The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-30
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

OBLIGATORY EXERCISEs.-A continuation of the
dedicatory exercises in connection with the hall of
the Young Mems Christian Association of West
baltimore corner OF Schroeder and Pearce streets,
took place last night in the Associate Reformed
Church, Fayette street. (Rev. DR.. Tiffany's) which
was completely filled on the occasion, crowds being
unable to gain admission, so much so, that Dr. Tiff
lany had to request some of the audience to clear
the right aisle in order to allow some of those who
were to take part in the proceedings to reach the
platform. The services were commenced by sing
ing and prayer, after which the Rev. Henry Grat-
tan Guinness, Dublin, Ireland, addressed the meet
ing me ReV gentleman took for his text the 9th
chapter OF Corluthins l4th verse; but the words to
which be more particularly called attention were
"The blood of Christ" He said in the outset that
he did not come there to preach any formal sermon,
put ne came there tospeak plainly, and he trusted
humoly, honestly and truthfully in the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ He could not but believe that
many who were IN that place, perhaps one-half had
never come to the knowledge of the truth which
was IN Jesus, and were not prepared for death and
eternity and be had found this be generally the
case in other places where he had preached and
even of those who had been converted he found
many of them backslidtng, and they did not know
It, Just because they had quilted their first love-
He did not know what they expected from him
that night, but he would tell them plainly, if he
could talk finely and eloquently, he would rather
not do so. He would not lead them away by
ornamental preaching, but would speak to them
plainly on the subject which he had chosen for his
text. He had no Gospel to preach to them;
but his grief that he found in this country
people so Gospel-hardened that he sometimes
thought he had far better go to places where people
had fewer opportunities of hearing the Gospe than
go to large cities where the Gospel is drummed
and preached to those who let it go in at one ear and
out tatthe other Mr.. Guinness then referred to his
text, which he treated in vigorous and torcible
style, speaking for about an hour and a rextem
pore. At the conc usion of his discourse the meet
ing was addressed for short time by Hugh L.
Bond, Esq, IN support of the objects ofThe Associ
atl0n. Several other gentlemen were expected to
address the meeting but probably declined DOING
so owing TO the lateness of the hour AGter the
collectors had gone round the Church. the proceed
lngs were brought to a close bv the Rev Cyrus
Dixon, who pronounced the benediction At the
meeting held on Monday the contributions to tbn
Association amounted to $50.
OPENING OF HOLIDAY SrREfT.-It is the inten-
tlon OF the Committee on Highways through their
Chairman, Major Spedden, to present an ordinance
repeating so much of the ordinance authorizing
the widening ard opening of Holiday street as re-
iers to the condemnation and opening Of that Dor
tion between Baltimore street, and Exchange Place
and Commerce street. 1t would have been pre-
sented last evening, but several members of the
committee on Highways were absent and had not
signed the bill.
morning the grocery store of Mr.. MacAbee, S92
west Pratt street, was broken into and goods to
the amount of S25, valuable overcoat, and 81 in
cash, carried OIL The thieves had gained entrance
W tne sure ny lorclhg SIDE window, and made
their escape when they heard the owner rise On
his coming to the store he found the candle. which
the thieves had lighted, still burning, only small
part OF 1t being consumed. No trace can be had to
the robbers, who were no doubt disturbed before
they had got the plunder completed.
The LUPToN RAILWAY GRANr.-Yesterdav eve
ming Mr.. Roberts, of the First Branch City Council
presented an ordinance, granting the right of way
for passenger railway over the bed of Holiday
and Hillen streets, and Greenmount avenue to
Joshua LuptOn, Samuel Spruce and Others
similar bill was passed by the last City Council,
but did not receive the signature of the Mayor, and
was accordingly defeated.
RELIGIOUS REcEPrIoN.-On the l4th instant, at
the convent Of the Immaculate Conception, PoppIe-
ton street, Sister NJ. Ignatius Sumner, and Sister
NJ Vincent Brown, made their holy profession in
the hands OF the Rev Eugene Petromeli, s. j., as
sisted by the Revs j. F. Hickey, F. Mcclellan, and
j. Jacobs, C. IS. n.