Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-12

The following excellent ictt"r W'l;lN' IL" u"uD' IL
from the ucn of an accomplished lady nf Boston, not
unu,c Ia literary composition, VIII" has spent many
m,; weeks in our city, for the benefit of hc health #
her two lovely children. She is lady ol noble hclt
anil fine common sense, in rnwisc tincturrd with tIc
false views n' The >trnng-inndrd' women "l the
North She has seen our institutions under all their
aspects and she sprnis out her own sincere and we'll
| balanced sentiments.
The fanatics oi the North may read IN useful les
son in the practical observations oi s"umd-minlrd
and sensible woman from th"ir own CLINE. We trust
that her truthful and conservative view "i things, ">
SIN, GDi< i. N iar SDnih may exert beneficial in-
lurnrr in rn.h;rln= the ignorance nj hr:," l"r-
ton of the North and MD materially in the formation
Of sound sentiments that only necessary t" cement
the union of all portion, Of this blessed c"nr'lcrncy
[Corcsromlrnrc "f tho Boston 'rr;,il>rript.l
RICHnoSD. Va, April 2lil 1871.
To lin. E,iA,r II MC Y,1HsCrfjH: Iv way {" II
rlngc from the usual topics ri my letters Irt me "lvc
vnu my experience al Sunday III ltclihi""l 'inr'il
which, by accident. worSppc, Ill churches "i silri
different character and circumstance ilia! my ShDa
became. divided into Nv" distinct l"rii"'H AMI yet
after all il n the most really devotional days
that have PASSED since departure from home, AMI
marked by prclliaritics. that have dr""i II "i
noteworthy record aiulrpnsctincnty, ut fr"HSrr''"n.
ilirc of Christ Church. venerable lulii@, III h III
terror rIndin. me strongly nl It's lIamcsnkc III B"S-
ton. llrr,l r!i i! a'l taken rrfrn"ril' step
III time. when found myself gazing with a rmId'k'
crIsss nj the nnSSy chandelier" brass, si1nIIl-
teal IIv itS Inriac bird with extended "iii@s, wi'i
wa, suspended from the ceiling -. vcrv""unfcrpart
Of that in the "l h"lI-,. in Salem street. where was
bautizctl. and in which received IN" Ilt"rv les
snI- in church behavior. Was il the very same chan
d.Icr! Wn- it the "nId North Church! Was II
-l,Ii,, A hon
father! Was ! in Massachusetts "r Virginia In
| Richmond ar Boston looked all about lIr WIN
lnlis lost feeling al wonder lrt precisely ~ ha'"
supposed Il person would feel who had Undergone i
| trance, | realized Surt of pleased confusion. was
sorry however. Ia find small Attendance ut this
venerable. church. counted Just thirty-siN worship
besides those composing the choir whom '''u''
| M; reckon they were over my head lh'rrl III
settled clergyman ut prrSci: over this small c"llrS'
inn Ii is in an out -tlnwnv location; the tr!,. :"
pn,,untiun runs in another direction, AMI me cll"r'
must br Il strong. and determined one 'i' WI h-a
Irnw anv portion "f IN" people towards ihal iiil'
homnrrl sanctuary II thus resembles CHRIST 'hhr,'
in Boston, am sorry Ia say, in more than "l" Par'ic
uur. Dr. Carmichael. wiu has been "iiir'lili VI Ihi'
church, H. now rbSrnl. am told that there Is Il Jaw
| suit Ienlin. i'll Phu,lclrhia III wh'rh hrIs"h" "' 'h'
most Interested parties, Wherein II inNoIVc" p'li
~ of some 500 900. Shom,l this rrnnr MINISTER re-
| r,vc even mnicty of that sum, he may hr able st
n cherish the lambs of the "ld church, and" S'r' l'lr
| time. - it- r:SlSrItatlUn
| In Ilr afternoon of the same dav, attended ser
yi,. ut /br itri,un rLnrrh tBaps!) Broad street.
| I'M. rnntrast in The attendance herr. au III that IN
which worshppc' in the morning. WIS indeed Stif-
| kim. There. less than two thousand worship
crs i'm this church Of the coorcd brethren, ANA can
truly say that never Witnessed Il more , n!.rnan. h.
CONGREGATIONS am told that there are about twenty.
| seven hundred belonging 10 tins chnrch. h"e, :"
| them are sluves-snmewlIat leg" than "hc-thirh I"
them arr free, and they usually have from twenty u
| thirty whites ns worshiprrs nl-". Ihcrchurch u one
| q tLn l,rr ia i.y
DR.. Rvand twIitc.j Is one III the most "c"''' siih
pie and effective preachers to whom il has ever beer
inv good fortune to listen. Ih" church WIS tn whci
entered. but was rOIrcnuslv shown I" seal iea
| the preacher bv one "f the r"l"rrd people iihl
though many came afterwards till the church wa'
crowded the greatest order and quiet prevailed, h"
wisiamling the presence ui manv small "hlI'ifci.-
The service. was commenced by t: preacher H'ailiie
uIul one John kin,.v-thc leader n ;lr choir tr""r
cI unnkra PRAYER. IIcroSc from hl- seat nr'd"b
| iIrurr it singular felicity. The prayer was snort
and I" the purpose. Ihcm, there WAS "'nI'
| phomu chanting, where the singing WAS alternate
| between males and females. A@nn. the preacher
called upon one Lewis Alien Ia free blackl 'r another
prlyrr-and, assrcdly, il prayer Is what we under
stand it 10 bc-n form 81 MPpi,df.0"--a f@t"T" %
| Ht0rcn--n Sn6miSsre impcyf"H'y for Sr"'r and sat-
rafiOH, then was the prayer 4" the drr"llt Lewis M
that is comprchcmdrd i'll nm earnest oul"nr'ig "i IN
heart Ia the Almighty. For icrvcncv, hnve rhrcl!
hcnrl lis equal and for It's brief pcrl!nency, II "nI,
short ut the mode! prayer "s given IN the holy
scriptures. Next followed tile scrInom the tcX' D
which tlicn from the lst cp!stlr general OF Peter
ID chapter. lliI verse. "Dcarly beloved. bcscccl
va" us strangers and pilgrims, abstain from ticshI,
lu,ls which war against the soul" The preacher
went back few in the rmptcr t" nlludc will
cplsi- To the beauty and aprr"pri;ticn"s. "l the rp
ih,is which the apostle used in rNl"rng lis followers
to Christ like obe,lircr until he {" the wult'
..siyaDgrrS and pIjarmS." Thc". he explained viii
peculiar force and rcrtncss, the latter ESPECIALLY AZ
indicative Of progressive travelling towards land o
proniSe-a hoiy land-towar'ls Heaven and iIIpln
ness Next, the llss of the flesh had their righttu
,cnunciution-nd finally, the welfare of the soul was
dwcIt upon with an almost Monic eloqucncc us tht
| lr(.uclrr cntrca;.Il for