The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-04

Pastors enjoy at these meetings especial
opportunities of studying the methods
of those most successful in evangelical
work.
The convention is made up of the most
refined and cultured religious men and
women, and includes men of world wide
renown as ministers, lawyers, physi-
clans, bankers, merchants, and other
professions aud callings. More than 800
of them come from the north and Can
ada. New England being specially well
represented, but of course the large ma
jority of the delegates are from the
south.
Atlanta has opened wide her gates and
stretched her proverbial hospitality to
its greatest limits to accommodate and
entertain the attendants at the conven-
ton. Sectional and s~ectarian lines have
been entirely obliterated, and the open
hearted Georgians have gone about pro-
viding for their guests as though they
realized that they might be entertaining
angels The practical bless
ing of increased prosperity should wait
on her lavish iberality, and it is not at
d1 AlpIODdDlC Iidt SOou ECSulbS may Dc
traced to this convention later on from
a material as we'll as from a purely spir-
itual standpoint.
There is little doubt that many of the
visitors to the convention will be in
duced to stay or to return and make
their homes in Atlanta. The genial eli
mate of the city would be sufficiently at
t~ractive in itself to insure such a result
ever without the spirit of enterprise
that will surprise and captivate north
ern men. Atlanta is no laggard in the
path of progress, nor are her citizens
blind to their own best interests. The
most prominent Of them have made
strenuous efforts for the benefit of the
delegates to the convention, feeling that
it was a duty they owed their guests and
that they We're thereby doing what was
also best for themselves.
The invitation to the convention was
extended through the governor of Geor-
gia, the mayor of Atlanta and the board
of trade of the city, and each and all of
them have exerted themselves to the ut
most to convince their guests they made
no mistake in accepting it. Governor
Northen was especially active. He had
a personal interest in the matter as well
as an official one, uniting the earnest
Christian and the chief executive and
working tirelessly In both capacities.
All the meetings of the committees on
preliminaries were held at the executive
mansion, and the governor acted as
chairman of the local board. To him
much credit is due for the success of the
convention, nor should the delegates for
get the hearty cooperation of Mr.. d. Z.
Luther, the chairman of the entertain
ment committee, and Rev. &c. Collins oil
New Haven, the international secretary.
Governor Northen is doing good work
for Georgia and winning the hearty ap
prevail of the people of his state without
regard to party lines. He is recognized
a an upright, dignified and consistent
chief magistrate and esteemed as a SAT.
and conservative leader. His independ
Ence of judgment and firm adherence IL
what he believes to be correct principle
command the respect even of those wis
do not see things as he does.
The dignifed and courteous manner il
which he refused to attend a banaue
given to Jay Gould by citizens of Allan
II illustrates the quality of the man
His letters of explanation set forth tina
Mr.. Gould's visit was not of a characte
emitting II to official recognition an,
Mr. Gould's business methods were no
Of . kind emitting him to personal con
s~aideration, and therefore the governo
unjust decline to meet him.
G. +. TREDwAY.