Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-18
Lola Montczs Lecture-Her Opinion of
fha Glar1y

Of Rev. Ralph IIoyts Chapel Of the Good Shep
herd. was numerously attended, in spite of III,
rainy weather and the reported interdict ola por
ton of the clergy. Hope Chapel was filled will
been ladies' Not few Of the ministers of the
Episcopal church present, including Rev
Drs Higbee and Taylor, while Judge Edmonds
Hiram Barney T.. 4. Duyckink. and other en-,
nent representatives Of law and literature, appear
cd for the laty. Lola was evidently grntifed
with her hearers, and she repeated her lecture on
the Church of Rome with more than usual ami
nation. She was simply attired in black silk. a
color appropriate t. the sacred desk. her dress liz
ting close to her neck, around which was encirc
led small lace collar. united below the throat by
, n large cameo pin. Her black hair was cut short
or rolled up behind, and pushed back from her
! face a la Enyfnie style showing to good nlvan-
| tage tho contour Of her forehead and head. Her
hoop was considerably within the approved di-
mansions, with quite protnbcrance OF hustle IN the
rear. The lecture was n well written though
trite statement oI the modern Protestant philoso-
ply Us to the faults aud the causes Of the prcva-
lence Of the Roman Catholic Faith, which she sal Il
was not all n lic but was founded in some uniyer-
aal and precious truths otherwise it could not hold
! for % long "a time such multitudes in subjection
This point she illustrated by reference 10 certain
leading doctrines. such as the worship Of relics
and other supersttions which have 80 strong IL
| hold the human heart.
cd few moments. and with u mischevous 1as
of her big grey eyes paid her respects to the clcr
gy;
Ladies, and gentlemen: Tho advertisements
have informed you that the proceeds Of this lee
turc are to be given to the Rev. Ralph Iloyt, to
aid him in rebuilding his free church for the
poor. The papers have also apprized you that
some Of the clergy have cast reflections upon the
worthy Rector for his Willingness to receive the
sum which your patronage Of this lecture yields
which is certainly piece of bigotry, intolerance,
cruelty to the poor, and melilesome impertincnce
which have never before witnessed. even in the
most ilbcral Catholic countries of the Old World.
Who are these men that would bar you and mc
from doing good act and would rather luck the
doors of comfort and instruction. on the poor than
that they should 10 blest by hand which will
not he moved by their dictationY lApplau,e.l-
How many churches will be built, and how ma
ny poor will he fed. by money which they will
givo?"
4 Voice-"No. ono in thousand" (Renewcd
applnuse.)
at is reserved for me to read those blind bgots
a lesson, and tell them they are not Christians, but
pharisecs. Appau.c They belong to the same
class Of hypucri,cs who condemned tho Saviour
because He ntc and drank with pubiicans and sin
ncrs Iapplnu.c and they appear to be just
full Of the head strong devil OF intolerance, ~ in
the old times, They are certainly very impudcnt
and very bold devils when they enter into the
breasts of protesting Christians in such free and
enlightened land AS America. Such bgo,ted in
tolerance would he had enough in Timbuctoo or
the Fecjce Islands, but in America it is like foul
spot upon the bright sunshine. Applause. |
am going to Europe in a few days, and when
come bnck-whch | certainly will dot may be
that ] will give II course Of lectures to raise
fund to send missionaries to Christianzo those
clerical Pharsces-- laughter who had rather
the poor and desoate should not have the gospel
preached to them thnn that the means should be
furnished by the patronage Of your humble ser
want. | now en,rrat the prayers Of this congrc
CATION for all such lenighted and miserable sin
ncrs. '-Nec York Post Of Thursday
A New CLuMANr-The first newspaper that
ever was published in North America made its
appearance in Boston. gu tho 18th of September,
answering tn the present 5th Of October, 1920, 40
says the Boston Olm Brdnrh. Its publication
caused prodgnus excitement in this village.
(E,r we were hut village then, or collection OF
hamlcts rather: OF five ak thousand inlabi-
tants.) amo,, us vivid ns that the other day from
the announcement that the Atlantic Telegraph had
been completed, The Legislature took the mat
ter up, denounced tho sheet As contrary to law in
its publications. and asserted the grand princ pie
of censorship ms detcrminedly rs it conid have
been done in London then. or rs it is done III Par
n now Louis Napoleon himself could not have
made create row about n newspaper than was
made by our worthy progenors. II was little
auarto concern, with only three of its pages in
print. the editor. it such beast Of burden It had,
having ashore. when his work was onl, thrcc
fourths accomplished. Only number al this
journal is known to be in existence. and that Is
No. |, and is in the En- Slish State Paper Office
/, is supposed, ard very reasonably, that itdicd
in being born. 1t was published 10y Benjamin
Harris lie was n patriot, and was set IN the pil
lory in Charles lis time, then n not uncommon
mode Of rrWu,1nr natriuts for the mart they took
in psomo,in: the general good. So that ,ur first
newspaper publisher was II man of some note,
having attracted royal attention. and occupied AT
the time "A hgh position in the world.
CVarrS AHp SvoSlNG.-lIcrc is something an
Smoking" which WA read lately before the \ \.
Historical ard Genealogical Society from old
bnS published Ia England in lGl9,drawins prog
nos,ics from a come, of the period:
Il will not nske where are the bowes ni,d ar
rowcs wher"with oar fathers conquered France
and relieved Spain hut where are our Muskel>?
Are they not urucl into Tobacco pipesP Wrrr
are our English val .ur and courage? Are thry
| not with that outnnlish weed vanished Iujo
! Smpake, May | not say. as it was sometime shl
If those generating Milesians: The English were
! once valiant and war-iike Who may not from
! these emoake parents ieare a furnish generation
whose courage may perhaps DO soon intamel but
/ sooner qucuched,'
| This, however. was written She year before the
Puritans landed-bctore the English commonwealth
! and the English re,olution-so that the author
John Bainbrd,e,-D ctor Of Physicke and lover
| of the MathematlckS, seems to have feared bay-
ond reason.
| CLERGYMAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING.-The Key.
| 5. \. Evans pastor of the Presbyterian Church
mt Lane. DE kaib county, Illinois, was instantly
killed by lightnins, wyards from his own door