The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-27
: MOUNTAIN LA N L rARK.
First Days Meeting OF the Sunday
school Assembly. lbs

school Assembly. 5
Special Dispatch TO the Intellisencer.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, July 26.-The
Assembly exercises opened this morning
with good attendance. The Normal.clasE
at 0 o'clock was conducted by DR.. J. D.
Young, and also at . o'clock. The service
Of song was led by Or. Frysinger. At
o'clock the Teachers Conference met
which was conducted by DR.. Sims.
At 1880 A. ". Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.
D., editor Of the Christian Union, lectured
on the subject "How to Study the Bible
The reverend gentlemen said that Bible
study was very appropriate for the opening
exercises at the Park, and commented or
the value Of the Book Us library in itself
and supplemented his opening remarks
with some valuable statistics Of history con.
cerning the Bible. He gave seven points
which would be OF assistance to the student
of the Scriptures, viz ~ Nature, (2) tenn,
perament, (3) epoch, ~ writer, ~ aim Of
writer, 10y object, "a scope. Each point
was enlarged on and amplified. The
speaker clothed his thoughts in the choices,
language, and delivered bis lecture, in a
pleasing and attractive. manner.
It $50 r. NJ. Rev. J. B. Van Meter, D. D.,
pastor OF Huntington Avenue N. E. Church,
Baltimore, lectured on "The Relation Of
Biblical Authority to Biblical Interpreta.
tion," in which he said the Bible was two.
sided-human and divine. The human
side was open to criticism and investisa-
ton, the divine was not.
At r. ". Rev. ]. B. Young, OF the
Eighth Avenue NJ. E Church, Altoona,
Pa, lectured on the subject "a Ramble
Through the British Isles" The lecture
was illustrated by large line.light' lantern
views, from photographs Of scenery, build
ings, panoramas Of cities and other places
Of interest. The prominent views shown
were the Irish coast, Queenstown harbor,
Cork, Blarney Castle, Killarney, the region
Of Phoenix Park where the Cavendish.
Bourke murder took place, the Scottish
lake region, and views in Edenburg, York,
Oxford, Windsor and London. Each scene
occupied about two hundred feet Of canvas.
: 'Allthe exercises to-day were well at.
tended and the interest manifested augurs
we'll for the success Of the meeting.
The programme for tomorrow is as fol.
lows: 1880 a. m., lecture by Rev. Thomas
Guard, subject, "Waste."
At $50 p. m, lecture. by Rev. Lyman
Abbott, subject, "The Laws OF Moses"
Ats p. M, lecture by Rev. J. B. Young,
subject, "Around the World in Ninety
Minutes" illustrated by lime.light views.
The exercises are now fairly begun, and
a considerable crowd is in attendance.
Both hotels are open and the accomuloda.
tons are ample. The interest centers in
the lectures which are daily delivered,
though the normal classes and services Of
song are also we'll attended. DR.. Guard, Of
Baltimore, is expected this evening, and
a number Of other ministers are expected
tomorrow. The Wheeling people are
comfortably fixed in their various cottages,
and most Of those on the grounds will re.
main until the exercises are over. The
impression that the association managers
are not yet ready to receive any consider
able number OF guests is erroneous, as the
boarding and lodging facilities are esuficient
for all who may desire to come.