The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-06

Insertion snd Is eents Tor easA eontfD9anoe
Manchester As.Aodiss =. H Rogers IL m Jes.
syesmors Church .Tbopas Hans. II .. n, Ties.
fsnit.nti 1y =. n. Owens II .. n.
Rev Vim Duncan, Of New OrisanA appeared
and was invited to take seat In the Association.
At 81 O'Clock, sffer prayer BY the Rev Dr. Dill
lard. the Association adJoufned 70 nese agAi0 to-
day Saturday, II O'Clock
Eloquent Discovers On Thursday night. aceor.
ding AppoiDsmsnt the introductory Sermon
before the Virginia Bsptist 6enerai Associastcn
.as delivered at the First Baptist Church, BY
hour the congregation began 10 assemble, and
when the services were commenced. the house
was crowded to its utmost capacity Aftes sipgiug
oy 'ne chnir. the Scriptures were read and prayer
onsred oy Rev DR. Ddlard. Of Ksntucky
Fsr the benefit of our readers We subioiu
sketch of the sermon:
SUBJEcT-C Christian Labor founded on Acts
*, 9th" Lord what witt ,hou have me to do p
be Preacher alluded TO the extraordinary cir.
cumstances Of the Apostles conyers,op-its rela.
tion TO tha whole interess of Christianity, So
The question put. 10 the sams Substantially a. falls
from the lips of penitence every where. II covers
the whole ground of Christian labor
Paul. although believing strongly In the sovs.
reignty Of God, was ever active 10 Christian Ia
Dor He eeieved, too, in appropriate instrument
talities.
Christians are called into the service Of Christ
to work He illustrated 1t length the thought,
that work IL the Law of the Universe God works,
creation works, angels work, devils work. death
works
Man comes under the universal law When
converted, il 10 that he may properly employ his
pswers In the servics of Christ. II beconots then
. duty which he owes himself, Christ the church,
and toe world to labor
The labors of Christians are to be under the
direction Of him into whose service they are called
Paul sought the divine whit was revealed to
him especially Believers are to learn 10, not In
voices aud in visions, but from the Word of God,
the spirit of God, the providence Of God FsEsA
Their work can only be accomplished by indi.
vidual effort He showed at length the tendency
of the times to association, and its influence on
the morals and piety of the times
The association almost everything and the in-
dividnal nothing The want OF the age IL Lot
much associated action ~ Individual action. He
showed that the duty TO d,ffuse the Gospel rested
with every Christian individually. The manner
OF dischareng it must be determined by the proyi
dence of ID and our several cspac cities
10 conciusion he remarked that his subject un.
fields the true secret of y churcus harmony; tbAt
such labor the subject indica-es will cah forth
the admiration and respect ofjthe world; and that
il holds out the element of . churchs PET petuisy.
Il Ia only church idienot carrying out the pur-
poses for which it was formed, OF which Christ
will ever say-"Let the candestick be removed
| ont of his place"
| few remarks were made congratulating the
| members of the Association In the work 10 which
they are engaged. Soon onr labor will cease, and
| then the rest
The above Is, of course, bu: brief and meagre
analysis of sermon which occupied 10 lie deliva~
ry upwards of An hour, and highly interested the
| crowded audience. -a .. .s.r.-s.s
After singing by the choir the services were
concluded with prayer by Rev. Burrows.
| Il Temperance Meeting was held q. Temperance
Hail. UuIon hili on Thursday night. 1t was very
nAnd anA khnaA nA rrYffA
| enthusiastic in behalf of the cause which Is too
| much neglected in ths more popul us quartz . Of
| this city Coed speeches were made on the occa-
| sion by Messrs. Alfred Lee and John Nettes, Of
Richmond, and Mr. Green, OF Massachusetts
| The Wind andfhe Gas The residents Of Church
| Hill and the lower part of the city, have been
| somewhat annoyed for several evenings and
/ nights past by . smell of gas pervsdiug every
thing. We learn from Mr.. Wynne. the oupsrin-
tendent of the Works, that the noxous exhatattons
| borne on the strong easterly breeze which has
been prevalent for many evenings pat s.e..4
Education Sermon We learn that the "educA-
tion Sermon" before the Virginia General Associs.
tion. will be delivered At the first Baptist church,
| Tonight at 3 O'Clock, by the Rev J. A Brosdus,
| Of the University Of Virginia. Our ciiizens would
| do well to be present ss;7-a
| The Real Estate on the East sids of Governor
near Main street, occupied by Messss. Turpin, Ros
per & Murray, was sold Yesterday, by Messrs.
Taylor g. Williams for $500. Mr. Wm T. Ear.
ly, of Albemarle county, was the purchaser.
On To morroU Sunday the pulpiss of the several
| churches In this city will be occupied by the
preachers attending the BAPTIST Generai Assem- |"
| bly,, now in session here.
The Members of Niagara No 5, Fire Co., aredis.
satisfied with the action Of the Department 10 re-
| ference to one of their members, and It was the
rumor yesterday. that they had threatened 70 diss
| band In consequence .7.s-s .s-ssz.sss
l nF |ha
| Climb is 10 be held tonight at the Arbor. Tho
| Club Is 10 highly prosperous condition
| Cooper Shop occupied by Berger Co., and
ocat. on tie south side of the Basin, was slightly
damaged by hre yesterday morning Ii caught In
| the roof
The Complaint asaiast George Dockerty at she
| Msyors office charging him with IN assault on
| Thomas M. Kimbrougn at the Court House on
Election day. vas yesterday dismissed At the re-
quest of the complainant
| Badty Honnded Jordan Miller, who was wound
| ed by jose ph Ciayter IT the Fair Grounds on the
od ins,ant with hachet. 10 yet lying dangerously
| in from ihe effects of the blow which H. IL said
peu etrated his skull to the brsin. Yesterday 'he
examination of Ciayter was In cons, quence post-
| poned until the 18Th inst.
No, Disposed of Ann e Maxfeld was to have
| been examined yesterday bsiore the Mayor fol
| giving her s,n, John T. Maxaeld, dreadful beat
| Ing on the lst inst His srecovery beirg exceeding
| lv doubfnl the woman was sent back TO Jsii.
| Disorderly House. Eliza Spurlock, alias Efz
| Roe who i've. ON 81 street. having been com
pIained of by her peigbbors for keeping disor
derly house and disfobipg herseR 10 view of TN
public, WAS yesterday required BY the mayor y
give bond for her good behavior
Ra,h.rs We are requested 70 call the attention
of the poliss to the frequent violation Of law an
decency ON the part Of numerous large boys wn
resort TO the canal leading 70 the paper MILL st tn
sanction of Byrd aud 9th streets, for the purpose
oatbiog. The locality is 10 foil view Of the publ
streets. and the evil has become 50 ntoefaois -
; | renu1re the interference OF the officers
THE AMERICAN AT B~sTos The sieams
America from Halifax. arrived ~ Bosom ssr.l
Thursday morning. The feiiosi tems srs ~. !,
addition to the commercial intelligence ho" -"
fax: ..s,.., NJ ,,th.r
LfvgRpooL Friday Ev ninsFfsisna s,a,s ~,
ports have declined, with the prosgscs ~ h.s '
ther de .iine bus 70 New Orleans ne'sas. 80 as.
The bull on in the Bank OF snsss'sa q ii.sis m :,
usarls &5s 00o IRE bullion msfses -, = - so,S1aIi
| lean ocss q moss ac.vs safy.ss -, oi =. a.,
Psnns vsnia bonds 7s0si; esissn sen'fsa vi 'h
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