Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-07

What will people think of the fact, that on Sun
day afternoon last, Rev. DR.. Deems preached at the
market House, in this town: There were very few
persons present at the Of the services,
classes and colors and, probably, more numerous
company than has assembled in any Church in this
place for many years. And yet, under all these cir
cums:ances the most profound attention paid to
the DISCOURSE and stiffness and order and proprety
of department pervaded the whole Assembly-and
very many joined in the singing with, apparently,
devotional feeling.
When Preachers perform their tasks in this way,
avoiding sectaran end party feeling and issues, we
may always expect order and decorum because there
is no reason for any other consequences. The mild
and meek and conciliatory manner of the true dis
ciple of Christ, clothes the Minister with grace ard
dignity that makes irresistible impression upon
any auditory in civilized community. The fault
is not in Street Preaching, but in the manner and
spirit in which it exhibits ITSELF 1t does not show
FORTH through the Teachers, the sweet influences Of
charity, but rather the stern features of odious
sectaranism, the opposite and the foe of the holy
precepts Of the Redeemer. 1t is not to be wondered
at that heart of bitterness in the speaker, should
engender ungracous sentiments in the bosoms of his
auditory, and that exhibition of dissatisfaction and
ebullitions of passion should ensue.-WI Com.
UNION SuBscRBEs $780, 900 TO THE RoAD-We
are highly gratifed to hear by letter received this
morning, that election was held in Union county
on Thursday last, to pass upon the proposition as
submitted by the Justices, to subscribe sixty thou.
sand dollars to the capital stock of the Wilmington
Charlotte, and Rutherford railroad, and that the
subscription ordered to be made by a large
majority.
There are thirteen precincts in Union county,
and they all foot up handsome maorties in favor of
the subscription. except one, the nearest to South
Carolina, and that votes 80 yeas, SO nays. One
precinct, are informed, polled 81 votes, all in ia
vor of subscriptions unanimous vote!
The aggregate majority is 422, or therea5outs; it
will probably exceed that number.
The noble spirit which the people of Union
have come up to the aid of great State work, and
one of direct practical importance to the interests
of their own county, is worthy of all commentator
This is the spirit with which railroads are built If
county backs out from excessive caution to au-
thOrze subscription the effect necessarily must be
depressing upon the other counties be penetrated
by the road; whereas, a contrary policy is sure of
its reward, in encouraging and inducing an adoption
of the example so CALAMITY set
We do trust that the example of Union in au-
thorzing this liberal subscription will be followed
by Mecklenburg, on Thursday next, the 1st of o.
tober, when proposition to subscribe like amount
of sixty thousand dollars will be decided at the
polls. Certainly if Union can subscribe this amount
Mecklenburg can. We, however, do not feel over
confident of the result and the subscription viii! BE-
authorized, if at ALL by small majority.
We learn that Rutherford county has made all
arrangements for another vote on eighty thousand
dollars in December next; and that this subscrip-
ton will probably be authorized
The counties of Richmond Arson, Union, and
Cleaveland have now all made subscriptions to the
road. Let the other counties follow their lead.
Wilmington Herald.