Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-01-22
EXCITING SCENE IN A VIRGINIA CHURCH
A letter from Petersburg, Va, says.

EXCITING SCENE IN A VIRGINIA CHURCH
A letter from Petersburg, Va, says;
An affair occurred recently in the Presbyterian
Church, which has created an intense excitement
in the city, The Presbyterian congregation had
agreed to unite in the services of the day, and I
we've assembled in the Tabb Street Church, (Nlr. |
Miller's). A deep solemnity psryaded the whole |
audience, and two prayers of great earnesness |
had been offered by members of the Church, in |
which, as well as in the hymns which were sung |
the whole congregation evidently took very
deep interest, when the Rev. DR.. Pryor, father
of Roger A. Pryor, member of Congress from
this district, commenced an address intensely
political, sympathizng with the secessiOnsts,
and declaring that the South had done nothing
at all Of which she out to repent. Finally, he
read the 18th chapter of l. Kings, as being
especially applicable to these times speaking
OF the stoning to death of Adoram, who was over
the tribute Tor, as he said, reVeHue), and men
tioning that the hundred aud fourscore thousand
men which Rehoboam sent against Israel, nearly
equalled the number which Gen. Wool had de
clAred he could send against South Carolina.
| At this, one Of our most eminent citizens arose
| and left the church. The speaker suil if any
one wished to go, he did not care when about
fifty persons, including most Of the elders aud
deaoOns and many OF the best citizens in the
place, at once went out. Some one at the door
/ OllHu Nub AlhltoA W tNuuNlN
The session at once called n meeting, and sent
Que of their number to accost the preacher in
| the pulpit, and to declare they could not allow
such Dissertation. Others cried to 60 on. DR..
Pryor said he was not afraid and would speak
his opinion. dreadful oOmmotion ensued--
Men rose in their seats women cried some
tainted. and one was carried out in violent
Mysteries. The pastor and other gentlemen
made remarks to pacify the minds Of the people.
hn M ~ axarCiepa rnun1u1a1 IN
-S-ses-t-
LUCKY FREAK OF FORTuNg-A POLICEMAN
, FALLS HEIR TO a MILLION POUNDS sTARLlN0,-
Fortune in her caprlcious moods plays strange
/. freaks. The latest of her mad freaks transp rec
: in Cincinnati, whereby policeman, who VIA
content to serve the city as conservaior of tht
i peace ut one dollar and xty cents per day, i
. elevated to position with millions at his com
mand The name of the fortunate individual i
4 James Dalton, and the circumstan as well a
n the story attending his good luck, are thus re
4 lated to us by the gentleman himself. Niucl
Q years ago, in the county OF York shire, England
!, there lived aud died one Lord Dalton, who wa
\ possessed of an immense estate Never havtn
a been married 4, Lord Dalton died without ISSUE
Y and without relatives, save four brothers, eac
" of whom came to the United States one selilrn
y IN New Jersey, one in Maryland and une /
h Virginia. These brothers nor their heirs eve
a appearing after the death OF Lord Dal on, III
lie property, bOih landed aud personal, like hun
IL dreds of other estates, passed lnto the hands
= the government. Advertisements were sent t0rtl
u hut nothing OF the heirs was ev,r heard uut
v SOM five months ago, when Nj. Dalton acc
o1 deutally, in reading an English newspape
D., stumbled ACROSS the advertisement. Struck vii
the mention Of his name, he at once dettrmin,
:, ". to investigate the matter, and see whether /
n- could identify hinls If as u descendant Of Il
1lt uegFl-e0. liu has nut been without gucrps