The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-22
A GENTLE PREACHER IN THE MORMON Ia
BERNACLE.-A Salt Lake correspondent OF The

A GENTLE PREACHER IN THE MORMON IA
BERNACLE.-A Salt Lake correspondent of The
New York Times says:
The Rev. Mr.. Vox, Episcopal Chaplain to
the army at Fort Laramie, preached in the
Tabernacle yesterday. Such thing as per-
mitting GENTLE to preach in the holy Taber-
nacle of the sSants, /" Ia something hitherto
unknown i'm the history of this people. Snch
lenient and Chris tian act must now, and per-
haps forever, stand unexplained But Brig
hams kindness was not abused--not single
word was uttered that did not proceed from a
most charitable heart, and the saints listened
to the pl eacher during the service without re-
ceiying single heterodox sentence to contain.
mate their purity Not single allusion was
made TO the teachings of Jos. Smith, nor TO
the peculiarities OF the Mormon religion. AT.
ter Mr.. Vox had concluded, Heber @. KimSall
harangued awhile for the better entertainment
Of the assembled crowd. The services were
ended by brief discourse from Brigham
Young. Although his remarks were based
upon probably false premises, and his conclu.
sions were plainly erroneous, yet he spoke In
gentlemaniy manner, and the impression
produced by his discourse was rather favora-
BILE than otherwise.
The WHEAT CRoP or AxERIcA--The
wheat crop Of this country, just harvested, ts
set down at two hundred and one million Of
bushels, or about forty millions Of barrels, or
one and three-fifths OF a barrel Of -four for
every one of the twenty Ave millions Of indi-
viduals in this country. This would not seem
to be great deal more than our own wants
would require, and IL would not he II we had
not the other cereals, and particularly the
great crop Of nadian corn to help out the sup
bushels: Pennsylvania, 2S,o00,O00; New York,
20,U0,O00: Illinois, M,0p0000. The New Eng.
land States have decreased In their production
Of wheat, but the West has increased four 10
one. The amount OF land under wheat culti.
yation this year Is thirty three per cent great
er than in 1855. We frequently hear Of pro-
duction Of thirty -one bushels 10 the acre, but
the actual production per acre does not aver
age fwo-thirds Of that amount
LocKJAw FROM IxrEUDxxcE.-A little son
OF MT. Samuel Herbst, Of this place, died from
Saturday previous, after active exercise, In
which he had become oyerheated, he bathed
his feet in cold water, euddealy checking per-
Snna.S sSsnias Ss ne rss,sa .s@ ON
Monday evening he died, - already stated
GatysaDg tPa.) compiier-
ExTRAoRprNAHY FEAT cy AN ESaIsx--On
the North Missouri Railroad, Ath Of July, the
" Boone,n . passenger engine, WAS run rom
Hudson, the junction with the HaHnitAl ana
one hundred and forty eight and thrss-foarths
miles--in seven hours and twenty-five MIN.
utes making twenty-two stops. and CARVING
two passenger and one On au.ss ,s Sss' .sa rsa sny
about e2.60 g
SUDDEN DEATH OF Clk2dH1ASs-4ov.
Christinn Lutx pastor offhe Lutheran Church
Al Cunaminsyiiis OAto did very suddenly
last sunday sveains. ms had preached ssr.
mon in shs morniaF. and attended " his Isgu-
lar duties. A little bol0ye his deatA he oona-
plainsd Of feeling unwell, ard = sAogt TINE
before he expired no Was visited Nv stseeEs
who hAd just arrived ircm 0ermRny, with
whom he was able 10 txehAnse hut sW
words, when he eeaeed - breashs.
KiuenbaYy q CO. SC 0ofbg1t n. a, ya& ~
stFoyed ~ nse . IN - tn.ts With - bnxee
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