Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03
At the Churches.

On Sunday morning last, the First Presoy-
terrain church was crowded with the youth,
beauty, and old age of this city to hear the
commencement sermon of the Augusta re-
male Seminary which was delivered by heV.
S. II. P. Bryan, who preached most impress
sive and eloquent sermon from the 29th Psaln
natter clause of the End verse: worship the
Lord in the beauty of holiness" His thorough
familiarity with his subject, fine delivery, and
convincing arguments, all combined, made it
one of the most interesting sermons that has
ever been delivered on an occasion of that
kind
On Sunday night the pulpit was ably filled
by the Rev. Mr.. Caldwell
AT THE LUTHERAN.
The Baccalaureate to the graduates of the
Stanton Female Seminary was preached on
last Sunday at the Lutheran church by Rev.
P. H. Miller, of Lovettsville. Va. His theme,
deduced from Psalm, iii:l0, was, 1.-THE fear of
the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"
This subject was discussed in the considera-
ton of the following propositions:
THE fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis
dom',-
/. Because it restores harmony between man
and his maker.
2. Because it enables us to cast our influence
on the side of the good and the true.
3. Because we can thus meet our response
bility, which is great and Unreasonable, reach
ing every being in Gods universe.
4. Because in the fear of the Lord there is
happiness, which every one seeks-some IN
amassing wealth some in this worlds honors
some in its pleasures, but which none find,
save those who seek it in the service and under
the smile of God.
5. Because only by the fear of God can we at
tain the end of our creation. which is bliss
full immortality.
The sermon closed with appeal to the
graduates to attain honor and happiness and
secure the admiration of the angels by paint
ing with the pencil of truth, in the bright col
ors of the Gospel. love, purity, and faith, which
God Himself will hang in the galleries OF
Heaven, to be admired by the intelligences Of
the universe. Do this. young ladies, and you
will realize then, as you can not now. that
"the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis
DOM"
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SAD ACcIDENT.-On Thursday last Mr.. John
w. Thompson, brother-in-law of Mr.. Alex.
Grubert, of this city, and engineer on western
extension on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way, met with most painful accident in Ken
lucky, which resulted in his death few hours
later. 1t seems that he was signaled to start,
and doing so he ran into another train, the jar
of which threw him from his engine and the
wheels of the tender passed over his waist, lit
orally crushing him. He fingered in that state
from the time of the accident 2:30, P. NJ, until
about s, when death relieved him OF his suf-
fering.
Mr.. Thompson was citizen of this city, and
had been in the employ of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company for fifteen years, and
was beloved by all who knew him for his gen.
tleness and many manly traits of character.
He'was about IS years of age and unmarried.
His remains were brought to Staunton on
Saturday evening. accompanied by number
of his railroad comrades, and were inferred in
Thornrose Cemetery on Sunday evening, after
impressive services by the Rev. J. E. Booker,
of the Second Presbyterian church. Mr. Sam
uel Pugh. an engin GER, and five other engineers
acted as pall-bearers.
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