Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-19
ANNIvERsARr MEEr1Ns or 1Hr WAsHr

ton City Bible Society held its twenty-fourth
anniversary meeting at Wesley Chapel, on which
Ing was called to order by the President of the
society, John p. lngle, Esq. The choir then per-
the Rev Mr. Kennard, Of E-street Baptist Church.
read portion Of 10th Psalm, which was fol.
lowed by prayer offered by the pastor of Wesley
Chapel, the Rev. J. w. McCauley.
Mitchell II. Miller, Esq then presented sum.
mary statement Of the condition and labors of the
society for the year. The pecuniary resources OF
the society, Including balance from last wear of
S37 50. had been from subscr ptions and donation.
of only s215. -
The Rev DIR. Thos II Stockton delivered tn
discourse The text selected was a part Of the Ssh
Psalm.
God has maguified the Bible above all the SYM.
bolS Of his character throughout the universe
The Bible is the only sensible, infall BILE and Di-
vine authority on earth. This Is the only author
tycomoiRing these three distinctions In ancient
times there were certain authorities which com
bined these three distinctions of the Bible; but
these ancient authorities had been withdrawn
from the world, so the Bible is i'll left In sole
and visible supremacy Those ancient author
itieswere elect men-electa ngels-and the Messiah
the Christine one great church between g od
and man. Now, | design TO indulge in various
CONCENTRATIONS Of this remarkable current edition
The past, indeed, must receive an occasional
glance, but the chief views will relate to the
present; and oh may the spirit of truth lead us
into all truth But when Surveying this whole
field of the Divine acknowledgement observing
the personal retirement of the elect agents from
the circle of sensible, infallible and Divine au-
thoIity, leaving It all still and lonely, apparently
without any sufficient guide, such questions as
the following, 1t seems, would be suggested
What now Is there no sensible, infaiIible and
Divine authority on earth! Shall God permit
the two great natural systems to be impaired and
obscured, creation become almost unintelIigible
exhibit any expression Of his power and sover-
eighty and providence to embarrass us by the
tnnumeraole instances of its results with our in
structive antici pations, and yet do nothing to
remedy these defects or to supply the wants they
occasion Shall be allow the two great social
systems to be so disordered, also, as to become
incompetent for the proper discharge of their
high functions Shall man be suffered to adopt
false principles, embody them in degrading AID
oppressive measures, and impose them by the
concentrated energies Of his faculties upon all
nations and ell generations, and nothing be done
70 arrest the evil Shall the church be suffered
70 adopt similar princf Piles, embody them in sim
liar measures, and embrace them by similar
powers and with similar results only modified
into agreement with subtler prejudices and
infinitely Prouder pretensons, and no check
be imposed either for the safety of human
itv, or the credit of divinity! And, more
over shah even the occasional rtliefs of the olden
times, wnen the earth was not hundredth part
explored, and our race was not hundredth part
expanded, and all the interest Of the separate
families and tribes were so divided ,-secluded-
now be Withdrawn from us! Every inspired
man, and every visible angel be withdrawn and
even our most constant and unequaled friend the
adorable Mediator Himself be withdrawn and
the masses Of mankind In their mere KNOWLEDGE:
and elevated and thong htful, solemn and even
intensely anxious modern conditions be aban-
dOned to the errors, and folies crimes and cruel
ties SCI Dish and wilfully hypocritcal tyrants1 In
word, shall the Highest look down upon such
scene as this, and still consent that every source
of true authority shall remain as sealed fountain
among inaccessi BILE rocks? The answer To an
such questions would be- No, No, God IL not
thus careless of his intelligent creatures He saw
the end from the beginning. He knew all the
exig'ncles OF human progress, and made due ros
visions TO meet them There is a sensible in.
fallible, and Divine authority on earth There
IL one but only one. There is only one but that
one is enough, and here it is-the Bible. oh,
look at it, and wonder at it, IL it did not itself
secure me from superstition, I should supersti-
tOusly regard it. As IL is, the Bible to me in
the hands OF child, is greater marvel than the
sun in mid Heaven. That, indeed, is glorious
symbol, but this is more glorious God Himself
has magnined this above all His nature
But IL is not enough to say that the Bible ia the
only sensible, divine authority now remaining on
earth Much more than this must be said II
has comprehensiveness and completeness for
fanscendlng such an announcement. The truth
Is all such authorities are comprehended in this
one. Indeed did say there were such authofi-
ties In ancient times and distant places; but that
they are now all Withdrawn. Let me correct this
error; or rather let me more exactly distinguish
the truth. Behold them here; all here Here the
psst Is present; here the distant is at hand: here
the lost are found; here the dead are alive Lo
the angels are here Take away the Bible and Won
take away the Lord Jesus Christ No longer need
any disputes be held In regard to the nature per-
SON. or Office OF Christ. Aye, take away the Bible
II.
earth, and the heaven, and the universe Are they
ali lefp Aha be IL so. But what kind OF man
is lefn Man without Maker, without Savior
and without a soul.
DR.. stockton spoke In his usual eloquent STYLE
and held his audience in rapt attention during
the whole Of the address.
On motion Of Mr.. SmithSon, a committee con-
sisting OF Messrs. William + Smithson Jacob
Gideon, A. NJ. Zeveley, ThOs T. WaItcr. and
Hon Thos. III Crawford, was appointed TO NOM
mate ofncers for the ensuing year, and to report
at an adjourned meeting Of the Society. AT the
same church. at 81 O'Clock, on Thursday even
ing next
The meeting adjourned with a benedietion
pronounced by Rev. Dr. Butler
For the want Of space to-day we are Obliged To
defer the report OF the Treasurer until Tomorrow
formed US Of a case, concerning which he Intended
TO appeal 10 the grand jury. Walking I'D the
street the day before he stopped to speak 10 man
and while eonversing hackman came up to
him, and demanded two dollars which he said
was due him from former partner of the gen
heman. He denied any knowledge Of the bust
ness OF person with whom he had no connec-
ton The hackmaE began to abuse him and at
length beat him with the butt of his whip; cut
ting bis head He left soon as he could get
away, and went to his home and changed his
Coat-the one be had being saturated with blood :
and returned 10 have his assailant arrested Inst
as he got within sight Of the hackman the hack
man got on his box TO drive OFF He followed the
hack, and the driver watched him. Coming IN
sight Of policeman, after driving some distance
the hackman fastened his horses, and getting to
the policeman, ordered the arrest OF his pursner
He was taken to the guard house with the
haekman. A Lieutenant was duty. The
prisoner stated that he was the party to make the
charge, and stated what it was He then called
upon the hackman to make his charge against
him. The Lieutenant however, retained the
citizen and let the hickman 60. The case was
not tried in the morning, and the prisoner was
released, and Immediately made charge against
tne nackman, and went TO the grand jury.
:, MEhpiAN HILL-We understand that this de-
neauul locality situated on Boundary street, at
tne junction OF Fourteenth street has been leased
by responsible parties Of this civ and "a 10 Re
ned up az nrst class place Of resort for pic mic
parties, etc Operations with a view 10 puttfn0
the place In thorough repair embrscino he I.y
ing our me grounds, arranging Of shade trees
erection OF hne large pavilion, etc are slrssdy
progressing, and no pains are 70 De snarsd hv ths
proPrietors TO make the place highFv .,,,.JJ,t,s
and popular as a summer resort "'i'e
ODD PILLOWS HALL.-We can ch.e,f,u -
commend Thiodon's Art Museum 70 the ,a,!,,iS
al large, as one OF the most entertaining instruc
i've, moral, and noval exhibitions in the worI5
IL Is well worth the visits of the most f.shtorLI