The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-07

AZ EPWaFih Park Yesterday, but tho Rain
Kept the Attendance Hciow thu Usual
PiEuTSE-ETRSmu, Wilson's Talk
Special Correspondence " The hhll1tncer.
EPwsRTH Park, BETHESDA, o., Augu't
O. lSOl-At last the long Wiahcl for
rain has come, For weeks the Gotta
gers have been longing Tor aShower to
lay the dust. Each succeeding day
made the dust deeper and the air more
uncomfortable. Clouds would form aud
threaten rain, and noiseloNly disappear.
This morning when the clouds became
dark many we're tho prophecies that
the goddcls OF rain WOuld again prove
fcklo, but the best Of prophets fall an |
ior nearly an hour the welcoIns shower
descended. The afr became cooler. the
dust has vanished, aud life is still
worth living.
This has been CRptina DNy-the day
when the farmers from down on Gap
Teen" creek have bsen wont to come to
the park in great numbers to greet their
old friends, aud for the .imO forget the
cares Of harvest. TIE rain this morn
ing prevented many from coming who
had planned to bS present. Erasmus
Wilson, the "Qulet Observer" Of tho
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, was
proaeut and delivered an address. Hin.
self q native OF the Captina hills, he
loves to come back each year to grasp
the friends OF his boyhood by the hand,
| hnl AL nHntR, Nbn nj ~ anhnnl lu 90
past, and tines spent fshing when lie
ought to have been blowing. He talks
az he Wrltes-plainly and simply. No
graces Of the orator accompany his de-
livery, but his true earnest words are
listened to Intently by all,
"Christ and the Doctrine Of the Trim
ity" was the topic discussed by Dean
Wright. "Tho Father, Word and Holy
Spirit comprise the trinity. The Son 10
never given by tho Bible as q member Of
the holy three. The Word has existed
from all time, coeVal and coequal with
tho Father The Son is the incarnation
Of the Word. The Word was made flesh
that all humanity might be Saved, The
Father, Word aud Spirit being one must
have some relation, obligation aud law
In respect TO one another. This law
must spring from within since 1t can
not spring from without Then the
Word must he governed by law. As the
Word became flesh in Jesus Christ he
10 governed by the same law, which is
tho law Of love-"
Tho last Of the series Of illustrated
lectures by Percy NJ. Reese was given this
evening TO q very good siEed audience.
IA Roman Mosaic" was the subject OF
his talk. Mr.. Reese 70 a man Of wide
and varied learning and broad culture,
In his travels he gathered views Of tho
best that Europe affords, and uses them
10 educate aud elevate the masses. AS
he lod the way through tho mugni.
ticent art galleries pointing out the
most noted works Of sculpture, the au.
dioncs followed him with great pleasure
and profit. The cathsdrRls, the vast
amphithoatres, the beautiful temples OF
the gods OF old Rome were made real to
the audience.
The work 10 physical culture has DO.
come 90 interesting and profitable that
many at first indifferent 10 the exsr.
CiSeS now take active part The class
has become so large that II has been
necessary TO divide It into two sections
--oue composed Of young women aud
men, tho other for men and children.
Two divisions have been made OF the
class in elocution also. Ono division
| continues the work Ia selections Of
Holmes and Moore OF light and lively
character. The other division devOtcs
itself to tho study Of Julius Cesar aud
to Bible reading.
Tho Epworth band was rendered a
reception after last evenings entertain.
ment by Mrs. Bradhed. Much good
music was rendered by the band during
the reception.
Prof. Ilamill was delayed by a wreck
this noFHiag near MCMechen's and
failed to reach the grounds in time to
begin tho work OF the Sunday school
normal class HO arrived on a later
train, aud will be ready to meet all
rospectIve students tomorrow morn.
ing.
The chief attractions for Wednesday
arc musical aud Evolutionary enter.
tainment, with Miss Marion Short as
reader;a chalk talk by Rollo X. Bryan,
and lecture by Dean Wright.