The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-19
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MON aAY sasss lss... July
ORATlOs
Dslsesred a th Ldsiny er ne Corner .&oae Of ~
10y Nrtes Ae.aossn Church, BY Rev EpvAID n. +
PsrrHsos, on Fssdry, losa Jasy, 1858.


as a sAs Lagsny er ne Corner so#e Of IA
KY srses Aesaoiss Church, By Rev kpvAID NJ
fsssssoS, 9" fssdsg, loth Jaiy, 1853.
Lsdsss a,d Gsas,tms,s and RrstAssn aTthe N,so,,,
. .sn.r O.. ners srs nauy hers 10 witness these ccrs
= ns.s M who Veil rsmsInher when this section of
80 80 naiy, hers aud III re an humbie dwsiiing dots.
"a large are. Of tsrriscry, aud smsI pisos Of
'shold the vnndsrfu, tnersAee OF chr rcn,i..invs,
9ok apen ths &C ne that prsents itself 10 ycu e.
sn-ss ts;r s hsss gron ap y BY ass msnsoas rsar
'opulstion has taken posscs sion Of the plAin
During Dur the year isss. pressins en- ryensss In
N Broke Avenue small easpsl epS'Se 10 Spssn. s sss
he call Tor pise. OF worship, th srms OF them.
hanis BY day ana sy nh sasssn Win ". ssssr
s,etion Of the work. The chapel ss.s speeifs dedi
,sted-the 5ospsi preaS hed-a Sabbath school or.
}od smiled on hsaftort. sad gladdened the hearts
~ h:. people with prosperity
Under the lseors Ct ,as Rev Leroy N Lee. Who
price," faithfully served the feeble charge. the con.
yregation and membership gradually increased. mn.
Chapel, which was accordingly done in 1884.
and yet, we want more room. The ltt's stream
has continued to grow. until it has overlooked its
hand and watsrea By the dews OF Heaven. has 60
sxtende1 its branches that there not room enough
10 contain them
We have been ompelled, therefore by urgent ne.
csssty. to pitch tent elsewhere and here. SUR
rounded by the brisht eyes OF youth and the dim
aone. well formed. true and irusty." from which
hope Bee, under the blessing of God, IN edihcs
nIise well formed. true and truuss one much bet
ter adapted 10 our wants and comfort, than that
witch We have so long cccrp'ed.
The day hope will never come when Il will be
~ bn G a, q poss
be.
Wise and liberal.ruinded men fail to discover re-
spectacle reason why God may not be worshipped
az reverently and rroftaSy. Ia house made by tue
hands CT master VOL Ikman, in a manner Nof xman-
lise - in An esifce built withou: reference 10 any
thing but protection from rain and sunshine. tf
necessity eorstraiD. If circumstances compel, the
rude log, muddaubed church. with its pulpit Of un-
splendid % Cathedral. But In an advanced and i'm
proved state OF society where cur houses are made
tasteful. conr renisnt aud comfortable-surelI The
nothing symbolic In IL, nothitg gorgeous, nothing
requiring an unnecessary outlay OF means, but
conducive 10 comfort and essential to coed ats.
tuly arranged edinc-s especially church edihcss =
community, have a kind Of moral Influence. When
the song Of praise ceased. aud the preacher .
voice sent they continue to speak OF God ana the
future.
Are not all men more or less fond of poesryg And
If there il what may be ca led the poetry of mot0n
try OF formi And is not every master WORK maa a
man OF poetic taste and talent. who writes for the
public ar srehcteetussl poesIs fhoash our fr;uds.
~
never drank q, Parnsssas Yet verify believe they
haye within tasm the spiii Of poetry, and that By
will exhibit to al passersny when this ssrurtSre i.
Q npleted, poem OF which they need not be
The erection Of churches where our fellow citizens
may congregate to hear the word of life has civil
MOI and religious asreer which must no. be over
looked
Ali trne Christians hail with joy every exertion
put forth TO adsanne the interests OF the kedeemers
Certainly in q community vhere tbere ia rn
church accommodation for more than two-thirds %.
the 2opuiatinn, every effort made to increase the
number 0f Christian churches is pleasing to all pro
@Ased follow eTs OF Jeaus Esye narrow.minied, soul
contracted and selfish bigot., whose spiritual eyes
too email to take in q large view OF the public
good only such take no pleasure in seeing the
a Sc OF our God advancing.
nd to others than church members. the building
4 churches Il work of much importance You
brethren Of the Masonic Order, show by your pre-
sence. and by Jour kind and prompt response to
invitation to oficiate in laying this corner stone
that on feel interest ia the erection Of churches
70 the host high Indeed how could you feel other
Use if faithful to the principles of asonry? Ma
sonry We are Sare doss not profess to regeEerate
mans heart. Or change his relation to God a. sin
ner. but Mas inry aud !Dhoelity can never shake
hands as friends. If they DO it will not be the true
masonic grip skepticssm is spurn.d from her pOr-
t,is7she smiles not on Ihs rHyler of Gods word
aad hs ever kept her hand on the throat of Athe
ism With her typical fingers she points TO alyary's
cress, while her voice speaks Of God ana lmEn )ra
ty aud tue holy Word. But Tor fhis she would not
nave survived the ravages OF time aud ihe destrue
come through storm ard tempest and fierce pre-
sentation, and be found toda! rejoicing 10 the ca m
snnshine cf prosperity. Her Alliance With ihe word
Of God is the of her preservation and perse
eution thre ugh times eventfui changes.
70 further yet aud say with cont aence that ere
y true patriot, reJolces In ercry eHJftto spe ze
most dangerous and the bttere.t eni,nies of our
country, Notth and South, are those Who would de-
sreciate the word Of God and endeavor to thros
contempt on . preached gosp'l
The lsiiiea and civil tendencies OF the Gospel
mar "a and Il ing la 81 hIr
the great prot tor and uerdian of the Iiberte.
af man II is the true and ont. trne basis of free
loms temple. All other f undafops but sand
this enc OF adamantins str nsth Where the Bah e
loTins public OPT ion t. rants Chains cannot be
sorn.. The Bible was the star that guided our Pill
nundred year, ago. The" May FloweI' WAS freight
ed with Heaven precious egacy. 1t WAS the COM
pass in her binnacle thai guided her across stormy
to .eek shelter on tle shore. of America Thank
u d when they leaptd upon Plymouth kock they
raised alot. while bending he suppliant knee the
snat i contained the charts Of their liberties aud
va, the hope of America Let Nations heart beat
Snh thrs bb'ng gr .'itude that the foundations OF
How, wouie ask, are our liberties to be preserv-
ed and cur Ieople be kept happy AMI pros ospe-ou. I
lhe answer that the Bible contains :he origin
of civil liberty by the Bibse alone. read and known
aud preached 20 all, can 1t Do sustained The law
seems to be of general application, that wherever
we Hnd the source OF existence, there a'so We mud
The element of growth and strength. 1t is 50 with
the herb of the field with an 6imsslf and every
oifssiuS NJ etIOy6- W nat we may INFER frtm tne
apology Of the case. we are ught by the evidence
lf facts of ancient and modern times gather. rom
every quarter of the globe whe freedom bas found
resting place 1t Is the decroe OF Him who hath
ordained that light should follow the SUM- that li
erty,, property and The Bible shou a.ways bs
toand united. There can be no divorce from this
Union. II the Bible is suppressed-if ihe Gospel
ases to bs preached liberty must die and tyrants
must dig her grave How was it in the land of the
aebrewsf 1t Was when they neglected their God
and his word. that the run OF their prosperity
vaned and went down in darkness ana blood.
,xrfwn ri . tt.as
and maintains the only principle ~hich it Is poe-
sible for nation or community to CONTINUE pros-
and hsPpy That pae M that all that
On the character which the peorle snstain as cit-
gems Bad nen cannot make good citizens, vi
lated state Of mo as is isincompAtbe with social I'M
o ovement and public prosperity. Christianity
practica illustrated. furnishes the great and only
conservative power nGon G which society can safely
The great cause Of human degradation and misery
has been human depravity. This produces the
curses society causes en- like wild beas 8 10
bres th roup all the restI ainsuf law Allschemes
n retire. fer eteysting men ana improving their
chief thing to be DONE their moral purifcat,ou are
anphilosophical and Intellectual Improve the moral
condition Of men, and society will be yirtuous ana
il Is true there is an amazing power in the eduea-
,ionai appliances OF soc.ty-ln ne cultivation Of
provemsnt Of the heart and mind OF man, bur they
are not the sonrces of moral renovation What f.
more obt ious than that tntre may ekist IN the sSme
being high mental cultivation and deep deba>ement
M the affections and viii! ltisnot to be denied that
there il kind OF education which may render men
more dangerous enemies 30 society than they could
hays BEEN in their ignorance. To strengthen and
improve the under standing without educating tho
conscience an Affections snly increas~s the powers
NJ the man to do evil without putiing them under
the control Of those f~ealties which we're Designed
10 regulate end direct them for the
OF good In this way but part OF man is tducaied
and accordingly you raise him from the level of
IN, hrute you convert him into the shape Of fend
Won give him power without the proper halanc. -
You CT as if putting Weapons Into the hands OF
NJ ia il the war that in,eilec ual wolves. highly cui
tiyated hyenas and learned tigers are tnrned loose
upon socety 20 proul after mischief ard to d.yonr
truth and yirtue If there were not scme counter
acting ir fu-nce society would became lsarned
sink Of iniQnity and learning itsei the aecompics
of sstau The republics OF Greece and Rome. and
the French republic furnish ample oof that intei
leeual development has no necessary connection
with moral purity and s,cial eseva ion. W heb so