Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-07
L Letter from Rev. Mr.. Wall.
ST. JOINS PARSONAGE,
RICHMOND. VA, Feb. >, 1870.

hlCHMOND, ' A., rcD. 10 ~ }
ia the Editor Of tie Enqutrer.
SIR-In your issue Of to day observe let.
ter from "Richmond correspondent OF the
New York IIerod,'' giving an account Of a
woman rights mcc'lug,' a. he called it, D
this city ln this account he does me the
honor It rturGlA. ny name, among others. l
have, therefore, to beg place in your CO 'umns
lur a few words OF explanation, otherwise the
aforesaid letter NAV lead to utterly erroneous
impressions, damaging, not only to myself, hut
to the church OF which am Il minister.
The facts then are Smp!y these: \ lady
with whom stand upon friendly sac!al terms,
who sometimes attends my church, aud some
Of whose near relatives arc members thereof,
sent, some ten days ago, an invitation to repair
to her house at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
rurposc rot stated. Seeing no reason to de-
dine | went Upon my arrival, found, seated
IN she narIor, several ladies. nearly all OF whom
were unknown TO me. What was meant to
take nlace, | knew not, any more than the
chiLl unborn. After 4 whlle-without any
organized meeting, president, secretary or
,rcasurcr-a laly. who | afterwards learned
was Mrrn payiSe oRslch3 WITH n GGr
some manuscripts. In lieu Of the light, how
ever, which they might afford, she procc ',!cd
10 cxpain some supposed wrongs inflicted upon
the sex BY its oblurate masters.
After an interval OF about hail an hour
consumed in this way, other engagements call
ed me off, and made my bow Whist re-
mnincd no action was taken; not 4 word wa1
said about "perfcctiny an organization and
alopting constitution What took place al
rewards, | krow not, for | asked not.
Now this is the whole head and front OF my
,fendipr" l. therefore, iHStly regard II ~ 4
Grievance that this Correspondent of the New
York Herald should, by his clever scl"nlS "t
"iutcrvicwnc" have gotten hold ni tny name
and givcnt this publicity.
About the intrinsic merits oi the question ct
wonan's rights have nothing to say now, nor
,lo expect to have anything TO say hcreafter.
merely state that have 10 sympathy With
the movement in Richmond or in FirgDa. Ii
| properly apprehcnd my ministry, conceive
that God sent me neither to advocate" nor to
npnosc wonIan's rights, but-"ro preach the
Gospel" respectfully decline, therefore, be-
ing martvr in cause for which have no
hrr1t, and especially i martyr by IT." vulgar
process OF "intcrvl"w!n@.
Tn to this point have never taken a.! a"'
tive part in any political movement; never III
nv lil, cast a political vote. rs regards the
elective franchise. therefore. the ladies' ar"
nothing worse ntl' than am. And ii those nt
Them who want to vote, ,hut cannot, wnu|l only
care as little about the deprivation - da Ii
might hunpily rcdouu,l moro 10 the domestic
prncn of themselves and--huShandS.
Respectfully, HENRY WALL.
John WESLEY AND Hts WIFE. - Mr..
George Dawson, in late lecture on the great
founder of Mctholism, gave the following de-
tails: When Wesley settled he said: VT
would be more useful to marry" There Is
nothing like giving that sort Of pretty facing
10 your wishes have known a friend, when
hr was going to move from little living 10 {"
large one, say that it was because hH was going
TO" "a larger sphere o! usefulness. certain
witty man,usci tosly that w whGncvcr Gerry
man went from little living to 4 large one. be
lid 50 because hc had got Il call, but that he
woulh want L ''gDod loud call iG take him
from large to a little hvin..' Wesley mar.
red willow, who through her jealousy. led
him lite OF wrctchcdncss aud misery. At
last his spirit was up, and he wrctc her, "know
Me and know yourSc f. SUSPECT me M more
provoke nc no moro do not any longer crn.
tend for mastery, Tor power, money or praise
BE content to be L private. insignificant person,
known and loved hy God and me, lt was not
likely that woman would he pleased at beng
recommended to bc an insignificant person.
After twenty wears rf liSquietulc, she one day
l,tt him, lie bore il rhioSophicaly. lie wcu
even beyond it-hc took his diary anal put ths
most pithy entry into l. ever met with IN y
diary: "Noa cam relinq~t; non dc1niS'$ no,
ycrocubo,' which may hc translated thus:
did no; leave her ; | did not send her away
shant serd for her back And 50 ended the
marriage lie OF John Wesley.
TELESCorING. \ striking instance of ignor-
ancc on topic OF which the writer might hc
supposed to have special know(edsc,is furnished
bv the author OF an article on ''ldomS, in 'rh,
Galaxy for f. brIary. In referring to the WORD
"trcscorin:' AS used in connection with rail
way accidents, tie saySltS u>c"<rcin> to havci;
Origin merely in the fact that the general d'rec
tion which u ear takes Tin collision rescmble
the S!an,ng position OF a telescope when turnr
to some heavenly body midway between Z=nltl
nud tue horizou.' Clearly the writer has ncve
been the victim of an accident where a cas- "
"tclescnpug' occurred, or hr would have
Iuowu that the term is used to express one O
the results OF collision where one car Is drive
into the one before or behind it, like the sec
tions nl a pocket telescope. 1t iS,wc may add
u,,. r III" vriy worst fnrm> q railway accident
and rarely occurs Ia passenger tram Wlthoh
lreat destruction ul lie aud hlnD.