Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-10-26

Special Correspondence of the JOURNAL.
BALTIMORE, Oct. %, 1878.
To-day is cold and rainy; old Bor-
cas- blowing his fercest blasts and
compelling the people to hug their
wrappings closely and hurry to get
indoors to a comfortable fire. To
those fond of having "the blues
this is just the weather to accom-
modate them and even to others
it is dreary and disagreeable.
This week the rain is particularly un-
welcome on account of the races
which are being very slimly attended.
If the people of Baltimore are not
extraordinarily good this winter it GER
tainly will not be the fault of revi-
valists and eva1gelists, for the city is
quite filed with them; Mrs. Van Colt
is holding meetings twice a day in
Franklin Street Methodist Church
and is attracting an enormous amount
of attention. She is large, healthy
looking woman of middle age, has a
large, good-humored, motherly face,
rather masculine voice which is gen.
orally hoarse from continuous use,
and is as energetic and earnest as
when she was here two or three years
ago. She has great reputation for
large numbers of conversions to the
Methodist Church and is consequently
always in demand among the churches
of this denomination.
The Rev. Thomas Harrison is also
holding revival services in the city
at Madison Square Church and has
never had such encouraging and pros
porous meetings SO early in his work
at any church as he has at this.
Mr.. Moody will commence his Cos
pei meetings this week, it is thought
When he was preaching in England
there were such crowds to attend his
services that the building was utterly
inadequate to hold them, so the sur
plus would adjourn to the nearest
church and hold what were called
"Moody's Overflow Meetings and
these were invariably conducted by
Rev. George Needham, who is now
holding Bible readings in the r. E.
Church of the Redeemer, and is hay
ing large congregations, partly from
the unquesti3nable fact of his own
merit and partly from his known as
sociation with Moody. There are sew
al other less popular revivalists in the
city and many of the Methodist
Churches are holding meetings under
the direction of their respective pas
tors.
A new society was organized in
May last, called the Decorative Art
Society and its aim is
LIST. To induce Art-workers to master
thoroughly the details of some one kind
of decoration, in order to attain skill, and
make for themselves a reputation of com
mercial value.
"2d. To suggest to those who have work
ed unsucccssfully some practical direction
for their labor.
sd, 10 Maintain classes in various
kinds Of art industry.
".th. 70 obtain 2 Lending Library OF
hand books ON subjects of Decorative Art
and designs, for tle use Of the r.umbcrs
18th. 10 deyelo,p The ari Of needle work
and assist in adapting it TO the require
ments thouse-furnishing and decoration"
This society is under good manage
ment, is supplied with excellent teach
ers and has an annual exhibit Of az
ticles prepared during the year and
these will be sold for the pupils at
good prices. In the sale Of the ar
ticles the name of the contributor is
in no case made public. The society
has now about one hundred and thirty
members and the exhibition which is
being held has resulted in the sue
cessful sale of most OF the articles
placed there by the persons interested.
A year or two ago Baltimore pro-
duced a pr ma donna, or at least
thought she did, and every one was
on the qasa vlve for the debut of Annis
Montague, which was to take place in
New York. The news at last came
that her voice was everything it
should be, but that her acting was hor-
rible, she Was stiff, awkward, every
thing but that which was graceful and
natural. Of course Baltimore was
greatly disappointed but consoled it.
self with the idea that she would be
hrst-class concert singer. However,
last spring she retired to some quiet
country place and studied diligently
under the direction of little Mrs
Seguin, that inimitable actress and
Einpar and now Mn,+o