Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-04-13
For the True Democrat. Memphis-Its Morals-The 6abbath-Dr RaiY6

Baird.
 MEssRs. EpIroRs Knowing as l do, that you feel much interested in the pros perity and we'll being of this growing city, offer for your columns, word relative to Its position in one important respect, VIZ: Its morals.
 I have lived in several western cities, and visited nearly all the larger cities in the Union The streets, hotels, churches, parks, etc., of New Orleans, Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Washington City, etc., are familiar to me, at least many of them, and must say with due deference to the opinions of others, 1 know of no city anywhere, in which the Sabbath is more particularly observed than in Mem phis
 You may pass along Front Row, or Main street on the Sabbath and not find store or shop open. There aN fifteen churches within the city limits, eacMwith it's pastor and regular attendants, and, al- though those l have attended are spacious, still they are generally crowded.
 Last Sabbath visited the sabbath school at the Presbyterian Church, under the pas torial care of Rev. Dr. Steadman. It Is an admirable institution. There were in attendance, though the streets were very muddy, more than one hundred and forty students of both sexes. 1t was we'll SUD- piled with teachers, who seemed not only intelligent, but heartily engaged in their good work. The students all seemed in tent on learning the important truths taught in the sacred scriptures. How much bet ter it is to be thus engaged on Sabbath morning, than to spend the time idly at home, or in reading some immoral fiction, or some other exercise that does not tend to make the head wiser, or the heart bet ter!
 At candle-lighting, attended Dr. Grun- dy's (Presbyterian) church, and heard a most interesting lecture from the celebrat- ed scholar and traveller, Rev. Dr. Baird. The house was crowded to its utmost ca pacity, gallery and all The Doctors sub feet was "The State of Christendom. 2 His style is conversational, plain and fam iliar. He makes no attempts at display or oratorv, but holds his audience spell bound while he teaches them the most wholesome truths, in his truly happy manner.
 It is said that Dr. Baird has visited eve " part of the world, in which the gospe is preached. He is acquainted with many distinguished men of every quarter of the globe, and is personally known by all tho kings of Europe. He is now delivering $ series of lectures in this city, which are un usually attended and highly appreciated He usually breaches on Sabbath morning and lectures on religious subject at night The thefts, murders, and other violations ofmorals and law, which are sometimes per petrated here are not attributable to the citi zeens of Memphis. This is the grand concen trating point between the east and the west the half way place between the north and tn, south, and hence, there are always thousand here, who hail from other localities, and proportion ofthis floating population, never have conferred honor upon any place. whicI they have ever visited. The laws are vio- lated and morals outraged by strangers, and not by the citizens of "The Bluff City"
 Memphis has great future before her. Nature has so decreed, and the child is born that will see Memphis equal in popu- lation and influence to any other city in the wide west S.
 Memphis, April ,, 1859.