The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-26
THE COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN.
Conespondencs Of the Columbian Fountain.
New MARKEr, Frederick Co., Md.
March "a lqA6

March "a, le46.
Mr.. EDnoK: take pleasure in redeeming
the promise made to you before left the Me-
Gopolis, on last Friday.
After leaving you at the Railroad Depot, a
few hours ride in the cars brought US TO Bal
timore, one of the most pleasant cities OF our
Union, where we spent several days IN the
company Of our friends, who treated US with
aheir wonted hospitality.
We spent our time mostly in visiting such
parts of the city as afford entertainment and
instruction, such as the monuments, churches,
SIC. Your readers, generally, are so familiar
with Baltimore, that we may spare ourselfthe
trouble Of much detail bu; it may be interest
ing to give brief account Of the manner in
which we passed the Lords day.
In the forenoon, we went TO the Charles st.
Methodist Episcopal Church, and heard the
Rev. Mr. Miburn deliver, in a style that did
him honor, and pro6ted us-a good discourse
on the. Gospel of Christ, which he spoke Of
particularly in reference to its excellent doc
trines. its pure moral precepts, its precious
promis ses, and awful threatenings after eluci-
dating which, he made allusion to his being
strang, .r, blind, &c., in most affecting man
iner. N ever were we more delighted or edited,
than byr this sermon, and we regard Mr.. M. as
a your.g man of the highest promise for useful
ness a minister. May he be spared long to
the Cla.urch, and himself enjoy the blessings
Of that Gospel he so clearly and forcibly
preach es to the crowds that attend upon his mi
nistra ti;ons. A4
/. The, Rev. DIR. Morris, of the Lutheran
churcla. preached at Rev. Mr.. Kranth's church
on Lo rnbard street, in the afternoon. He took
his te. 1t from the Old Testament, part of it
from Il ,e Psalms, and part from one of the
minor prophets. The theme Of his impressive
discour Sc was conversation between trou-
bled SO ul and a faithful pastor, in which he
laid bel fore us the rich profusion Of the grace
Of God for all persons in distress, and showed
beau,ifu lily the happy manner in which the
true disc ,iple of Christ might escape the path
of despa ir and live in cheerfulness all his days.
We und erstood that this gentleman was to sail
the next day for Europe, and we saw from the
tears VIII ich started from the eyes of many Of
his audie nee at the close Of his sermon, that
he held a place in their affections, and would
be follow ed by their prayers when he shoult
be far ay way from his home. He, with man,
other ds' nguished ministers of this country
will auen ID the great Convention for Christian
Union in the city Of London, this summer.
! AT mig ht we heard Rev. Mr.. Ward, Ga sol
of yours, we think, in the Green street, Me
thodist rotestant Church. His sermon wa.
quite brie #, and was listened to with great at.
tenlion b, the respectable audience who were
in atentl ance.
AT an early hour yesterday we left in the
cars for cumberland, but concluded to spend a
day here with some acquaintances. This is a
neat little village, on the great Western turn
pike.
There ire two Methodist and one Friends
church he re, and the large majority of the peo
pie are loral and religious. The cause Of
temperanc e appears to be at stand still at the
places we have lately visited, but we trust the
free circul alton of your paper will help to re-
vive it. Yours, truly, DELTA.