The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-09
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, March 7, 1859.

Editors of the Baltimore Exchange:
Over head yesterday, the sabbath, bright
and charming, every way adapted to draw out
those who accustomed to attend divine worship.
The streets of WilIiamsport very fiat and unu-
sualy muddy, from the recent fall of rain and
Early in the morning the citizens of the country
began pouring in through the different thorough
fares.
The churches all crowded during the day.
The congregations were evidently highly delighted
with the minstrations Of the visiting cergymen.
The chief attraction at the Methodist church,
where Bishop Scott preached strong and truly
evangelical sermon on the "PentecoSt." His
marks were well timed, and specially appropriate
to the graduating class of deacons. A profound
and salutary impression was produced upon all
minds and hearts. Twelve travelling and five local
ministers were ordained to deacon's orders.
Rev. H. Slicer preached a nervous and eloquent
discourse before the ordination of elders in the
same church at three O'Clock, on the ''Glory of
Christ's Kingdom" Immediately after sermon
eighteen preachers were ordained to elders orders.
Rev. A. A. Reese read the collect; Rev. DR.. Sar-
gent the epistles; Rev. ). keper presented the
candidates, anc Revs. Amos Smith, Jos. 5. Lee and
Richard Brown assisted in the laying of hands.
So great the throng in the afternoon that
sepa rate services were held in the basement of the
church, and Rev. Mr. Hamlin, of your city, dev-
cred on the spur of the moment chaste and excel
lent sermon. In the same church, Rev. |. Miller
OBLIGATED at seven o'clock. Rev. DR.. Sargent dis
coursed ably in the Second Presbyterian Church
on lPeter, i. DR.. SIS efforts elected usual I'M
qualified admiration. In English Lutheran Church
Mr.. Chambers otficiated. Other sermons were de-
livered which do not deem it necessary to men,
ton. The day will be one long cherished in the
memories of the people.
The Preachers Fund Society held their annual
business meeting on Saturday evening. This is a
purely beneficial association gotten up among the
Ministers for the mutual aid of its members. The
following gentlemen were elected officers for the
ensuing year: John A. Gore, President; John
Bowen, Vice President VIM. Harden Secretary;
A. A. Reese, Treasurer, and Amos Smith, 7. NJ
Reese, II. Slicer, j. Monroe, r. s. Vinton, S. KEEP
Ter, James Sanks, Geo. Hildt F. Mccartney and
II. B. Ridgaway, Board of Managers.
/ see number of the prominent laymen present
from the different charges in Baltimore Among
them E. J. Church, Saml. Kinds, j. P. Thomas, j.
f. Afford, J. +. Plummer, E. S. Lambdin, Drs
Merryman and knnemon, Robt. Turner, +. Littig
Schaffer j. w. Randolph and Saml. McCubbin.
The Preachers Aid Society is to hold a public
meeting this evening. Addresses are expected by
Drs. Slicer, Sargent, and other friends of the
cause.
The Conference will probably adjourn on We'd
nesday.
stirring debate is expected tomorrow on Lay
Delegation. Yours, &C., TACITUs.
Owens, THE CoMEDlAN.-It cannot fail to crafty
the numerous friends and admirers of Mr. Owens,
in this city, to read the following extract from the
New Orleans Delta. His long engagement at the
"Vareties," in that city, to have met with
that enthusiastic success which should everywhere
attend so clever an actor.
"There never was such benefit as the occasion
proved to be for John Owens 1t was all, and more
than ALL that the beneficiary fancy, assisted by the
most enthusiastic OF his friends, could possibly have
painted it. Every seat, every attainable opening,
every available space for standing, jamming and
squeezing was taken up and stoutly held. What
the receipts of the night might have been with
more capacious theatre it is difficult to conceive.
As it was they amounted to nine hundred and sew
enty-nin dollars, and how much money could
get in comparatively so small theatre is quite
wonder. Certainly, the result is extremely bril-
liant. Two circumstances were noteworthy in the
house last night. 1t was to be observed that the
old and fixed population of the city, the most solid
and substantial classes, much more largely
represented than is usually to be such occa-
sions. The deliberate appreciation of such is some
thing worth striving for and when won is feather
that the management may feel proud to wear 1t
was also to be remarked that the classes occu-
pied indifIerenty the second and third tiers. This
is quite triumph for the theatre inasmuch some
repugnance has been heretofore manifested to taking
seats in that tier, although it is quite as eligible,
for the most part, as the first"
ARRIVAL OF THE CAHAWBA.
The U. S. Mail steamship Cahawba, J. ID. Bulloch,
Commander, from New Orleans via Havana
arrived at New York yesterday afternoon,
hav ing left the latter place on the even