Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-23
NUMBER 10.

and softened in the closet Of privat. deviation .,
sa, 'anar Pnraseoogy in speech whose paternity
every veil read Christian % we'll deet .,,r., -.
n.ms,e acquaintance with that great Book .hirh Coz
% 'ne ehster OF our spiritual liberties and pon,. ~.
~, u PngI'm With unerrng certainty to the land
% vas not surprising that spirits tins d.yo,.a .hol,
De eminenty conservative ou'o
nTPtesenung various sections of America eb.,.bin~
g views oi Church and State poIty imbibirg 20
aHessr or less degree the sectional and n.,,x
OF the day, the harmony Of the coove1,io,r
- disturbed oy the introduction OF any Of thc-. i.-or
-, may We have many conventions ,o
io'ey IN sIi'it, 40 conservative in chuact.r
but the aims OF the convention wer. yr.,i n.,,
c.,sh nac" member seemed intensely anxious q,
catch some new fact or feature successiyeiy ,h,o, ~
""" 'he tauiatlng wheel OF assocations renort.
new invention thus evolved eagerly seizsd ,,no ~
one noe ana adapted to the machinery OF each ons.
sssn,ad % An listened iOr some principle better
Ap'ea 70 train the young. ardent soldiers of the 60
ior entire and sfscicnt service in the "ssc,sm.,I
o. "ods elect Deeply concerned we're ,hex o., -. -
~ eass OF youth,-tbeir brothers who sn~na
ing bread from Heaven 1 soo'n tns nv
nnsf. vas almost entire un,himty to the uece-.tv
'ne evangelical Christian basis in our a..
socaonr No tempting plea OF expe,iency w,. ,dni,,.,
Sa'u excuse Tor inviting into the list Of active meub.
oe VINO prorssed no faith at all ut most one vhich
~old not stand the test of pure ortbodo.v ~
whist aeting under the instincts Of seln,o..,x,,o
anu looking 10 the interests Of both parties they fel, c
Peued TO take this stand; deep soctude r,s ,,, -.
!ous @ en nor processing Christianity. The great and
sahd ann OF the Convention evidently was To d.vi.. ,
oest means Tor the spiritual Improvement al the Ch
meihoers ana the conversion Of those who vsr. .;.
,ha; a. AT coming up TO the Convention from
'ne'r respective homes with their hearts warm ,n IL;
IDEAS enlarged the work stretching out in snn,;n ~ "
mude' each one was impatient return hom- heric
own conceptiocs Of duty. sung W ma
iee thAt 1t - only necessary 10 bring our loc.I A.
i r % lA1her more prominently before the commnni,s
s "S,noers would soon swell to double their nr.sn;
45u'eS suppose each dctire member az lea., l., -,
eiaton were to determine to induce ona - f $50
oh US no" soon would our number reach seven - ~
@ ~ IN lnis undertaking, how many wdow,' b.s,t.
We hight cause to sing ioc JOY" and how n.n,
tears might cease to fow upon the once r,di.n; ts
oeauty when We shall have reached thar 0re. CL,
va" aSsoSauoh above, those stars in the Grown ~ ~
rJo'e'"g VIII shine brighter, and our harms x, hr,L
more raVlshng strains of music As memotv sh IN
brother rescued by hands ~ 's'et 10
scene Of interest to us at least to observe the
W,anim! ana enthusiasm with which the convs,,;o, 50
soveu 70 hoid ITS next meeting in Richmond -
-FOUR delegates, in your behalf a. well as in thai; -
go, en Tue "armes and most cordial invitation q,
"hch they we're capable. And permit me - ., - "
my brethren, that we pledged our city for all ,h
y! VI ~meh sue can boast but nothing beyoud II For
~ nos ose tnere oreaihes community more gepe,ops
VI mort hospitaoe, than nhabs this CITY ha 's,.t.
OF the odd Dominion" By little coDcsrt of
oleougnt we can make such genents as xI rsc,
upon ourselves and not tsrnish the fair fame ot ,h;
lcieht CoMnonWeath More than this we could No, 70
less than this we will not do We shall b..s - ' uo'
delegation from the North, South East and Wes, s
give 'aem brothers welcome" Let us prova 80 go
oretreh OF the North, that social in.,;,,,;.
they so much misunderstood cannot male - s'i nch
uue rom Chrstain gentlemen to our Christian h,a,h
come IRON what section OF this glorious Union ,b., @
Let lnen know US better and they will love us more
khoN you Will unite with in hoping that wa .h.n
nave mere glorious gathering OF choice spirits fo IN
sections OF the Republic we'll as from the R;,b p VI
V'hCes IN America, and from the countries berond H.
sea May We bow before the Gross of Christ and b.
absorbed IN his love, that shall ourselves have ,
hearts that shall flow affection toward, e.cb oh.
% o. these Conventions my brethren we NAV NOT se
IN ins world but they the less real and benss
eiaL Agencies may be set in motion by Their ,ha 90,
oi which eternity only can unfold Lei ms Sos,a, es
them then They may great focal point.
rom winch shall radiate light that will pepetrst ua
dark and cherries recesses in this world a' many