The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-22


@. 3. Tlpplns. Appling county: W. J.
Kidd, Baker county. u. q. Sanders. Banks
county b. T. Allen, Berrien county, j.
! y McMichael. Butts county: Ermine Har-
J rell, Butts county Mrs. Frank 4. curry,
Butts county; Miss Annie Mallette. Butts
] county; Miss Clara v Trimble. Barlow
! county Miss Julia Bell, Butts county,
/ ". u. Mallette, Butts county. Frank
I 4 Curry. Butts county; T.. s. Lathrop
I IT., Louisa LathrOp. J. NJ Leftwich. De
/ kalb county; j. T. Duncan, Douglas
l county; Julius King. Camden county;
/ Annie Belle Dobbs. Carroll county; Ivey
/ Davis and Miss Amanda Davis Clinch
/ county; G.. w. Inhnger Coffee county;
] Miss Matte G.. Dcmore. Mrs. DemOre J..
I ~ Shuman, Y. Shuman, Miss Robertson,
Miss Anderson, Miss Dowse. Miss Middle
I ton Mrs. Riddle. Mrs. J. G. Grayson, Mrs.
Z McGiilis Mrs. L. W. Manson. Miss Mona
! Saussy, Mrs. T. V. Lachlison. Miss NJ T..
/ Weeks W. ID. Thomas, W. c. Smallwood.
I Rev. j. %. a. Cook. Mrs. W. a Buckner.
/ Miss Hattie I. Pead. r. n.
Thompson Miss L. II. DuBose,
/ Mrs j. a. Bell. Rev. L. G..
/ Nass, j.. D., G.. i. Girarlcau. r. f. Ba-
I ker, J. c.. Flanders s. +. Dittmer. Mrs.
/ w. W. Doty Mrs. J. X. =. Carr. Miss
I Kate Honiker Mrs. J. s. Cooper, Miss
/ A. q. Allen. Miss Jennie Allen, W 7.
Grayson, Or. Samuel A. White and John
Nicolson. Jr., of Chatham county; Miss
I I
Cook, Miss Ella G. Rogers Of bingham
/ county; Miss Mary Smith, Mrs. Anna
Stevens, Miss Senie Lester, a. W. Fer
rill. Miss Annie Lou Harralson Miss Bax-
/ ter Swanson, Mr.. y. b. Mathes Mr. and
/ Mrs. A. @. Gambler, William Gambler,
Isaac b. Lester. Mr. and Mrs. j. p. Brooks
J. H. Griggs, r. J. Quinn. William Shaw
of Fulton county; A. NJ. Kitchens Mitch
ell county; Miss Julia Mcdaniel. Miss
Lulie r. Pitts, Maj Aaron Rolf, Miss
/ Fannie Ellis Mrs. G. W Wells and John
W. Wells, Gordon county; Mrs. F. NJ
Houser. Houston county; L. ID. Smith and
J. Il. Smith, McDufie county; Rev. ID. T..
Batemsn, Liberty county; c. l.. Eaddy.
! Mitchell county; Oscar Holmes. Mcintosh
county; Rev. w. II. Budd and wife, and
Miss Emma WallNr. Mcintosh county;
NJ. c. Tinsley, Duval county, Florida;
Mr. and Mrs y. b. Sweat, V. L. Stan
ford, c. c. Buchanan and W. II. Buch-
anan. Ware county and Andrew b. Estes,
Pierce county.
The programme at the afternoon session
OF the convention yesterday was necessar-
ily changed somewhat, owing to the indis-
position of Miss Lulie r. Pitts of Calhoun,
who was TO have delivered an address. She
is in attendance on the convention but did
not feel equal to the occasion, consequent
~ Bible reading was given instead BY
Mr.. VIM. Shaw OF Atlanta, who Is a well
known Sunday school worker in both Geor-
gia and Florida. This was followed by 2
question box, also by Mr.. Shaw, in which
the delegates and visitors were requested
to ask any questions in connection with
Sunday school work upon points upon
which they desired to be Informed. This
proved very interesting feature of the
evenings programme. The exercises were
interspersed with music and song, and al
together were very interesting The report
Of the committee Oh credentials was pre-
scented but not acted on.
The session held last night at o'clock at
the Masonic hall was one of the most in
teresting that will be had during the con-
Vention. IL was opened with song and de-
votional exercises after which followed a
| bright scientific treat in the lecture of Prof
Otis Ashmore on THE Testimony of the
Stars" beautifully illustrated with many
rare stereoptican views.
The hall was darkened when the lee
ture began, and the views were thrown
upon a large screen hung on the drop
curtain of the stage. The lecture con-
sisted in brief explanations of the fea-
lures Of the solar system. together with
many points of interest among the con-
stellations of fixed stars in the heavens,
and the handsome stereopticon views,
largely magnlfed as they were brought
everything out so clearly that the points
and explanations were easily understood
| by all.
One series Of views presented the forrna-
tions of eclipses of the sun and moon.
showing large telescope photographs of
famous eclpses of the sun, another showed
the formation of the tides, and the differ
ence between the spring and heap tides,
while a peculiarly ingenious view pre-
scented a picture of the sun as stationary
in the center Of the canvas, and rep
resentation of the earth with the moon
were made TO perform the proper rotations
and revolutions in their course about
L ..
/ the stereopticon light, the different quar-
tiers of the moon We're presented as it re-
! volved around the earth.
Another very excellent set of views gave
a lucid and intelligent explanation of the
| nebular theory of the formation of the
solar system, while other views presented
| ideas which led to the conclusions of this
/ theory, now accepted almost universally
! by astronomers. These were followed
/ with telescope photographs of all the
] larger nebulae in the heavens, one be-
| ing shown in spiral form with two large
! nuclei, 1t being supposed that this is
now going through the same early stages
| as were passed through by the solar sys-
| tenn. Following this there was thrown
| on the screen a view of some tiny alum
| crystals, which appeared many times mag
| nifed. These Prof. Ashmore had dis
| solved in water which he placed upon
| the glass, allowing it to evaporate, by
! which process the crystals We're deposited.
| This illustration he used to show that
nature was thorough and perfectly sys-
! tematic in the smallest things even to
! the tiny scales on a butterhy's wing, and
/ he applied the Illustration to the perfec-
1 ton with which nature must work In form
in such a nebula into other worlds and
suns, the solar system is believed to
have been formed.
Some other interesting views were those
| of the moon, Its mountains and VOLCANOES
hoo NH Obj. 10 +t..
use of the large telescopes Prof Assn
/ more showed that there We're evidences
| everywhere that there was a divine and
| all-powerful hand at work. He showed
| too, how things were suited each to the
| other, and how everywhere there were
| evidences of a perfect design in nature.
! Prof Ashmore was frequently applaud
/ ed and his instructive lecture was high
| ly enjoyed by everyone present The au-
dience was one of the largest that has
gathered in the Masonic hall. in a long
time between 500 and 600 people having ar
| tended, which made even standing room