Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-22
HE LAYS ASIDE HEAVENLY THINGS
To Devote Few Brief Remarks to a
journalist.
A CHAT WITH THE EVANGELIST
A Tremendous Crowd to Be in Attendance
To-Day.

various lT1lnS SOAhS oub iAO"'
were crowded, probably not less than one
thousand people going down i'll the course
of the day over the B. & o. and ONO
River roads, while q considerable number
drove down in buggies and other yehi-
eles, the newspaper reports oil
the sermons delivered on Friday
by the evangelist seeming to whet the pub
lie annette and to create widespread de-
sire to see and hear Mr.. Jones. Those who
went down from the city on the early
morning trains and returned at noon, after
the conclusion of the discourse begun at
1890 o'clock, brought with them most
interesting reports of the sermon, choice
quotations, called forth from the reverned
gentleman by certain criticisms and COM
ments in the IateHigReer of yesterday,
creating no little interest and influencing
quite number to 90 to the camp-ground
who, probably, would otherwise have re-
manned in the city.
A REGISTER, reporter was among the
two hundred and fifty people who boarded
the 3:25 D. M. Baltimore and Ohio train,
en- route for the grounds, expecting to
reach the headquarters OF the Association
shortly after O'Clock, but owing to delays
it was a few minutesalter five when the long
procession of ladies and gentlemen left the
ears at the camp ground switch and began
to ascend the dusty, but romantic looking,
road which leads up to the entrance.
As every casual visitor to the grounds
knows, the whistle of the approaching
engine is u signal for wild rush OF all the
youpg ladies, and not few of the matrons
~ well. to the bluff overlooking the
entrance. to meet expected friends
and ascertain generally the personnel OF
the newly arriving groups, and as each
timid and bashful young man goes
through the strictly worldly operation OF
having for his admission ticket, he Is
brought within range of the bright eyes oil
what to his bewildered gaze seems to be
an innmerable thrOng of maidens fair,
and the average youth can hardly repreSS
the Thought, rs he climbed up the ascent,
that he is leaving the vain and wicked
world behind and is being welcomed to
IN earthly paradise where pretty girls,
| freedom from care, religious eXhOrtations,
| fresh air, cool shade and the music OF
sacred hymns make up an existence rs
delightful rs it is strange and unusual.
As the reporter strolled up Simpson
| Avenue towards the hotel he observed a
group Of gentlemen standing in front OF
/ cottage at the extreme end of the street,
/ and recognizing friends went over. Intro
ductions followed to two or three strangers,
and last among them was Rev. Sam Jones,
/ lust now n central figure in religious circles
| i'm this neighbOrhOOd. Mr.. Jones welcom-
/ ed the scribe in most pleasant way, and
at once entered into u rather compliment
ary discourse upon the gentlemen of the
press. saving that, rs q rule, they were
among his best friends He regretted, he
said. that of late he had had one or two tits
with the knights of the quill, and ascribed
/ the unpleaSantneSS to some OF his
casual illusions to whisky and
other intoxicantS. OF late the question
/ if prohibition had been dragged into par
tis,ln politics, and hence it came about
that when he denounced whisky one fac
/ ton of the press bounced upon him, and
when he ignored whisky the other faction
proceeded to haul him over the Goals. He
! thus ran some risk of wOrdy encounter,
no difference what he did. Mr.. Jones,
proceeding, complained somewhat bitter
/ ly of the newspaper reports OF his
/ Friday sermons, saying the hteiigeaeer had
put in his mouth sentiments toward the
| Germans which he had only uttered rs
quotations from Others. The warmest per-
sonal friends he had in the world were Ger
mans, and he would not go upon record as
denouncing the race without uttering a
protest. He was satisfied, however, that
when the editors and he became better ac-
quainted they would get along all right.
Turning aside from the newspapers to
other good things of this life, Mr. Jones
said be hoped to come up to Wheeling on
! Monday and spend two or three days here
before going to his next station, which is
Round Lake, n. Y.
All during the afternoon and evening
the arrivals at the grounds were very
| heavy, the last train down being particu-
larly crowded. The attendance ut the
evening service was very large, and the
sermon was listened to with untagging in
tereSt Preparations are being made for
an attendance of from eight to ten thou
sand to-day. The railroads will run ex-
cursion trains from all points within a
radius of fifty miles, and this city alone Is
expected to send several thousand down to
hear the sermons Of the great evangelist.
| An extra police force ofsiX men was sworn
| in last evening, and the men will go on
duty this morning Those contemplating
going down should bear in mind the fact
| that the gates are closed at $50 a. m, and
will not be reOpened until 5 O'Clock in the
evening
A tour of the grounds yesterday showed
everything to be in the best order. I'M
provements in the way of new cottages are
| frequently to be seen, the total number of
structures nOw;being 200. Several Ofthe later
buildings are very coy and comfortable,
and dozen or two additional cottages are
being planned for erection next spring
The situation is one of the most beautiful
and healthful in the upper Ohio valley,
and aside from the great and growing re-
GgiOus influence exerted, the health-giving
advantages once known cannot but be ap-
preciated by all, and bring an earnest
prayer that the Association may live long
and prosper. The hotel, under the man
agement of Mr. Frank FallOur, of the
Island, is better than ever before, and the
eHisine and service are unexceptionable.
Below viii be found complete reports of
the sermons delivered by Mr.. Jones yester-
day.
The Morning Sermon.
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