The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
EPWoRTH LEAGUERS WORSHIP
MANY TURNED AWAY FROM THE
CROWDED EDIFICEs YES
TERDAY.

List of the Eminent DivInes Who
Preached ON That Memorable Sab
bath OId-FashiOned "PIatfOrm
Meetings" Held with Overlooking
EnthusIasm, and the Day brought
to Mind "a Grand Revival of the ola
Time order.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June s0-The last
day Of the international conference Of the
Epworth League was consecrated by SER
mon and song. Every church and chapel
from river TO mountain and for miles
into the suburbs. and even to Chicka-
mauga Park. in Georgia, was surrendered
TO the leaguers. and such a grand an
them OF praise and exhortation was never
heard before in the Chattanooga valley.
Local divines enjoyed a rest day anu
became lay members for the nonce. Even
the dance hall OF the Lookout Mountain
Inn was used for services. at which DIR. u.
A. Schell presided. The sermon was
preached by DR., Mickle Of New York city.
All tho city churches turned away wor-
shippers to-day, for the choicest represen-
tatives of Methodism had been assigned
to the pulpits of Chattanooga. Peopls
who counted it a Joy to hear a bish-
op preach were in evidence, and
every church where one OF the bishops
was announced TO preach was densely
crowded. Among the eminent men Of God
who filed pulpits were: Bishops Hem
dirk, Merrill, Galloway. o. p. Fitzgerald,
Thoburn of Indiana, Hargrove. e. II.
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II. Potts of Canada, Rev. T. ID. reward,
Alameda, Cal, Rev. J. w. Hamilton Of
Boston and Rev. T. ]. Coultar OF Indiana.
Chaplain c. c. McCabe preached to an
immense congregation at the court house.
and after the sermon Miss Stella Rule OF
Knoxville made an appeal for the Meth
odist orphanage which Epworth Chapter
No 9l6 Of Knoxville Is establishing. A
good sum was raised for this charity
Rousing old time platform meetings.
were conducted at twelve points in the
city and suburbs this afternoon.
At the court house a scene was pre-
sented that suggested a revival well un-
der way designed specially for the colorcd
people, but the attendance was divided
between whites and blacks. Rev. II. II.
Doherty of New York, recording secretary
Of the Sunday School Union preached,
and he delivered the finest sermon Of his
life. The vast audience shouted and wept
by turns. Rev. Jim" Hainey Of the Cen
tral Illinois conference made a character-
istic talk. An elaborate "walch night''
service was held tonight in the assembly
tent, where standing room was at pre-
MUM.
Addresses were made by Rev. A. C.
Courtrice, B. D., Toronto, Ont, and Rev.
IL IN
sermon was preached by Bishop !. w.
Joyce, LII. d. A testimony meeting was
held. followed by altar and conservation
services.
This meeting closes the most successful
religious gathering of a single society,
perhaps. ever held on the American con-
tinent.
The respective delegations have held to-
gether remarkably well to the final hour,
for but few hundred delegates have de-
parted to their homes. The leaguers will
linger on In the city for some days and
not for another week will ChattanOoga
see the last of the great convention.
Last night two residences we're robbed
In Highland Park and two gentlemen,
stock dealers from Dewey, Ill., were sus-
pected Of the theft. They were detained
by rain in the tent after the concert and
forced to stay over night In the city.
When one of them, his partner having
returned home, went back to-day to tho
residence where he was stopping. he was
arrested on suspicion and taken to police
headquarters There he explained his
absence and established his identity as
an Illinois man of good commercial
standing. The victim Of this mistake
wore three league badges. and his arrest
caused comment throughout the city.
Pickpockets and robbers have not reaped
harvest from this convention, though
one or two were reported daily.