Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-05-05
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correspondence Of the Belmont Chronicle.

Correspondent ee of the Belmont Chronicle.
CINCINNATI. O., April %, 1870.
A grand concert was given by tn
teachers and scholars of Trinity Churcl
Sunday School. on Sabbath last Rev
Richard Gray Pastor, thirty-five year
ago resident of St. Clairsville, wishe
to be remembered kindly to.those deal
friends who knew him there) The ex.
ercises were interesting throughout
There were twenty classes each repre-
sented by an appropriate emblem which
was handed to the pastor with selected
verse of Scripture. Rev. Gray made 9
few remarks and questioned the child
rem regarding the meaning conveyed
All were beautiful some were espically
so /; among those we noticed: "Sheaf Of
wheat" Cross and anchor" Watch
Tower and Ship in Storm" This last
was gotten up by Mr.. Beers, (teacher ol
the Wickliffe classl assisted by the lady
members of his family. By an ingeni-
Gus arrangement it was made to rock as
dell in the course of his remarks referred
twice to the significance of this emblem.
The eXcersises were interspersed with
music, presentation of Banners, Pray
er-books &c; also the reading of commit
tee reports which were both interesting
and amusing. The visiting committee
worked an extensive field. They were
taken for burglars, set upon by dogs,
'.cussed, ," and in fact suffered almost
all the Affections of Paul except ship
wreck, and as they operated on land
that could only occur in the form oi
"shipwrecked hopes" October first the
school numbered nine teachers-now
twenty-one. Seven scholars-now taCo,
hundred. Bishop Bedell delivered a
brief address, and after singing that
beautiful hymn-"The Old Old Story"
the meeting adjourned.
The Bishop preached in the church
the same evening to large and intelli-
gen audience. Subject-"Whatsoever
a man soweth that shall he also reap"
Twelve persons were confirmed
GOD AND THE DEVIL
are striving for the mastery ofthis beau
tiful city. Its citizens represent three
classes 1st, Those who cry GOOD Lord"
and are earnest christian workers End,
Those who cry Good Devil" and are
active in the service of their Satanic
Master, Sd, tho Sc who cry Good Lord,
Good Devil" not knowing whose hands
they may fall into. A stranger would
be astonlshed to learn the amount of
vice and crime committed and existing
here he would be equally impressed
with the efforts made by the Christian
part of community to suppress it. If
the DEVILS agents take to the pave so
do the "faithful workers." and at the
elbow of the man who distributes to
each passer by programmes setting forth
the brilliant attractions of the Can
Can" or the ''ShOo Fly Waltz" and
announcing that there will be free
lunch at Jolnny's at nine O'clock" we
find the Lords agent, handing to the
multitude continually passing, small
printed slips announcing the hours of
service at the various churches, also
stating that seats are free and strangers
welcome. The members of Rev. Spaul
ding's church in concert with their pastor
are laboring earnestly in their masters
vinyard. 1t was our privilege to attend
one of their social meetings held at the
house of Mr.. Churchill on West Fourth
St. We have seldom passed an evening
so pleasantly. Mr.. and Mrs. Churchill,
together with the other members of their
association, are kindly christian people,
and we wish them success. The young
mems Christian Association is doing
good work. Pleasant reading, music,
and conversation rooms are provided
and no charge for admission. The
morning prayer meeting is well attend
ed. Business men on their way to their
counting rooms spend half an hour each
morning, and the attendance of strangers
is large. Prayers are put up for erring
ones and those who are tempted. A
gentlemen stated that on the preceding
Sabbath flve-hundred young men had
visited saloon near his house-Another
that more than that number of gallons
of beer had been sold on the same day,
reckoning the number of casks deliver
ed. These are but two of the thousands
which are open day and night in the
city. There are also "Beer Palaces"an
Beer Gardens" where whole families
their tables during these Sabbath hours
and wasting both their precious time
and their money hardly earned. When
a saloon keeper is well known and pat
ronized he is given or assumes a choice,
pet name, and in order to let his friends
know where he is located tis only neces-
sary to hang out Tiny" little sign in
blue and gold with the single word
"Jonny's" or Charlie s"traced thereon,
and the rest is understood. Only one
saloon has assumed name which with
one or two touches of the pencil, could
be rendered appropriate. Situated in
gloomy easements under the business
rooms on third street, it bears cooling
name, THE SHADES, and we would add,
OF DEATH.
THE COURTS.
In the U. S. Court-Judges Emmons
and Leavitt have for the past three days
been hearing an argument on de-
murfer to the Indictment in the case of
the U. S. VS.. Isaac n. Cook, paymaster
in the army, who is accused of having
embezzled and spent at the gaming
table over $50. 900 of the public money,
between May and November 1852. The
demurrer is on the ground of the find
ing of the Indictment, more than t"o
wears after the commission of the al
legged offence. In the well known Rob
bins case" John 1. Robbins was accused
of using on Tobacco caddies counterfeit
revenue> stamps. He was indicted on
seven counts, and after long and pa
tient trial the jury brought in verdict
of guilty on all the counts except one.
A motion will be made for new trial.
A civil suit was entered on the docket
of the U. S. Court yesterday against
John I Robbins and his sureties for
recovery of $l3, 600, transportation bond,
on tobacco from this city to the Thirty
second New York District on the 9th
of August 1869. Judge Emmons of the
Circuit Court, Ballard of the District