Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-13
FATHER MATTHEW N LtsGOOID.
SUNDAY. DEC. Is1JI

The religious ceremonies OF the dav bayi,e, b,,, -.
thaA1' a'heT Matthew sieod forward as The tn.,lo
81 lfhIe rance and after having paid n n, trihn,c =
hiS Gear friend and disciple. the Rev Mr OIL, ,,l,
haS hFea ioF many years member Of the s,cirty h.,
iinaed "a ssy-Ny tcar friends / bnoa Tia, ~, ~
al, q iitss whom now address are trpt5t,t,
nave i1f long time en1yed the BLESSINGS Of s,b,i
hhsW mat You have awaited yourselves of Tho riI,
ep"" YOU hegho'fhood 10 Cork has afforded and tb,,
ilaey el you are true and faithful members Of an, -,
But, deep rooted is my cnnyict,op ~ ,ho i ''t
e lAdNlnuai good and national benefit of tna
'hat would readily come here, were CONVINCED ,l,,
t'Nu aoa even one individual To The many mions :, h.
...,apS 'Jo'e N ''e freedom aud independence which
ftituVus sei-deniai must always draw with il C,,I
add hut one man or womaa-onc father -, ,n,l e"''
"augh "r or one sJn--othe ranks Of temperance ,,i1
come here with joyful heart. and consider ih,, j.; E
el"Se aan'soh mad earned rich recomponse -. mas,
''ud dvance That cause which love and r,,
me great instrument OF good. would journey 10 A.. ~
ieIu2st bounds OF the eau-I would G,,yl,ssl, -, - :,
periis Of this deep-l would face a,v d,n =. "No .'o
ahy flsN SO That could extend the blessings NJ ~
reiance 20 ,he Whole human family for consider tL,,
ihai alter Religion, nothing powerful in n,
ces as Temperance. From the first nooo,, ~ '"'"
'eIed upon my MISSION saw the evil with Which II
70 contend, In Its true shape. knew h, sea-, a,, va"
w. ,ha II made in the peace and homo,
ana happiness, OF individuals saw The -; ~ '
morality that II had spread over eonn,ni,; w ''a III
mat IL mad hiled prisons and workbousns ,h, :.
Buigea me ehufch yard with countless yc,,ms. | $780, :,
sl'hihg DOWN we young and old, the proud and Tho ,
- ',e ~. anu me or The ignorant aud the onlyhton
Wv spared neither sex nor age that il was me-
futhess Than the sword mere terrible III 81 ~ "'oie
.nle a'spalhg than ire; say. saw NIL thoen
lnieinpeance, and was determined Ia d., ''o9s Oh
,he ana Az my energy 10 the task of aosin Tho NY
'' :. ovPP se The monster evil of ireland a
crush 1t oeiere II had degraded the land J ana
beyond cure "fredenpliou. promised mod P'uP'9
.pae. oessogs 70 me irish people if they f,nyo5 ~"
' 4,hi'onS ocie'ed me; and blessed he ,h a.,
ma my ''au 'ath 10 my word! Thousands 1nn r.,
tale mn, d;oo ~ "d'' ana woe. because they did mai
- - ao,oei 10 Them the horrors of famine ,nJ ~
c'iis OF nght are aggravated while ion. ~ ~ 'o 'he
~ w" ''S'ehed 10 me and adopted INV adv;. "
s'e rom munger and privaton because thew b.J a.. no"
, it'hy sensual qualification. and III. ,,s
, " stoie uPioi The coming of the evil d,v ,r
sands are now perishng who if tbo, hI u'y' hon
sfenu ,heu iiafd-elrned money in dIink in ; i''} ~
nepauchefy, would now be safe from dano 80 anu ~
ami !, f,inI ~ creatures who are now win
t,e oiofl or assist them The prison and
~. ' pi''-house are opening wide their A. ' ana
rho nave wiliuly brought ruin NJ, -, us 'oi many
s"u VINO, had they only sense ,vo,II ''',"
ainuns iie wealthy Of the land win NO, @ now ne
,rand ,"e past would rather cheer and cnnsa,
no one should -. mem mat 1t is not yet too laetb,
LII "iu paif--hat there is still bsln j.; Cl ''1'
e, , physician there. would nssnr III ~ "head
.;,.'a ~ .a'e' 'eefae habit can be ove,c,,n Wv
IitP: ~ moral courage, by one yrtun,s -, "y
COURAGE 10 fca 'yrahnize over hccause thew W mi
a,,;7 y ' VI oppose their tyran,s. bpt ,b -. -"
cisih Oh passion that feuasd The 80 1 strongest
~ "a P'iFe can be broken BY ball =, 1870, wv nun
p'e'E. Nich ask sou and Others In tat e''o''
H., e. ~" l iee--free from vice free from na, Nv
rule us the sea..' habif The fewer passions ,ba
80 ii -, ''eef we are; and no man is s e. ' ~,
@ wiio places himself beyond and o, ar ice ds me
l,alrr,- ,"it i as me Scripture says ,hnsa 80, - "
go s, perish therein The freedom VII, "no G'ui
baaltb ~ you can obtain without any saer;6o ."
80 "''nfy' or Of eoHiort. Ga the con-