Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-08-02
July Doth, 1884.
n1er vacation

pected to return Monday, but being
anxious to witness the grand opening
of the Assembly, which took place to.
night at the amphitheatre, we decided
to remain. This day-our last here
perhaps for the present season-has
been spent very pleasantly. After
breakfast the McMinnYille party pro-
cured carriage and visited some of
the grand views and cascades around
Monteagle. To appreciate fully the
grandeur and sublimity of these beauties
of nature one must see them. No pen
can describe nor artist paint them as
they appear to the human eye. We
first visited Table Rock and Giants
Coffin. These take their. names from
the shape and appearance of the rocks.
Table Rock is a large rock standing
out from the edge of the precipice, with
smooth, round surface, about ten feet
in diameter, resembling the top of a
round table. Giants Coffin is in the
shape of a coffin, one end of which is
covered with earth, while the other
projects over the precipice. 1t is per-
haps fifteen feet long and wide in pro-
portion--almost the shape of a coffin,
large enough to hold the Philistine
whom David slew with his sling and
stone. The views from these points in
the direction of Pelham, extending as
far as the natural eye can see, over a
beautiful valley of fields and forests,
dotted here and there with farm houses,
are very fine.
Forests View is so called in honor of
that distinguished cavalier, who once
viewed from that point the Federal
armies in the valley below. This view
is a short distance to the east of Table
Rock, but to reach it requires us to
travel about three miles from the lat.
ter. Forests View is, if possible,
grander and more beautiful than from
the other points, extending over a
larger area.
The grandeur, beauty and sublimity
of these works of narure cannot fail to
impress the thoughtful mind with the
certainty that there is God of nature,
who made these mountains and valleys
in all their beauty and loveliness.
How great is that God and His won~
derful works in the creation of even
this little globe we inhabit! How can
man, insignificant mortal that he is,
view these grand works of nature and
feel in his heart that there is no God ?
There are other views equally as in.
teresting as these, but being reminded
that the hour for dinner was near at
hand, our party, with souls full of the
beauties of nature, returned to the hO-
tel for dinner, which the exercise Of
the morning had prepared us so well to
appreciate.
After dinner and few hours rest,
we visited the Assembly grounds to take
another view of Mr.. Webster's land
scape gardens. Mr.. Webster has
shown much skill and taste in laying
out and identifying the grounds. The
walks, lawns, borders, shrubbery and
flower beds are beautiful. They show
a wonderful degree of taste in design
and work. We noticed in letters of
living green (grass) the name of
"Monteagle." We cannot describe the
beauties OF these gardens. We can only
say they are almost perfect in design,
very pretty and the admiration of all
who see them.
Being supper time, we return to the
hotel, after which we 60 to the amphi-
theatre to witness the grand opening of
the Monteagle Sunday.School Assem>
bly,. At s p. m. quite a large audi
ence assembled. Rev. R. B, Reppard,
of Georgia, and President of the AS
sembly, announced that the time had
arrived for the opening of the Second
Annual Session of the Monteagle Sun
day-school Assembly. Prof. Bailey, Of
Nashville, had charge of the music,
which was well conducted. The audi
ence sang "All Hail the Power Of
Jesus Name" The opening prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Webb, of Sa
vannah, Ga. Short speeches were