Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-03

aiud leone. he was introduced by Rev. Mr..
WVIk with whom he had previous acquain-
lance, 20 the other mi listers. de then addressed
them follows
ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR PEIRPoIET.
GENTLEMEN | am exceedingly glad to see you
on this occasion as Mi aistsrs and as nisters of
the GJspe OF psace and # Jesus Christ. | need
MT eler ~ the differences add distracted feeling
which exists not only in this section, but | fear
in ain st every section OF the Unioa and now,
as men and Ministers, 1t becomes us TO have peace
aud 20 will tow Tds our fellow man, and faith
towards d and one another. Let us initiate
the ample OF tn great Apostle of the Gentiles ::
With the Jew he W 3 u Jew, with the Greek he
was Greek, and with the Roman Roman-all
thi. gs al men in order that he might win souls
to Christ. The possio you occupy, the near
re atoms into which you are brous lit to the
family circle, enable you to be the great
harb myers Of Peace-ensb.e you - promote
good will, good sentiment and good feel.
ing among your friends, and all with whom you
are brought into contact, both in the social
circle and your capacity as shepherds
We cannot be very good Christians with
out having a great deal of love in our hearts.
The Bible comma DIS US TO love even our enc.
mics; and you all know when your hearts were
first touched by divine feeling, they were filled
with love, lat least know that is the feeling
experienced wGen joined the Methodist Protes-
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must be the feeling among alt IL must burn In
our hearts and show forth in our lives, If we
would come into HIS kingdom on earth and enter
into His King Tom above.
We lave just passed through great revolu-
ton. accept this revolution as one Of the prov l..
dences OF God.
God moves ina mysterious way,
His wonders TO perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm !"
Providence ailicts us in various ways, in
the loss of our estates, our fr euds, our health
We cannot say 10 God, why doest Thou
itT We must say, the LORD has done so
and we must submit. We are in that
situation. | come here among you with my
leart II fall of ove / hope, TO everybody;
have malice 10 no man. ! feel tn IL l can have
the cooperation OF tat p-ace.lOvlng ministry
who repfesent So mucu intellect nd 90 much piety
that, whatever may be the difficulties that sur.
round me, with Gods blessing, can overcome
them all. have D en- very strongly impressed
with that feeling at the North, (aad hope you
will pardon me for adverting TO it, as instanced
by the Christian Commission, which Is composed
OF men from various denominations. / asked
one of the gentlemen of the Commission, "How
do the different churc les and de denominations har-
monize in this maiterl' well" said he, Il have
had fifteen gentlemen laboring with me for
months past, and know the church connection
of but three of them. We know no church In re-
| gard to this thing"
And, gentlemen, there Is another thing would
like 10 mention particularly Our churches and
demon nations throughout the land are very
much cut up into different sects. There Is my
own churol d, the Methodist there Is the Metho.
dist Episcopal, and the Methodist Proteatants'
&c. And the Baptist. too-the New School .p'
tist. The Hard Shell Baptist-but you are more
| familiar with these than /. They are all very
much divided. Now why should we be divided
! no, n this great q estion Why eanhot tue as'
nominations harmpnlzs among the nselyeif we
eli know what difficulty our ministers have had
TO support themse yes and the privations they
have Teen subjected 10. Frequently the want o
q decent coat, or the peedtpl supplies Tor tnei'