The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-09
EVENING SESSION.

EVENING SESSION.
The Convention was opened by
devotional exercises and the singing
of "All hail the power of Jesus
name"
Prayer By Rev. DR.. J. FL. Lynch,
after which the choir sang, How
happy every child of Peace"
Col. Ray then spoke in favor of a
full consideration to the Sunday
School work, and Mr.. w. B. Jacobs
lead in prayer. and the congregation
joined in singing, Come, Thou
fount of every blessing"
Brother John T. Glover, from the
Finance Committee, reported that
money enough was being collected to
defray all expenses.
A vote of thanks to the citizens Of
Evansville, was passed, for the liber-
crafty of their contributions.
The choir then sang the Messiah"
Mrs. Coolidge singing the solo,
81 know that my Rsdeemer hveth."
with exquisite skill and sweetness.
Professor B. g. Robbs was intro
duced, and delivered learned lecture
on the geography of the Bible, which
he divided into the known and I'M
known. He advised that the Tenth
Chapter of Genesis be carefully
studied as the most important of the
whole Bible on geography. In con-
nection with the subject. he referred
to the different races of man. and
their evident homogeneousness.
Referring to the maps, he gave a
graphic description of the homes of
the Israelites under Abraham, and
the various interesting localities
named in scripture. their relation to
other countries, the historical events
occurring in each. He corrected many
popular errors regarding Scriptural
Geography, and referred to the igno-
rance of modern geography, prevail
ing among intelligent people even.
The geography of the scripture was
so intimately connected with its his
tory, that knowledge Of the one was
necessary to correct understanding
of the other.
People here, when the birthplace
of the Saviour is referred to. imagine
it to be frame or log stable, when if
they would study the geography and
the history of the locality, they would
learn that the stable was a large cav
eru, furnished with managers, &C.,
where cattle and sheep were sheltered.
Glasses have been troubled to find
Decapolis, when there was no such
locality. Decapolis meant a region in
which are ten cities around the sea of
GaIilee.
Speaking of the ignorance of the
people on the subject of geography
and seriptural matters, he told Of a
man who asked him if the sea he had
crossed in coming to this country was
not the same whose waters the Lord
had stilled, and Of the Congressman
who did not know the Lords prayer
from Now | lay me down to Sleep
&C., &c.
The discourse, which was very in
terestiDg throughout. was of such a
character that DO mere abstract could
do justice to it.
Mr.. j. #. Gle ser offered the follow
ing resolution. Which was unanimous
ly adopted, the whole congregation
rising to vote:
Resolved, That vote of thanks be
rendered to Hon. B. @. Hobbs, for his
able and most Instructive address on
Bible Geography
DR.. Andrus announced that the 81
o'clock children's meeting would be
held in this Church The Convention
would meet in the Walnut Street
Church at the usual hour in the af-
ternoon, and continue until the hour
for the cbi'dren's meeting.
The evening session would also be
held in the Walnut Street Church.
The singing of the quartette.
Beautiful Angel" by Messrs. Tinker
and Mason. and Mrs. Coolidge and
Talbot. and benediction by Rev. DR..
Andrus, closed the exercises.
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