Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-06

n 80 ESsfvs Of sks wAsss
oesdsmes--in iseAiox The isss Cesnny whis. my
sys hspss-d 10 rsst article over he signature
"a css.ss which sonssias shs very gratifying sssssmen,
s there srs now In opsrsoa your city hr,s Sabbath
scAss &c ne rslsoss iasirsedon Of nesross We
ssss he ssssnsss gsvs hsss pleasure and tho
ssss asshsssd n eoaneetoa with sst James Church,
wsss pssssAH1 inssrsstiaG. ed uuss thss 81 may
psovs "a sernsst OF awsksnng ntsrest In the minds
- sisy ssi hisy Of he v.sious rsiirous
tsssnls>fses n ths Dnss In tAi GOOD work We mean
- Lsesrss q rslsess sstsesiss (orslly, By Sunday
eesh ssd cher assos that portion Of our population
vhe sEcsded By the laws u the land and heir peculiar
asoss. from esher ofinsuuction We have never
RED sssnses IN which cordially esine,de than
ths coetsissd in tho caption Of tho article In question
vsst SemsIbing thu, should BE- looked to" and ~e
s pss.sdsd dat The the subject 10 'ookcd to" the
sss shotesshly v benevolent men be pesuaded Of the
sslssssy uadsscy Of The system. We arc no, lawyer
ssosgh 70 dissssrss about The seefs
e As sw m regard 70 assemblies Of negroes &c.
sany regarding the lsr scripts with unpotossOn.
q syss. NJ sss no,hag In IL prevent the assembling Of
ssoss proper times and in proper places hear the
wsd q God preached Of religious
character from white Pssson teachers We yet to
sa asshs hsmsni.ne and benevolent doctrines Of the
C regarding them merely moral prscepts are fiaueht
! viii IL dsnssrs 10 any community which "a Citizen"
sssas - Approximations doctrines which from begin
pg 70 ends teach humility the great docpe obedience
% are those contained In the following
szn Of scnpsurc-"Let many servants as arc under
hs yoke their worthy Of al honor tina,
de mace Of God and his doctrine be not b,s.pbemed
"Exhou servants be obedent their own masters and
pssss them well in al thngs not answering again. not
p.rioinsG. bat shelving oil good fidelity that they may
sdofn the doctrine Of God Saviour in oil thngs"-
Herr pecep from the chief Of the Apostles and We
think that "a Citizen" in them the injury shat
nay result 20 the community ut large" When impaired by
ntsigeut christian men and (whe folk) in Sun
, far bet hatn nil
- negroes should be placed Sabbath mornings under
ssch sslatary influences than be allowed nger on the
soewaks or crowd in front Of the grog shops Of the
uopois; we think Of the spirit OF
vice. etc: learned such places than could ever be
.srnsd BY poor litiie ddrkies while listening to word
Of God OF singing with their teachers hymns 10 his
praise! That the system Of oral instruction Sunday
Schools has been found happy in It's influence not
dangerous ss "a Citizen" deems IL; will the fact
that The attention cf christians in mnny Of the States far
sher South has been directed IL for many years We
beieve that all the churches have been active the States
Seosa and South Carolina, ana have found great ben
ehn derived 10 the cause OF religion. While religion
necessary TO the welfare Of colored population this
void and thc world to come, tho opposite fanacsm en-
sndered BY false ideas Of religious TRUTH derived principal
~ from ignorant coorcd eache and exhvrters has been
fruitful scarce Of error, and regret say frequently
Of vice. Nov the only plan that be thought of cor
evil Tor intelligent Christians to awake
srnss 81 asf Tssponsbiy md instruct the minds Of
the colored population in the Cardinal doctrines OF Cos
ps this Is 10 be done BY the preaching Of plain practical
Sermons, the part OF Minister'S which would pro-
mscnous congregation; and by Sunday School instruction
on the part Of laymeu when the meetings managed
a. 20 be az once, decent pleasant and profitable An in
tclgent friend mentioned fact me- long since
which worthy OF notice this occasion: he received
letter from gentleman in Phiadelphis, connected with
the School system Of that city. who had taken the trouble
To md OUT by digent enquiry, whether among the
2ersons apprehendeo for being engaged in the lste riots
person could be found who had ever been regular
ant At the Sunday School, he could not find single man
certainly strong negative evidence in favor ut Sab
bath Schools; and opine would sppy TO the
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