The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
ABBEVILLE IN ATLANTA.
Walter l.. Miller, Esq, Goes on Trip
TO the Gate City.

On last Friday afternoon left Abbeville for
| Atlanta. l have the habit. whether fortunate
or unfortunate leave for your readers To say,
OF taking them into my confidence. / will
give Il short account OF some things saw and
found Mr.. Henry P. MCGEE. OF Due West,
the Southern Baptist Convention. Mrs. Berry
Allen and her pretty little daughter NJ iss
| Meta were also on the train and bound for
| the same place.
We found the cars crowded with passengers,
and we had our share Of heat and dust. We
reached the suburbs of the city promptly and
we're transferred to the electric cars. The use
of electricity for moving cars and lighting
| The street leading out from the city to the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern station Is d
new one and has on each side Of 1t quite
number OF handsomely designed houses.
found the city thronged with visitors
some OF whom were delegates attending the
Baptist Convention, and others had availed
themselves OF the excursion rates to see the
city and attend to business.
Invent round TO Trinity Methodist church
on Saturday afternoon 10 see the Convention
| in session. but the house was so hot. anu
did not remain but q little while: Trinity Is
the largest church in the city, and is mann
moth affair. The Convention impressed me
very favorably. 1t WAS fine looking body Of
mer. There was quite number OF eminent
| preachers and distinguished laymen among
It's delegates. One OF the delegates was DR.: b.
F. Riley, president of Howard College, Ala
bama He graduated at Due West, and was
In the same class with MIR. John r. Blake and
Rev. F. Y. Presley. He inquired about both
OF them, anu also about Messrs. George Brad
ley. w. +. WideInan and others, whom he
On Sunday morning heard DR.. Stakely
preach Il fine sermon. He looks as young and
| vigorous as ever. In the afternoon l went to
| the Y. NJ. &. A. hall and heard some short out
Interesting addresses. The hall was full OF
young men, and the exercises were very Inn
pressive. Everything was conducted with
Building with u fine hall, good reading room
and other conveniences. 1t Is open 10 VISITORS
every day and night In the week. The house
cost some one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. The Association has seven salar1ed
officers who devote their entire time to Its
work. The exercises are easy and informal.
I went round to DR.. Harwthorn's church at
the Baptist church, DR.. Carroll. of Texas. Dr.;
Hawthorn in Introducing him said he had
asked him TO preach on the subject OF repen-
tance. He is an able man and preached
| tine sermon, but he has little OF Sam Jones
In his style. The audience was moved 10
laughter by good many things he said. on
the contrary DR.. Stakely had none OIL thls
mirth provoking disposition in his manner;
The exercises of the evening were openec
with voluutaries, but my ear was not snm-
ciently cultivated TO appreciate them. mhe
cornet also helped to make the music Inc
church is very large, and 1 suppose there
were thousand people present that night;
Phe organ is back Of the pulpit and elevated
aoove 10, and the choir Is In front OF the Or
gan and ON the same platform with IL. sew
eral OF the organs which saw are magnin-
cent instruments.
One can't 20 to Atlanta without being I'M
pressed with Its push and vim. 1t reminds
me more Of New York than OF any olher
place rode out on its fashionable streets
and saw one elegant residence after another
with beautiful lawns In front Of them.
vi saw the capitol. magnificent building
VIII ich cost a million dollars.
If had the time and space would like 10
speak more particularly OF 1t and OF its hand.
some paintings OF distinguished Georgia
statesmen.
I had the pleasure of renewing my &C.
quaintance with DR.. H. V. M. Miller the
l"Demonthenese of the Mountains" He is
| man Of great learning and IT IL O treat 10 near
him talk Of Georgia and hel public men. 1
met Judge John I. Hall Of Griffin. He has
law office In Atlanta and the firm OF Hall g
Hammond OF 'hich he IL a member-stands
high in the city, Judge Hall attended Ers-
kline before the war and inquired particularly
about Drs. Grier. Hemphill, PressIy, ProL
warm place In his heart for Erskine and Due
West.
from Abheville County: w. P. MCGEE, j. >.
McGee, Dr!J. A. Robinson, John Callahan,
Rev. J. A. Brown, T. l.. Haddon, Miss Jennie
Erwin and her sister, lMrs. DR.. shirley ol
Honea Path, NJ. p. McGee.
also saw tive coored men In Atlanta who
Mt one time lived in Abbeville county. Jim
BroWnlee of Due West and Henry Marshall
of Abbevlle.
great many beautiful women dressed hand
somely-nO that is not strong enough-ex.
quisitely ressed. / don't think the edltortoi
the Press and Banner could stand the array
Of beanty which he can see In the Gate City.
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