Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-12-23

18th inst. 1t was signalized by the attend
ancc of large congregations and the pres
rncc and OBLIGATION of eminent ministers.
The following list embraces the names of
MINISTER'S PRESENT:
Bishop f. r. AMEs, of Baltimore, Rev.
r. l.. DAsHIELL, ID. ID. President of Dick
inson College, Carlisle, Pa, Rev. w. IIoL-
LIDAY, p. f.. Winchester District, Rcvs.
GEO. w. COOPER and WILF0RD Downs.
of Baltimore, Rev AUSTIN CoURTENAy, of
Homecoming, Rev. DUnEtN MILLER, Of
circuit, Rev. JOHN EDWARDS of Bloom
ington circuit, Rev. f. J. GRAY, Pastor NJ.
+. Church, Rev. G. II. HUMPHREY. Pastor
Presbyterian. Rev ID l.. MCKENZIE, Pas
tor English Lutheran. and Rev. L. LLEw-
ELLYN. Pastor Baptist Church,-the latter
AR OF Frosthurg.
ARRIVALS.
Bishop AIEs, with Rcvs. CooPER and
DowNs. arrived by special train on the c.
x p. II: H., on Friday evening DIR.
DAsHIELL arrived on Saturday evening on
regular train on the same road.
SERMON BY BISHOP ANEs./
A large congregation assembled in the
auditorium at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, to hear the
morning discourse.
Rev. Bishop, f. r. AMHs, with Rev. w.
II. HOLIDAY, p. f., DR.. r. l.. DAsHtgLL,
q. W. CooII:n, WIFoRD DowNs and L. j.
GRAY, Pastor, entered the auditorium at 10
4. b., the choir singing the anthem II was
;;'ad," &c
The Bishop read the usual Introductory
announcement CT the purposes of the occa-
sion. Four stanzas of the 96Sth Hymn
beginning with Not heavens wide range
Of hallowcd space" was read by Rev. Mr..
GRAY and sung by the congregation, after
which Rev. Nr. Downs conducted prayer.
The first and second morning lessons were
read by Rev. Mr. HOLIDAY, p. f., consist
ing respectively Of parts Of 9th and 9TH
chapters Of Chronicles, and part Of the
10th Of Hebrews: ut the conclusion OF
which Rev. Nr. COOPER announced and
read the intermediate hymn. the 237tb,
commencing with Il love thy kingdom.
Lord" &C.
Before announcing his text, Bishop
AMEs referred briefly to the occasion. dis
claiming any intention on the part Of the
church Of attaching undue ceremony to the
occasion. On the contrary, among the
Protestants, the object should be to avoid
fummcry in religious ccremonials He
read as his text the two closing verses OF
2Oth chapter Of St. JOHN
"And many other signs truly did Jesus
in the presence of his disciples, which are
not written in this book"
But these are written. that ye might be-
lieve that Jesus is the Christ, the Son ofGod;
and that believing ye might have life
through his NAME"
He asserted there WAS no merit In blind
:..;:th. The cause Of Christ has suffered
too little. The church of Rome asserts, in
an old adagc, the contrary but truth is the
food Of faith, while error feeds on garbage.
Truth in philosophy does not contradict
itaeH whcresoevcr rtse it 0ccurs. We read
the Bible with profit when We read it with
care. He argued the authenticity Of Rev.
citation from the unity Of the statements Of
its writers. and the fife, works and person
Of Christ, were incontestably establish by
the concurrent biographies Of the four evan
gclis.s. II"re Is a aurc foundation for faith.
Hume said the historiar's business was to
draw infcrcnccs-a false asscrtiOn-hia
business is to state facts The history OF
Christ is attcstcd by his disciples, who, in
their narrations, displayed indisputable hon
esty BY portraying their own failings.-
Noyelists have vainly endeayorcd to draw
a perfect character. Christ the only one
ever known. With these disciples there
could have existcd no inducement to impose
a fraud on the world. The success Of the
church had been triumphant, although com-
batting the resistance of an mp grade: but
now we are on the down grade, the devil
can't put on the brakes, and Christ won't
do it, 1t would have been !,ard to impose
a false history n,,on the world instead oftrue
one @, sikeptic, If thy faith be weak, why
choose the harder side! The church is full
Of life and energy. with no indications OF
decay. Ii was Impossible for God to ALL
thcnticate the record except by working
miracles NO other way could He have idcn-
tiled Himsc.f with the PEOPLE. An Illus
tration was furnished in the thunderings
and lightniugs OF Sina, when God handed
20 Moses the I'D "stonc Bible" &c.
In a sketch, g essarlly brief, 1t is imposs-
IDLE to do justice to great efforts. The
Bishop sermon, to be properly appreciated.
must be heard from his own lips. 1t was
u tcrse, pungcnt argument for the truth Of
his theme-christianity, in which every
sentence was a volume, and every point an
addition to overwhe' ming demonstration.
If our sketch is utterly inadequate as de-
scription of his discourse, it is because we
are strongly affected by unanswerablc ar-
gument impressed, at times, with an ear
nestness of the speakers enthusiastic belief
in the truth which he advocates. He rose
70 grandeur in his recitation Of passage
fro.n Pore's Messiah" the effect was 30
PLEASANTLY surprising as to force the un-
uidden tears :, rise. The memory of his
effort will endure 'neval with the recollcc-
ton Of the event whiU.i it celebrates.
AFTERNOON.
The Sunday-Sclhool was delightfully."- Gu
tertsined by DIR. DAsHIELL at II O'Clock,
+. ~, in an instructive Address.
KvRNINa.
A larger congregation assembled in the
audience room to hear DIR. DAsnIBIL. than
that which hearu tie Bishop in the