Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-12-21

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Guarai.-As previously advertised, the
subject, "The Mental Activities of the Age
and the Bible" was discussed by Rev.
! THOMAS GUARD, of Baltimore, in the audi
ence chamber of the 81 f. Church, in this
place, on Tuesday evening The audience
numbered over three hundred persons, COM
prising much of the intelligence of our COM
munity, and representing all denominations.
His remarks upon the Mental Activities
of the Age" were an eloquent introduction
to grandcr and more extended review of
1.-THE Bible which the lecturer regards as
tie source and cause of all mental activi-
| tv" He illustrated its power as such in Il
brief recital of the history of the Middle
Ages" when, like a Gagged eagle, the intel
lect of Europe laid fast-lockcd in the letters
of ignorance and superstition; how the
prison-housc was shattered by the Bible in
the hands of Luther and his associates, and
the bird, which was made to cleave the
mountains height to battle with the storm,
and to dare the lightning was set at liberty.
liz st'iNt tilt SiNs'i "ol III S'tid az III
afford to do without the sun as the mental
without the Bible. He pictured the gloom
and disaster which would settle upon, de-
press and destroy the hopes of the world :;
the dreadful triumph of evil spirits, ghoul-
| like. vampirc-likc, who, folding their dark
wings, would celebrate the Victory of ctcr-
nal death, if such an event were realized
Blu, the impossibilily of a reality so disas-
trous was eiicctualy removed by the clo-
Quent lecturer in an c.tcndrd citation of
Scriptural monuments and works that must
needs he ohIiieraied from the sight and
memory ofmcn. Every picture in the gal
lcrics of art or in the homes Of the people;
every poem; every scholastic production
every legal statute, or anything that in any
wise reflects Biblical origin, must be etfaced.
The names. borrowed from The Bible, upon
the labiismal registers of cllristendom, must
he sup,lantcd by others drawn from the
pages of proianc history. Even the cpl
t,'i,lIs upon The tomh>toncs of the christian
world who have died in The faith of a rcs,lr-
TcCllon from tnc uc"u-tICSc nluSt ne ut-
slroycd, and the doctrine, with the destiny
of men, shroudcd in silence and oblivion.
1t is just to say tat no sketch of ours of
u lecture occupying nearly two hours of
r'pid delivery, full of massive thought, re-
pletc with splendid diction, unanswcrahlc
argument and eloquent, telling points, can
do Justice to it, 1t is sufficient to say that
in nearly all respects he is probably the peer
of any orator now upon the American con-
tincnt. With sublime eloquence he mitcs
much dramatic effect No one who witness
ed and beard will ever forget his portrayal
of the loosing of Tie Gagged eagle, as, also
the ghoul among the tombsloncs, with Ian
tern dark and chisel cold destroying the
cptaphs.
1t must be said, however, that from too
rapid enumeration and some defective utter
ances, portions of the lecture were unintcl-
l@ible and seemingly incohcrent Apart
from this the general conclusion is that Mr.
GUARD is justly eminent
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