The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-06
Another Week at Montreal.
Especial to News and observer.)

| week at Montreal How delightful 1T
| has been. Not a day, when sitting on
| the broad porches that encircle the
hotel. or in the shady hooks along the
| beautiful streams, that you could not
| be at perfect ease, free from oppressive
heat, and enjoy the grandeur of the
mountains that rise up on every SIDE.
| Hotel Montreal has had it's capacity
pretty we'll tested. Manager Paxton
| beats anybody we have seen in the
| business for caring for all who come
and making them feel, for the time at
| least, in good hope that If you are not
as well treated as you desire to be ne
J will make you so after awhile. me
house was meant to care for fifty 10
sixty guests, but seventy-hve to
eighty are here now and several nave
been turned away. The house was oc-
| cupied for the first time July 5th OF this
season. and of course everything is not
as all would have it at all times. But
Mr. Paxton is rapidly finding the
vacuums and supplying same.
| The boarding houses, of which there
are several, some of them large ana
we'll arranged are full also, and so it is
Montreal has it's full share of visitors.
| And why shouldn't it? No saloons.
|
or vulgarity. Ten days 1 have been
here and not the sight of a person un-
der the influence of intoxicating drink.
| and not an impure work have | heard
| Every morning at the hotel the guests
assemble in the large central reception
hall at 9 o'clock and prayer service,
! lasting for twenty minutes, is held. AT
| 10 o'clock we go to the auditorium and
hear q sermon or address. The after
noon we spend in rest and recreation.
Almost every day parties are made up
and with staff in hand go roaming over
| the mountains round about Greybeard,
| Brushy, Lookout and others. Those
who prefer to do so try their luck in
| catching the scarce and shy trout in
| the Swannanoa, that runs round and
through the village.
| Every day almost some party goes to
Mt. Mitchell, seven miles away, and
| ascending same on horseback, spend
| the night there. Prof. Joyner and Dr.
| Ward. of Greensboro, with members of
| their families, made this trip during the
| past week. as also did Rev. Arthur
| Smith and party. They We're all rap
| turous in their description of the grand
scenery, the sun rise the sun set, etc.
The Missionary Conference closed its
| session on Monday last with short ad-
| dresses from Revs. Woodbridge, of
China, Jenkin, of Corea, and Hotchkiss,
! of Africa. The addresses from these
gentlemen during the part of the con-
| ference that it was my privilege to at
tend have been exceedingly instructive
| Tuesday was devoted to the Sunday
school work. An address and an open
conference in the morning and chill
l nino AT
night Rev. A. C. Dixon, of Boston, be-
gan a series of four sermons, which
were concluded Thursday morning.
What great preacher of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ he is, and how delightful
~ simple and instructive his messages
are North Carolina has never pro-
lduced a more attractive man or speaker
in my Judgment, and the world has no
greater preacher than A. G. Dixon.
On Thursday evening the Young Peo-
piles Institute opened with an address
by Rev. A. D. Thaeler, of Winston
Salem in 4 strong presentation of the
reason for the organization and rapid
growth of the Young Peoples Societies,
land for their helpfulness to the church
land the cause Of Christ generally
Throughout the world.
| Friday addresses were delivered by
Mr.. Newell of Florida, for the Chris
tisn Endeavor Society, by Mr.. l.. w.
Crawford, Jr., of Greensboro; for the
Epworth League, by Mr.. N. b. Brough-
ton, of Raleigh, for the Baptist Young
Peoples Union, and Mr. II. Il. Ander-
son. of New York for the College Work
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. At night Rev. Arthur Smith
preached, taking as his subject "Our
Life Work." Mr.. Smith breaches again
tomorrow morning.
There will now be suspension OF
one week ir the services at the audlto-
rum, and en- Sunday. August 1lth, the
Bible conference begins, closing en- the
25th. During this time some Of the
strongest Biblical teachers in this ccdn-
try will conduct the services. For IN
stance, Or. Detwilder is to give five lee
lures on Ephesians.
Mr.. Weston R. Gales, the manager of
Montreal, assumes the expense OF
bringing the preachers, speakers and
teachers here and of generally main
tanning this Christian work, destined to
do SO much for North Carolina. In
II doing this he is aided by the liberality
of Christian men of all denominations,
both 1aymen and preachers.
1 been here during the past week and will
remain for some time. He is looking
very we'll indeed.
| Among the many arrivals at Hotel
Montreal during the past week were
III. Il. Sheriff. and family, of Concord;
4 Prof JOS. II. Spark and wife, of Gas
tonia: Mrs J. e. Frazier, son and
daughter, Jacksonville, Fla; Mr.. Fer
! rebea and family and Mrs. Judge
Spalding, Norfolk, Va; Mrs. Cook,
Elizabeth City; Rev. Mr. Lumpkin and
wife. Memphis, Tenn, Prof. Loyner and
family, Dr. Ward and family, Green's
boro Rev. DR.. A. G. Dixon, Boston;
III g. Anderson and wife, New York;
Mr.. Howatt, wife and daughter, Ashe-
VILE; Mr.. and Mrs. Carson and Mrs.
Miller, of Charlotte.
+ N. B. BROUGHTON.