Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-01-25

tue Auifi Nuin iNaf fafN tHsE on OtlceT
Though we have struggled against thu
combined opposition, and have no,
been more than temporarily Impedcd
m our progress-yct lrt not our victo-
res. my Bre:hren. slaokrn the cner.
gles o. abale the ardour that the con-
summation 81 our holy objects necessa-
rily require. But here. Il would be
needless 10 bring forward and answer
The many futile objections which disor-
dercd MINDS. and pLIenzicd magma.
tions have coniured up against u; they
have oecn stated and repel'cd so often,
that II their authors were accessible
either 10 shame or argument. this SICK
~ offspring OF their disturbed brains
would haze long since slept the ,leep
OF iorgeuu,ness.
There l. ono however. from the fact
of its being exclusively letelIed agains,
rs, may seem 20 demand n passing no.
tee. Our Society has been objected
80 because IL suffers individuals beneath
The wears of maturity 20 gain access TO
ITS Altar md 10 bow alike with those OF
greater summers AZ our shrine of Bro
iheIly love. To this we have no hesita-
ton IN pleading guilty. Our Institution
having IA view no other objects than
those OF a truly laudablc character. j.
youpg NJ Will ~ ,rc Ia -, - IN
uoJcni,hle Cc, ~ ,bo r,;nl. =.
v,unc, nc,,ons oro alrn., ;nra,;,ti,.
,li.nn7ed :, L;n5oess and ,,od.Jssd!
and ,bps Would ,b.y rc,,a,, ban, o.
The many ,.np,,,,oos ,b,cb 80 soon
base, ,bcn n / ,b.~cC,,o ., H. =.
ri1d ot life ,h,, ;r.rrcs.;,,, az. -, r'.,.
div formed I...,,. ~, Ill. ;,c,,I~,-
led. and b,yin, , natural i,cI,,,i;on
Tor The practice of ,he Virtues wp in.
troJuce tbcm =, our c.,cD,rias and
cndcavour hy their sol,mni,y 70 make
such immersion, upon tbc;r minds as
shall be a.,ing and uscGl-sb,ving
them by means of crbIcrrs Of s;D,I,.
vet Corciblc Grandeur that T., bc VIM.
Gus Is to fulfil the purno.e f,r wb;rb
we were formed and Ina, IN exerci.e
Charity IN an manLinJ ! on. Of The
most rls,.i,, ne y.lI - ,I,r;o,s An
tie. of onr Iycs Ana :, 1o;,st,,co
a., we receive minor ut. on, GA
until we are certain tbo, 30 nossesscs
kunwielgc r,o,,gb :, Lnoy, Tho ;r,.
p,r,,,cc oCor, o,,,;,,,;o,s--,,I :, a..
c,.e of h. b,.,;,., ,,,c,,,, r,,,,or1,,,s
tb.v are Away. r,osnItcd on Tho s,b,
,ori Ono moro obiec,io, - socr., 60.
g,.,;cv-i, &, ,,r,.J a., ,l,o,. a.. ,.-ei,,-
Ji,i,l IN l,b,,ty b,v,o- ie,Jcnrv -
rer,er, and de-,,oy f,.ci,.t;,r,;nny
To d,snrova ,his a..cr,;,n mn. f-,c,Is
a'low m. :, roi,t Won to country
whore so,nc it.,r or Eve sccrct assor;,-
,ions pr,f.. -, tho samc objects arc
,o,, !, rr,rs f,,.;.b,r,, co,J,,,o,,
,h,o.;rs,;,r,ian. ~ ,lc;r cL2-.c,creye,
have becn h.f,,e. and yet INA co,,,ry
las b,eor.o NOV. c,l,l.-.,,, e., - "a,
Northumberland. ,b-, ,n,,,ba,ave
.g,,,ol ri, tb- az. ~ ,,o.ci"
+ Amid lie ,s,,a.i,i.. of car and ,be
suG.fir,. .fnt,.sr ,,,,,p. The majestic
multitude of Lar rc,,.I, are rer.sing
m pcacc-.urroundcd by every ble-s.
H. that bcrefrcpt Providence can
bc,tow. Lc,u cas,our eve, over this
land. rrecn with the rfopiii,us dew OF
Heaven. aud ,eemiuy with the lab5ur
of happy men: lei "a, listen for a NO.
mcnt. 10 DE cheerful activity oft ci-
ties. the careless soar Of is Gclds-lei
nv gaze uron thc sa,i. Of is commerce
as ,b.y kiss tho breeze of cvcrv sca
and he, 4, ,be L.sr.e thunder II IL.