The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-01-27

SERMoN,-The Rev. Mr.. Doggett delivered in
Centenary Church, on Sunday evening, pungent
and profound discourse upon the" Memory" His
text portion of the 25th verse of the 10th
chapter of Luke: Son, remember, that thou in thy
lifetime receivedst thy good things" Remarking at
the outset that men were daily gathering material
for their future misery or happiness-he then re-
crred to the state of the mental faculties after death
Among these faculties were reason perception, i'm.
agination, judgment and memory. Preeminent stood
memory. Memory was great source OF pleasure
or woe in this life-how much more in the fil-
ture? There were seasons in life when the
whole panorama of certain scenes in the past
was spread in moment before the eye OF
the mind atfording the keenest enjoyment or the
most poignant misery. The recollection' of unjust
actions and of praiseworthy-of departures from
and adherence to the pc tbs of rectude and virtue,
were the chietest in memory's train. And, oh!
when the mantle of earths grossness was torn from
the spirit how unutteraby blissfu, or how soul
narrowing, must be those rccollections? The men,
ory would then revert to the past with supernatural
tenacty and the slightest incidents of life mis-
spent or life unimproved, would bring with them
unbounded happiness or untold misery. In addition
to this the memory of our actions, and the manner
in which we had spent our lives would cause to
give perfect credenee to the justice of the final
award III concluding, the Rev. gentleman took oc.
casion to refer to the great reward or punishment
which the Creator hal in store for every child of
humanity, and which, in connection with the plea
sure or pains of memory, must render the final sui
ferings happiness of man stupendous and indie.
scribable in their character. This is but an rnper
feet sketch of few OF the leading ideas of this dis
course. Mr.. D. seems to improve with exercise, and
the fine powers of his highly disciplined mind are not
expended upon truths abstract-or meaphy sical-but
truths plain and practica-and those powers are ap-
Piled with startling intensity TO the discussion OF
every theme upon which they are brought to bear.
We deprecate with others the proneness Of certain
young men TO stand at and about the Church doors
until after the services have commenced and then
entering with ponipous majesty, On loud sounding
boots, the aises and galleries, and disturbing the
entire congregation in their devotons-and again as
soon as they have yawned heavily through the ser.
mon, 10 rush to the doors of exit and there. form
dense barrier OF staring eyes and jostiug forms,
through which the orderly part OF the congregation
must force themselves. No one but Shaker could
obj sct to looking at the ladies at appropriate times
and plsces--and we believe that the eyes may con.
sstently gazeupon thatpurest attractive type of
beauty-woman-at the same time let that gaze
be of a modest and opportune character, and not
vulgar and intrusive
Asketch of the Rev. Mr. woodbridses sermon
delivered in the Monumental EpiscopaD Church
last Sunday morning, we are obliged to defer until
tomorrow.