The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.
,...,,,1 correspondence Of tire nispatch.l
,vrrENS, FRoM LEXINGTON.
Washington and Lee University commence
meut sabbath.

,,,,;ustcn and Lee acknowledgements
ment Sabbath.
LEXINGTON. VA, June ~, 1871.
No were blessed on Yesterday WITH
,,',;n,l sabbath, the few clouds wbtch
,,,ar IN orr mountain-topS only serving 10
.,,.Lr fhr dav more pleasant.
b'%H' h.s been customary for ali OF the
, r II suspend on Commencement
,,'"',yh,th" their usual services, IN oruer
w., thpir congregations may near Ing
,,a,,aIsIirca:c sermon. whlch IS FEeacueu
y, .,,or minister representing III .uin eile
! The four principal e'ahSeile'' ooioi'''nA
''' ,n,,nc the many things which Genera!
y W. G,r fhe Increased usefulness OF the
'-..,t,,iinn over which he was ca'leu 10 pre-
:la WAS his effort to uHSCctd'7dn'ze III. 10
,ra he invited the tour pastors IN Len
"...,n n alternate in conducting the daily
',~,.I services. and had il determined
,' his haccaIaurca;c sermon Shoutu DC
,,.u,.Lrd lv some representative OF tue
,,. denominations in turn; and II was
..v.,,s \ source Of great pleasure 10 tne
,r.rlc chic flajn 10 witness the corola. reiar
IONS between The pastors ana chufches vi
lexington. and IL see Tue lo''nS tuen VI
-, G,ir-,rt Christian denominations MN
...,y together 30 fratcnaily in their Chris
Tam Association. Sunday schools, and
,,r,yCr meetings.
The University has certainly been fortu-
-..,,, IN thrjr baccalaurc3tc sermons. The
- one was preached i'll 1867 by Rev. DR..
E~.al,1:<. Of the Southern Baptist Tneolo-
'..t, seminary. who chose is his text,
..\nd Of one Jesus which WAS dead, whom
Paul affirmed 10 hc alive.
IN 1868 Rev. pr. ChaS. MinniGerode, of
=. !aul'> Episcopal Church, Richmond,
\I preached the sermon from the text,
None Of Us hreth TO himself, and no man
dr. L. himself.
In 1862 Rev. Or. John l.. Girardcau. of
IN PRESBYTERIAN Church, Charleston, S.
C., preached the sermon from the text,
"rl. rhou that nearest PRAYER. unto Thee
.,..!. Ill flesh come
In 1870 Rev. Or. W. T. Brantlcy, Of the
Tr>t Baptist Cnu!ch, Atlanta, Ga. preach
ri. the sermon from the text, "Shew thy
-. q Gl;sn.
twas expected that Rev. DR.. j. G. Gran
g.iy. # b., Grace-Street Methodist Church,
U,nurul. Va, would preach this year a
..,.apn worthy Of the occasion, and tit to
,r.rla,S"d With those that have gone before.
= T.. reputation he has won rs chaplain to
.g,. University of Virginia, chaplain in a.
\. Va, and an earnest worker in the FeGe-
..lI
wounded aud captured on the battle tield).
a.!I a. pastor o. several Of the most i'm
.u,r.ant churches OF his denomination, had
raised high expectations, which were not
..>ap"!ntcu. LEXINGTON.
,i.r CORES ondent's letter comes to hand
., Int that We omit his synopsis of the SER
mon.J
commencement Week nj Washington and Lee
University anniversary Of the Young Mems
CHRISTIAN Association address of Rev. DIR. J.
:. Grasty. Of Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, VA, June 10, 1871.
To-nignt the anniversary Of the Young
Mems tHri>iian Association OF the Uniycr-
j., wa> held III Lee Chapel. This aSSoca-
ton WAS organized in 1866 at the advice
and with tie active assistance Of General
l.~". who seemed very anxious for some or
..uX.d effort Il accomplish what he de-
CARED 10 be his prime object in coming to
Washington College: THAT all Of the
yoi!n. men might De led to become true
th'i>iians.
unil The day Of his death this association
WIS., the object of the deep Solictude, daily
IHaycrs. and liberal contributions Of the
crest chicitain. and It's success has been due
in no small measure to his influence. The
annual report OF the president of the asso-
citation NJ. :. Il. VIM, Of Georgia, shows
that the association has been III Il most
iruri>hing condition during the past year.
seven nightly PRAYER meetings had been
sustained. and the Sundav-afternoon prayer
meetings had been well attended and very
Interesting. The association has sustained
tour sunday schools at destitute points i'll
the country. and has supplied teachers for
other schools, among which Is the colored
sunday school Ill Lexington, which was or
@uIlzeQ and superintendent by Stonewail
Jackson, and which is now superintendent
~ Col. j. l.. 7. Preston, Of The Virginia
Military Institute.
The association has by earnest effort
cr"ctcdanQ paid for neat chapel at House
Maintain, and has another such enterprise
ID contemplation. They have Il library OF
choice books (but have ample room on their
shelves for any others which kind friends
HAY donate). and receive weekly visits from
number OF our religious papers. The asSo-
cation has been eXertlng potent influence
itr good. and the moral and religious tone
q! The University has been very high.
The interest in the association and the
reputation Of the speaker attracted fine
audience Tonight.
After prayer by Rev. j. VIM. Jones, DR..
t;a-ty came forward and for nearly IN
hpur unclaimed his audience with most
admirable add:c>>-chaSte, eloquent, point
tG, and practical. With an appropriate
.!u>ion 10 the occasion, and suggesting
several themes that would be appropriate |
- this utilitarlan rushing age, he easily and |
gracefully introduced as his theme
d" True success IN all pursuits the fruit Of |
uga r.S0ire.'
He proceeded 70 argue that genius, COM |
!ucd with oscillating ccccntricity, biazes |
iog while, and then goes out TO leave a /
deeper darkness in its path While on the |
u!hcr hand hRyh resofre brings permanent !
and lasting success. He illustrated his |
Joint By 4 number of titly-choscn exam.
lIu>-Such as Daniel Webster. Abbot Law
renee, John Jacob Astor, VIM. Pitt, Viii
hrr!orce, DR.. johnson, Richard Brinsley |
Sheridan, the Duke Of Wellington, and |
others.
He cited number Of striking examples |
10 show that we cannot tell what young |
man will make Of hlmseli-that often the |
Ne :; unpromising rise to the highest round |
81 tie ladder. He presented many exam
! !r> Of men rising TO highest honor and |
position at 4 very early age as incentives
ana encouragement to the youth present.
He earnestly warned against the popular
Idea that the wasted hours of youth may be
"loncd Tor by after diligence but showed,
On The other hand, that middle, and even
Old aye may accomplish grand results by
high resolve and perseyeriDg effort.
lie spoke earnestly and eloquently Of the
Importance OF forming habits of persever-
iug industry. But alter all, he argued, ge-
hiu-, talent, learning, avail but little If
!lIncpIe and nobler ends are overlooked.
lie portrayed the 1eeling, unsatisfactory
'haracter Of the grundest human triumphs,
and how Nun himself must soon pass away
AID be forgotten. He wildly contrasted
Ia" maserere Of >kepticism, as illustrated in