The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-01-15
DR.. J. n. Vincent in Wellington

Wellington never enjoyed four con-
seeutive entertain ments that were
more interesting, more edifying, more
profitable, than the treat given them
in the lectures Friday and Saturday
evenings, with the sermon at the n. E.
Church Sunday morning aud the ad-
dress in the Congregational Church
Sunday evening, ali by that chief of
Sunday school men, DIR. J. ii. Vincent.
the organizer. editor, author, preacher,
who is a. competent to teach ~ he Is
able to delight and entertain.
The lecture Friday evening, on
''That Boys Sister," is later produc-
tion than the popular discourse upon
THAT Boy" which has for years been
one Of the best things given to the lee
ture-going public. The appreciation of
the audience Friday evening was
hearty and universal, so far as we
have learned, and reserved seats for
Saturday evening were secured early
in the day. The comments on the lee
ture were no less enthusiastic than be-
fore; numbers who had heard it else
where enjoying it even better in q sec
ond hearing. We noticed that he left
out some passages that we remembered
rs part Of it five years ago, but that
1t had "growD" in other directions, as
any well-considered subject will.
Sunday morning his sermon was
based upon the text: "For by grace
are ye saved through faith; and that
not Of yourselves: 1t is the gift of God. :"
Any abstract th,t we could give would
do injustice to the clearness, the force,
the completeness Of the argument by
which was shown that as men live in
different spheres aesthetically and in
tellectually, 50 they live in distinct
worlds morally, and salvation is the
transfer Of the man from the world of
selfishness to that of love, aud the
faith through which men are saved is
as perfectly philosophical ~ that by
which science is received. The folly
and conceit of mere smatterers In
learning who affect to despise the faith
of Christianity, and treat with light
ness and contempt the claims Of the
Gospel, or question the reliability OF
the Bible a. an inspired volume, were
thoroughly and fittinglY rebuked. The
discussion was rich in illustration, and
20 plain that children-who were
packed in more numerously than usual
all through the crowded house-mighi
understand.
The review Of the Sunday-school
lesson was conducted by DR.. Vincent
and the children liked that too.
Sunday evening the Congregational
Church must have had at least half ol
the population of the village within
its walls. Every pew Of the audiencs
room, the lecture room adjoining
chairs within the aisles, stairs anG
standing-room were occupied. DR.
Vincent's address tn sour Youns
Folks" embraced good many sugges
tions and criticisms ON parents and the
influences that purify or contaminate
elevate or ene:vate young people wher
they are forming habits and character
He believed in children giving respec
and unquestioning obedience to pa
rents - long as they live under theil
roof, and IL they have been used to th'
habit Of filial courtesy 20 long, I
will become second nature to defer Il
and reverence age and authority. 81,
would have adults just as careful to b
courteous and considerate Of the feel
ings Of children, for they recogniz
very early In life the superiority Of tn
gentleman or lady who notices and ad
dresses them with . manner kind an,
respectful.
His subject led him to discuss tn
question of amusements, their inffu
ence upon the morals Of young people
the danger of their substitution TO
mental application and growth, ant
interference with Christian influence
and usefulness. He did not assum,
that all dancing, card-plsying ant
theatre-going were necessarily sinful
pleasures in themselves, but that thei
associations and tendencies were OF
the side Of danger, liable to be in
dulged in to the neglect of better EN-
ployment and healthier diversion, ant
he thought them, to say the least, ou
OF taste, and not in harmony with th'
Christian profession. The self-indul
gent, fast young man, 10 always need
ing recreation, two or three hours II