Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-11
From an Occasional COrresP ,adent.
THE SABBATH CONVENTION AT WASHING
TON CITY.

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In my last gave you some account u very interesting
: bath Convention recently held Ia this city, which
Hon. John -. Acems presided IN acceptable man.
couvince az tie friends Of that sacred day, who
wtIt eu that Whatever mnatO-y lang IGge he may,
pyciOu, choose hold against powerful fOre'.n ma
ton, oar.t ard phlaun'ofis he IS determined
81 NJ tn the p-Jlc advocate Of Iha great
VI the peace and yeTy uaI0Bs the CGstRn Sabbath
Puil sometimes reluc anuy Crawn into the
chair the or al religious lions. Ii
" A this venerable sta To solicitations o. very
sim made him, he Distinguished a prymp tute Of
reply which leaves TIE applicant II no 6oubi Us 10 t de-
Htle affirmative negative When elected Dele
gaze the Convention. by the little church 9TH 9nd
Pres y1 ian, wEeIe he his held pew since the period
al, P.cs.d-Gcy, &c aec pt-d without hesitation. Wien
elected President Of he Convention, with similar aacrty
anu with sincere expressions Of his OF the honor
conferred upon HIM. nc TOOK the chair. With much ap-
parent interest also ne took efuent pat ~ the deIJsa
tons Of the Convention He narrated appropriate facts
ilt aed Positions ssec,ed esOi -on; dropped pertinent
remarks; Is,eaeI with Fateat attention 10 the humble
speaker.
Ia The Of the ions, he called d., Justin Ed
WARDS with c'mmcnG tEy fcmark the ability that
Ia Al. and .aboOus pub c seNant to address the audi
And few int. gent dence does al 10 bis
lot address Dr. T. hes gst returned from the So-t and
West lie has attended State Conventions IN South Caro-.
lima, Virginia aud Kentucky, where public ava.
kening and the iup OF this su1ec..
Indeed, fOm all the acs can ga.her infer hi' there
Ising interest IN Shbbah Observance thro giOUt tie
county The current Of public ocinon i evidently
tag the night direction, and ga hers strength, u will
Heutia mel, who will be fully Impressed al the couyc
ton TINT due regard 90 the SbJatn essential -.
riy and perm Of CIV institutions, aud ~
u7a,e pr.zsoy Of cur beloved county Nor - iu sub.
Jet Wit spoC- interest ~ the resent NO.
uona stifs. Inc OF due Observance Of TIC
sabbath with the continued pctee Of tic world, by no
means imaginary. No moral cause would eud more Ell.
ceny 10 peTpetulte ne coInse Of peace aud avert
horrors Of war, "a the universal sinCuhcsOH q the
BorJ's Day Do We not even witness It, silent infI
encc n toe Halls Of aiioaa h. si.auOa IL inicfpy.es
weekly ~ authoritative waning ~ the ~ public
connections, gdn1Dlshing a. - pau-e - fleet, s1d
rem 'm5cf i1t the Lord Of h. SIbbah ruler amyny the
nations. IN obedience % s approach American sn-
a'e acJglfn- Sglin sud a2tIn ind walks through 10 g
T. resume on 60 coming Monday ~ dc.iJers.
Inus. AID WIl' would be- the iuHcCgce war on tue b.
sfeis Of this valuable day need attempt nat DC
re. The very id.a II iis pregnant un darkest ptl
ss- Tue fst gun fred ~ such conflict, tEpocs ~ with
EngIsrd. would be the sigma. f.r rev, fearful ond wdc
spfeho de ecarn Of the sabbath. Inc hopes u the pyod
Wo I'D be crusaed, and umphs Of the bad woud Jo
cured. al the friends VI peace them be the friends
IT tue Sabbath.