Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-18

the sentiment, Of Mr. Burngame,if his Wild
niteraueas can be called seniiments,-in this
community is quite large; lafge enough, If united
To- disapprove Of a duelist.
1t is due to truth t. say That hearty cheers
were given. by the assemblage in the street Tor
Fillmore and Buchanan aud that but ie" per
suns. comparatively, approved IT the speech o'
Mr. Bniingnme. Indeed, when he threw himself
upon the charity # his constituents, and repeat
ed hi requests COR forgiveness for having aecrp
tod the challenge to fight Brooks, he could hord-
ly have been gratiled by the expression 81 me
popular sentiment
WING NArfoSAL CONVENTION. Balti
nor. American of Tuesday has the following:
..ARRiYAL OF DELEGATEs,-Among the dele
pates lhat have arrived in the CITY = the Hon
Ffpncis Granger, an Old Line Wing unchanged
and interchangeable. He Is Ia excellent health
mud fine spirits. aud reports the Empire State a
sure for H. 'lnyorite SON MilInrd Fillmore.
There i also quite a large delegation here
from Tennessee, who are stopping at the Eolaw
House. They won't admit that there : even
ghost Ola chance" for Buchanan in that state
- Nne Of the delegates from Georgia hhY" al
80 arrived, pnd represent the prospects OF MT
Fillmore in that ~tnip most checring-eNpres-
sing elcat confidence TINT he will receive the
electoral vote. The weakness Of Mr., buchanan
nj the North. nseyidenced by the result IN Maine
3
Iowa aud Arkansas is bringing conviction to the
South that Nj. Fillmore. the nhilohai ean''e.'e
wall be tho only real opponent OF Fremont III ~"
York, PennsylHama and New Jersey M" 'h"i
h' trend' must be cheered ny southern sufPo't
10 enable them To- keep the electoral vote OF those
States out Of the hands Of Fremont
TIE ORIGIN AND History or Paws The nm
ncsed interesting history of pews was compiled
ny the sp''"' "a INV i,o''o ''U''''' .t,,l....
Of early date. stone h'nch was made TO PI"le'
wlihlh inc wall running f'ona ,nt ""o'' '''''''i
except the eastern emu. III loi' 'hey are i'l'''=
t'ht'@ "a s''i'hs on 'h' E'oun'' VI stunning
Aoo"t III. 'lhe inc poop" 'h''o"uce" INV "1'
three msgen 'to"i' prom 'cuou-ly Oyer 'ao "n"''
'naleh' W ooa'h S'"'s "''' '",'p-'''" S'''
alter Tue Norman conquest IN iU7| a'c'o'
was i'So'd III ffe"a |" me ,w'a"g"pR i'' -
:" common mat none eoo'a eau any S,' III
ehhich MS own except hoot men una patrons
zach entering and holding the one he first seized.
Asve approach the Reformation from 1880 to
1913, seats were more aPpropriate-the entrance
hing gnardedby crossbars, aud the initial On
grlvcd Oh th,m Immediately after the Rctor
mnlon the pew system prevailed; rs we learn
from comp'nlni the poor Commons address.
cd 10 Henry VII, IN l5lh, IN reference u
decree that's Bible should be in every church, at
liberty for all to read, because they feared 1t
might be taken into the "quire," or some que"
In 1908 galleries wero introduced. As carly as
lGll pcws were arranged 10 afford comfort by
bcmg haizod or cushioned; while the sides around
of the pnrtans to avoid being seen by the otfccrs
Who reported those who did not stand when the
name Of Jesus wns rnentioned) With the reign
Of Charles the First the reasons for hcightening
the sides disappeared, aud from the civil war
they declined gradually to their present height.
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