Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-12

DO il the hands of those who have been trained ia
Sunday Schools and do you think they will suffer
thus soIt uf invici0us ion against those
whom fVr years they have rcverenced, educators
to their consclerccsS' Nc. tir We onrseiyss were
not trained IN Sunday Schools, nor were our CON
sciences dictated t.; bat oven we have Objected
to the legal disabilities 10 which the ccfgy are sub
jccted, "a un dst and uneonsitu ional. you NAV bo
sure the Sunday School scholars of twenty years
heOcc viii feel his much more strongly than wa do.
and without ar'gaiing the gin OF prophecy YOU
may predict, thui they Ill alter ID" law as to
PERM you and your brother Clcrgymcn's elevation
to the Cabinet. or the Presidential ch, IT, or anv
other secular utiicc
And then, aft, these laws were repealed. who so
likely as you and they 70 obtain the vors ,f Chris
tan Poioiane'' Afcr yuu had dictated TO tho
couscenccs' Of large malni,y of tho elect Org OF
this Republic IN Sunday Schools, and carefully in-
slructed them las you did your congregation on the
fourth of July, ib27) to be- conscicnto6sy religious
a. me potts. what more natural mode of evincinr
tins y, cal hgiou than by cnirustinp ihe secular
power to tho,e who already possess the SPIRITUAL
They would ref Ct that c,crgymcn receive a Ebernl
education, have sufficient lcasure to study ha W much
practice IN public speaking, are like ourselves, US
the editor OF the Stlnd0 I'd woild say) ,h-
of public morals and in word, are tho hes,
'"Chrstian rulers "! ch Christian ire emcn fnsyc,
express it) can elect.
And perhaps you think The re would lie no cfce.
harm IN tins. To be sure. even the tory Sodme Je-
nyns admits that whenever p. wers temporal un,
spiritual connected, "thc purity of religion must
Ger anly BE- lost, because" (e shrewdly arrucs) it
Is impossible TO keep 1t unconnccted with mems inter
csis; and, II cOnu'ced, insy bly, be peryet
ted by thani." We perceive you ~ less scrupulous
on tins point than he You are willing thai, on eve
ry election day. religion and mems interests should
oe Intimately connected; and you-do seem TO fear
The pcFvcrsion which he says, win inevitably follow
But you are conscious, perhaps, of pur, of motive
and urrlghtness of lnt'nto All this il not 20 the
point Is rHE uNioN OF TEMPORAL AND sPIRIru-
Al POWER DANGEROUS? That is The question
] "A wore md
/ on t.'s SUBJECT loI have doub less hcsrd of the
i.igh Rev Beuby P"rteous, ID. D., late Bishop OF
Tendon Dr. Porteous voted against Catholic
Emancipation IN 1905, and published n pamoble, in
iGi2 giving his reasons Ir voting. Ia alludino
To the ropes Influence IN Ireland, he says;
u loh were told that temporal and spiritual power
has never been joined las general rule without dan
ger and abuse. and that what has appe m ali other
countries and all other spiritual ieg,slat ors mich
chanoa to happen this Republic and TO YOU; n /,
wcr' suggested that, with the strong arm of Law TO
aid you, you might, 20 years hence. decree crecds
as well as statues and religious tests as commonly ne
official oaths, you might be ready 10 excla,m with
hm OF Damascus Is thy servant n dog, that he
should do these great things" But when HazaeI
became king of Syria; he did these things never
hcioss; and when, Ezra Styles Ely became Prcs-
dent of the United States similar phcnomenon
might BE- exhibited. You ought even 10 distrust
yourself under those crcums' anccs.
i"iS argument has, know. been considered OF
Mule moment and treated wuh little respcct bur IN
my apprehension, it Is a most important and alarm
ing circumstance. spiritual authority can never
be wholly separated from temporal one In I'M
Goun0'd Influence orc tic hcuIfs and cousciences of
mon IA Spuft" ni0tteJS such an one. for instance
a. "Gic.aors TO h consclenccs of Sunday School
childcn acquired must GccCSsdrikybe attended NTH
S|eot influence an cteH and political concerns: and
when we consider that the Romish clergy OF LELAND
nave an almost absolute command owe! their fiocks
That the clergy are appointed by the bishops and tina
tn" bishops are nominated by the Pope, il is easy to
zee wna' an immense power this must give him over
the people OF Ireland"
Dr.. Poreous Is right The Influence for which
y"n are seeking, and which the Sunday School UNA
on lt 1t he generally countcnanced) will place in
your handS, VIII give you immense power in civil
ana political concerns; and " hen YOU have once OBJ
tanned II, The civil and religious liberties OF the cour
try Will be at your mercy.
II we have thrown what influence we NAV possesu
inh Inc opposite scale II Is because we fear the
consequences OF such consummaton; and all bIsto
~ declares 10 u.s. IN loud and warning voice. tina
NC have ITGs0n TO fear il.
w" are, Sir, your fellow citizens
NE EDIp Gs THE DAILY SENTINEL
We learn by letter from ST. Marys. that Mr..
snIw, daughter ofthe late Gen. NArmASfEL GaEEsg
OF the Revolutionary army died at her residence Dun>
Beness, on Cumberland Island, GEORGIA. on SUNDAY
morning, the 2ith ult. after a few davis illness
Er'rde' If n icticr 10 hc Editor from a friend IN,
MRtcdgcriLs, datcd
MILLEDGvILLE, Grd Nav 1891
Dear Sir: The Penitentiary of this Sta,. % nn, .
he"p of mouiderny ruins-Nothing of il remains hun
he pare and tolierug walls. Last night at little af
Ter = O'Clock fire was discovered in the South end
OF Inc range OF working shops, and rapid was its
prnSress that to it IN course was
The safety and security of Convicts was .srIv an
ooJeGt OF soIcude-theJ taken from their rooms
W all possible haste, and placed under strong and
emcien' guard without the walls. here was moi n
single attempt at escape The fire communicated
WIN 'ne jail which was the only building DOT side
OF 'he Peniien.iary walls destroyed 1t is not known
ITO" 'he hre "rlBinated.-tC oUrjcr.
- NJ special Ordination held by the Right Rev.
L. - Moore, IN S.. Johns Church in this CITY. on
Oh sunday evening last, the Rev. Jarvis B: Buxton
of Priests ' ii''s 0'u'i