The native American., 1837-09-30

GEN. WASHINGTON'S CHURCH IN De
CAY.-The following affecting picture OF the present
cond tion of the church in which the Father of his
country wcrshpped the God Of his fathers is taken
from the report of the official visit of the Bshop
Of Virginia
"The next step was to Pohick Church in the neigh.
borhood Of Mount Vernon. the seat of General ash
ingon. 1t was intended to have had service there on
Saturday and Sunday; but through mistake there
was no notice given for Saturday. The weather was
indeed such prevent meeting, except to those
few who prize such occasions to be deferred by
but very sufficient obstacles II was still raining
when the Bishop approached the church alone and
found no one there. The wide opened doors invited
him to enter as they do invite night and day through
out the year. not only the passing traveller bat the
beast of the field and fowl of the air. These latter,
however, seem to have reverenced the house of God
few marks their pollution are to be seen through
out it. The interior of the house having been well
built is still good. The altar communion table and
tables Of the law, still there and in good order
But the roof is decayng, and at the time mentioned
the rain was dropping from above on those sacred
places and other parts of the house. On the doors
Of pews in gilt letters stl to be seen the names
Of the principal families which once occupied them
How was it possible for one who for nearly an hour
raversed those ases entered that chancel ascended
that pulpit, not ask, and is that the House Of God
which was built by the Washngtons, the Masons the
McCartys, the Grahams, the Lewises, the Fairaxes-
in which they used to worship the God of our fathers
some of whose names are yet to be on the doors
Of their pews.
The location Of it is to be ascrbed to the youthful
Washington, who at very early age, being an active
member Of the vestry, when ii was in dispute where
It should be built carefully surveyed the whole parish
and drawing handsome map pof it, showed where the
claims Of justice, and the interests Of religion required
it to be placed 1t to this church that Washing
ton for long series Of years regularly repaired at
distance Of six or seven miles never permitting any
company to interfere with the regular observance Of
the Lords day. Aud shall be permitted to sink into
ruin, for the want of few hundred dollars to arrest
the decay already begun! Were not this monumen,
worthy be erected but to be preserved to the
memory Of Washington, by the patriots Of our land 2
CURIOUS FACT.-It has been found, that in :
watch makers shop, the time-peces or clocks. con
nected with the same wall or shelf, have such svm
pathetic effect in keeping time, that they stop t6ose
which beat in irregular time; and if any are al rest 60
|agoing those which beat accurately.
anofhcr.lf listen, il is asserted to the trotno
Of horse, or the tread Of own feet, we canno
but notice that each alternate step is louder than N,
other, by which we throw the sounds into the orde
ofcommon time. But if we listen to the amble or can
ter Of horse, hear every third step to be louder
than the other two, owing to the first and third foo
striking the ground together This regularity throws
the sounds into the order triple time.