Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-22

PfEAcHISe SuNpAY.-All the pulpits Of the diff.
fcrent Protestant Churches in this city were fill
ed last Sabbath morning and night by the minis
ters in attendance on the Methodist EPISCOPAL
Conference, andwe understand the houses were gen
orally ille,. bv attentive and deeply interested au-
a;enccs. 'rha two Methodist Churches were, of
course. the chief points Of attraction, and the CON
rtcsations were unusually large. AT the Fourth
Street Church, the pulpit was occupied in the
morning by the Rev. d. S. Doggett, u. d.. who
discoursed frum Ephesians third chapter, AVID
from the eighth to the eleventh verses inclusive:
Unto me, who am the leust If Ill saints, Is this
grace given, that l should preach among the Gen.
tiles the unscarclable riches of Christ.
And to make all nen zee what u the fellowship
Of tho mystery, which from the beginning Of the
world hath been his in God who created adj things
iy Jesus Christ,
To the intent that now unto the principalitics
and powers in heavenly places might be known
by the church The manifold wisdom Of God,
According to the eternal purpose which he pur-
posed in Christ Jesus our LORD"
The speaker at the beginning Of his discourse
ndyerted to the estimate which St. Paul formed IF
himself, contrasted with the Apostles estimate Of
the importance of the work TO which he was
called. In illustrating and enforcing his views
on this point, DIR. ID. was particalarly hap
ny, as also in his reference to the poverty Of
language and its inability to give expression Ia the
sreet truths IF revelation. The sermon was III re
particularly address .ed to his brother ministers: =
especially 70 thdse about to be conse:ratcd to that
work and the earnest and eloqueatmanner in wi'icn
he portrayed the duties and responsibilities al
taching to the off &c produced feelings It the ut
most solemnity in almost every auditor in the
vast assembly.
Dr.. Doggett is one Of the most interesting preu-
cheers we ever remember to- have beard. oi!,"Is
there a,e who mny excel him in particular re-
spect<, hut none we know 1T in his church that
equal him in the interest Of inteRi GET, thought:ui
niiris, and very few hearers leave him without II
,iyit. IT not profound, impression of his disc"ur-
,es. lie has a full. rotund exquisitely modula:ed
vince, enabling every listener ~ hear him dis
tincIly-a studied correctness in rrounciatIua
and rmpi.asis, which cannot fail to be understood
and an action which always aids and never OBJ
s'rltt. his meaning. The purity and correctness
# his i.tonatiuIs are particularly observable, and
punr ul axon seldom falls from the ps "l any
puh:;c peuker. Taken altogether, DIR. u. ~ IA re-
~i,-rkahfy gifted man. ami his denomination has
right 10 fed proud of numbering in its rank, II
preacher if such rare enlnwmcnts.
Al tho cmnrla.irn Ut tie sermon, the following
namrl Young preachers were "rdnined +" the Oh
der oil deacons:
Samuel S. Lambeth. Henry Il. J ,hns"n, DANES
8 Porter, james T.. McSparran. Henry {. Chea-
thass Wm. q. Hammond, j, j Lafferty. Thomas
II. Early. Robert N, S.c'!d, hobert W. Watts,
James NJ. Anderson. James W. Blincos, Aaron
Boonr, and John s. Reeso-trav"fiing.
LGAL DKAcu>s .-Jamcs ii. Barnes, William
". Spaiu. Bird /. Hall.
The candidates were presented by Rev. e. W..
Ian horne and latter reading the collect and cpistle
Bishop Eariy ordained them, Ivy laying on OF
hanas. aud The presentation OF the bible tilier
larcdments being presented BY Rev. q. "; Lang
h'tae. Tic venerable Bishop performed this SER
vice in a peculiarly solemn and impressive man
'er, aud We have rarely seen IN audience more
In the afternoon, it the same Church, the Rev.
Df. charles Taylor. former Missionary 70 China,
and o; present General ACCENTED the Sunday School
Society cf the NJ. E. Church South, delivered a
sermon to children. from the text IN Genesis,
And the boy grsw.9, DR.. P.ipos-essss III on EN-
inert degrees. the faculty for interestirgs chitfreh,
AID on. ais ,ecasis,i the really tanswsrs given to
the different Questions propoa aded " him. ana
the ~snweariei attention paid him by his youthful
auditors, present the strongest proofs OF the APP
propriateness Of bis renierS :.
Att might at the same church, the ltev. Dr. M.
l%h1mson, Of the Methydist Protestant church
preached. e Az cur e,tizens we'll know tint Ut: J.
i've, breaches otherwise than 'abfy, 70 only ne