The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-28
THE NEWS OF THE DAY
MATTERS LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Second Days Proessdisss At houataia Lake PARK,
y Synop,is OF Lectures DslIvered-R.esptlon Of
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Special Report for the Intelllgencer. ,E
MOUNTAIN LAXEPARx, July 27.-Thee OK
erclses OF the Sunday School Ass0mbl!
opened this morning with an increased at
tendance. The normal class was conduct
ed by Rev. A. s. Hartman. At 1880 a. N
Rev. Thomas Guard, pastor Of Mt. Vernon
Place NJ. f. Church, Baltimore, delivered
an able lecture on "Wnste."
At or. NJ. the exercises OF the norma
class were conducted by Rev. J. Vance.
At G30 =. N. Rev. Lyman Abbott deliv
cred his lecture, entitled, He
THE LAWS OF MOSES. ll.,
In the beginning Of the lecture Dr.
Abbott pointed out what Moses taught con-
cerning the character and person Of God
his conception Of God being that Of q
divine person, in contrast to the Pagan
conception which is almost always Of God
as either embodied in or represented by
physical nature. ..
The speaker next pointed out tho ele.
ments OF the Mosaic law, regulating the re.
lations or experiences OF man toward God.
These were represented practically by u
system Of sacrifices which we're species Of
object lessons and which inculcated the
duty OF repentance Tor sin, OF thanksgiving
for goodness and OF conservation.
He next pointed out how the laws OF
Moses covered the great fundamental prin.
ciples which modern social science shows
to be essential TO the regulation OF mans
social nature, protecting the rights OF prop.
erty and Of person by laws prohibiting
theft, murder, adultery and false witness.
The main part OF the lecture, however,
was occupied with IN exposition OF the
political principles underlying the Hebrew
commonwealth rs they are found embodied
in tho laws Of Moses. These laws recog.
nized popular suffrage as the foundation OF
all political rights and powers. God himself
was accepted rs King OF the Jews by popu.
lar vote. The equality OF all men was
provided for and all past distinctions we're
prohibited. The State was not Il pure
Democracy, but Republican government.
Two representative bodies were organized
One the great congregation or House Of
Representatives, the other the great council
or Senate. Laws were not despotically
made. Slavery and polygamy were hedged
about by restraints. Attaindcr or crime
was prohibited.
The law recognizes but twelve capital
crimes, while in 1900 the English law rccog-
nized 2G3 such crimes. There were Judges
who tried all causes, and settled all differ
ences, independently Of either king or leg
islature. Popular education WA provided
for by the only means possible in that uge,
and freedom of speech was guaranteed ex.
cept where it lead TO treason. The iber-
ties Of the people were carefully guarded
from abuse by priesthood, who were not
allowed 10 own land and thus were depend.
ent upon the people.
Finally, the problem Of NIL ages, how to
guard against centralizatiou OH one hand,
and anarchy on the other, was solved by
the same method, by which we have solved
it in our own time. Twelve independent
States or tribes, each with its own territory
aud local government, were united into
national organization, with central capi.
tai, 10 that the motto Of this primitive peo.
pie might well have been our own national
motto, "E PlTib,s Unum."
A service OF song then interviewed, con-
Quoted by Prof. L. F. Turner and G. r.
Frysinger. At I =. NJ, the teachers confer.
ence met and was conducted by DR.. Sims.
Ats o'clock Rev. J. B. Young lecl,,rel
OH" Around the World in Ninety Minutes"
Following is n brief synopsis Of the same.
DR. YouSG's LECTURE.
The Rcv. Jesse Bowman Young, Of Al
toona, Pa, this evening delivered his lee.
ture entitled, "Aronnd the World in
Ninety Minutes" BY means OF large and
brilliantly Illuminated stercoscopic views
he led his audience from Altoona, eastward
around the globe and back to that noun.
tain city again. They were entertained BY
glimpses Of the great railroad shops OF the
Pennsylvania railroad, views in Washing.
ton, Philadelphia and New York and on
shipboard. 5s,l r.
Paris was viewed, It's splendid buildings
shown md its treasures Of architecture
described. The lowlands were visited, and
their dykes, windmills and odd costumes
deli1eated. Thence the tour was made up
the Rhine, over the Alps. through Rome
and Naples TO Athens and Constaniinople,
A tour of the Holy Land led down into
Egypt and on through India, Japan and
China home again. Many Of the views
were exceedingly beautiful.
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