The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-06-22

ledge, and by most luck accident.
We arrived At Glasgow. on The morn
ming of the s6lh ult. Just in time h.
hear Dr. Chalmers preach his great
charity sermon, IN aid Of the funds
of the Roman Cathali" Free School.
which is noble institution. conluc-
ted on liberal principles. and afford
ing the advantages of education t.
twelve hundred poor children. Il
=" as necessary Ia go an hour before
The service commenced. in order Ia
secure seat. although the discourse
was delivered n = o'clock in the at
ternoon. tie most busy part uf the
day IN a great commer, lal mefropo
lis. Soon after leaving the hotel n
current Of people could be distinctly
observed setting towards tie chapH
ot ease in Alhion-s'. n the distance
Of hall mile; and throwing our
selves into the vortex. we were
swept alpng without the trooble of
inquiry. Al the outer g,tfs If thu
church. largc plates Ner" pl cd u
the open air for the reception of cot.
trihntl"us. winch appeared To br
liberal. 4 mite from each indi,,d-
ual IN such multitude sooa sMellrd
10 IA heavy aggreg tie.
II was our good fortune IL find
sets IN front If the z .lery. heing
the most ad,anta ,cous position
both for seeing and Tearing. As We
once more found ourselves in com
pany with our two New England
friends. and the variety of dress AID
manners in such an audience present
ed field for ii ent observation. a
session # an hour was Worn ANA,
without much tcdium. Long beia.,
It expired. the church had been fill
ed a,sjrs aud all. with as many rs
could either 1T or sand. As the
appointed TIM drew near. tn eyes
OF the immense ContuarSe We're di-
rcrtcd to the pulpit with as much aux
lrty as is manifested t0r the curtain
10 rise, when some distinguished aC-
tor IL To make his appearance upon
The stage.
Precisely at 3 o'cIock. the DR.. as.
cendcd the desk. lie Is appar, n,ly
at the aye ol about Gtty.f>r, With a
short. tIhCk-set, clumsy form. and
heavy pnck-b'nken face. eXhib.
ting few external indications of tai
ent. The first sentence he uttered
showed, that the rcfnemcnts Of cd
uCation have not Invested his pro
nunClalion uf the bread Scott h accent
which ~ sometimes s. marked. as
to render his language scarcely in
telligiblc to an English ear II is
not Improbable that these national
peculiaritics OF dialect have added
somewhat to his popularity with the
lower classes. although he has a
much more substantial foundation
for his fame.
After the usual preparatory ever
cises, he commenced his expos,io n
of a passage in the Epi4tlc Of Jamrs
=" For the wrath Of man worketl
not the righteousness of God" His
great object was to ccnsurr ecclesas-
teal pride d intolerance. ard to IN
culcate the most liberal principles Of
christian charity. The popularity
Of his tcnets is probably well known
to many Of my readers. lie has no
other creed than the Bible. and pro
fcsses to belong to no particular de
nomination of christians
d" Slave 10 no pary-bigot to no sect
His charity is as wide as christen.
dom. and his philanthropy embra-
ccs the whole human family. |
believe the Dr's liberality, Impress
ed upon the minds of others by the
influence of his commanding talents,
has been productive ofmuch positive
good.
To him was assigned on this oc-
casion the difficult task Of address
ing an audience, composed of about
equal proportions al Roman Catho-
lies q rigid Presbyterians. There
is an amalgalnation Of the two sects
in the board Of Trustees, who has C
the management Of the institution.
When he began TO speak with per-
feet Freedom Of all sects, and de-
nounce the eternal collisions between
them, was unable tn perceive how
he would escape the point to which
his doctrines were tending, without
giving serious offence 10 one OF the