Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-01
.LEAGUERS HOLD FULL SWAY Chattanoogans Witness a Sight
 Never Seen Before. MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS Ring With Anthems and Praise serice-Th Most Notable Gathering the World
 Has Ever Seen.

Chattanooga, June 30.-The last day of the international conference of the E1p- worth 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 Chiekamauga park in Georgia was surrendered to the Ieaguers, and such a grand anthem of praise and exhortation was never heard before in the Chattanooga valley. Local divines enjoyed a day of rest and became lay members for the nonee. Even the dance hall of the Lookout Mountain inn was used for services, in which Dr. E. A. Schell presided. The sermon was preached-by pr. Miekle of New York city All the city churches turned away wor- shipers, for the choice ones of Methodism had been assigned to the pulpits of Chat tanooga. People who counted it joy to hear a bishop preach were in evidence, and every church where one of the bish- ops was announced to preach was dense- ly crowded
 Among the prominent men of God who flled pulpits were Bishops Hendrix Mer- rlll Galloway, 0. r. Fitzgerald, Tho bolrn of Indiana, Hargrove, E. R. Lave, colored, Rev. c. c. McCabe, Rev J. H. Potts of Canada, Rev. T. D. Rovard of Alameda, Cal, Rev. J. w. Hamilton of Boston and Rev T. J. Coulter of h. diana.
 Chaplain c. c. McCabe preached to an immense congregation at the court house ana after the sermon Miss Stella Rule or knoxville made an appeal for the Methodist orphanage, which Epworth chapter No. 916 of Knoxville is estab- nshlns. good sum was raised for the charity ~
 Housing old time platform meetings'' were conducted at twelve points in the clty and suburbs this afternoon At the court house a scene was presented that suggested revival we'll under way. de- signed especially for the eolored people. put uhe attendance was divided between WnHles w ana placks. Rev. R. k. Doherty or New York, recording secretary of the Sunday School union, preached, and he preached the finest sermon of his life The vast audience shouted and wept by turns. Rev. Jim Hainrey of the Cen tfai illnols conference made a charac- teristic talk
 An elaborate watch night" service was held tonight in the assembly, tent, Where standing room was at premium Bishop k. K. Hargrove, D. D., presided Addresses were made by Rev. A. C. Courtice, D. D., of Toronto, Ont, and Rev. B. b. Hoss. D. D., of Nashville, Tenn. sermon was preached by Bish- op l. w. Joyce, IL. D. A testimony meeting was held, followed by altar and conservation services.
 This meeting closes the most success ful religious gathering of a single society perhaps ever held on the American con- tinent. The respective delegations have held together remarkably well to the final hour, for but a few hundred delegates have departed for their homes, The leag- uers will lingerin the city for some days, and not for a week will Chattanooga see the last of the great convention.
 Last night two residences were robbed in Highland park, and two gentlemen, stock dealers from Dewey, H., 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 the resi- dence where he was stopping he was ar rested on suspicion and taken to police headquarters. There he explained his absence and established his identity as an Illinoisan of good commercial stand ing. The victim of this mistake wore three league badges, and his arrest caused comment throughout the city. Pickpockets and robbers have not reaped a harvest from this convention, though one or two cases were reported daily.