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THE LUTHERAN VISITOR 6 r30, 1902 IAT exposition at CHARLESTON. realize the immense 08 of the Sonth Carolina {jteaud West Indian Expo- E i* in progress in Charles- ), Ic is ..bat natural that bo are familiar with the barleston should suppose it firable for her to develop an i which would rank with [Nashvilleand Alanta. As of fact Charleston has J erery ono who has visited union grounds. The plan Imposition is vastly more «Dsi»e than any exposition | in^the South. There are [twenty large buildings, J which are complete with [all installed and ready for eer. ppression made upon the ihe enters the grounds is fly pleasant. The coloring •ildings is soft and the bar- omplete. There is a unity whole pdesign which (the wisdom of the exposi gemeutin putting the en- llishment under the care tie architect, t of palaces is a dream tnral beauty, eclipsing (effect reached either in rNashville, the two great- rn expositions up to this srmeiit exhibit, which it iht would be lost to Char- been received and in- I congress has just passed opriating ninety,thousan.t i reimburse the manage- fthe exposition for its txr i in behalf of this exhibit, •tockshow, which is the fwer brought together in k, contains over a thousand (the'fin eat livestock and Aion of the exposition, in i neck, with the Ashley fthe west is ideal. The old l*hich occupied this fine • been remodelled into the building, in which are innnmerable interesting pthe South. P* ®n .air Charlestonian •whole affair which im- • Tisitor. The exposition h^rt of Charleston and in fwith the ideas than one line possible. n » that it is unique, for HJiffers fro.m other cities *cts, its antique char- ^•1 it of special interest to visitors from’ younger places which have had more rapid devel opment. The gem of the exposition, though by no means all of it, is the court of palaces, consisting of most beautiful grounds surrounding a lake, over which is thrown attract ive bridses. . The grounds are or namented in beautiful designs with plots of flowers and greenery. On the North of the coart is the Palace of Agriculture, connected by curved connections with the Cot ton Palace on the East; and that in turn connecting similady with the Palace of Commerce on’^the South. This forms a horseshoe, which re- quirers nearly a mile of walking to cover from the extreme Northwest to the extreme Southwest and the visitor never touches the ground. In the end of the horseshoe is the auditorium. Some ^adequate idea of what Charleston has done may be gath ered from tbe;fact that the grounds cover one hundred andsevetny five acres again8t?only;flfty:acre8 util ized at tbe^Pan-American exposi tion at Buffalo. And every acre is a thing of beauty. Visitors toJAIanta’complained of the soreness of feet which was oc casioned by the broken stone pave ments used there. Charleston has put all her walks in asphalt, making walking very easy and pleasant. Besides, a little narrow gauge rail road runs from end.to end ^of the grounds. This exposition will make Char leston great. It is vastly the great est exposition ever given in Amer ica in proportion to the sizff of the city and the resources at hand. But nature has done much; devotion still more; experience of other cities has helped ; and the Charles tou exposition stands out as mark ing a great event in the history of the Sonth. Vitors to Charleston from all directions can reach the city via the Alantic Coat Line. This road bolds the long distance record of the world for ff fast mu, having made seven hundred nnd seventy miles in eight hundred and eighty minutes, entitling it to the repu tation of being the fastest road in the Sonth. From Florida and Georgia also the city may he reached over the same line running in connection with the Plant System. The magnificent Florida special train is the moat elegant train com ing Sonth on any road, while all trains over the splendid line are operated on fast schedule. From West the Coast line brings visitors to Charleston via AugnHta ard from Piedmonnt, Sonth Carolina, via Columbia. Its ramifies'mus enable almost any traveler to a>-cure trans portation via the Alautic Coast Line, which is the most convenient, comfortable and quickest ronte for reaching the city. Si,UrH CAROLINA Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION. The Annual State convention of the Young Men’s Christian associa tions of South Carolina will con vene this year in Columbia, Feb. 8 11: The gathering already bids fair to be one of considerable strength. It will differ in many respects from other conventions held. The open ing session will be held on Saturday evening, and the closing session on Tuesday night. Sunday will be a red letter day in Columbia. Near ly all of tbe pulpits of the city will be occupied by prominent delegates and speakers. In the afternoon a mammoth meeting for men will be held in the opera house. A chorus of male voices will lead the singing. Mr. L. A. Coulter, of Richmond, Va., a speaker of rare power and ability, will address the meeting. The Columbia association confi dently expects to see a thousand of the men of the city at this great gospel meeting. On Sunday evening there will be three or four mass meetings in the principal churches, addressed by prominent association men, among whom are Messrs. C. L. Gates of Atlanta, T. S. McPheeters of St. Louis, and F. S. Good man of New York city. Monday and Tuesday will be de voted to tbe discussion of problems which affect men and boys. A well known association worker is to open a discussion on work among the men and boys in factory districts and it is expected that this will be a topic of absorbing interest. Students from fifteen different institutions of learning are coming; delegations of active, wide-awake young men are coming from the towns and cities. Altogether it will be a strong army of determined young Chris tian warriors that will take posses sion of the capital early in Febr uary. The state executive committee, through the columns of this paper, extends an especial invitation to the Christian men of the state to attend this convention. Any man who is interested in the wel fare of the men and boys of South Carolina is invited. It will be ne cessary for him, however, to secure delegate’s credentials, and this can be done by writing A. G. Knebel, State Secretary Y. M. C. A., Char leston, S. C. Parties desiring furth er information should address him. There will be reduced rates on all the railroads. The people of Colun^liia will entertain all delegates. Wide in Application.—The Con- gregatioualist says something of wide appeciation in this: "Sometimes when a new pastor assumes office the changes which he introduces are looked npou as re volutionary, telegraphed all over the country and headed up in local papers as a sensation. Not infre quently when the matter is inves tigated the bubble bursts, as for in stance, in the case of a Connecticut church whose new minister was heralded far and wide because be chose to wear a gown. It happened in this case that the suggestion came from the retiring pastor, who himself led tbe wav into the pulpit on the day it was first used. Tbe appearance of tbe new minister thus garbed made no stir in the coogregration nnd received only favorable comment.” They say that money talks, and so it does. The rich men and worn en of this country gave to pbilan- tropy in 1893 twenty nine millions of dollars; in 1894, thirty two mil lions; in 1895, nearly thirty-three millions; in 189G, twenty seven millions; in 1897, forty flv^ mil lions; in 1898, thirty-eight mil lions; in 1899, sixty-two millions; ia. 1900, forty-seven millions; in 1901, over fifty millions—more than three hundred and fifty mil lions in nine years, outside the mil lions given through the churches for educational, benevolent and strictly religious purposes. Yes, money talks. The money of La theran Christians in this country ought to be speaking a language which cannot be mistaken. L ought to talk so loud in the evan gelization of this country and in tbe heathen world that others may see our good works and glorify God —The Lutheran World. Suppose you quit dreaming about what you are going to do at some time in the future and begin to do something now.