The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-26

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sinted and guarded compliments. GliddoD, Asa.-
siz. and their colleagues profess TO be pious, while
they parade their boasted ethnofogy TO overthrow
the validity of the Bible History. Pyramid: are
searched, ruins overturned. aud graves are robbed
TO prove, that the Most High did not make Of one
blood all the nations OF the earth, and appoint them
the bounds of their habitation. Human skulls diff
fer, therefore oil not descended from the same
parents. They plausibly yet alb surdy contend that
the difference In the physical constitution OF ma
tions Ii not to be sscrbed to climate and other nat
raj causes, because, say they. this were greater
miracle than the descent Of men from different pa
rents.
By discredlting the Bible a. History, they would
set it aside altogether, for what becomes OF the go-
rious scheme OF Redemption, and all the other
great truths of Revelation, II the historical fo1noa
ton upon which they rest Ia the early history OF
our race removed. The attempt was made
to bring Geology to subserve this same end the Inn
peachment of the Mosaic History, but healthy
criticism, through the fundamentally OF Dr rye
Smith, Hitchcock and others kept pace with the
progress of the science, till science and Scrip
ture were proved to be in harmony. And 80 the
proud Boosting ethuology and archaeology OF the
present day shall be made to bow to the majesty
Of Sacred Writ
Infdelity denies the life and miracles of our Lord,
calls the most serious and awful revelations of the
future world bugbears and pronounces the account
| of Adam and Eve fable Can FoOlosophy 60 any
| fartherl This poison spreads by means OF clubs
and tracts these doctrines are dtused through all
classes Under the shadow of the Capital OF the
Old Dominion the Immortality OF the soul has been
| denied and ridiculed. concert on Sabbath even.
| ing in our city by brass band is announced, and
the sacrament OF the Lords supper is sacftlgloes'
| ly celebrated.
| We live in these times. The young men for the
times must meet these various forms of error. Our
Literature must be kept pure, our domestic virtues
| guarded, our Bible maintain its place what sort
| of Young men are required Will popinjays
| answer Are they fit for the task whose attains
| ments reach no higher than minute study OF the
latest styles of dress, whose thoughts take no VII
| der range than embraces operas, polkas and smut
tngs who know not the first principles of political
economy, natural science, nor of any thing else o.
| The perfumed gentry who lounge about hotels and
| smoke cigars, are not the young men lot the Times
| They who hang upon the heels OF slip shod aristo-
cracy, who go to the springs upon the money OF In
| daigen. aunts. These will not meet the demand
| Young men are wanted of sterner stuff.
To have such young men, we need more care 10
obtain sy numerical development 10 education. The
training OF the Intellect without attention to the
sensibllity, will give US young man who though he
reasons correctly, is yet slaVe-ot whom tmay
| be said
| ''You see the right and you approve ittoo,
| You know the wrong and yet the wrong pursue.
| He whose heart has not been educated, cannot be
trusted
Without proper moral training to support it, the
most massive intellectual superstructure will trem
BILE and TALL
We want, he continued, young men OF settled
purposes and aims in lie. The young man
|
| at sea with eye on the compass and no hand on
4 the helm. Many OF our day were described as ha-
| viog aim beyond the enjoyment OF the present
moment. They eat they drink, they die without
aim or purpose. Are these tit to take the reins of
| government, to enter the halls of legislation to
| occupy the pulpit They are not fit for anything.
They are not fit TO get married. because they are
not capable of love; and what Is married life with.
| out love -a...
| Young men should have purpose. Let them
| determine to execute whatever they take 10 hand.
Aim to do something. Whether it be in science or
handicraft-to sway the sceptre of commander,
| or to drive a drsy. Whatever Is worth doing at
| all, 10 worth doing we'll" The times demand, too,
| such young men as are resolved to do right
| to do right though the heavens faIl-such young
men will rise. There 10 a tasmanc power in the
words: DiH do my duty. "When in Rome, do as
| Rome does" Is pernieious maxim. Right and
| wrong know no latitude nor longitude They
| the same in the marble palace and the mud hut
What is wrong IN Richmond, Is wong In Paris
The Bible Is the Same In Europe as In America, and
he who will do that in Foreign land, away from his
friends which he would not do at home shows that
| his principles are unsound The times call for men
who will do right whether it is fashionable or not.
Finally, the times call for young men who revere
the Bible He whe does not respect the Bible, has
no guide but the fashion of the company he is Ia,
and may be persuaded to the commission OF any
deed that is approved by the maxims of his circle,
| however corrupt that may be- The young men for
| the times must possess a Bible morality. They
must not stop to inquire why do this or why do
| y,
performance of duty, considering it enough If God
| has said thus No well informed man will assert
| that institutions exist without the Bible A
hereditary monarchy sustained by standing armies,
may discard the Bible and prolong its existence
such as it is but pure Democracy, nerer To res
ject the Bible is to knock the cement out of our ia
| brio. When we do this, then may we expect soon
| to hear the dying shrek of our American Eagle,
the death kDell of liberty shrouded In the attered
| shreds of our stripes and stars. May God avert
such an awful doom
To perform the great duties required we need men
We have sue young men. In all our churches thu
arctic be found They are eqEpped for the warfare.
land in hamlets and villages and cities marshall
| Ing the hosts In these Associations denominst
al barriers thrown down and they meet under the
blood banner of the Cross inscribed with this
| motto: SIN hoe signo vinces." With weapons not
carnal they are going forth to achieve q boodless
she Conquerer rsigns" Then shall the tunes that
| now express the patriotic feelings of natons-the
ousen" Of England the Hail Columbia Of FAN Amo re
ca" be blended into that one song, Worthy the
Lamb"
| Till nation after nation taught the strain,
Earth rolls the rapturous hozannah round. -r
| fhe next lecture is to be delivered at Trinity
Church next Friday evening. by Rev Mr. Jeter, who
will doubtless bring forth something and attrac.
| tive.
As we have already had 30 many good lectures on
subjects involving the CHI racter of the Assoeison-
the aspects of the timeL and the duties of young
men. it is to be hoped that the gentlemen who are
|
rails which history, biography, and the ample fields
of natural science and christian morality afford for
illustrating and enforcing the truths and duties which
it is the object of these lectures to impress upon the
public mind. -.
| SMALL AFFAIR.-JOhn Walden, a Ger
| man cordwainer, was arragned before Alderman
Taylor, on Saturday last, to answer the charge of
assauliing Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, on Thursday al
| ternoon last. Mrs. B. testified that her husband
| who Is a shoemaker had sent her to Mr.. Schmidts
to get pair of shoes made for him-that failing to
get them on the first application she returned the
second time by order of her husband, when she was
met in the passage by the prisoner. who took her
by the ARM led her to the door, put her the outs
side, and then shut the door her foot hur ting 1t
| very bad She thought such treatment very rude
and desired the accused to give security for his fu
| ture good behavior.
| Walden proved by three witnesses that so far
from hurting Mrs Bailey he led her to the door In
the politest manner, and showed her the outside,
but took good care to mash neither her fingers nor
toes.
| Justice Taylor seeing no good reason for reoui.
ring security of the defendant to keep the peace,
| discharged him.
STorY HEARrs.-We were shown stone
yesterday. picked up In the street by young gen.
| Herman xuhieh urorlsalv In tha sk.n. e g.