Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-24

Holds Exercises
Last evening the Epworth League
,cieties Of the NJ. E. churches, of the
city held services appropriate to the
opening of the winters work and in
teresting programmes were rendered.
At the Fourth Street church. the SER
vices were particularly interesting.
The large lecture room was decorated
in the eelors of the league. red and
white. while over the organ was a
large American flag About the stage
was disposed numerous palms and
other greenery The opening exercis-
rs were conducted by Mr.. Geo. F. Tib-
bits. of Washington, D. c., and secre-
tary OF the State Y. NJ. c. A.
Mr.. Tibbitts chose as his text the
35th. verse of the tenth chapter of ST.
Matthews, and during the course of his
talk pointed out the responsibility of
the work of the league and what it had
10 accomplish. He urged all to take
an active part in the work and not to
drop out but to persevere. He urged
them to become more like Christ and
to particularly develop the virtues of
self-sacrifice, of activity to do good
and perform the will of God.
Mr. A. J. Clarke followed with talk
based upon his recent trip through
Nova Scotia He said, Il have often
read of the beautiful land described in
Longfellows Evangeline, and of the
simple life OF the Arcadians, but my
picture of them, aside from that gain
ed from the poem, has been vague. In
order to gain a more perfect idea of
the country and people | decided to
spend my vacation there this summer.
We left this city during the hottest
portion of July and twenty-four hours
later we were in Boston from where we
took a sixteen hour ride and arrived
in Nova Scotia at Yarmouth. Here
the climate was the opposite of Wheel
ing, in fact it was the most delightful
climate / had ever enjoyed and the
scenery was most beautiful.
Yarmouth is a little town of about
eight or ten thousand people, and is
in the southwestern part of Nova SEQ
tia or New Scotland Its former in
dustry was ship building, but as the
day of wooden ships has past, the town
has turned it's attention to manufae-
turing and other lines. The same
thrift exists, however, that is to be
found in the cities of the United States,
but the houses are each situated upon
large lots with beautiful hedges about
them, the general appearance being
most beautiful.
We remained at Yarmouth several
days. From there we went to Dighee,
a small town located upon beautiful
inland lake.
One of the pecularities of this coun-
try is the tides. Here we find. instead
of small rise, rise OF from 26 to 80
feet. The wharfs at low tide rise far
out of the water, and when one comes
along in a steamer, the tops of the
stacks are on a level. but at high tide
all is changed, the boat rising to the
top.
From Digbee we proceeded to the lit
tie village of Grand Prey. This small
town stands upon the site of the form
er town, that was destroyed some $50
years ago by the British, and it's peo-
pie scattered over the country.
Wolfville, was the next town visit
ed. 1t is known for it's excellent
schools
Lastly we visited Halifax. This city
Great Britain holds supreme control,
and not like the other cities leave it
to the Canadians. The principal at
fractions are its great armament and
its beautiful parks. In ordinary times
about 1000 soldiers are stationed here,
but on account of the South African
war many of these have been with
drawn. Halifax also has one of the
finest harbors on the continent and it
is will protected by cannon stationed
upon the islands guarding its entrance.
The citadel does not form an important
part of its protection now as it did in
former days. In all said Mr.. Clarke
in concluding, | consider Nova Scotia
the most beautiful country l ever Wis
tied.
owing to the lateness of the hour