The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-12-15
Charlotte journal.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER ~. ls4s.
Correspondence Of the Charlotte Journal
SUNDAY Reading.


may be whether he be Sociniau, o Pei.
aglan. Jew or a Gentle il he spend the
whole Of Sabbath day ia attendance 90
divine worship. he mus. feel. that whether
he agrees with the doctrines Of those he
heafs, or disagrees. still, that the Sabbath
was made for mao, and no; Han for the Sab.
bath; and lha, i, is moro becoming in RI.
tional creatures, more consistent with their
dependence on Heaven. to rest from their
labours, and spend one day 10 thanksgiving,
prayer and repose. ! repeat, that the
weigh, Of argument 10 favor Of some such
respite, forcos itself, very furcibly upon the
mind, after uAole days attendance on The
ordinances Instituted for lie observance BY
christians.
You see persons Of every grade. draw
ng towards one common centre, all appear
ing TO be ac,ua,od by ono common motive.
The centre is the church, the motive the
worship OF God. Half OF the ,hrong
may be hypoerl,es, yet there is something
real, something worthy IN the day's pur
su,, or there would be no excuse for the
hypocricy. You jim the throng in the
morning. you are found in i, ID the after.
noon, and nigh, hnd, you among its mum.
bers and you retire TO your foom-un.
less Atheism or Sceplicism has closed your
heart TO oil religious emo,ions-you retire
to your room. Impressed with the holy sane
uiy Of the Sabbalh ,ha, day,
when every breath should wan 10 Heaven,
Incense from heart fofg ven"
/ The excellent Doctor Adam Clarke says
Even in a state Of innocence, ~hen oil
vas perfection and excellence, when God
vas clearly discovered in all his works, ev.
cry place being his temple. every moment
a time Of Worship. and every object an in.
element TO religious reverence and adora
ton, even ih5n. God chose to consecra'e a
sereafh part OF the time 10 his more espe.
cial worship, aud 10 ballow /, unto his ser,
vice by a perpetual decree. Who then
shall dare to reverse this order of God "
God himself res,cd on tho Sabbath day
/" wherefore he blessed aud hallowed il;
and halosed il has remained. from ,ha, day
to this. And, although nearly six Thousand
years have borne the earth IS many revo
Iluions around the sun, and though temper
al revolutions have marked upon the page.
Of Time the rise and fall OF empires, anC
the existence and decay Of nations; onC
made the philosophy and wisdom OF one
century, appear error and superstition II
another; yet through The multiplied cycles
Of ages, through tho mutations Of human
affairs, aud through the logs Of superstition
and error, this day has como down 10 thu
present time, attended with the history o
its divine institution aud surrounded by tn,
preccpls which urge its observance and Il
day secs the Gentle, as tina, day saw tn
Jew, repairing TO he tabernacle of the mos
; high.
To-day, | have (whai is not usual will
, MOI heard three sermons. In the forenoon
| attended tho Rev. Mr.. Lacy's (Presby
terian) Church. Mr.. Lacy took his ex
in Hebrews, Is, chap. 8, aud Cd verses
"God, who a, sundty times and in diver
manners spake in time, pas, unto the faith
} ers by the prophets, hath in these las, day.
spoken 10 Us by his Son." His dscours
vas good, sometimes eloquent, Throughout
r Impressive. Mr. Cook, Principal Of tn
. Deaf and Dinb Asylum had his scholar
presen! in the front gallery, and as the. scr
inca was delivered translated il TO them b
: sign manual. This was very in,ercstIn
n par, Of tho service, the mu,es evincing ,hei
: appreciation of wha, they comprehende
by signifcan. signs.
In the afternoon | went to hear DR.. Ma
G son in The Episcopal Church. His tex, wa
G taken from Galatians, ID chap. l7.h verse
The Doctor is close reasoner stating hi
(. argumcu, logically, and pursuing his sui
r ice, to tho close, without losing the end h
has in view when he sets out. He can cor
vince the understanding but lie too cold
/. defamation, TO warm the heart, or clio
!. that sponianeity Of sympathy from an a,
dcncc, which fcrvid eloquence does.
o In the evening, after ! P. NJ. | wen.
Al hear in tho Methods, Church,a i" Nativ
% American an Indian Minister from ii
a Chippewa tribe, his name is Chief kah.g'
Al ga gah .bowh. or The Firm Standing b
he is called Mr.. q. CONWAY. He took b
tex, in John, 18th chap. latter clause Of Il
!, goth verse /" II any man serve me, hi
n will my father honor"