The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-08-14
Prom Lake Roland. eth pistrict.-Rein.

From Lake Roland, 9th District.
| -IedIenfioR If Ne. Washington ". Il. ChHTek--
Abie Ser@ons, dc.-The rain that began falling
NJ closed my last letter Tuesday week did MT
! quite come up to our expectations a. Il barely
noistened the surface of the earth aud did not
penetrate deep enough 10 help the plowing. In
Western Maryland they had more rain than We.
One Of my neighbors who was in Frederick county
at the time, informs me that there was abundance
Of rain In the portion Of that county along the
line Of the Western Maryland railroad. Since
then there have been n few passing clouds and
some mutterng Of distant thunder. but no showers.
A good soaking rain would be Of incalcula bic
benefit TO our growing crops nj the present time,
corn particularly being at that stage Of il growth
when prolonged dry spell will cut short the
yield.
The chief topic Of interest in this vicinity the
past week was the approaching dedication Of the
NJ. T.. church at Mt. Washington. which came OF
according to appointment ON Sunday last. services
being held all day. I had the pleasure Of hearing
two Of the sermons delivered on the occasion, the
frst in the afternoon by the Rev. Mr.. Edwards.
The Rev. gentleman took as the basis Of his ser
mon the reply Of Nehemiah TO the messengers Of
Sanballat-"i am doing n great work, 50 that I
cannot come down why should the work cease,
whilst leave u and come down 90 you 2" The
address, was able one. the thoughts clearly and
ioreibly expressed and the congregation listened
with marked attention TO the close. The speaker
told his auditors that all who engaged In the
great work of the Lord must expect 10 meet with
the Sanballats and the TObiahs who under various
dcceitfui guiscs always ready TO impede the
progress of truth and seduec men from the path
Of duty. Constant vigilance was necessary in or
der To repci these nsidious adversaries as well rs
the more bold and open enemies Of the truth
There was work for every one 20 do but many
failed TO accomplish what they might from an idea
that their services were Of little no account
But this great mistake. The failurcto dis
charge an apparently triaing duty might cause
serious damage 20 the cause Of God lust as the
failure Of single sentinel to do his duty might
cause the defeat Of an army and the overthrow Of
nation. In conclusion the Rev. gentleman ex-
horted his hearers 10 faithful discharge Of duty in
small as well as great matters.
The closing sermon Of the day was delivered BY
DR.. Guard. ut the evening service. Al the other
churches in the village were closed aud there was
n large attendance. The DR.. spoke n full hour aud
his address was. n usual >" full of beautiful
thoughts. f"rcible illustrations. cloqucncc and
pathOs that the whole auditory seemed fascinated
aud u profound silence rested over the entire con.
grcgation they drank in the stream Of brilliant
ani touching uttcranccs that flowed from his lips.
The tex, selected was the words of our Saviour to
his disciples. Eye are Of more value than many
sparT"ws." The leading Thought which the
speaker endleayorcd To- impress upon the minds Of
his hearers was that Gods care and providence
shown 10 suppl; ing all the wants and needs of the
stnallc.t aud apparently mast insignificant Of Ills
cfcatnre' was an assured pledge that lie would
not Tail 81 HE pT"niscs e. man. Ills greatest.
highr,i. n"blrsi work. lie earned his auditors
not Z" forget fact that all life, of every kind
Wa exposed to numerous dangers whirh he Illus
traici by several examples from the animal and
vegetable Kingdom and that the higher the scale
ct being the greater the risks TO life. Man ~ he
came into the world was probably the most feeble
and helpless uf all creatures and when we look nj
the little lump Il hesh the born babe. IL seems
ala
grown man or woman. This only be brought
about by uncca'ing care and vigilance and Il l.
only through them We are preserved in adult
age from the many dangers that bcsct Us. 80
spiritual life. the highest type Of life. only be
preserved by constant waichfulncss aud q constant
struggle with the foes that bcset IL.
AZ the conclusion nf each service q collection
was taken up I" assist in paying of the debt in
currei in rebuilding the church AMI several hun
dred dollars were realized. The church edi-
fee seems to please all who examine IL and one of
the visiting ministers said he felt almost disposed
to thank God tina, lie had suffered the Gre to de-
sir"y the old building since they had been enabled
TO erect n much better one. :.
From Rayville. 9th District. The C,op.-
M-NH"mn GT"rc Camp-S. y. Pie Hic-RepHb-
HrnH and ben,"crahic CiHL..-Thc recent rains
have given new life to and pasture fields. and
have put the ground in good condition for pillow.
Ing. Corn il looking we'll and promises a fair
yield. Oats was almost total failure on account
Of Tust.
Mr.. Stephen q. lIoshali Is lying dangerously 10
and Is not expected To recover.
The Summit Grove camp meeting has closed.
The attendance has not been rs large since the
ground was fenced in rs it was In former time.
when the rich and the poor met together. The
Wise Man must have been peeriug down through
the din distant future TO the time when camp.
meeting associations would draw line ef demar.
kati"n Tor the purpose Of separating the rich from
the poor when he said, wealth maketh many
friends but the poor !. separated from his neigh.
boT. Prov. ~: l.. But Isaiah could not have
been referring 20 CAM. meetings conducted on the
present plan when he said. "hc that had M money
vas invited to eome'-Isaiah 81 I. Neither did
Christ. when lac said. 1.-THE poor have the gospel
preached unto thcm''-Mati. II /: ). The follow.
ing would be a suitable inscription to place over
the entrance to camp grounds where an admission
fee i exaeied: The poor have the gospel preach
sd H. them but not here"
The Mid,lictown VI. T.. Sabbath school held n
picnic IN the grove Of Mr.. Jno. T.. Bull on Sa,ur.
day last. The day was pleasant, the attendance
fair. and NIL present seemed to enjoy themselves.
Two visiting schools were prssent-Pine Grove
| and Oakland The Bonnair" band furnished
music for the occasion. short addresses were
made by Revs. thurman. Riley. Cuddy and
| Hunter.
Political natter. are looking up. The Repub.
licans have organized = club with the intention of
leaving nothing undone towards carrying this
| district for Garfield and Arthur. The next meet.
ing will be held the 2ist ofAugust, at > oc!Jck
J.. NJ. by which time IL is thought that IL will
number fully 100 members.
The Democrats succeeded in organizing a Iian.
cock and English club on Saturday last, with Dr.
J. :. baldwin, president, and Vim. Schard, secrc-
tary. II numbers IL members. This was the
| second attempt TO form Hancock club in this
district. The DIR. called n meeting ON the 10th Of
July but no one attended but himself which
e.
| and statesman" to become so cold that he retired
| Co the shades Of Monticello" to become re i'm
bued with the principles Of jefferson. lie return
Ell on the 9Th inst. looking much better and
bringing with him few fresh notes on the Credit
| Mo-beel- yah" and he Golycr contracts. We
| think that with careful nursing he will survive
Hancock defeat the End Of next November.
JrSirS.
From Cub Hill, Hartford Road.-Arm
B'oksH--N"rr"T E.caJ.s of WsH- Digysr.-C a@-
s'Hcsf y.r"ii"As-S'AgHi"r and Fsiai Accident
g. " U"rss-Iin@ T"m1fos.. d.c.-A few days ago
a three year old daughter of Mr.. Frank Bishop,
living near this place. met with very painful nc
cident She was playing in q market wagon and
Tell from the seat TO the hoor, breaking her left
arm few inches above the elbow. Dr. Harrison
was called in aud set the broken limb.
| Mr.. Samuel I. Bayne who has for some time
been engaged in digging a well for Mr.. WIN. Dun
can, Of Lavender Hill, few days ago had reached
the ueFth "i over sixty ieet when tue toui AR De-
eano 80 great as 60 extinguish their lights and II
became impossible for the men 20 work any longer.
They then lii some coal oil and lowered IL into the
well but Il would not burn. A short time after
the men bad isn Mr.. Duncan sent = eolored man
down and when he drawn up he was uncoa-
seious and IL with great difficulty that he was
restored TO life. The well has been abandoned for
the present.
Mr.. VIM. Seitx's canning establishment, near
this place. commenced operations on Monday last.