The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-14

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-Fhe organis far larger than e3theT-ot.
the organs IN your city.
The invocation was brief, c0mpre-
heDsive, fervent and eloquent. The
hymn was that beautiful and express
sive one COMMENCING:
Nature with open volume stands.
To spread her Max erfs praise abroad;
And every labor of her hands,
Shows something worthy OF a God.
Il was sung with more reference 10
fine artistic execution. than express
sion Of the grand idea il contained.
The prayer following was short, but
peculiarly solemn and comprehensive,
breathing an air of deep toned piety,
and with an enuDciatIOn 50 clear and
deliberate, that every word could be
heard In the remotest parts Ototbe,
house. The scriptural lesson was
from the Gospel Of John, the an
nointing Of Jesus by Mary, and the
triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Twenty-four persons were added 70
the church, twelve by letter, aud
twelve upon examination. Two young
ladies' were baptized. The text was
the 32d verseio of the 18th chapter of
the Gospel BY John: And if | be
lifted up from the earth will draw all
men unto me.
The sermon was plain, deliberate,
emphatic, and rather eloquent; Graz
torieally good, and rhetorieally orna-
mental. with an occasional dramatic
style Of voice and gesture, passing
rapidly from one side Of the rostrum
to the other, and posing himself on
his tip-toes on the very edge of the
platform, as he reached the climax OF
his sentence, depicting the terrors of
the law (which continually says,
cysei curseil curseilI "-his tone
and manner thrilling his audience.
and almost causing blood to run chill
In their veins. Then modulating his
voice and manner, he. in the gentlest
melting accents, cOntTasted with it
the spirit Of the glorious Gospel, which
dropped blessings and hope and com
fort and salvation 1t is not strange
he exercised such an influence on the
people Of the South at the opening of
IbeIebelli0n. He is uDquestiOnab
an extraordinary man. sas
As a contrast to the solemn services
we have so feebly and imperfectly de-
scribed, the city, about the time the
church services commenced, was re-
sonant with. brass bands, and the
tramp, tramp, tramp, of large process.
.sl0us "a route to the Fair grounds to
celebrate the grand May Festival Of
King Gambrinus. One or two of
these PROFESSIONS passed ia the vicin-i
ity Of the church, and delayed the
commencement of the services, The
scene at the Fair grounds is described
as one Of extraordinary hilarity and
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Avisit 10 New orleans would not
be complete unless you visite Lake
II anchartrainys some seven miles north /
west of the city. Taking street car
at the Custom House, few squares
bring you within a square Of the
Ponchartrain Depot, where you take
the train, and in half an hour, at an
expense Of % cents a head for adults,
and three children thrown in for an
other quarter, you reach the lake with
tickets for the return In your pocket, /
the only cheap thing we found in New
Orleans. The couatry between the /
city and the lake looks wild, marshy
aud worthless. Ferns caeti, stunted
cypress, Spanish moss and water
lilies prevail. The railroad extends 4
far out into the lake to the end Of the
pier On each side Of the pier are
bath houses, reached by transverse
eaUseways, built like the pier and /
railroad upon piles The causeways. 4
and bath houses are dilapidateG and !
out ofuse. Hundreds of people are
assembled on the pier, watching the /
sails aud steamers far out on the lake. /
Away to the right. steam-s#
er and "a sail care seen
gradually disappearing behind the 1
horizon. Directly IN front of the
pier the smoke of another steamer I
and the top Of sail may be seen lust /
above the ridge of water, steadily /
growing IN size, until the steamer !
soon looms up and rapidly approaches I
the pier. Far of to the left other /
sails and steamers appear, approach /
ing or departing. Several small fish |
ing smacks, with their broad snow i
white sails, leave the pier and stretch |
far across the lake, while numer-
Gus small sail-boats, with plea
are fitting about in /
the vicinity of the pier The I
day Is very calm, and the surface of /
the Lake IS almost unruffled, there I
being scarcely enough wind to FL the /
sails of the boats In the vicinity, I
The placid waters had but little re- /
semblance to the dark and deep blue I
ocean" except in its bOundless-
ness, as you look to the north and /
west. It was simply broad expanse /
of placid water, stretching along Its +
low marshy shores to the right and 1
laft- and hOuudad IN front nv the bor