Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-01

the Major is one OF the big men at the
Park. and the Association could hardly do
without him.
But am rambling before beginning my
real
Ride and Ramble.
We were first transported to the top-most
pinnacle on the south side of the railroad,
where we were enabled to get birds-eye
view of the beautiful park, with its undu-
lating sweep of terraces, its glade and hill,
its grand forest trees, with cottage towers
peeping out here and there from among the
foliage. We voted unanimously that for
beauty Of location and granduer OF sur
rounding scenery Mountain Lake Park is
destined to be celebrated among the noun
tain resorts OF America.
Descending from this point we struck
the new drive laid out by the B. & o. Rail
road company from Deer Park to this
point, and which will be extended on to
Oakland, thus connecting the three resorts
with a most enchanting driving course,
available to the visitors OF each point
alike.
We found the road bed constructed with
the skill of an experienced engineer, prop
erly graded, and with no surface bitches to
break splndles or springs, or mar the pleas
ure of fast drive through the forest. The
difference between q skillfully made road
anu the AOau "oo SbAAA
ingly realized as soon as we went from one
to the other. On the country road you
must be continually looking out to avoid
deep cross ditch and checking your horses
to prevent accident, while on the other we
glided along without fear of obstruction.
Country road makers might find valuable
pattern in this drive for future opera
tionS.
The Lake.
We drove up the new road to. the lake
which the Baltimore Bnd Ohio company
has constructed short distance below
Deer Park The profits of this enterprise,
we presume are to come chiefly from the
ice that can be taken from the lake for use
in the hotels of the company; besideit
makes an additional attraction to visitors
who can use it during the summer season
for boating and fishing.
Returning to Mountain Lake Park we
visited one Of
The Celebrated Springs
to be found on these grounds. This is the
spring marked on the map of the Park. 1t
is found Just above the lake bed at the foot
of one of the highest points in the Park.
1t gurgles out from the foot OF this knoll
with volume sufficient to supply village
with water. 1t is almost as cold as ice and
clear as crystal. Nothing that could be said
descriptive of a natural spring would be
fattery for this. 1t is the very ideal OF
mountain spring. 1t is fascinating to sit
under the cluster OF trees that envelope It
and listen to the merry ripple of the waters
as they gush forth from the earth down
through the moss covered channel to the
lake bed below.
The point Immediately above the spring
will some day be recognized as one OF the
most desirable building sites because of the
presence of this delightful spring, and
some OF the party were not slow to perceive
and appreciate its attractions. But for that
matter, this Park IS full of pleasant build
ing sites. might extend the description
of points about the Park indefinitely, but
the readers of THE REGISTER have already
been made quite familiar with them here
tofore.
Mondays Exercises
The last day, but one, of the Assembly
exercises has been concluded, and | may
add, that the interest has not tagged or
the instructive and entertaining character
of the programme diminished.
The day was occupied chiefly with the
two lectured of DR.. A. A. Wright on the
different versions of the New Testament
being part of the series which he was en-
gagged to deliver before the Assembly. At
night Rev. s. l.. Baldwin followed up the
| interesting "talks's he has been giving
| about the manners and customs OF the
| Chinese, with lecture on "The Religions
and Superstitions of China"
Rev. A. A. Wright.
| of LYNN. Massachusetts,, is one of the most
| intellectual men on the ground. He is
| typical New Englander with the character
| istic readiness wit and scholarly attain
ments OF the professional men OF that sec
| tion.
He has made the different versions OF the
| New Testament a speciality, and to New
Highlander that means a degree OF thor
| oughness that compasses the whole sub
| ject.
| 1t would be very difficult to give such a
report OF these lectures as would be under
| stood and appreciated by the reader, as
| they are accompanied with blackboard ex-
| plantations that are a very essential part OF
| Of the lecture.
will venture, however, to give the read
! ers of TIE REGISTER q kind OF syllabus or
| synopsis of his concluding lecture, which
| Bible students, at least, will value as the
conclusions of an acknowledged au-
| thority upon the many veXed questions
! arising over the recent version OF the New
Testament and the probabilities OF its fu-
| ture acceptance and standing among bibli-
| cal scholars. There are many studying this
| subject who will be glad to preserve the
| following syllabus OF Mr.. Wrights lecture
on
.The Old Bible or the New Bible:
| which,
|. Famous tributes to King James Yer
sion. Pope, Coleridge, Webster, Faber.
These tributes enforce attention to the dan
gers OF change.
III. The Birth. growth and death of Ian
guage Words are born, grow, die. and are
AorI.
word, "Curmudgeon." A contraction for
and Corruption Of corn-merchant. A new
born word: Blizzard 4 word which is
changing: "Aethetics" The word Aes-
thetic defined ifrom the Greek word signi-
! fying Ito perceive"
The true Rsthete is one who can see the
betweenness between things which are so
close together that there is not much be-
tweenneSs between them.
III. The dead words in King James YER
sion need a burial. They must be sup
planted by living words Of 1881.
". Revision is demanded by the i'm
proved condition OF the critical Greek text
V. Gods providence in the selec ton OF
the Greek language for the preserva ton OF
his eyangel.
The Greek septuagint translation OF 2s5
B. c. had brought the Old Testament into
the hands of the worlds literati.
The Greek language at Christ slime. the
court language OF Rome. and the dominant
language of the world. Its wonderful capa.
bilities for the conveyance OF spiritual
ideas.
The Greek philosophers were John Bap-
lists 70 Christian philosophy.
The death of the Greek tongue after the
death Of Christ
The multiplication of manuscript for the
use of Primitive church.
Destruction Of the manuscript IN the
Roman prosecutions !,
vi. The known Greek manuscripts OF
the New Testament. Not ths autographs.