Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-25
RELIGIOUS.

CONSIDERATION or BIsHor CLARKsoy.-The consc-
Grafton of this eminent divine at Chicago recently
as Bishop of Nebraska and adjacent territory was
one OF the most imposing cercmonals ever witnessed
in this country. large number of Bishops of the
Protestant Episcopal Church were present, and the
Right Rev. Bishop Whipple, of Wisconsin, preached
the Conservation Sermon.
We have much pleasure in abiding to the elevation
to the Bishopric Of exemplary and distinguished
divine as Bishop Clarkson,-a the more so because
ne went from Washington county. in our good old
State. The Bishop has many friends here who
cherish the memory of his worth and gratifed TO
see that his noble qualities meeting with proper
appreciation.
Rev. A. L, Stone. D. D.. gave the first of series
o. sermons before the Young Mems Christian Asso-
BOSTON f6osIonic IL vas an able and eloquent argument in
iav9r G o. the Sunday Law; and earnest appeal to
right.-Boston Recorder.
CoNNECTICUT.-The Congregational church in New.
town celebrated its l50th anniversary Oct 10Th with
interesting commemorative services. The Congrega-
tlonal church at Greene's Farms Westport cele-
ofated Its l5Oth anniversary. October 26th.
DAY OF PRAyER.-The Methodist Centenary Com.
mittee has passed resolution fixing the first Sunday
IN January 1866, as day to be observed by special
and united prayer for the divine blessing on the cen
tenary services Of the year, and for such general
revival Of religion that this period may be marked as
an epoch OF special spiritual progress in the church
Those who know themselves, however superG-
claHy, are Dut 100 well aware that the great him
drances to efectual and profitable worship of every
description are fOrmality-the substitution of the
shadow for the substance of the letter for the spirit
drawing near to God with our lips when our hearts
are far from him. We feel and admit that it is the
Spirit of God alone which can keep us in the real
spirit Of prayer.-Friends' iateL,gencer
PATIESoE-But let us see to it, my friends, that
none of us should fancy that because we find it hard
to exercise patience, therefore we may be excused
seeking to exercise 1t at all. Many people act as if
they thought that because they had special need of
patience therefore they may do without patience
altogether. Many man appears to think that the
nasty temper or the oyer-anXiOus disposition which
ne received from nature to be received as an ex-
cuse Tor constant fretuness for occasional out
bursts OF lmpatence which are humiating to Chris
tlan character and destructive of Christian peace
But while we admit that no human being can tell
now honestly any Christian ula2 has striren with
the evil heart OF nature-how hard the law of the
mind has fought against the law in the members
while we ber that we may partly know what q
man has done, but cannot reckon what he has re-
sisted yet let forget that temptation il very
rarely so strong as to destroy responsibility or TO eX
cuse transgreSson.
If any among US feels within himself that impa-
tience Is his most easily besettng sin If any among
US feels mournfully within himself that here it is the
thorn IN the flesh strikes deep and the minister of
Satan has most power to buffet; then let such one
remember that here is his -ground:-that here
Is the enemy which God specially intends him to re.
slst and here the end which God specially intends
him to win: Better is he that rueth his spirit"
saith the wise man, than he that taketh n cityi:
the truest and nobes conqueror is he who has come
OH victorious in that boodless battle of life And
let us be sure of it, that THE God of patience and
consolation; He who "knowcth our frame" and
who has told us how sorey we have need of pa
ence,' will be ready by His Spirit and His grace to
strengthen us to all patience, to enable US to
possess our souls in patience" ito run with pa
tence the race set before us,'-'patiently waiting
t99r Chris" and His coming at the last-A. K. H.