Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-04
MOUNTAIN STORMED.
HISTORIC LOOKOUT CAPTURED BY
sPWORTA lEAGusRS.

And Memorable Service Held on the
sammit-Two Thousand visItor. to tho
Chattanooga Gathering OF Methodists
Greet the Appearance ot tho King OF
Day With the Old ooxeiogy.
CHATTANOOGA, June Is - Lookout
mountain was stormed early yesterday
morning by 1000 Epworth Lcagucrs, who
took possession without opposition. At
$3.50 n H. tho street cars began to move
the young Methodists toward the noun
tain. As the cars ran through the city
and suburbs their occupants made the
air resouud with the old-tashioned Meth
odist camp-mcettng music, Darkness
covered tho face OF the mountain as they
reached Its base, but that did not deter
them from their purpose With glad
some song and hearty shouts tho ascent
was begun, On they went until a steady
stream WAS scaling the side uf the his.
teric old mountain 1t was grand scene
that the eye baheld rs the summit was
reached The gray of the morElng dawn
had put In it's appearance and one could
catch glimpsos OF the surrounding land
scapo.
Like = Scene 1900 Years Ago
Great clouds OF mist hung over the city
and the valley. The faint outlines of the
Tennessee river could ho traced rs II
gracefully made its turn on the Moccasin
bend Tho assembled band OF Wesleyan
pilgrims, representing almost every state
of tho Union and also the Dominion "
Canada, revcrcntially uncovered their
heads and bNgan their dovotions, Row.
George Il. Stuart, the celebrated evangel-
list who assists sam Jones In his meet
irgs, lod tho sorvioe Az he stood and
talked to the people OF tho love of God
and Of tho power Of the gospel Of Jesus
Christ, and ~ one looked upon tho Pc
culiar surroundings of the assembly, his
mind ran back To that nolcd meeting OF
nearly 1000 years ago, when u great rs.
sembly Of people heard the gospel pro-
claimed by it's Great FOUNDER upon u
mount OF Palestine
A Never-To-Bc Forgotten Scene.
The Sermon on tho Mount was in tho
minds and tho hearts OF all present. As
the service went on tho face OF nature
changed. Tho great clouds rolled back,
the mist aod, and tho gray turned into
tho rosy tints of tho morn. The worship
pers stood as II lost in devotion and ador.
alton Their hearts were brought close
to the God OF nature who was SO boauti-
fully and majcstically revealing HIS
power to them. They stood silent, and
then rs there pcoped over the distant
horizon the first beams of the great King
of Day, they all, rs II moved by u com.
mon spirit, broke forth with the long
metre doxoloRy, Praise God from Whom
All Blessings Flow" Tho good Metho-
dists could stand 1t no longer. Their
pcnt.up feelings became oxubornnt and
old shouts wero given and handshakes
were exchanged on all sides. 1t was n
scene never To DO forgotten.
Received some Pictures with Applause.
Yesterday was gwen to the carrying
out Of AN deliberately prepared programme
of routine papers and addresses OF inter
est to tho leaguers The appearance Of
colorcd speaker, Rev. John Wesley
Bowen, of Atlanta. was the occasion Of
generous applause from the audience
AT tho afternoon meeting great hit WAS
made by an address of Rev, Carlos Mar
tyn, u Presbyterian minister from Chi.
cugo, who spoke on christian Citizen.
ship" He said the north had to look TO
the south for help In the direction OF city
reform THO pictures he drew Of tho cor
rnption ~ Chicago were received with
great applause.
At the night meeting 1900 were pros.
ent. and speeches were made by Miss
Stella Rule, of Knoxville; Rev. w. =,
l. v, ~, of Athens, Ga; Rev. r. l..
Luvaland, Of Clinton, Ia Bishop Tho.
burn, of Indiana, and others.