The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-28

SUPERB VOCAL AND { INSTRU-
MENTAL MUSIC.
SOME DISTINGUISHED VI llORS PRESENT
Interesting Addresses at The First Two ses-
sons. Some of the Delegates Who
are Attending The
th u'auous.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Shelby, n. c.. July 25.-The seventh
annual session of the North Carolina
Baptist Sunday School Chautauqua was
opened tonight in the large tabernacle
built last year by the people of Shelby
especially to accommodate this annual
gathering When the President, Mr. n.
B. Broughton called the meeting, to or
der+at S:3O p. M, there We're fully four
hundred people present. and from that
time ON they kept coming in until the last
speaker looked into the eyes at six or
seven hundred.
The meeting opened with a praise SER
vice of half an hour led by Mr.. III. A.
Wolfsoln. the sweet solo singer known
to so many North Carolinians. He has
already a chorus of eighty voices trained
to lead the singing.
The instrumental part of the music is
under the direction of Mr.. .Jno. w.
Cheek. of Raleigh. who has had charge
of the orchestra at every meeting of the
Chautauqua this far. The following per-
sons compose the orchestra this year:
Jno. w. Cheek. Raleigh: Prof s. Scull.
Monroe: w. w. Carlyle. Llmberton: 7.
III. Leavitt, Raleigh; Judson Peele, Raj
eigh: Frank Wilson. Durham: Will
Dowd. Durham: Frank Cough. Lumber
ton; V. Wilson. Munroe; Mrs. r. s.
Gowar. Raleigh: Clarence G.. Clink Ala
bama. and Mrs. w. b. Nix, Shelby.
Mr.. f. Y. Wekp. of the Shelby bar. ex-
tended to the lsautauquans. i'm behalf of
the people of Shelby and Cleveland coun-
ty. a warm, hearty welcome. delivered in
graceful and pleasing way. It was
responded to. for the West by Rev. e.
Nj. Lightfoot, pastor at Waynesville;
for the East, by II. B. PEARSON, Esq,
of the Goldsboro bar: and for the State,
by Rev. b. w. Spilman. who is 'big
enough to speak for the State and who
did it well.
In the absence Of Mr.. J. G.. Brdsong.
the president requested r. n. Simms,
Esq. to act as secretary pro TEN. Mr..
BirdsOng has been the secretary from
the beginning of the Chautauqua, and is
kept away this time by continued sick
ness.
Among those present. / noted the fol-
lowing:
n. r. Broughton and family, B. W..
t,pljuIStiis 1JifN1utIIc, MISS DSIIlid
Stein, Mrs. Il. L. Gowan, Miss Maude
Redi Rev. T. HI. Lcavitt, r. N. Simms.
Joe. III. Weathers and wife, Miss Maye
johnson. J. NJ. Broughton. Miss Mar
gafet Broughton. w. III. Hood, o. II.
Monaghan, Jno. w. Cheek. hudson
Peele, Rev. 4. T.. Belts, and J. w. Bal
ley. all of Raleigh: w. d. Bastic. of
Wake Forest; Frank Wilson and Will
.Dowd, of. Durham; NJ. s. Webb, More
heal: Rev. Geo. J. Dowell, Frank
Cough. and w. w. Carlyle. of Lumber
tom; Mrs. T. r. Henry. Chester, s. c.;
w. i. Covington, Wadesboro: T.. III.
Street, Roxboro; Edwin Wright, Jack
son; II. r. Duffy and family.
of Newbern: g. T.. Vinson, OF
Chatham: Miss Lillian Webb. of
Morehead: V. B. Moore and family, of
Raleigh: Rev. CD. ID. Parker. Durham:
Miss Elizabeth Latham, Washington;
J. Fl. Berry, Durham: V. Wilson, Mum
roe; Prof. S. Scull, Munroe.
The party coming from Raleigh were
given a special through car and. from
Mllnroc. were under the personal care
of Mr.. III. s. Leard, the popular s. A. L.
Travelling Passenger Agent, whom some
one. on account Of the general nature Of
iiisS huliSn t.hu HIS SC1iSIdI uSct liIlGSS,
has termed, ''the Seaboard Air Line on
legs" To say that company is in his
charge is to say that they could not be
better provided for.
A prominent parsonage here is DIR. G.
X. BlacKall, of Philadelphia. who is edi-
tor of the publication of the American
ptist Publication Society, and who is
the equal of any man in the world as
VI.
himself. He will give a normal hour
each day.
Rev. T. NJ. Jordan, of Pennsylvania
county. \. c.. is here. He has been
preaching for 4S years. longer than any
other man in the State. it is thought. He
has baptized persons in every river in
North Carolina. and in creeks. branches
and pools beyond recollecti0n," number
ing in all over 1000 souls.
Mr.. Spllman said i'm his address to-
night that the Baptists had begun to lose
ground in the State at the time that the
Chautanqra was inaugurated. six years
ago, but that his movement had not only
stayed that tendency, but had also great
ly increased the annual Number Of con-
versions and wonderfully invigorated the
denomination throughout the State The
session now in progress gives promise
of being n fine one.
THE SECOND SESSION.