The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-19

Mr.. Wilfong known the audience person
ally, he must have been struck with its
reSen blance, except i'll numbers, to those
who followed Christ and His apostles. -
They were the common kind of people
workers and poor people; not a leading or
influential person being present. they hav-
ing gone to the popular places where doc.
tors of divinity held forth, and where mann
mon and fashion hold their courts, and
where the world the flesh, and the devil
constitute the trinity, followed and wOr-
SHIPPED by Il large proportion of those who
are said 1T" give six days to mammon and
one to can't
The baptism at Howard SCOTS race was
accomplished in the presence of a vast col
lection of people, estimated by some at
one thousand and by none below five hum
bred. Four persons were baptized. The
afternoon service was mostly taken up with
explaining the vision of Nebuchaduezzar as
interpreted by Daniel.
AT night, the rain came on about the
time of starting and doubtless detained
many; however, the audience was fair and
attentive, except a lot of small boys who
ought to have been at home, when the
alternative, either to be quiet or 90 out,
was presented to them; they chose the lat
ter and left their room to those who were
better behaved.
| find ! cannot give even condensed
report of the discourse and leave room for
the lecture and concert on Monday night.
The text was from LIST Peter, 3rd and 10Th
verses: But sanctify the Lord God in
your hearts and be ready always to give an
answer to every man that asketh you
reason of the hope that is in you with
meekuesS aud fear" | must close this part
OF my letter with the statement that the
speaker went on to give the reasons for the
hope that animated him, and which indeed
seemed reasonably well founded.
On Monday evening, the Hall was filed
at an early hour by an intelligent and at
tentive audience, who came out in spite of
the bad travelling to hear the lecture by
John A. Calhoun and the concert by Mr.
Henderson and his singing class and surely
none regretted going or thought the labor
of travelling through the mud too much for
the rich intellectual and musical feast that
awaited them. The subject of the lecture
was " Home and regret my inability to
give your readers a report that will convey
any proper idea of its merit: let it suffice
to say that it was worthy of the well-earned
reputation of its author. But one opinion
prevails respecting it, and that is that it
was lHe Wolk Oh Il master manu- MANY
addresses have been delivered in jackson
Hall Oh different subjects, but Mr.. Cal
houn's lecture on Home = was pre- emf
nently the address, that for grandeur Of
conception. for nobeness of sentiment, for
diligence of research, for classical embel
lishment. and for fiuency and force of de-
livery, leaves every previous effort here far
i'll the shade, while its truthfulness to hu
man nature thrilled through each respond
ing heart and held that large audience spell
bound till it closed. AT the close of the
lecture a vote of thanks was unanimously
rendered Mr. Calhoun, who replied by
thanking the audience for their respectful
attention, but people of sense could do
nothing else but listen attentively to a dis
course so well considered and SO forcibly
delivered.
After the lecture, the singing class
sang some beautiful pieces to the great
satisfaction Of all present. Considering
that this was an impromptu affair, with no
time for preparation. and in opposition to
rain and mud. it was a great success, and
every person seemed pleased with them
selves and everybody else. The trustrees
of the Hall were not displeased, for the
small admission fee of ten cents raised
funds sufficient to make some needed re
pairs on the Hall, while no one is the worse
off, and all are in good humor all around
RAMBLER.
P. 81 opened this to announce a pain
ful accident to Mr.. Samuel Pennock. which
happened at Turkeytown, on Tuesday, the
10Th instant. He was rdiug on horseback.
when his horse fell and threw him and fell
on him, and broke his thigh entirely off
He was carried into Mr.. SCOTS store. from
which he was conveyed by William Jami-
son to his home, and DR.. Carter notified
He is bearing up like hero. 1t is thought
lie is not inwardly hurt. r.