Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-28
An Object worthy of Attention.

A Concert will be given in the Methodist
(McKendree) Church tomorrow (Friday)night,
10y a corps Of amateur musicians, led 10y several
accomplished Professors of the art for the pur-
pose of raising funds to assist ia periecting
project which should enlist the feelings of eve
~ citizen who values morals and good society,
not TO speak of higher interests, in this goodly
city of ours A limited number Of Christian
gentlemen during the last year purchased a lot
on North College street, and have erected on
it neat aud commodous house of worship,
dedicated to the use OF a large and growing so.
ciety of German Methodsts, of which the Rev.
PHLIP BARTH, is Pastor. These gentlemen, in
a laudable spirit Of christian liheraty, have
pledged their private means for the liquidation
of the debt incurred in the prosecution of their
enterprise, having already discharged, as we
understand more than half of it. The mem
beers of the church and those interested in its
welfare, have proposed a Concert Of Vocal and
Instrumental Music, as a means of appealing to
the community for aid in relieving these gen
tlemen ia part Of the bnr,len they have assum-
ed in the spread of christian enlightenment
We trust the cali will not be UNDECIDED. 1t is
a most praiseworthy undertaking in which
gentlemen have embarked, and 10 have origina-
ted apd literally contributed TO It's success, will
rebound greatly 10 their credit. But we think
we greatly underrate this community if we
could suppose it capable of letting an object Of
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whole burden to be placed on the shoulders Of
a few who have generously come forward and
set the matter on foot We trust, then, that
even in this view of the subject, apart from
weightier considerations our citizens will see
that the Concert Of tomorrow evening is lib
orally patronized.
The church in question is located in part
of our city which our Christian community
have for years abandoned to the scum, and
filth, and prostitution OF our city 1t is a spot
in the moral vineyard which the laborers have
sadly overlooked. 1t cannot fail to be of ser
vice in purifying the locality, in collecting a
better neighborhood, and, in a worldly view
of the subject, in improving the value of prop
erty ia that section. And the immediate end
OF its Institution is worthy of thought. To
b promote the religious education OF a class Of
our citizens who, without disparagement, we
are free to say, stand greatly in need of such
teaching. and whose interests have been ne
elected 10y missionary effort, we think, is surely
Ii subject which cannot, at the hands of our
phanthropis,s, receive the silent 60 by. The
peculiar construction of the German mind,
even when highly cultivated, is warped by is
metaphysical east, towards characterization,
not TO say downright skeptici-n on religious
subjects, and much more is this the case when
it is sunk ia the mire Of ignorance. To root
out the rank weeds Of itfdelity, aud to teach
them their true relations TO the Creator, is to
make them good sud useful citizens. What
man will stay his hand when an opportunity
is offered 20 contribute 10 a contamination
so desirable. Bat We have not time or space
10 present, as we could wish, ali the considera-
! tions in behalf Of this project. We have only
set down the reflections OF the moment, but
certainly no one eau fail to appreciate the OBJ
iect of this call. Go forward, then, and encour
sge the small but promising beginning which
has been made towards retaining that por-
ton Of the city, aud elevaring the moral stand
ard Of its sin-ridden denizsuS By this effort
more than one jewel may be saved from that
sink OF ioiquity, and take lis place hereafter 10
the crown of rejoicing. W. hope, then, Ia
see the McKyndree churcL well flied On to-
morrow night. The price Of admission has
been fixed at 81.