The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-01
AT TORONTO IN 1895.
Epworth Leaguers Decide to Meet In Can
ada Next. Year.


Epworth Leaguers Decide to Meet In Can
ada Next.Year.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 29.-(SDecisIl-
WITH the delivery Of the sermon by Bishop
Joyce tomorrow night beneath the big tent
upon which occasion all the churches of the
cry OF every denomination except the
Calholic VIII suspend services and close
the-r doors that the meeting may be tbs
more largely attended, the second inter-
national conference Of the Epv orth League
VIII come TO an end.
IL mas been a~sUccess beyond the most
sethSuLe expectations Of the optimistic
committee. Expectations in every particI-
I"F nave been realized and hopes have
4Vuid irulti0n. In point OF attendance in
enjoyment in profit in enthusiasm and in
general results every hing has been perfect
~ and entirely satisfactory
90 iar as enthusiasm is concerned, that
mas been at concert pitch. The term con-
cert pitch IS used appropriately. Prayers
al concert pitcn OF piety; enthusiasm IT
concert pitch oI energy; enjoyment al con-
cert Iitch OF enhancement; sympathy At
concert pitch OF shouts, and hymns at the
concert ptcA OF harmony, and songs at The
concert p-tch OF sweetness.
Altogether 1t has been q notable week IN
SH4tlahooSa-a week that viii ntver De
loFsotten by those who came or 10y those
VIC ietiaih. NO. am accident has .;.d1ened
me occasion or an incident MARRIED an
has been lovely and serene. Ana i j. a
great deal 10 say that everybody mas been
SauSh-o ana everybody made happy by the
gathering except the saloon keepers. They
H"le NOT breu IN IT, standing on the
threshold Of their places they have watched
the people pass and frONued al the irony
o. '~tS WHiCn could throw so many together
without afousinS within the breast OF a
Sl4sIe one til- desire tJr u drink. This has
been the general feeling, Of course
are exceptions. Arthur Vale +. lls.5y-
them. Mr. vale runs an t@tahIfsl,5aar-
called "The stag" Ut is a small .riniliI-
4 fv~
gore OF the town. The day before the con-
ference opened Mr.. Vale erected q largo
D1fIei on = platform in front of his place
OF business on East Eighth street, placed
some crystal glasses near the barrel and
1abeied me barrel zee Water. Epworth
14eas ucrs, Take Drink" And the barrel
was SO wen patron,zed during the week
InUL a boy was almost constantly employed
Iinlhg Up the barrel with water and re-
lIenlshinS 1t with ice.
Pat Money in Circulation.
After all, how much money did tie Ed
worth Leaguars bring here? People have
been figuring on that. Every one agrees
that il has been for Chattanooga the most
profitable aSsresation or audience that il
ever catered 10. At the lowest estimate the
attendance up To Monday viii average
1850 Tor 1--WE days previous. Though most
OF the Leaguers have been fortunate IN
obtaining board ana lodging in respectable
homes at dollar a day, il is safe 10 say
that the average expenditure for each per-
son VIII be not less tim s.; That figures up
a grand total OF slvlyyo left here by the
visitors.
The town hasn't seen that much for ten
years.
And probably it is true, though 1t is sad
to relate, that the proprietor OF The Stag
WILL as ne claims, along with ms COnEreTe9
IN business, get large portion OF tho
amount when Ihc IcaGUCrS have gone.
Some people in ChaItauCOga have been 50
poor for the last few years that the sight OF
a tcn-Iolar bill suggests q perfect picture
OF a jag. and the temptation u many -
The question Is, who has profted most
by this stream OF uOll1rSt Upon uFSE
thought IL would appear 20 De The hotel
bonioce and the boarding house keepers.
Eut the boarding houses and the hotels
gre only the media 3 through which the
money passes 10 die produce dealer and the
merchant. The boarding house keeper and
the motel man proAtc4 much, Il is true.
but they We're the least OF all Possibly
The travel over al the lines IN the city
proper and 10 the suburban resorts has
been enormous. It j. .ust such a volume
q puSiH So as tne -At-tnla electric lines
must experience during the exposition, and
which, W IL could lee kept uD here, would
make the stockhcilers Of tne road indie
holders Of Aua9ta's roads. From 2
began to TOW toward the sunrise meet
ings on the mountain, until u
going home 'of the last belatel Lacquer,
every car on every line in the city has
been idmmed with humanity. aud the con-
ductors have been compelled to hang on
by their ey clashes to collect fares.
Chickens Suffered.
Among the many good things on sale for
the table the largest traffic has been in
eggs and chickens. Everybody knows the
weakness of the Methodist preacher for
the to0thsome fowl. For thirty years it
has been the theme Of cartoons and the
subject of humor. With an instinct born
of a long experience it Is wei known that
chickens in the country barnyard always
rOosL high when the country circuit rider
ties his nag 10 the fence. But how were
1 he moor Things 10 know that such an army
CT preachers as has been in Chattanooga
this week was to strike them, especially
when the great majority OF chickens that
have been sacrificed here upon the altar Of
tine ecclesiastical stomach were nOTn any
where from forty 10 100 miles away? No
chicken intelligence could IOresee such a
danger, ana the consequence Is that the
chickens Of all sizes and OF all degrees of
tenderness or t0uShneSs.
Ii is said that at certain house in this
city there was q preacher who was par
ticularly fond of chicken and there was a
little boy who was particularly iucOrrigible
The first day the dinner came on the
preacher was to DO the carving. He lab
bed the carving knife into the beautifully
Drowned fowl ami deposited il whole upon
his own plate that he could handle IL
better. The little boy was fond of chicken
TOO, and entered a grunt of protestation,
for he had watched the performance with
alarm. Apprehension filled his being and
tears filled MS eyes
Hes going to take il ALL" the boy cried.
In surprise.
What's the matter2' his mother asked.
The Forty-third Georgia volunteers are
10 hold their reunion this year at Gaines
Vile. The date is August 18th and the peo-
pie of Gainesville Will give the veterans a
hearty welcome.