The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-26

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which VIII make her an o'G n'f = Tfffi :
lie wildly pictcf me j. h ss erisis virgna
virginia, an. n.af 10 do HIS duty
~ he cloquently ,oic H
nd the Young men present 70 ao 'he''
y, n,'g ,n .,1 crisis or v!rginia's history.
"Lc: us. then, be up and doing
a. with heart for any fate
Stin achieving, stu pursuing,
Learn 10 labor and TO walt
DIR. Davidson's speech seemed to give
treat satisfaction to the audience, ana was
loudly applauded. s.-r
ANNIVERSARY OF THE YOUNG MEMS CHRIS
TIAN ASSOCIATION.
The Young Mems Christian Association
,f the COLLEGE have been accustomed to have
IN address before them on the Sunday
night preceding the commencement. IhlS
year, however, it was dctermihed 10 SAND
wich il in between the other exercises.
The experiment tonight will probably not
induce them 20 repeat it again: The audi
encc, though rood, was not much more IMAM
half rs large as it would have been Sunday
n;ght: and then the performance OF the
band although they played sacred mus!cl !;
and the presence of young ladies in iulI
ball costume on their way to the students
ball. which also came off tonight, gave an
untftncss to things, and tit is feared} put
many of the audience in frame OF mlnG
not the most favorable for approaching or
profting by the serious things to Which
their attention was called.
After prayer by Rev: j. William Jores,
the president of the Association (Mr. Z. Il:
breckenridge, of kentucky read model
rerort-vcry brief, and yet fully setting
forth the history Of the Association for the
past year, and its present status.
It has steadily increased in numbers ana
in zeal--now numbering 1O3 members.
All books not religious IN their character
fexccpt textbooks to be. loaned theological
stndcnts) heve been excluded from inc
library; but it has largely increased in the
number of volumes upon its shelves.
Through the Christian liherality OF the
Faculty, they have an excellent room lof
;bcir purposes. They have now IN thelr
treasury, and subject to the order OF the
Association. SlS5.
They have lahorcd for the good OF the
students, furnished teachers for the Sunday
schools of the town, sustained three Sunday
schools at destitute points in the country,
and kept up the college prayer meeting.
They have had public addresses during the
session from Rev. DR.. Pcndlcton and Key.
Mr.. Pratt of Lexington, Rev. If. j. l.:
Burrows, Rev. DR.. J. l.. NJ. Curry, and
Rev. Dir. T. G. Jones, Of Richmond, and
Rev. Mr.. Sutorof Lynchburg. They desire
10 mt, such addresses in book form so soon
rs they can secure sufficient NUMBER oi
them.
The report thus concludes
~ commend Won. my dear friends, collectively
and iu(iyi dually, 10 Gods guardianship. re "isc
mower /, great /, able to protect you. lie WHO num-
hers the hairs of your heads will not dcsrlsc your
humbest petition.
The "Committee on Lectures and Ad-
dresses had very fifty chosen as the
sneaker of this occasion Captain George s..
Stricken, of Lvnchburg, Va. Captain
Stricken was at the college here when the
war broke out, and promptly entered the
army as private in the " Liberty Hall vol
untccrs " the college company, end had
risen to the command of the remnant when
the close of the war found him prisoner
at Johnson's Island. lie returned to the
collerc in the fall Of 1868, bore OIL its
highest horors, and was for two years a
highly successful assistant instructor. lie
is now taking theological course at Hamr-
den Sidney, preparatory to entering the
PRESBYTERIAN ministry.
He chose as his theme tonight "Thc
[ndividualism Of Religion
His address was an able, we'll written,
and practical discussion of the subject, and
we regret exceedingly that want. of space
compels us to omit a full report of it.
The meeting was closed with the Bone
diction by Rev. DR.. Kirkpatrick.
LEXINGTON.