespeare. On Sunday night those
at the hotel (Barbarians) were pre-
vented from attending the exercises at
the amphitheater on account of the
rain, but were equally as we'll enter
tanned at the hotel, Gas is the case al
most every night. Elder Hall is a
good singer as well as a preacher.
About 5 o'clock the spacious parlor
and adjacent halls at the hotel were
soon crowded with Barbarians. After
a few songs well rendered by the
guests, nearly all of whom seemed to
take part, DR.. Stainback offered an
able and appropriate prayer which was
followed by Elder Hall, with one of
the best lectures we ever heard in be-
half Of Christ and christianity. In
the course of his lecture, he referred
to his reply to Col. Bob Ingersols lee.
ture in favor of infdelity. Mr.. Halls
lecture was very interesting and well
received by the audience.
Thus we spent our first Sabbath at
Monteagle very pleasantly, and we
hope probably. After sweet and
refreshing sleep for the balance of the
night and good breakfast Monday
morning, we, with our better half, at
$50 o'clock took the train for Tracy
City to spend the day with friends at
thatplace, anticipating pleasant visit.
TRACY CITY.
AS anticipated our visit to this place
has been very pleasant. Here we
met Mira. Hart, the sweet singer Of
Nashville, Mr.. John Colyar, of the
American, and Miss Allie Wallace, Of
McMinnville, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. G. Scott, bliss Maggie Wal.
lace is also visiting Tracy, the guest o.
Miss Nolan, This place has improved
very much since We we're last here(2
years ago., and the population largely
increased. From q few hundred, il
has increased TO nearly 5000, and now
votes over 400. Tracy has some beau
tiful cottages and sOod business houses
Among which, the most handsome il
the beautiful residence of Col. Shook
and the masonic building, used as q
store and masonic hall. Mr.. B. G.
Scott, and Others, have nice cottage!
and pleasant homes. While nearly al
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