, 1873-12-18
EVENING SESSION.

Ino eyenln6 setflcea ReF0 0l>onat Dy elnElngs
followed BY. prayer ny tho Ray. D.. Thonn*.
Mrs. Partridge was t!lon introduced, and sho
mnGo highly entertaining addroBB to tho Blk
children who had alono assembled out of tho 300
expected. While drawing answers from these
asked what ho killed, md was answered, "a
bcar," md "A ion,' and then on wishing to
know what else he killed, aho was told by ono Of
tito bright boys TINT ho Killed Sin. This boy eyi-
dently went to tho bottom Of the Goliah allo-
CORY, i'll splto OF Mr. Maasey'a assertion that tho
Devil isn't killed yet.
Mns. PARTRIDGE
thon asked whether tho childron each wished a
Christmas present, and receiving, naturally. a,l
affirmative ana%er' i sio wens M OH to describe
ing them, which would bo 30 becoming,
which would mover wear out. mud which
could 10 worn anywhere: lavIus quite
excited tho expectations Ut tho SIX little
their realistic aopes by giving tho.n u ilgurntivo
pair Of gloves, consisting Of ton. excellent
moxims. 1t is to be- Toured that thono
six children felt tholr prosenta to
be eo oa p VIII Tat tho hoy aHSynn aa Of t 1Gen r
disappointment. the Children probably received
ono ot tho must instructive aud entertaining
Lesson that they over listened to.
NEMAnKs III Dn. FOWLER.
After singing by d trio If lItalo voices, led by
E1r. stebb,ns, the Roy. 9. II. Fowler, D. D., wan
introduced. Dr.. Fowler commenced Ills re-
marks Will. the anecdoto OF tic young
man who badgored Dr. Adam Clarke abol6
ths msasa ha n eyasgeraos na ,9 Sf S' pe 4d
Nov, DR.. Clarke. don't you know to mucl.
to believe IN that story about tllo killing Of
Goiiah by David with n s.ono aud u little
aling p . Ny hon, replled tito Doctor, II
lavo been difficult thing to do"
Dr. Fowler thought tAas Christianity would
never conquer by lload-powor. 1t would succeed
by tB influence over tho hearts Of mou. Tho
pIcsent tendency WIS toward hardening brute
foro 1T everything. Civilization was swinging
round the world, and would soon get
Das s,od to the ct so%gnion Of enr
You muht have foeling. When God wished to
govern men by their foarH, thoir rcaAon, IIe
gaze the talletB OH Mount Sinai, but when Ho
| wished to CAin the helrtB OF meu, Ile Gont Ills
| Sou.
| Peoples who 1.-Two by force Of arms, fighting
and plundofing, nre not tho peoples WHO popu-
| lato Tho earth aud hold tho balance of poWnr
| they who cultivate Tho land. built up commerce
mud encourage trato, arc tho nations that aproad
over tho oarth. 81 religions that cultivate tho
softer sentinlentB and Bympatllios Of tic heart
| arc the religions TINT succeed.
Tho probation Of child ends right enrly. II
| soon negins to think for itself, md lsnrls tho
lifforouco between right and wrong. Isnt ii u
playnates, md goulal surroundings, toos not
TINT mail enter into that child ald control iss
career greatly. Tho parons must largely iutlu-
otua tho child hy Inheritance AZ welt ~ by cdu-
| cation. Dr. Fowler confessed to having 4 grent
doal Of lliB grandN.otherA character aud
whims about him, und nil 1nan, II thoy had tlle
! opportunity mud INCLINATION to oxun.iue theil
| own al,d their aueeAtors' characteristics,
! would l,e surprised to Ind that wlat they sup.
| posed wolo their own peculiar hobbies, worc
only tho Inherited traits ot their families. DR..
Fowler referred to many instances OF inhorttau
knowledge atlu skill which went to show tho lin.
meuAo influence OF inheritance upon character
He quoted tho terrible fate that llati followed tt,t
Jewiah nationality, owing to lilo continual re-
itolaton ut tho Same iaoaa IN teacuB the pros
Ont generation that wore taught over 1000 yoasn
ago.
A. betw0on Rntionalsln and lson,Allis,n, II, at
snn,oti,nen stated, tho world must uhooso ha
tween tllonl, Or. Fowler pralorrel Rumaaislls
Tho buth bll,ll magnificent temples, Int tht
llationaljAsB don't put uny furMae0 in .helr ton
plo, nor proytlo kitchen, nor anything to oat
tho soul, like tho loly. rootfs wariatll and auu
tonanco. Things which t0llcl. tho sonnibilitos mr.
heartBtrngs.
Tho nutcry Of tho lloma,iHts agaiuut the pub
lio schools might have aomn rcuaon iu It to
Noman Catllolio clthlron, Hlnco thu first inln
osIco might DO to mako them inttluls, but th'
children of tllosa in!ldola would want to do u
othor chillson du, and tlloy would atteud Bun
dhy-Hohool, aud in tlls Why boconlo Christians
| LII thla WAY tho aprn!us Of faith that u MaStal