Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-19
News from Epworth Park

Special to ths Rsyistsr.
EPwoRTH PARK, BETHESDA. OHIO,
August 1S.-The Assembly OF "a is now
mum bered among the things OF the past,
closing at noon to-day. Already
number have "folded their tents like
the Arab" and taken their departure
1t would have been better il Friday had
been one OF the special days, then we
would have been able TO have held the
crowd q day or so longer. Goodbye,
farewell, are the words that have oeen
most often heard within the last two
DAYS. Sad "reminiscences cluster around
these words, for We all know that next
year some loved face will be numbered
among the dead, and when we say good
bye to each. one, we wonder which OF
US IL will be? Dean Wright finished his
work Friday, aud took the afternoon
train TO his Boston home, with the
promise OF being one OF our celebrities
next year. The chorus concerts were
success in every particular Friday
evening j. C. AMBROSE lectured on
THE Fool in Politics." Taking the
stand that an uneducsted man was the
fool, and we, who Were supposed TO
have moderate knowledge and intelll-
gence, were also fools TO allow such
things or affairs 10 exist In this en-
ightened nation. AS all who were I'M
educated should be excluded, and the
right TO vote should be withheld from
him. The audience seemed in entire
sympathy with all his statements.
The ladies especially, when he said
that the intelligent and educated
women had more right 10 go TO the
polls and vote than the uneducatsd
man who could neither read nor write,
and had TO make mark Ike cross
bones on bottle OF poison for his
name. Saturday morning diplomas
were presented 10 fourteen graduates
OF the Sunday School Normal Class
The class has been conducted by Rev.
Manchester for the past four
years, and as this has been
the first graduating class from
this assembly, the scene was fraught
with a great deal of interest TO all. There
fourteen graduates in Bible study have
better conception OF the beautiful BLDG
stories, and are better able 10 impars
the knowledge that they have gained.
The Sham Family, by j. c. Ambrose.
was tue ldSL ltClLIC lOl ySoi'
gentleman has been journalist In
Chicago, and this lecture is an out
growth of his observations while on his
Journeys through the city hunting
news. He has not grown cynical, but
he is attempting to wipe out as much OF
the sham In life as be can. whether
he succeeded or not remains to DO seen,
but he did succeed ia making us feel
that we were all more or less sham.
Society, press, law, doctors and all pro-
fessions and occupation being shown 10
be tainted with sham, but also giving
an antidote for all this mockery. His
STYLE is epigrammatic as his whole lee
ture was composed OF epigrams. Al
half-past one goodbye being said this
fourth Assembly Is only a memory.
improvements will be made, the lake
being enlarged and forming small
island. A rustic bridge across the lake
being a possibility. The auditorium
made larger being necessity, also the
Park Hotel being made 10 accommodate
a greater number OF dodgers. A ladies'
bath house is also one of the talked OF
improvements for the ensuing year.
The financial report as given by the
secretary shows that the total receipts
up to date have been SO, 6i3.4 5. and ex-
pendltures 50, 1881. besides some little
incidental expenses that can not be told
as yet. They will not be quite out OF
debt, because OF the old Indebtedness,
but no complaint need be made, for
with times being so hard all over the
country, there has been good share OF
what money was In circulation spent
here. Barnesville people have been
amongst the best patrons OF Epworth,
and have added much TO IL socially
and otherwise. Some OF the prettiest
and sweetest maIdens coming from
there, or at least that is what a great
number of our Bellaire boys seem TO
think. The bathers are all In the lake
to-day, some OF them taking the last
swim for this year. The boats will not
be in such demand after to-day. Price
will be reduced 10 fifteen cents. More
married people and fewer lovers will be
the occupants of them now. Bellaire IL
holding the fort now, as almost all OF
the GAINESVILLE people have returned to
their homes. Now, as we say farewell
to Epworth for this year, we also say
farewell 10 THE DAILY REGISTER.
May they both live long aud prosper Is
the hope of Yours Truly.