Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-18


Of the State Of Maryland, held their quarter.
ly meeting in old Trinity Church. The exercises
were introduced with singing, and prayer BY the
Rev Mr.. Hera, after which the Grand Verify
Patriarch, Rev. T. II. w. Monroe, addressed the
meeting.
He said that they had met for the purpose Of
holding their regular quarterly meeting. II bad
been announced In some Of the city papers that
several distinguished gentlemen would address
them upon the occasion, but some of those who
were to have spoken had been UNEXPECTEDLY called
Rev Mr.. Brooks but they still had some present
who would be able to interest them, and who
would explain their principles and aim. As they
were passing along the streets he had heard the
question asked, who are they. and what is their
object, The to the nrst query they already
know; That Of the second he would give them In
known everywhere that their order was decidedly
and prominently temperance society. There
was no other society Of a like character In the
whole land IL was true there were few socie-
ties of Rechabites, but their number very
limited, and their principles were almost ident-
cally the same a. those Of the Sons of Temperance
Their members were classified into different or
ders or grades, and each grade was represented by
the color Of the regalia. The members Of the
subordinate lodges, which met weekly, wore the
white; the grand lodges, which met four times
year, were represented by the red; and the
fionsl divisions was represented by the blue The
grand division 10 composed Of representatives.
from the several subordinate divisions In a State,
and the national division is composed Of repre-
sentatives from the grand divisions Of the States
Mr.. Monroe, after explaining at great length the
various characteristics Of the ord.r, and the re-
spectiye relations sustained by the subordinate
lodges TO each other, introduced B. the audience
Benz. f CAN'T, ESQ of Md.
Mr. CAN'T said be had expected to be a listener
instead Of speaker, but as those who were to
have spoken had been called away, Ii had de-
volyed upon him to say few words. He did not
expect the applause Of the audience, neither did
he covet the reputation Of an orator; but he did
most earnestly desire to see the great work Of re-
formation prosper He would not insult the au-
dience by attempting to prove that intemperance
was an evil. ANY little boy could point to It's
ened systems ruined intellects, and blasted hopes
In every department Of life neither age, sex, nor
condition has been exempt from the destructive
effects Of this prevailing evil. 1t has prostltuted
and perverted the high and LOFTY aspirations Of
early manhood, alienated the affections Of the
father from his child, sunk him down to the level
Of the hrte: and he has finally gone down into
his footsteps How was this change brought
about in a mans character, IL was not done at
once. Ii was the work Of months, sometimes the
prolonged and ceaseess temptation Of years, that
fastens upon man the self Destroying appetite for
strong drink This appetite perhaps had been
created in children by INDUCES but thoughtless
parents who, not fearing any danger to them
selves, had used alcoholic drinks at their meals
and elsewhere, and had unwittingly sowed the
seeds Of destruction and woe In their families
The society not only wanted the prayers Of the
church and the money of the benevolent, but
unless the influence Of parents was felt by the
children in opposition to the use Of liquors
beverage, they could accomplish but little. 1t
was particularly desirable that they have the CO.
operation Of woman's influence. Their organi-
zation looked more to the young and future gen.
Grafton than they did to the present for very great
results. The influence which a mother or sister
has over young man may tell for life or death
upon his future history.
At the close Of Mr. Gantt's remarks, the Rev.
Mr.. Hera was introduced to the audience, who
made an eloquent and impressive appeal to the
people to rally around the temperance cause; but
the length and comprehsnsiveness Of his remarks
will not permit as to give an adequate idea Of
them.
brass band enlivened the exercises with mu-
sic; and at the close Of the meeting, the society
was dismissed with the benediction by the Grand
Worthy Patriarch, Rev. Mr.. Monroe.
LEcrURK.-wednesday night Prof. Barnard, of
the University Of Mississippi, gave at the Smthso-
Notwithstanding the disagreeable condition Of
the sidewalks large audience was present. larger,
In fact, than has been at any previous scientific
lecture this season
The lecturer said that the particular branch of
this science which he should take mp in the be-
ginRing Of the course was polarizsd light The
analyzation of light had been the most Perplexing
subject that had ever troubled the mind Of man
Nv bile nothing be attained in the various arts
and sciences without 1t, but comparatively little
5or nothing was known of It, It was true that
great minds had pondered over IL and a vast
amount of important conclusions obtained, but as
yet there was an impenetrable mystery about the
subject which science had not dispelled.i While
there is much that has been discovered in very
modern times, there are a great many facts which
were well known and established In the days Of
the ancients now common to all. The first re-
by Euclid three hundred years before the Chris
tian era. Plato, Pythagoras, and others. wrote
treatises upon light, but their discussions begun
and ended in mere speculations. Calico found
that an object made two distinct images upon the
eye, but only made one i'm preston upon the mind;
and Euclid was the first to discover the principles
Of reflection and refraction. But the great princi
pies ofligh overlooked from that period down
Through nearly 500 years, and not until quite
recently had any important results been realized
Rtolemy was the first to discover that reflection
Eand refraction were two distinct principles. Op-
tics is divided into two classes: Dioptrics or the
geometrical branch; and stetoptrics, or the phys
ical Ii wasa long time before any law deter.
passing from one body through another. was co.
tablished. IL was found that the ratio Of refrac-
ton Of ray Of light passing from the air into
into vessel Of winter, the bottom appeared one
fourth nearer the surface, and looking obliquely
the deception 10 still greater. Newton discovered
and ts,t sncS Oa,t wss a S;s,int
White was combination Of all these colors; but
white could be obtained by q proper mixture OF
three colors DIR. Wollaston discovered that the
spectrum formed bya prism was crossed by black
lines, seven In number. Subsequently $40 were
counted; and, at still later dale, DR. Brewster
discovered 1900 The next thing which the
Of Robert Hood, that all thin, translucent sub.
stances appeared to have color as 10 seen in soar
bubbles, &c In 1878 a treatise was written in
Denmark upon the peculiar formation of Liz hit al
was shown in piece Of crystal from Iceland, now
known AZ Iceland spar In 1908 the principle oil
double refraction was evolved; and In the sue.
ceeding years great results have been attained in
the science.
Having given brief synopsis Of the discoveries
in OPTICS the lecturer said that at the ectur,
he should enter more infinitely Into the science o.
the polarization Of light. His remarks were illus
trated by beautiful drawings and ingenious scien
tinc apparatus; and the whole course promises Il
be one Of pleasure and profit
TEE wAsHINsroN LIGHT 6uARDs.-Ths regu
lar meeting Of the Washington Light Guards tool
= place last evening at Odd Fellows Hall, Nav,
% Yard, and the frst business In order was ID,
. election Of the remaining oficen. This havins
been done, the following IL list Of the oncer
elected: Captain, 8; A. II Mark, ir.i LIST Lieut.,
Samuel T. Ellis I'd do, Donald McCathran q
do, VIM. A. Altemus; Orderly Sergeant, @. E
Mcdonnell I'd do, Lloyd w. Humphrey; 81
do, Arthur W. Clements; 4th do Edward M
Botsler; 5th do, Charles w. Watson; LIST Cor
poral, VIM. T. McLane; ID do, Andrew v. 10
hey; Sd do, Henry C. McCauley; 4th do, Jas
w simmons Ordnance Ofdcer, Stephen Coster
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