The New York herald., 1874-07-19
air which In its swelling chorus resoundea
through tho grove the congregation saugs
There Is u fountain fllcd with biool.
Drawn from EmmanucPs veins;
And ain mar Mn mad he ne afl thai 0O0f

through tho grove, the congregation saugs
There is u fountain allcd with biool.
Drawn from Emmanucls veins;
Lose all their guilty stainA
Then one OF the brethren followed with prSyofs
In which he asked OF the Heavenly Father that nS
would bless and strengthen the sister who va
God to men and the unsearchaDe riches Of Chrlst.
THE GENTLE QUAKRRESS
And then from the group OF score or more os
MINISTER'S, seated In double row, at the back sf
the great stand or pulpit. came forward the el0-
inS little SodS SIZE "a. Of roand ana wel propor-
toned figure. ana with face as bright and
pleasant as May morning looking down from @ eae
Blue fidge into the Valley OF the shenandoah. Sno
was In plain suit OF graylsn black or backlsn
gray, with pretty lace collar crossed upon her
neck and the tidiest little lace cap upon hor
fine head that ever pretty QuaKeress
wore; and she came forward, with such an
air OF modest sefpOssessOn, with such an rre-
sistibe smile upon her pleasant cOuntenance, with
sucn q look D faith In her hearers that before sn0
uttered word sue had her vast audience COM
pletely at her command. WITH small gilt edged
Bible In her hand there she stood, the eloquent
Quakeress' Inesi, though Iuh blown rose, modest
as violet, with AL the grace OF lovaole woman,
with all tie confidence Of Al '"Hired tesAaat--.
evidently knowing nothing but
tleness ana peacs, AMI yet bold as
as a julius Cesar. There Is nothing
woman's rights woman about this &c.
hands, or the broad plantation foot or the project
ing elbows OF the regular pettlcoat stump orator
Tor female suffrage: nothing OF her hardness, hat
ness or angularities There Is nothing in the per-
son, iOrn voice or manner OF this gentle. modest
stsmpns to ' crow ans making s0sa goose "sa oi
herself in the vain experiment; but there Is much
to recall the feminine graces and iascnatOns OF
those ,criptural dtvtntticS, Rachel, Reuecca ana
Ruth. In word, we have before US not only An
eloquent bl. charming QuaKeress, Ia her person
and IN her ways, aud her voice Is clear aud musical
ana "sOt aud iO., an excellent thing in woman"
MISS sMILEY's DISCOURSE.
She introduced ner subject by saying that In
coming to Ocsan Grove she had lost her Bible, ana
that IN making known this loss she nad been tha
graf elui Iecipicnt of number of Bioles-one from
"a I
by ter AL ana one ron COngregatlonast; but thas
they all the same biDle, ana in this they each
and all bore the same testimony In behalf OF thAt
common oond ol urot tnerhool, that spirit OF ira
torual unity in the cause OF Christ and lOr that no
liness IN he, which vas the ann and the OBJECT OF
tins Christian Union Convention.
site then aunouuced the SUBJECT OF her proposed
discourse. II was the broad and comprehensive
theme or the love OF God to man, and OF the many
trial ana failures to reclaim Gods iaen children
from tier siniui ways. and OF the never ceasihg.
but ineXhaustible mercieS OF our Heavenly Father.
she would speaS TO this large congregation rom
some general Instructions embodied in each OF
the nrst bve books OF the Ola Testament. which
Is bl Christians Ia these days too much neglected.
IN view OF is intimate relations to, and lore
shadowlngs OF, tue New Testament. These i've
books oi Moses are exceedingly rich in instruc-
tons lOr the Christian. They are the foundations
OF the laws and O, the ways OF God to man. They
teach us religious duties in beautiful illustra-
tons and imagery as ch dreh are taught To spell and
to read wi tne assistance OF attractive pic iurea
IN their primers ana spelling books. They teach
US the aDouhding mercies anu patience OF the Al
mighty Fa,her To itis sinful creatures, but they
III
wiifui and persistent tfan3gfessi0ns of the divino
law there Is justice as well as mercy. The eloquent
QuakereSs SAID she had once been called to tnspoCt
The wonderful mechanism OF the eye Of ~
through microscope. ihs little eye was pro-
vided with hundred lenses, each filling an as
signed range oi vision, but all uniting In one
renectOr. so Is with these five books OF the Oid
Testament and their numerous events, miracles.
statutes blessing, warnings and penalties. Yhey
all taught US the trials oil the faith OF GODS chosen
people and their repeated taliures. and they al
upon the saving mercy OF Christ.
The speaker then proceeded to show from the
tiOu and his constant tendencies to transgressiOn1
OF the DIVINE laws established as the conditions d
his happiness. Next, from Exodus, she dweis
upon the emancipation OF the children OF 1srae3
from their lgyptian bondage. and upon the divine
promise tnat they should not only be set Iree, bus
that their iuture iuherltance should be Land
Moving witt miik and honey, ana she enlarged
upon the .u1ment o. this blessed promise. From
the book OF Numoers sne told how Gods people
were and are aud wall be numbered; and frOm
Levitcus and deuteronomy she spoke OF the laws.
the religious rites, sacrifices and other Observ-
ances, and the wise ordinances provided Tor tho
well eng OF the people, and OF the warnings
against tDer violation. and OF the inspiring prom
ises prosperity and happiness from obedience "a
these divine commands; and she brought ali these
treasures rom the Ola Testament to bear upon
the minds Of her hearers as the preparations ann
ioresnadowlngs o. tue new dlspen.atlon, ana OF
the a.l-su1cient sacrifice or the Saviour for eho
universal redemption OF mankind
Inc eloquent Quaker eSs, without written nOt0
for her guidance. spoke readily, smoothly and els
galtly, as one having all the abundant materials
OF her argument at her tongues end, and as one
having authority wlthal though evidently abb
sOrbed In The inspiration OF an humble devotion
to the promotion OF Christian unity in ''h0iness u
the Lord"
Her discourse Of this day will, doubtless, be long
remembered by hundreds OF her great cOngregar
ton OF Methodlsts, Baptiss, Episcopalians. Pres.
byterians Congregationasts and other saints ana
sinners as 4 most pleasing event or this Chrls-
tan Union Con nventiOu, Tor though 1t Is to be con-
tlnued some eight or ten days longer, 1t hardly
probable that more acceptable speaker In sha
cause will appear this season Ut ocean Grove thar
this eloquent Quakeress.