Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-10
cITY AND STATE Abrams.

p..,a,ous.---Tbe Rev. Nehemiah Adams. ID. d..
Of Boston, having been detaised in bur city "ver
Sabbath hast, vas sinsitedbyt Revs6Dk hhsehell,
nas,or of the Second Presbyterian Church to ill
H. rp,b;s on tie mofningo f that day. &&..a-
The day being the regular comuAunion Sabbath,
the discourse, which Was founded on hebrews *
= y.-"For where testament Is, there must
- cessity be the death Of the tessator"-
nIshirhly appropriate to the occasion.
A. uirbi. Brrt. preaa he'd tpr tho congregation
If The First Presbyterian Church (Rev. Dr.. Ram.
sax's) from tie iext lst Kings, xix c. I. s "
* nd rhe angel nt tile :.'r'i came again and tnu'
= ed hiia ard said, Arise and cat hecause the
.1',n,n, is to-, great ior thee Aud he arose aud
IL c,t aal drink and went IN the strength OF
,,.at neal friy ,iays aud forts nights unto llurcb
-. Mmnt nf, tia," The chief oiject ,i the dis.
',urse was to si,ew that The good intentions Of the
! ,ra nre not always understood, aud we should
lxays hui our trust in him. Tho eheqnered ana
inferts sting career ct Elijah the i,shbite, was re-
as aft ling an i'll trl'ion Of ne
.neaker's y .si,i,n. We have always regarded
Iiiiah a. being one If the most Interesting "t
riuture cbnfactrrs: but on this occa-i N TIE IN
,ele., was greatly ensnnced lay tue eloquent am
n.d manner in Witch the preacher handled the
subject.
Or. Adams is well known among intel"aent
citizens us one of tie abes, and s"undcsi thsolo-
,ions in this country. lie was tic Lifetime mn
mate trioni oil Rufus Cnuaie nnd more recent
Il has won an en-. liable reputation III the S,ulh IN
,onscoue,.,c f ,hr ryhlica'on Of VIZ x on Sou
dem institutiuis--w i.,en nfer he hnd made u
,ersonal INSPECTION and very thorough survey OF
: uthern society. lie breaches as he writes. the
,nth with a t1Idncss which allows no Suspicion
o., reserve for fur Of aruusing dispicasure, aud
with tenderness which shows sincere loyo ior his
te.rc s. and no, amli.io to display reck'e slhde'
ne,.lencs moves him to tho inference vi puagent
and faithful appeals lnIced, his manly boil-
ness is wu,lliy Of special regard, united as 1t
!. with an afecii"na sentieness, and a diserim-
inYtinr tlelirarv both Of character and manner. -
/, eun truly he said Of him, though it is great
him, To say of any man, that he never within Ids
the EXPRESSION Of what he deems true principles,
and meyer DISCUSSES we'll established opinions. be-
cause his view II truth or MS opinions may not
hnrmonze with the views oi his people lie Is
net governed by motives OF cSpcdicncy, when OK
,eliepey might seem Ia forbid the utte'alicr Of
Iel;et Sucf, man us Nehemiah Adams deserves
70 he hnnored aud cherished, aud it is highly
,rrttable to Boston, that her people Sustain -
faithful and outsp4ken II ratri and Christian.
The Rev VIM. 5. Hammond, the recently APP
pointed Pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church. preached his Introductory sermon from
the text. IF they hear nut M'Se, and the ?roPt-
els rc.iler will they be l,e, sundc'l, though one
rose from the DEAL" Tbs sermon was an able
exno.i,iun of the text. and abounded in conn act
vigorous thought. ! his gentleman Is Il member
Of the Maryland Annual Con!crcuce. and was
leaned ty thai body to tho Lynchburs Church.
IIo is an eloquent speaker, and we trust will be
Greatly useful to his church aud community. The
Eev. DR.. Michigan, of Hampton, Va, preached
in the same Church ut night, nom tho text.
"laedc, not the Spirit" The Doctor has twice
hegn the pastor OF the ehuyeh in question. aud has
a~.iys been esteemed an ABLE AMI devoted minis
ter. greatly believed for his est,mible qualities s.
Ia, sermon this ocs asipn was wortpr Of bis
lsrutnton. @y tt ~ a