The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-21


tain the Convention FIVE minutes"
and good naturally the Convention
submits to 4 tedious harrangHe until
the measure is tabled or killed, as the
only way to be relieved from the talk
ing of it's friends. The whole of this
days session was thus wasted 10 a
discussion which became so prolonged
aud tedious that the measure would
have been voted against by those VINO
early in the day might have voted Tor
it. Some seem to think 1t OF vital
Importance that their words should be
heard. or that the resolution should
be amended to suit them, or are afraid
hat there is some hidden meaning, or
like to hear themselves talk, forgetting
that a large part of the Convention
does not entertain the same inclina-
ton.
Last night there was a magnificent
gathering at the Academy of Music,
| at the meeting of the Board of Mis-
sions. The building was filed
throughout, and many went away I'M
able to find standing room. Around
me many ladies were glad to rest
themselves by sitting on the floor, as
a very few minutes standing in the
fashionable shoes makes any change
of posture desirable. The Rev. DIR.
Carver, of Chicago, was the first
speaker. Doubtless some of your
readers have heard him, as he was
lately Rector in New Albany. His
splendid sentences and beautiful gen.
eralities filled the house with harmo-
NOUS sound, but did not call out the
bursts of applause thatofollowed the
living and warm words of the next
speaker, the Rev. DR.. Paddock, whose
sole fault was that he forgot he was
not the only speaker, and spoke for
half an hour. Bishop Cummins was
earnest, and went straight to the
hearts of the audience; and Bishop
futile too briefly alluded to his work
among the Mormons. The Rev. DIR.
Irving then appealed to the pockets
of the crowd, and / have no doubt
the response was a liberal one. The
audience, by a vote, expressed its
thanks to those who had so kindly
contributed to the pleasure of the
evening, in the way of music. A
large orchestra and chorus filed the
house with harmony. Miss Brainero
sang two beautiful solos, and the glo.
| rious strains of the Hallelujah Chorus
closed the musical part of the enter,
tainment.
This afternoon the corner stone wal
laid of the new st. Thomas Church
in Fifth Avenue, corner of Fifty-sec
ond Street. 1t is to be a beautiful
church, costing about $500, 900, anC
the very undertaking of such a build
, ing speaks well for the spirit of thu
! parish. and for the popularity of thu
: Rev. DIR. Morgan, to whom the con
gregation is very much attached; an,
: although the weather was stormy, ye
1 there was a fair attendance of ladies
! who in this, as in every other matte
of religious interest. are earnest an
: Jealous. And speaking of ladies, re
I, minds me that / am constantly mad
y conscious of the fact that / am not i
i Southern Indiana by the freshness o
the faces we meet. Perhaps part o
the charm is due to art, and for ther
the New York ladies are emit
tied to praise for their proficiency
but l am inclined TO think that tn
climate has much to do with it, an
that many of these rosy checks an
clear .complexions would lose thei
freshness after a few years in th
pocket of Indiana. G.