Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-18


'uelin 81 Youth L. il hoeause our l,,,slso,s mr.,
P' az 10 Tue nun "i Christianity. iusnnsibe Of
nv 'n,ttianrr. W reluctant 10 ecurniaa IL as dt,no /
'l'ahly no such cansu eA,sla There Ia btu, nm. h..
son anu thai II sniiiecuta reason which they have
e'n,a from Inn WIN said. My kingdom s mol nf ibis
'' '""%h"' Is nn' p'olef SUBJECT lor human H.,
s'h'e ad permit no 10 add the i, recognition OF This
IPinelplc ofns. Ia my ud,nrni by far The ,n,,t n-
H"'ah' rar al that liberty IN which this day bec
w h's harpy country. every aci OF worship every ef-
''' pun "ilh. ahd every contribution made for ihu sun
Pp' ~ propagation ol tclr.,on, is wholly voluntary
nahded by no anhully hui thai ot tod and 10 In, ~
" IN me worshir"r. pefiorner tihiiof resp,nal
or, May II he ~ III the Judgment day
There Is. however. no why public pr,y ialon
"oa u" tlR' o' lns'fnctiog The youth III country
IN human learning, which DOES not equally rcuiro In,
a"hon "l aone public syaem To- nsttaoing iheui IA IL
sl"h inde,d, The heccfiliy al The h,loJ a. ~ same ~.
soc@ tpe evelunt than III The turner. A lar Greater
fi"Plh' o The heads oi families scnshln u tho i'm
nanee ol sone deeteo uf human learning than %, III,
Importance al lthiu4 i,anlot. l,esl,, ildtr all or
'WarV c"ta9t'rrs. people chose character is jorn
Cd ~ he 6t3ic. ieW, II eosG, BE- an iteiiigcai pee
PIE on oitff SUBJECTS
N'"' 'hefo u NJ public ays'en t,r The religious in
h'u'teh 0l youth, khpwn Ia uuf land, except that Of
sabbath Seltoa, aud duly human ingenuity L. invent
pe'rt u, lhcn, We tlecm h,o institutions usel,As let
nsAct consistently, Let ouf Universities Gnlea,s 4
ead'mc' and Sswols, ho aanlnlaci, let our ifolrsas
aud eachers devote thcmseyo, 10 other ,npl1y,n,ns
aud ei eyoy chld be instructed exclusively by his own
parents,
10 he li,tle morc particular. Thousands of heada
o families have very htllo disposition teach their chi
d'h Hhn great nS oi religion. aud st less i,ness ln
The wefk. Even II toar wl in the lnd ,ncn o, char.
ny, must he regarded a. truly rioua Tho ignorance af
many = dcplmahe. aud their want 1t, mental training MI
must ioial OF ih"se 10 whnm This remark does not alr
ply, many do nothing hr The fellnous iustucli,a,
o ht't children, ihan 10 perform in lhor prcaenco The
stated fAofctst6oi anly worship, aud thai m m,uner
Tue iailhcs fusillo iIon attractive. Tho selccn ul
lot'"' OF scripture I" be read. aud the manner Of read
ing them, might nnn3t sugpst The suspicion that uef
sas hears were entertained lsst they should ho under
siod while tho prayers, however dcvnn on tho par Of
MN WI" "iris them, arc TO his youthful charge mn eN-
ee"n substitute h'r ananum. In comparatively a few
lanh''s there Is added an occasional pafro,-ke rrpc
"H oI so'ne caitchsm other shvu summary Of Chris
tan dnciIne Those who Instruct their r,,Llt,p (,ub
"lly aud Thoroughly, Ia The great truths ut revelation
are - iew that should they all IN moment he slruck
dead by Hash oi lightning. change would be made
III he estimated population ul the United States or
these. pwoNer, lore Is one WIN would not rejoice
To be aided ~ HIS arduous ahoTs 10y inellircni and
iiaus Sabbath Sri,o1 teacher A vasi majority 81 the
youth u our country aud very considerable number II,
r'ery PARTICULAR neshbpfh,od nus be TAUGHT in Sabbath
Ntluos. or enain dsl ulc oi all religious IDEAS Ncrp
snth a They may acquire by accident. Here. un
thousands must learn The al phabc, never Learn il NJ
all.
Some of The Eject, Of these nntc institution. may be
stated a. ions Ia connccen wiih other ~, ans OF sim
liar nainrr they piunue mutual love wenn Christians
u hrIe"t dehumlnalioos aud p,vo that their vicws
o' b""l iIu are lar nniru nearly coincidenl than
over Imagined ~ former ages. They occasion thu WI.
ing uI many al the best books in illustration Of the bible
and 'Is sacred principles. Of which the circulation aud
reading ls almost confined Ia rursons AID families con
neeicd with Sabbath Sclools I hey give the first i'm.
pulse IN the career Of improvement To muud,s who
are afterwards respectable and 10 not few wlo are
afterwards elncni, Tor intellectual and moral WORTH. hut
Whose intellectual rNslrnce would otherwise have /
been blank. and their monl cNisnnue blot In va |
nus ways ry btng teachers. PARENTS and others, be-
sides the pupils. under the illucHce of aiyuo truth aud
lhns Prove instrumental generally IN their inprov enon
and often N llrir salvation. OF The conversions 10 Cod
which take rlnrG IN our country fully one hall may be
distinctly Traced. IN whole IN part, 10 their instruments
thly. Wherever they have bren ung an faithfully AT |
tended, yuu may find youths i3ur years OF are bet
tel acquainted. Gully with ,he letter, but via, the
'nennlna Of lbn word III God, than " no many who.
"hih HE memory oi some present. sustained a
hgh reputation as preachers Of the guspe And or one
who has been regularly and faithfully trained in such An
lhs'llunn To BE- iound gully oi any offence requiring the
noltce oi tho civil magistrate 10 almost, II altogether
unknown.
Among all The public means. known or ooncev able,
none, except HE preaching NJ tho gospel, compare
Viii, Sabbath Schnpls, in their tendency 10 render pe,
pie intelligent. paecabe, orderly. vir,uous. podly-
Let ours be such people and patriotism asks Tor M,
thlng more. They viii. oi cunfse be obedcnt 10 the
laws for consceice sake while their industry and
uny Will with the blessing of God preclude tho dan
yer Of want. Understanding thoroughly their avn
rights, they III assert them with moderation, hut the
Hahe lime. with connendabe lrnno NJ. Public indi.
lalion VIII silence The lacliuls deagoguc and
but men ol talents and virtue viii be elevated Ia office, -
SECT l"na prejudice aud parry rage will decay and die.
Every subject oi public Will be investigated
with patience aud eanior mutual kindness will unite in
searlbly all the paits o i great Republic, aud lead
10 The cheerful surrender ol particular INTERESTS ai
shall be necessary Ia the public goud Above all in the
emphatic language al inspiration. ''tod, even
God shall bless ". God shall bless rs, aud al he ends
pi The cath shall fear hun" For hus shall bn exhibit
ed practical prooi Of his avn dccaraon, .igheous
ness eNalirll nation "-"lIappy i, thai people that is
IN such case yea, happy IS that people whose God Is
the Lord"
BcGfc concluding this address, must briefly advert
topic yet MENTIONED h the Deliberate Judgment
n ma;y wise aud soud Hen all the other dangers that
threaten naliun no,lng, when compared with
thai which ARIES inlin the spread 81 ltonansn. For
the Propagation OF that system Efforts made IA
this country such as earth never beuie Their
art, zeal aud perseverance, beopcak spirit mol ii hs
wolld--an extraordinary inspiration with the vision
from buncaih. These tiiurs, 1t Is ttue. directed
chiefly 10 the great Valley Of the Mssissipp bnt ~
parl Of our Land uycpokcd; and probably the tine is
not far distant when something OF the kind will be At
tempted in This nrighbJrWod.
Should Romalsn gain the ascendancy among US,
free Institutions will suun be snhyeried, and he
er llo better. repeat ii; in that case, the The
name aud tho lorns uI RrpublIc abandoned and
f,nien, the better Fora mad ndoa, is fr uiad man,
confinement is preferable Ia freedom.
In the cuninuiliun of The Roman Catholic Church. |
there are no doubt, many worthy nca and useful cItl-
zens. Nor il this surprising, WHOM We reflect with how
much the most rcvolin. features Of the system are
concealed whenever such csnceallncnt ia dictated 10y
policy. Speaking, then, mol oi The men. but oi the sys