The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-15

The annual meeting on the historic
MoundSv!llc camp ground begun on
Thursday night with an excellent ser
mon by Presiding Elder A. Moore. Yes
terday morning Rev. Mr. Lynch con
Quoted tho p%cntccostnl service. and Rev.
+. II. J. King preached ut II O'Clock.
iool audiences were at every service.
Last night the Prohibition Assembly
hall ~ns well filled 10 hear the celebrated
lecture or Chaplain McCabe, "rhG
Bright Side OF IAEe In Libby Prison"
BlShon McCabe, after singing 1--WE are
coming Father Abraham, Six Hundred
Thousand More" began his lecture By
saying thnt Il was the oldest chestnut IN
the Methodist Episcopal church to-day.
He also stated that many times this lee
tute has built Il church on one delivery.
He supposed that ne would keep on de-
llyerinE Il rs long ns he lived. Some
NIX him II HI does not get tired deliver
Ing II 10 much. lie answers no. for Il
always brings before him again the faces
and forms OF the brave boys OF the One
Hundred and Twcnty-scrord Ohio Vol
u~nteerS-those boys who went with
Grant Though the Wilderness, and with
PHI Sheridan through the Valley"
Those boys, 076 IN number, average age
twenty-five. were the best regiment In
the nrrny md he was proud TO have been
their chaplain.
He gave an Interesting account Of the
defeat OF MllrOy at Winchester, claim
ing, ns matly others do, that MS disaster
ouH as II was. II gave the Union army
the position Mt Gettysburg, which proved
10 be the turning point OF the war. He
was In the company OF chnplains and
surgeons who remained behind 10 at
tend TO the wounded. and who were sent
to Richmond and turned into Libby
prison. Before entering they were nil
searched md everything taken from
them. slls description OF the way they
were received BY those already there.
was Interesting. Fresh fish, fresh fish
was the greeting they received.
His description Of the university
started In the prison WIS n wonderful
word painting. The lecture throughout
was grand. Hls hearers were at ono
moment c0nvulsrd with laughter, as;
they listened to the descriptions Of the
many ludlcrOus Incidents that took
place. and then again moved 10 tears
AZ they listened To- the burning words OF
%eloQuencA In condemnation OF wrong.
Especially was he eloquent when he
spoke OF the meeting or himself and Neal
Dow In Libby prison. and then branch
ed OF Into a scathlng condemnation "
tho rum traffic.
The hiAhop is n wonderful man and
when In the midst OF his lecture seems 20
forget himself, ana all the fire OF youth
comes back. He cnrries his audience
with him In all his flights OF oratOry md
one In listening does not wonder hat he
has captured the hearts OF Methodism.
All went away last night feeling hat n
pleasant and profitable evening had
been spent.
Bishop McCabe's parting words to the
old soldiers, members OF thcGrand Army
or the Republic, were very affecting. II
he had hls way he would have every one
OF them above want.
Tn camp ground was never prettier
than It ls now. and the prospects Tor q
good meeting were never better. The
regular services will be held to-day. To-
morrow the bishop breaches nt the
morning md evening services and also
tonight