The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-31
eectter from Mobile
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.



MOBILE, Ala, Msy "a, 1869.
feel rs H ought to give You word o
correspondence from this beautiful city, II
is indeed, one of the sweetest. pretties
places that ever saw. Just nj the hcad
Mobile bay, from some points, we nave
fine view Of this magnificent sheet OF water
The streets are wide and unpavcd, wnilt
the sidewalks are thickly shaded with live
oak, and smoothly paved with stone anc
brick.
!, The houses, too, arc frequently surround.
cd with yards that arc tastcfully laid of
with walks, and crowned with tho sweet
!. scented magnolia. The most Of the dwell
inss are very large and hiGh-ptchcd, with
iron vcrandahs extending the whole length,
and bay-windows projecting i'll front and at
the side.
=, The people remind me of Virginians, and,
as everywhere else, n citizen of Virginia is
treated with peculiar honor, and greeted
with unhoundcd hospitality.
The General Assembly Of tho Presbyterian
Church is now in session at the Government
Street church. This is a very large brick
cdificc, painted white within and without,
and with one of the finest organs and the
most artistic choir that l ever heard.
The Assembly is composed of filty-scvcn
ministers and iorty-ninc ruin. elders, ma
king body of LOG. One very delightful
feature of its present sessions has been the
ling of delegates from every Prcsbytcry
cnru.. XIV. The qualification Of the body
III kcn'l'. by the unanimous election OF
WAS expressed az. ID. D.. the Mrnnus
Rev: stuart kIh, ,,.,,o. Church, as the mo-
d Apoo o. Inc nr rS" Win ,n f'ist 4i"y
and easy good nature which aro ~ .i ,a,"
teristic'o OF the genuine sonthcrtt gentle n,'n
By-thc-wav, / have seen, ~ | ncFct, nam
brcorc. the traces and elegance I'll s"tiis stn
sncictv. There is poitcncSS uh'oms ,, t.iv
gentlemen, and d Graceful, iady Inv! " ;1,,,,tr
among the ladies OF refinement, ihaI N.Y. ~
rnrdiaiity without familiarity, ana thal
n,,tc = stranger feel ut horc without ell
rouracinc presumption. TIL" raost OF mem mem
dress, perhaps, in extravaganza, nuI WI" ~
ihe most exquisite Laste ana We Inc liz
prorcrbal reputation OF MoDliG ,oi ~,
beauty TO be established upon Il so'io io'''-
da,ion. ,ro-
But. returning to the Assembly us pro
cccdin@s have been conducted WIN tn Sa Wv
rpokca calculated 10 produce the sl,Si'cs
ircln. of pain. All has been kind and cour-
tco,ls. with but little difference OIL Scn sem
Inrnt even on important SuhJcctS. ~, t'
business has progressed with "rc;h ral'loi'y,
and vet all subjects have been thorough!
mattlrcd Ivy committees or discussed ny 'i'c
body. ,,
& committee, with Rev. DR.. Girardet'",
of South Carolina, rs chairman, has undt'
consideration missions to the colorcd peo-
pie, and it is confidently expected that tNiS
Assembly will put i'll operation some Scnciiic
that will put TO rest this NcXcd ana ucilcatc
subject.
All the churches of the city were occu-
pied on Yesterday 10y members OF tne As
Scmllv. and it is hoped that God VIII picsS
these able and faithful sermons to the Sood
inf Of III
ycrnncnt-Strcct church morning and nlEnI.
hgl5 O'Clock there was Il meeting oil inc
three Suudlv-SchoolS of the Presbyterian
Church. The body of the church was hlled
with children and visitors, who listened WIN
close attention to addresses from Rev. ..
Leighton Wilson. ID. D., Secretary oil Stl>-
tcntation; Rev. h. I. Baird, ID. d.. Sccrc-
tary of Publication; md Rev. I. W.H"opcr;
of Virginia. AT II DR.. Robinson preached
one of the grandcst sermons that l ever
heard. His aim was to show how the proVl-
dental purpose of God runs through all
human affairs, controlling, and governing,
and protecting the Church and the indiyl-
dual Christian. At 4 L. M. the body OF the
house was filled with COMMITMENTS, ana
the sacrament of the Lords supper was adj
ministcred by Rev. DIR. Converse, Rev. Dr.
Bright of Mississippi, and Rev. Mr.. Logan
of Kentucky. We all felt that IL was Sood
to hc here.
At night | had the pleasure of listening,
for the first time, to the Rev. DR.. Girardeau,.
the pastor of the Zion church (colorcO of
Charleston. s. c. 1t was II fcrvcnt, impas-
stoned appeal, based on Paul's sermon to
Felix. when. rs he reasoned of righteous
ness. temperance, and Il Judgment to come,
Felix tlcinblcd. and said. go thy way for
this time: when | have 4 convenient season
will call for thee"
II is hard to tell when the Assembly will
adjourn. They may accept All invitation to
make III excursion to the Bar" and there
may be an invitation extended them to
visit New Orleans. If so, think there Is Il
general inclination to accept.
Yours truly, III.