The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-02-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

slave to Thomson g. Morris were arrested on Satur-
day evening for want of endorsed or proper passes.
They were discharged on yesterday with admoni-
tions.
Captain Jnkins states that the practice OF giving
negroes uncndorsed passes, was becoming entirely too
prevalent; and is the determination OF the Mayor
to carry out the law, this point to the very letter
A sound thrashing viii MAKE the slaves more par
tcular.
James, slave to Louisa Allen was caught in the
street on Sunday evening with a forged pass. On
being questioned by his Honor to its author, he
acknowledged writing it himself. Ordered ten
lashes
Urslah George, free negress, found in the
streets on Sunday perfectly deranged. Her mental
pro8tration was of so serious character that she
could not be brought to the Court yesterday
Her case was continued until Wednesday, in order
to give time for judging more accurately in re ard
to her sanity.
SERMONS The Rev. Mr.. Doggett preached last
Sunday morning "a very seasonabe discourse from
the 18th verse OF toe 9Th chapter of Kings: I" Are
not ALBANIA and Pharper rivers of Damascus, better
than all the waters Of Israel, May not wash in
them, and be clean So he turned, and went away
in a rage"
Commenting upon the conduct of Naaman, the
leper, who wished to be cured of the eprosy after
his own peculiar mode, and not in the way that
Elisha had been appointed of God to cure him, tue
preacher proceeded to apply his text to the sinner,
remarking that it was with Naanlan, so with the
sinner When the sinner became thoroughly
aroused to a conscious sense of the deilement Of
sin, and wished to be ceansed from it, and made
holy he was apt be discontinued with the plan laid
out by his Maker for his regeneration and desire
to work out his salvation in his own way. They
would often reject with contumey the plain simple
offer of the gospel, because of its simplicity. The
gift of pardon was SO free and easy of condition,
that the sinner often doubted its reaty-and STROUD
ed it with difficulties and penances TO the detriment of
their salvation. The Rev. gentleman amplifed upon
this point. clearly exhibiting the plain condition
upon which the gift of salvation rendered to the
sipner-and theinportance and necessity of accept
ing it
We had the pleasure, Sunday morning, OF hearing
the Rev. Mr., Reed, of the United Presbyterian
Church in this city, deliver sermon in behalf of
the Board of Foreign Missions After reading for
the text of his remarks the 28th and goth of
the 10Th chapter of Hebrews he proceeded to show
in what the kingdom of which the verses wrote
consisted. In beautiful language, which we regret
space will not allow to appear he impressed the
greatness, power and extent of the Almghty's King
dom on the minds of the hearers and the duty of
the Church as laborer in the service of its Lord
He deduced from eloquent and convincing argu-
ment on this subject that the Gospel should be car
red with zeal and power to the part of the
earth, by the efforts of those who profess to believe
that the Saviour commanded that his disciples
should preach the Word to all the world He CON
cluded-atter some statistical accounts of the
different christian denominations, in which he
stated that the Episcopal Church was less in nam
beers than the Presbyteran-with an appeal in
behalf of the Missionary cause, powerful and UT.
gent; adding that the subscription of $40 entitled
the donor to the Missionary Herald most interest
ing periodical, for the year. We are sure that all
who heard the strong arguments and glowing ex.
pres0ns Of Mr. Reed left their seats with regret and
carried pleasant satisfaction in his sermon to their
hnrues