Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-29
LOOKOUT STORMED.
Historic Mountain Captured by
Epworth Leaguers.
ATTACK MADE IN THE CRAY DAWN

Chattanooga Gathering of Methoiists
Greet tho Appearance of the King OF
Day With the Old Doxology-Chicas0
clergyman on Chicago.
CHATTANOOGA, June 2S - Lookout
mountain was stormed early yesterday
morning by = 600 Epworth Lsaguers, who
took possession without opposition. at
1880 n. III. tho street cars began to move
the young Mothoiists toward the noun.
tain. AS the cars ran through the city
and suburbs their occupants made the
air resound with the old-fashioned Meth.
odist camp-meeting music. Darkness
covered the 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 the ascent
was begun. On they went Until q steady
stream was scaling the side Of the his.
toric old mountain. 1t was a grand scene
that the eye beheld as the summit was
reached The gray OF the morning dawn
had put in its appearance and one could
catch glimpses OF the surrounding land.
scipe.
Like G Scene 1900 Years Ago.
ald the valley. The faint outlines Of tho
Tennessee river could be traced as it
gracefully made it's turn on the Moccasin
| bcnl. The assembled band of Wesleyan
pilgrims, representing elmost every state
of the Union and also the Dominion of
| Canada, rcvcrcntially uncovered their
heads AMI b gan their devotions. Rev.
G,orgc K. Stuart, the celebrated evanyel-
| ist who assists Sam Jones in his meet
ipgs, led the service AS he stood and
| ti,kcl to the people OF tho love of God
| and OF the power OF the gospel Of Jesus
| Christ, and as one looked upon the re-
culiar surrounding of the assembly, his
mind ran back to that noled meeting of
nearly 1910 years ago, when a great as.
sembly Of people heard the gospel pro-
claimed by its Grea: Founder upon q
mount of Palestine.
A Ncver-To-Be Forsntten Scene.
The 5 :rinon on the Mount WAS in the
minds ard the hearts of all present. As
the service went on the face of nature
changed. The great clouds rolled back,
the mist 1,d, and the 6 az turned int
the rosy tin.s of tho mora. The worship.
p,rs stood as IL lost in devotion and ador'
Etion. Their hearts were bcou yat cioso
| TO the GCd OF nature, VINO was SO Dcaut i
fully and majcstically revealing His
power to thon. They stood silent, and
then rs there pceped over the distant
horizon the first beams of the great King
of Day, they all, as If moved by com
mon spirit. broke forth with the long
metre doxoloyr, "Praise God from Whom
All Blessings F.ow" Tne good Metho.
6ists could stand it no longer. Theil
pent.up feelings became cxuberant and
old shouts We're given and handshake:
were exchanged on all sides. 1t was
scene never to be forgotten.
Received Some Pictures with Applause.
Yesterday was gwen 10 the carrying
out of an elaborateiv prepared programme
of routine papers and addresses of inter
est to the ieaguers. Tho appearance, o
colored speaker, Rev. John WESLEY
Bowen, of Atlanta. was the occasion o
j. generous applause from the audience
AT the afternoon meeting a great hit wa
made by an address of Rev. Carlos Mar
tyn, a Presbyterian minister from Chi
cngo. who spoke on "Chrisiian Citizen
ship" He said the north had to look K
the south for help in the direction Of cit.
, reform. The pictures he drew of the cor
ruption of Chicago were received will
great applause.
At the night meeting 15,C0o were pres
ent, and speeches were Ea lc by Mis-:
Stella Rule, of Knoxville; Rev. w.
L.v ~. of Athens, Ga; Rev. +. /
, Loveiand of Clinton. Ia; Bishop Tho
burn OF Ind lana and Others