Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-08-03

Philip to pursue the heretlcs with fire and
sword, as more dangerous enemies than
the political partizans OF Padilla. lie
thus infused into the soul of Philip his
own deadly hate of the reformers, and
his counsels were subsequently followed
bv that monarch with the spirit and ac~
tivtv of demon. The work of Don
Thomas Gonzales contains many curious
letters on this subject from Charles to
the Grand Inquisitor, the Archbishop OF
Seville, which will throw new light upon
the religious and political history OF
Spain. and show how the natural charac-
ter of her noble people was corrupted
and degraded by their bigotted and des-
potc rulers of the Austrian line.
am, dear sir, ever truly yours.
Fl. WHEATON.
10 L. Markoe, Jr., Esq.
Corr Sec. Of the National Institute.
-GeGa@
The first Prayer in Congress.
The subioned extract of character
istic letter from John Adams, describing
scene in the first congress in Philadel-
pha in September, 1774, shows very
clearly on what power the mighty men
Of old rested their cause. MIR. A. thus
writes to friend at the time:
when the congress met, Mr.. Cush
ing made motion that it should be open
ed with prayer. 1t was opposed by Mr..
jay, of New York, and Mr.. Rutiedge, Of
South Carolina, because we were SO much
divided in religious sentiments, some
Episcopalans, some Quakers, some An
abaptists, some presbyterians, and some
Congregatonalists, that we could not
join in the same act of worship. Mr..
Samuel Adams arose and said that he
was no bigot, and could hear prayer
from any gentleman Of piety and virtue.
who was at the time friend to his coun-
try. He was a stranger In Philadelphia,
but had heard that Mr.. Duche (Dushay
they pronounce it) deserved that charac-
ter, and therefore he moved that MIR. Du-
che, an EpiscopaIian clergyman. might
be desired to read prayers to the con
gress tomorrow morning. The motion
was seconded and passed in the affirma-
tive. Mr.. Randolph, our president, wal
ted On MIR. Duche, and received for an
swer, that if his health would permit he
certainly would. Accordingly, next
morhing he appeared with his clerk, and
bis pontficals, and read several prayers
in the established form, and then read
the collect for the seventh day of Sep
TENDER, which was the tnirty-fifth psalm.
You must remember, this was the next
morning after we had heard the rumor
of the horrible cannonade of Boston. It
seemed as If Heaven had ordained that
psalm to be read ON that morning.
AFTER this, Mr.. Duche, unexpectedly
to every body, struck out into an extern
poraneous prayer, which filled the bosom
of every man present. must confess |
never heard better prayer, or one so
well pronounced. Epscopalian as ne is,
DR.. Cooper himself never prayed with
such ferYor, such ardor, such correct
ness and pathos, and in language so ele.
giant and sublime, for America, for con-
gress, for the province of Massachusetts
Bay, especially the town of Boston. 1t
has had an excellent effect upon every
body here. | must beg you to read that
psalm. Ii there is any faith in the sortes
VirgllanG, Or sortes Homerice, or espe-
cially the sortes Biblice, it would be
thong providential.
Here was scene worthy of the pain
er's art. 1t was in Carpenters Hall,
Philadelphia, building which 1--WE learn
from recent artcle) still survives 10
its original condition, though now sacri-
Iegiously converted, we believe, into an
auction. mart for the sale of chairs and
tables, that the forty-four individuals
met to whom this service was read.
WASHINGTON was kneeling there, and
Henry, and RANDOLPH, and RuTLEDGE.
and LEE, and JAY, and by their side
there stood. bowed in reverence, the pu-
ritan patriots of New England, who at
that moment had reason to believe that
an armed soldiery was wasting their hum
Bile households. 1t was believed that
Boston had been bombarded and destroy
ed. They prayed fervently for Amer
ca, for the congress, for the province of
Massachusetts Bay, and especially for
the town Of Boston:' and who can real
Use the emotions with which they turn
ed lmploringly to Heaven for divine in
and aid 1t was enough,
says Mr.. Adams, to melt heart of stone.
| saw the tears gush into the eyes of the
old, grave, pacific Quakers Of Philadel-
phia. =. Ntwmk .Aduertiser.
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