The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-16
sEASHORE GOSSIP.
A Delaware Tourist I'm Account 80.
Northern Methodist Churcn on .
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Politics mid Piefy--fnnI'' "e'
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Church North who has gone GOWN 10 AeS"'
mac county. Va. from Wilmington, Dell
writes back his experience to the CONNER
c,n, Of that city. lie commences With dc-
scription of the immense trucking 'faae
done with Baltimore by that country through
Onancock. and proceeds to give MS s''."'
and religious experience OF TIE ie''''s0''
We give some extracts:
Our arrival being anticipated, we were met
az the wharf by Rev. W. +. Talbot, 'hc Soou-
nat,,yed, gentlcmanly pastor Oh ',e n.''e
aockn IN that region, and hrSe deputatlOn
. of his worthy people, who received lis In tue
reol onen.bearted Virginia style, that made
M feel quite at home, even while exposed 10
the muIe-heeIs and oX-horns Of the vast sea
of teams and vehicles through which we had
to make our way while waiting for turshef
travelling arrangements.
We observed that some of the gentlemen
peeped at US askance from the corners OF their
ewes. and. contrary to the usual Virginia Gus
tom. didn't speak or nod to us. Many OF
these. we afterward learned, were members
and friends Of the Southern McthoolSt
Church, who haven't yet quite forgiven
the Old Church for her ah'aSoiisiii "
slavery, but whom we may yet nope Ut no
very distant day to shake hands WIFI, lis 'hes
have all forgiven Mr.. Greeley. nusl, HOW
ever, do the Southern Church OF AccohEc
county the justice to say that there Is hiucl'
of the true spirit OF the Master III IL, anu
that. like the leayen, it is spreading. a gen
tleman of that church kindly volunteered to
fake the writer and another of our number
to the camp-around, and Il goodly number oil
them were in attendance upon the service OF
the meeting, some Of whom participated III
the PRAYER and experience meetings. Inc
remarks of one gentlemen were especially
IMPRESSIVE. Said he in substance: " caille
here this morning not expecting to open my
Eps TO take any part in the religious services.
T thought would listen. But while was
m1sin the fire burned | did mot expect II,
hut find that am in the midst of brethren.
Here ismy heart and hand to meet you where
there is 'one fold and one Shepherd" The
cultivation of spirit like this for Il few years
will result in one MethodiStic fold Tor Amer
ica. q consumInation over which all sincere
Christians of every name will raise an old
fashioned Methodistic shout.
WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE THEY ARE.
Of course YOU will expect Inc to say some
thing of the people of Virginia. Well. III
the first place, as the preachers say. they arc
peoplc worth talking about. They THINK
something of themselves, and, As matter o'
course. are well thought of by others. Not
withdrawing their isolation they have GOOD
share of human nature and about the tSlEt!
quota of pecu!iaritics. But what would men
be good for who haven't plenty OF human
nature and popularity about them! Inc
Deculmrities of individuals or of commune
Ties, when properly cultivated and developed
become their greatest source OF strength ana
their brightest attraction. One OF the pcc,'
larities of the Eastern Shore Nir@inlanS l.
that each one is almost every other one
cousin Like colony Of rabbits lnlnbllns
the same thicket for Il succession OF genera
lions, they have got things so mixed III
that they bid defiance to the gcnealoglci'
tublcs of the oldest inhabitant. Per
laps this almost universal relationship may
account for their social i'ree-and-ea>iness, IL
also for the interest they manifest i'll stranS
ers, exhibiting III the almost universal show
dye do:" sometimes followed up by ques
tons and remarks one would expect only
from neiehbor. Walking out one morn
ipg, met an elderly lady and, rs suppose
her two daughters, blooming laSSic>. COMING
ON foot to the cimp-meeting, wien the fol
lowing colloquy took place: How dye do
sir ~ "Good morning, madam" | replied
we'll, thank you, madam how are you =
Purity well 'cept a little rheumatic in my
hip; how do you find yourself and family
stopped and gave her particular inlorma
ton, und engaged in an interesting CONVERSE
ton about the weather, in which we mutu
ally reached the conclusion that if it did moi
rain we should have Il fine dry day. Sht
seemed as much graticd 10y her CONVERSE
ton with me as ii had been one of her tive
or three hundred cousins. soon learned Il
give cordial greeting to every one
PASSED, and l confess | rather like II
WHY should beings from the same ere
ative hand and destined TO the sam
vast future be such icebcrSs OF frozen dlsrC
gard Whilst the inhabitants generally m
so socially inclined, we heard Of one family
evidently under the impression that it ha'
reached the zenith of human perfection, tina
got itself stereotyped and got out its las
edition more thun fifty years ago. 1t con
sists of four persons two brothers and tw
sisters-who agreed upon the demise of thci
parents never TO marry. They have Away
lived on the farm where they were born, AM
everything is kept in rs nearly as possible th
same condition rs when their parents died
1t is their boast, among other things, Thu,
their residence has never been Sulhcu with
sEcck of paint or drop of Whitewnsh tina
the duck puddle ut the well, aud the puddle
ducks in it, are rs nearly rs may be the sam
as they looked upon in childhood. Thu
they carefully preserve this fac Sin,ite Mt tn
imminent risk of Il sick family. There is tn
same gate (made Of solid heart-pinc) ut tn
road in front upon which they used 10 swim
when little wee children; on one side ,
which is the same old gooSe-pond, and on tn
other the pumpkin patch, i'll the same oil
place as II halt-century gone by.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH NORTH
HARD STORY.
The Methodist Episcopal Church in Acco
mac county, Va, is feeble but not by an
means to be despised. Strong and flourish
ing before the war, she came out of it witt
the loss Of all her church buildings eXcep
two, and with the loss of all her thousand
of membership but handful of twenty d
thirty. Among this few were two or tire,
families of the highest intelligence and re
spectability, who, notwithstanding the socia
ostracism that awaited them, could not con
scientiousiy desert either their couHtry's ilas
or their mother church. They deserve tht
respect Of their bittereSt foes for their noble
consistent manhood. Never, through all the
dark days through which they have passed
did they lose their faith, and only Il portion
OF them, on only one occasion, their good
temper. One Sabbath morning, as Rev.
james A. Massey, since assembled, was pro-
ceeding with the introductory service, q party
of armed men entered the church at Oman
cock, threatened his life and the lives of the
handful of worshippers, and compelled him
TO desist. The leader Of the mob, taking his
position in the altar began TO read to the
conformation q sPtyrriipI,s pclitic,I b,,,,,n,n