Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1867-12-19
MISCELLANY.
A Visit to Petersburg and the Vir
ginia Conference.
pY THE EDITOR or THE BALTIMORE EPISCOPAL
METHODIST.

have sometimes pondcred the curious fact,
that sermons are naturally born with three
heads; bat it really seems that the number
three is a common diyisor for Things generally.
Nature sums mp in earth air and water. Man
is body. slul and spirit. Governments Icglsla-
tive, judicial aud executive. Life Is food, drink
and uimcut; its epochS are birth, marriage and
leath Morally, folks are good, bad or iudli-
rereut aud 500 ou-the type of things seeming
% be hi hicephaioHS. ltisuo wonder, then, that
my trip divides itself into how g't there,
what saw there. aud how | got back again
Upon the first aud third heads have little to
,ay. We started from the Camden Street Sta
'iou In the afternoon train, for the South We
were. uuhappily, without lady, and yeHturtd
L, make oar way to Richmond without luuch-
Iasket. The sccond-cla>S car. however, proved
be de. eut. and we got TO Washington with
out having discovered anything tu grumbIc a.
bout. except that we were delayed 10y long
train filed with the Nations plaques, in the
shape Of Cpugressmen, gathering 10 tie Capt.
tul The prophet Isaiah was utterly disguised
AZ the conception of men drawing sin as with
q cart rope but all that the cart rope could
draw. was a triie compared with the tractile
power with which our locomotive was assem-
bling iuiquiry in Washington. Our power "l
,If-,lr-fru., ,inn is enormous. and we are using
t enormously. However, we were soon de-
tchcd from the body of death. aud embarked
200 tie steamboat f.r Acquia Greek. This II
.admirab'c boat; rs convenient aud comfort
.Ic as possible. The river was beautiful in the
/ ..ltof the full mopn aud we congratulated
nr,rlycs that we would be ready for the me-
t..rs Which were under Astronomical orders t.
. ,pp,ar on that night In the mcautime super
,,s rrady for us. provided we would pay dol
lar il. So ms 4 matter If curiosity, we paid
fhc dollar Tie meal served up was not as
A.. had a, uiglt reasonably be- expected by orc
.ynrrirprrd In the ahumiuatious of traveller
.,il,.s in tli, country where o,trches would
nm, tlc risk of hrcratinn If their stomlchS.
,l.ull they submit their grand digestive ma
.'lrery To- tlcexpcrinlcuts of common carriers.
Y.l,ivc ,,,lv t.,'.iv that we were outrageous
IA, cLcptcd n, our c,!lce. which was what We
I,iI the dn!larfr. 1t was very. very bud
tt..d,r,t know nr What il was made but il
,,.,. I,,Uv ui1le WLv will Il great C. uipluy
... ,,.r travellers IN, a little matter like I'M,
..,rJ ann, Gr,uera,clv mean. But we re-
-, ,,,r f.,lip0s as WE dn not wish to SAY
i.,I ,..,r,ls M. ,v,.ite riot The car, at Ac-
..,,, COL ,,,n,irable. the most cornrlrta-
I,,,,,, L,ya soon anywhere and with no sex
I.I;,;.,,;,,,. ,f I,s and sl,ec1rs but alI alike
.l,.,,.;,.,,-c,rs t.,, are really rlpas-
l..l.,t t,,,.. .,,ri,.;I,,,. inf ro,,,i,,i,.,, IA,
I"'' "''.. .I ,,II frL,.,s7 =, ,IrL,TI,l,
r..,.1oJ p.,orsI,ur., h, for. d,vbreak
An ti. ! ,lr,ir,bIr. and hut for the vile fla
var ,r that colce. for which we paid two dol
l,r.-tle one for a supper and the other for a
breakfast d ,,e-wc would heartily recommend
tr.i. Ina, Il, the South. We are told, however.
t.ttte B,y line gives grd coffee. and next
,,,,.o.,,a vciil frv that. We looked for the me-
,c,.rs until tbcy were about to come, and theu
.,,,,. Them up. We SAW three. however.
We found the Conference in session, and we
were most kindly received The preachers are
almost without exception, company Of mar
tvrs. or at leas; CoyeSS0rs for Chrsts sake
They are men who have seen triou'au'n, III
forms and in quantities rarely meted out u
preachers In this day Many OF them have
performed deeds Of sustained heroisui, that are
not illustrious, only because all around them Is
heroic. Yet G'd must Honor Ine i"eI VIZ. WI.
marched and starved aud olVouacNed' ana went
day after day INTO scenes o 0a 'i''I s.'1' a. 'I
world has rarely WiiHe'sG'i, anu %'' ~ P''".N =
the restraints anu cohs2.''ouS % le''.'o. -
soldiers. ! hho" ol u"',''uE "I"'e' ~ '',o ~
umph oi soul over 'e lo','' e,s,,'e,.'s " ou'
nature, than tle cam .''I IN
OF God R"eehs III S.'', u, ia T - i'''u "a
mE 81 Jesus u ''e "y..- ", '',0 e'''i''0''
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