Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-15
To "A Arssss o. fsr essos. /"

To "A Mfssxs o. fsi essob.a
ef-f I'm Is reaetsn, ncw 10 continue % ~ss ia tn
hr., place TO brsin Nswsparet ceutroseny ~ish
and bat yourself Toward 9th
gent display Of ~Suiessres upon the Bspdss Men1uAl
would have ssbjeeted yourself ~ tbe
u making pscouzrs d,splay and being tho krsi
claim the bene6t OF cVrsrssy: Let me sssurs tina
neither the Synod OF Virginia nor ltar essl YOURSELF
even thought o by the writers ut that Memorial The,
had suspicion that n oil ncumbent upol
them consult the Synod Of Virginia their views q
wishes. and su loss that the Sy nod would assume To die
tate what Laws might might not be passed by the Lee
gisAiare IL seeuis Otherwise ho~ovef.-Apd you hsv.
undertaken tor taen rather inclined 90 think
thetn VIC will make application accordance
views, they will generously voach>sc not to oppose
This confederation extraordinary that
10 be remembered by the oher denonina al
the State. They will doubtless feel under oblig alton To
Tor II But tor myself. allow prefer that
Just such application embodied in that Memorial
should be made, and granted without Quahca
ment suggestion OF the Synod OF Virginia. In future
however. shall do them the justice OF watching more
closely their proceedings, and in TRUTH beea
altUgcthc- unobscrysni at their doinss heretofore.
Bat To article oi March lst. with divisions
ike ~ many driven stakes Tor and many tor
Listener" read hastily do : Well. put il to
YOUR unmatched modesiy, IL u would not have
been marvellous patience IN Tue have sesd carefully
and deliberately dull article I own the soft i'm,
psacimen, Like Dr. Sam Johnson never the bone
Ia lind out. Nc. Can you guess the How unfair il
ct you expect read slowly yout article you
who have been dlscrnt reader ct the proceedings ri the
Legislature and nave noted the n,,
Moral" aud who ps,heticsly enquiries Why eas Il
published 80 hope, IN all charity. YOU not
yonr habits ut dsene. and slow reading su eagerly
looking Out tor the announcement OF Its presentation:
an,s' fancy s!steiy hunting the journals
Tor that which regularly published all papers
make reports about the middle Of the session: Trus, me.
am not untelicvins that You slow reader have no
room Tor doubt on that point. when how slowly You
comprehend.
Alter the that presented need not an.
your cnguy why it publishe sunlcss am
To understand by ~ tina, drprccato the publishing
facts which contains Snd that has led many
50 long. and so pcsun'e SLOWLY written articles upon
Aud the labor OF the structures let iorge
useless exposure oi yourself, land disposed
recklcS>ly - await sell o confess that had
fancy TOR figures" The confession, however, was rs ine.
Niiablc the tao; EVIDENT Sou have figuring RI
hope not SLOWLY read figure away tie
Contained 10 Memorial touching the char
ter, and yet the figures fail you. for the Teanyonr
special plea about what the Synod receives having nothing
10 do with the declaration IT the Memorial
Buttor hcures phor.ca certainly have
no fancy, fancy have unnindinl that
informed you IA my last that ali your efforts y
Dasdaan: reminded however by that word of your
horror OF Ph!oOcy aud Classics Never horror bet
ter Justified stiek To that. Tor slight attempt you
have made unworthy display what would be your
aims were greater Fear ANIMALS is the bulwaik Of
their strength: and proved tniduy by asserting
dcubtingy and IN pacnhess ihsl Eceless did
Church, in the enlarged sense "Ecelrsiasca
meant Missionary snd Educational purposes" Shade OF
Porsoa
Bat Il DID say that $4,000 year would not SATISFY
TIE msno!issis bat that the portion Synod twas
Really, iT,g
Die special plea and other circumstance mentioned
hereafter. tempt ia believe that you ayc would be-
Lawyer. The assertion the memorial was that zone
denomination enjoyny sll i!e power ask al your
hands; AND reply j. "Oar Synod HASN'T all the powe,
We ASA At your hsnds the moacy divided We would
only gei Goat Of the $4,000 Of hSei inecme) S5sS"--
Then you cJacede, Nh Member OF tue Synod that some
body has the power Whp It Who bat the Presby,e.
ran denomination aleoged the IneoTi,ll Supp.se
you CO tony S5SS, II S5sS than you willing
we should get hy the aud principle is the
! be 80 he fac E-ill
PEcsayierans have go, charter FOR spseiqi purposes
not coming mp on It's Iaerits, bat general aims
unlimited IA IL by that term including what YOU
sPesk so sighngyot annual collections and voluntary
con5utcrs,' ard your only reply is figuring figuring
si2es presume 70 av, lhI the Synod only get> $685.
only get SIS. Whc,heT the Synod gets it, or ~ho
gels It, or ~hete! any body nobody gets Il,
OF small accoun' TO rs.
you DO not sarbie" Why! because you did quote
the whole oi the 10th section. Did you7 Well, how
The Trustees msy take receive, &c. real and personal
estate Of any amount not exceeding $1,000 year in
value tub stop After the lapse OF lines you say
IT CsrtEss very Indeed the charter
from the limitation "ihs annual collections and voluntary
contributions, for E know that need Of charter
10 cover I5ese Thus you discover the from the
former causo o1F iEterylo. up and over
saush with sishtias remark, besA the force o the
effect OF It's uniopon and conuexon aad ,en you only
state II ~ your o~N aad this c.l quoting
cs Al 6ARsiiNS bat besides, what iIlh there you!
csEcdra opinion that charter not sqired 10 cover
;hssei IL they be and hay sic trusted rr
tie. single individual OF individual; but il IL sr
- he contributors, sale IRON OF and ali
soEisi Answer lugCnUOusiy II your 81 the Stock
holders Of Bank might their unds pro dde 10 an
individual individuals employ probably Instead of
asAng l5r charter ard responsible Oicrs-onls IL would
be unsafe NIX il. and they would lose all the adyan
iaIcs Of security nom ie copuGae vi their lnsiu
ton.
celebrate outstanding your astonishmen, at my
eek'ssness that hc whole application OF the Baptist. bad
reference 10 this annual collection and voluntary contrbu
ton feature and nothing else Bat; my dear Nh Member
# the synod. poor Bapi-- had idea tbs. we were
falling into the hands OF such terrible easuisis aud speca
pieadcrs able make ihe necessary egal
| distinctions between contributions and LeGuesi- We
thought Request the contributions Vf a dead man.
and contribution simply the giit living man bu; we
I did Cot see, poor simple wighi-