The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-01

cation or the tnlck3mdN9l anu Nliit LtloD-
ga National Park in September when no
less than $1,000 visitors are expected.
The urst .ac. tius Wit oe ncld - tne big
tent. beginning at 30 o'clock. The pro
srammc is as follows:
Devotional exercises led by Rev *. c.
Atkins Of Chattanooga.
Addresses OF Weleome-For city Of Chat
tauoost Methodism, Rev. j. II. lcFerrin.
l.. ID.
church. south, Hishcp T.. r. HendrtN,
IL. H.: Tor Methodist Episcopal church,
llshop ). NJ. Merrill, LII. ~, for Cana
uiaa Methodist church. Rev John Fetts, y.
General -.at,meut-Bav. s. a. Steele, y.
D., Nashville Tenn.
After this meeting there will be chau-
tauqua meeting in Centenary cnurch Il
love feast at the tent at o'clock, sermon
Jy Bishop Galloway, of Mississippi, at
O'Clock closing wita tho sacrament Of the
Lords supper AZ S:t5 O'Clock to DE- admin
istervd hy tfe bishops present.
Features ri the conference Niu he the
sunrise PRAYER meetings cu Lookout noun
tain conducted by Georse Stuart and the
oratCrio reno items Of the large chorus
organized under Professor Rowland ID. WI
liaus. The fest sunrise prayer meeting
viii be held Friday mCruiHg at o'clock
Trains wiz vun 20 the mCunttin from the
union aud central dcpote at $50 and at /
O'Clock i'm tho morning. After o'clock they
will run every hour in the day. The pros
poets are thaU the travel viii pe enormous.
For the grand concert Saturday night the
following programme has been arranged
IN which rhorus OF 109a voices with many
talented solosts viii participate:
"rha Radiant Morn Woodward-Gra
chorus choir.
Selection. Paine sisters, cornetists. ooh,
I'-ther, Whose Almighty Power iandei-
"sirens OF the Dauube"-A5czart Female
Club
Teror acknowledgements Gordon.
G) "Pilgum Chorus" Necdi; 90 "Infiam-
r-atus,' Roasini- Choir
Iuo. "Guis Est Homo" Rcssini-Ales-
danes l.. 6. Walker ard W. "a. PIRATE.
Thanks he 10 God" MeadclsGoEn- Choir.
Hear Ne Israel" Meudels-OhH-AIrs. Car
r;nre Moore Law son.
lord DISMISS U.s." PARTICIPATION Glee
.IIauelujah chorus" Handel-Cholr.
4 Hcnrty Welcome.
Chattanooga, Tenn. June Especially
This morning when the citizens got out
on the streets they found the city trans
formed into metropolis Of pushing, jost-
ling, rOou-natUred people. Last night TIE
crowd was estimated at 0,OV0. -Four special
trains arriving between midnight and morn
inc. together with those coming in on the
REGULAR trains. Sweliel the attendance TO
ZOO by breakfast time this Toroins, and By
noon the 5000 mari, had been reached. To-
nfeht there are about 1900 m the city cad
bv morning the number VIII be iuIIy lv'vo
Nine thousand people "er" yIt9e,lt -
meath the erear teat when heN. II. s..
Atkins. Of this city, delivered the oped'h5
drawer this afternoon ut 2;33 o'clocA' ah9
every voice tu-a joined pa thc anthem
America" ana the hymn 'HleSl be tHe Ie
that binds" to Which the accompaniment
was six grand pianos ANA an equal number
OF silver tongue1 cotnees' II was LII INNS
hey ond words.
Addresses Of welcome were made by
Rev j. Is. AIcFerrln, pastor or Inc Cen
.trnary Methods, church Of ms city, Wnost
prarjS were ELOQUENT and inspiring, and by /
Mayor George ". Ochs.
R.shop Charles b. Galloway, of Miss.s- |
sippi. delivered the annual sermon. Us
topic was christian FeitoWsAip' anu MS |
text from First Corinthians. lie said:
bishop GuIlOWay's sermon.
'.The opening chapter Of this great e9istIe |
clearly indicates its imp5rant-lts urgent |
purpose. with sorrow OF spirit, but with |
plainness OF speech, the apostle lamenta /
and rebuzes the sad condition OK The church |
at Coriulh. Cosmopolitan in the character |
of its mberahip-composed OF hetcr)-
geu-Ouc mass in.elitiug every form OF !
superstition and every phase OF philosophy i
--briuging an ass they did the intcileclua. |
coIcriug and racial preJudic-S OF Inherent |
ana divergent ralonaHtieS, immediate anu !
perfect harmony OF vision ana puIpoSt |
was quite impossible. DiscorGs ana cohteu,
tiOns were to b. expected and could not Wen /
be avoided. Differences 5r.W INTO DIVER |
gcnccS ana these engeuGeted DIVISIONS al'd /
aatagcnisms out OF which grew parties /
and partisans There was one party for |
Paul another for Apoilos, another for &c /
phas ana another, claiming to be NOR |
righteous than them all, was for Christ |
Thus the church was torn by fcuds and |
party r1nCOr.
Various and exciting questions aros, |
among them which intensified the bitter /
ness Of strife and nred the passions OF |
party champions. And it seems 20 Dc al i
intrmity of poor human nature TO show |
the hcrCest fight over the most peaceful !
subicct-to sometimes be most ualOVable |
when discussing the religion Of love /
Among these Corinthians there were Ques- |
tionS about marriage and CeHHacy, aDOu /!
meats offered 70 idols about women ap- !
pearinS in the assemblies with covered O. !
uncovered heads questions about the res /
direction, about the poor at Jerusalem /
ana among others.
NOW the Apostle Paul acts and writes |
just as we would expect him, a peace |
maker. 700 great to be- a partis.t.. ts
brave 20 be a bigot too cosmopolitan to |
be controlled by narrow provincialsn, |
and with too generous a mental and |
spiritual hospitality 10 be q sectarlan
he appears as the wise counselor and the |
unselfish. unprejudiced, sympathetic cath |