Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-09

tween the vse and the abuse. ofthis fascinating
amusement, when the stage shall have been
" so regulated as TO realize the hopes of those
who would regard II as u school OF Christian
morality"
Again MIR. Mercer. in the same substitute.
says, I" That crowded aud pronaiscuouS public
assemblies, wterc no security crisis for the moral
:" character Gf those U!iO compose them, except
=" what arises from the possession of The means
OF purchasing admission; ,chere both gaming
" amt drunkenness either licensed or liberated ;
w'iere amusement reefs INTO debaMchery; ana time
and fOrtuhe and hSulfh pay the price Of a 4eeting
and 'erriSi graf yic0tion Of tie iore Of pleasure
" that all such assemblies are hostile TO ihe
Srir!t NJ Chrisiiinify, those who have most
frequently witnessed their contagious iuiiu-
euce must DE ever most ready 10 ackno~-
" ledge"
In the second place, WarcaS disapproyes of
the ResOiuIOn, as being too dctaiorai, and
Tending TO The infringement OF religious iree-
dom; because the Convention cherishes the
h0pe that thiS expression Of its opinion uM 4.
S.peiem TO produce coiyoraRiiy Of eOndHct and
n'dntmdycf opiiiDn among all TIE mea.beiS of
- ats toDDiuaioR '-'ih writer of these remarks
can1idly cV.iesses that he thinks the language
OF tins part of the resolution 700 strong Ut
would have been better To have used the words
VIII have teHdensy to produce contour
OF conduct, &c. ihau thuSe wnich nave been
USED but, taking The words lis they >,Sud II
Is nut a very charitable interpretation Ia un-
ueiSt"nd III, ~ as inteailiug To express "A clatn
tuUiny. he nCRIbeIs oi the cOhN enliou lew
'o' Wen The temper OF The peGpic Uf tins tate,
ahs We're themselves OF u spiGii 200 Truly sEriS
tia't 10 intend la advance such arrogant jne-
ttnsicns. he OBJECT ihey had an view was,
Sur''N, 10 Ni'ies> hcFe tiat the ron iGpTdtious
urged ~ iurn, together With others ihattuishi
ne urged 10 ibe same effect, in d,,i!ion 10 the
inhnehCe Justly attached 10 the opinion 1T tie.
representative budN Ot the church, would be
siiicient 20 produce tie desirable uniiur;n!tN
OF conduct and uuanniiN ct opinion 1t IS 10
be feared, indeed, that Tins hope , not wei
funhded.-'!ne spirit OF contradiction in the
human breast Is perhaps 81 'trunS, thdt tan eft
teci c>"ci'y opposite mal .'e the consequence
OF the IeSUiuitOn.-N neither surh vii, he tus,
ca ~ or nni. time Viii demonstrate. But tie
~riivrof these iemai KS neiieN sS that Tie ARM
est opposition has been and viii I've excited.
OPINION OF ihe convention is add, eSSed hut
among those vino never have attended and
possibly never will attend the Lords table
Ii ii he said that the uumber OF communi-
cants hereafter, may be diminished hy the
adoption at this resolution, the friends of tht.
church, tshOnld II prove true,j viii indeed la.
meui that any should prefer the Hmhai.owed
aiausenentS OF lie Stage and bail room 10 tl,,
hoy delights of comniuning with thrist and
celebrating the memorials of ms diving love
but viii br sniaced by the reflection, that The
Cock, Though smaller, will he more exempt
from talnt, and that shameful diversity be
tween the professions and practice of the mem
berS OF It's communion will no longer eAisi