The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-12-06
CONVOCATION AT TRINITY CHURCH
Eminent CIergymen in Attendance-Bishop
Lay ana DIR. Currie Among the Speakers
Interesting Proceedings.

Eminent Clergymen in Attendance-Bishop
Lay ana DIR. Currie Among the Speakers
Interesting Proceedings.
y large and interested congregation was
in attendance at Trinity church at the open
ing service of the Northern Convention of
the Diocese of Easton, on last Tuesday
evening. After brief opening devotions,
conducted by the rector, the Rev. DR.. {.
George Currie, OF St. Luke's church, Phila-
delphia, was introduced by the Right Rev.
Bishop Lay, and entered upon the discus
sion of the theme which formed u part of
the general subject eve know that the
Son of God is come" In an exceedingly
forciGe and interesting discourse DR.. Cur
RE brought out the facts as to the great
| change wrought in the world by the Gospel
by the power of Christ Cross, in the Greek
and Roman world, and among the Teutonic
| races, including that from which we our
selves are sprung. The tickle and etf,emi-
| nate Greek acquired irmuess and stability
| of character aid has maintained his place
| in the family of nations. The Roman, hard
Iuti uillttIlHS, lt'ti titNi W bt tpHSltltidlt,
sympatlizing and tender. How these quail
titles appear i'll the nations of Southern Eu-
| rope, the Latin races of today. The savage
Teuton, too, has been transformed into the
| refined inhabtant of German, or English,
| or American soil. But these elements of
Greek frivolity aud selfindulgence, of
Roman harshness and Teutonic savagery
still survive, and reappear here in our own
| land. They are represented in the ten
dency to luxury, to grasping monopoly
and to a bioodthirSty mob spirit that are
| familiar phases Of our social life. The
| Gospel, not mere legislative enactments,
must supply the remedy. How great
is our privilege and our responsibility
! as Americans. How much may America
do for good or for evil, in the coming
time, by her example and influence on
the world at large, as the chef of
the nations, in population and resources.
| In closing, the speaker urged with great
| force tbs argument for Christianity from
the results accom- plished in the world We
| may have an opinion as to the correctness
Of different principles or methods, political
| and social: but cannot say that we know
| until we have tried them. Christianity has
been tried and tested, and therefore, judg
| ing by its fruits, we know that it is from
| HedreR. eve know that the Son of God is
| come
| The remainder of the evening was occu-
pied by Bishop Lay (the Rev. DR.. McNickar
1 ,4ip IL, IL,
tend), the argumeat being in the necessity
| for the actual existence OF the Christ of the
Four Gospels, in view of the moral impos-
| sibility of portraying as mere work of the
imagination so eminent and pure an En-
ample free from the slightest flaw, by any
four men, in any age of the world, whether
in our own times, or in the age when the
| Gospels appeared; One too Who should
| sustain the character of God, as well as
man. 1t would require something above
the range of our moral imperfection. As
| even an unbelieving writer has said, "None
but Jesus could portray Jesus" There
must therefore hare been the living Christ,
in order that the Four Gospels should ever
have appeared. And so We know that the
| Son of God is come.
The Bishops address closed the exercises
of the evening. On Wednesday morning
service was held, both sermon and the cele
bration of the Holy Communion; the preach
| er being the Rev. 5. c. Roberts, of Chester
town, and the subject OF the discourse the
"First and Second Comings of Christ" AT
the evening service paper was read by
DR.. Il. c. Macka!l, of Trinity church, on
the ''Duties of the Lately to the Church"
The Rev Il. III. Murphy, of Shrewsbury
Parish, Kent county, discussed the 80 uali.
ty of the Work we are Doing as Disting-
uished from Quantity" The Rev. Z. X.
Miller, of North East, spoke of the claims
of working people on the church. At the
Thursday morning service sermon was
delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Miller on prep
aration for the Judgment. The closing