Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-09-20

~ NNNhlNN NuNFCues ~ dsAt hFkhihs it ll-
lowing description oftwo. which. Intimately CON
necled as they afe with The great aud venerable
names aud scenes Of the country. will be read with
interest; but it Will materially suggest itself TO the
mind whether the decay of these soulless objects
is to be rrgreried except d. indicating the decay
the ahJecr tall oi the seuuent beings WIN have rrCd
1en ia The GO'sleps "f lhuse Who once wur1hipped
in those churches. The names Of the Washington.
MeCarey's, Graham. Lewisos. aud Faira.es, are
mouldenug where they once wnrshipped. Why
should they .ot! who should keep Them brighiS
Where are the descendants worthy even Ia p lish
Ihemi The spirit that animated these men has pas.
sed lrom Virginia and sought a more cougenrul CLINE
There is nrne Of ii left " nhin her bprJers. there
are no men in the Stale whu could reach the knees
VI their fathers. aud We may expect the the houses OF
worship. the Iumhs ard the hume steads To decay
We find mural auI intellectual owls and bats ia the
places of The men that once honnre! the Stale. l.
II surprising Thai we should find physiral ones III
theit houses OF worsllpl The last time we saw
The last named ofihe houses below there was n large
hocS Of sheep lying quietly ia a. and every appea.
rance was presented Of lis having been used thus
for a length of Time
My nexia Poinrmcnl was nj w s,moleland Court
House. where | preached I n small congregation
In passing on To Tins appointment The : nd lies d..
ree'ly by the RUNS ufuie ui the old churches. called
ropes Creek Church, u very lursc and square
building
"t was near This church that General Washington
was born; II Was IA THIS that lac VAS bap zcd; aud
here u was that he received those early impressions
"i reIg"n' which. instead Of bci 9 elacei by aye.
seemed 10 grow wuh his growth aud sI englhen with
his strength
l have sand that This church is now in ruins, and
1 would add HAT ahOui twenty SIX yea ~ ng,, when
IN deacons orders, | reinemhrr To have been in #
WIN le heV Mt Nurrls. oi Which time u was be
ginning TO decay IN the ROOT. but there WIS a large
congregation aud 2S children were brought forward
Tor baptism. IL was the first service which had
oeen perl"rmed M II for n loas lime. nnd since thai
per"d II continued To decay, until a few ,eais aro.
u Nas set on IRE IN order 10 pievenI injury fro - The
iaIIng oi The noiOn he cattle which we're accu
Toned To shelter there"
My next UiI WAS 10 Puhick chnrch in tn v;c,,
ny Oi Mount Vernon. the seat General WlshInyio..
i designed Ia perform service there on SltunI,y n,
well US Sunday, hut through some mistake no MOTTO
was gwen Tor the former Il ~. The wel,hei indeed
was such as To prevent The assuming Of any bal
those Who prize such ucraSiuns 50 mu ella as 10 be
deferred only by very sirunr considerations. Il was
siIII raining when approached the h ,ise and found
no one there. The wide opened In,rs invited mn.
Ia euler. as they do Always buIh 10y day and night
ih'ii"' day and night through The year. nur only The
passing traveller, 3ur evey beast OF ne field and
I"NI oi Tue arr fuse latter. however. seemed 10
nave re'erenced t!c house Of God. SLce leN ma-ks
Ol ihsir' ppIluiIrn ure To he seen through H.. The
IHIrrIur ~ the house. haN ing been well built. !.
SIN g"od. The cbduceI, communion table, nnle.
nI me mN' etc, are still there and IN g,rpd urIer.-
The wui only Is ~decayins, aud at The time WAS
mere tue ram was %d'uppIng on he s,cred plaIess,nd
on "'her parts oi th" housP. On Jhe dnars of he
Pe"s, IA glI letters are still Ia he seen the name. Of
the principal families which once occupied hum
How could /, while for at least an huuI trayersing
ihnse long aisles entering the sacred cIancel. and
"srehd"'g The holly pulpit iurbenr To ASK and is
Tie house UiG'd, which was built 10y the Washing.
lo'is' Ii'e NlaSpriS, The MCCauys The Grhams, Tue
LHwiSes' The Faifiaxes-he huHse in which they
worship the God ur our fathers according TO he We.
nerab'e forms Of the Episcopal Church. AID : me of
whose names are yet found on those dies RED pcwsl
Is Tins nlso destined 10 mnulder |p;ecemeal away. or
when some signal Il given. Ia become Ihe prey Of
spoilers and To be carried hitler, aud applied TO ey.
cry purpose under Heaven,
Surely patriotism or reverence Er the greatest OF
pa r'ois. II not r,ligiun. might he effsciLaly appealed
10 ia hei.ali OF This one temple oiG d.. The pauic-
ulnr location oil Is 10 be asrnbed To the youthful
Wash ngipH, who at a very early age, being a mem.
Der OF the vesiTy, when u was under consideration
aud VA dispute where II should be placed, carefully
surveyed The whole parish, aud IN drawing an &C.
curaie aud handsome map Of IL with his own hrnd,
shewed clearly hcIe the claim OF Justice aud the
Interests 81 religion repmIed is erection.
IL was 10 this church that Washington, for q ong
series OF years, re guiarly repaired at a distance Of
SIX or seven miles, never permitting my company To
prevent the regular observance Ut Ihe LrIrd's Day.
And shall u now be permitted Ia sink into min for
want Oi a few hundred collars to arrest the decay
already beguni The families which once worship.
ped there are indeed hearly oil gone. nnd Ihuse wnu
remain are Tot competent ~ complete lis repair
Bui there arc immortal beings around il aud MT far
distant from Il. who might be forever blessed by The
word iaiIhiuiiy preached therein.
For sntne years past one Of The students in our
theological seminary has acted as lay reader 10 d.,
aRd occasionally a professor has added his services.
Within Tie last year. the Rev MIR Juhnson, residing
ia the neIgLbOrhOOd. has performed more frequent
duties there.
o. the day Glowing lhe me which has given
rise To The ahuye rel tti5ns. preached To a yeTy
considerable congregation IN This old church, one
Ihird Of which was made up culDrcd persJus, II (
should ever be permitted 10 visit his house again,
u faust be under circumstances Tar more Cheering.
or lar more gloomy, Than lhUse which aueaded my
recent VISIT.
From The CINCINNATI Chronicle.
THE WIG TARIFF Or l5I2.-rhS great
measure Is now receiving lhe tribute oI sppLtbu.
n0n from all men, cTccpI rIuse. who may be rsgar.
ued as non c0HDJs menus on ihis subject.
IN fe""sytrtHia The advocates oi democracy"