The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-26
por,, sa,ute Fired OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
suc TO Notwithstanding OF nri'is"
Settlers Acknowledgements
fiou OF Il State Society.
pA,o,-ET AT THE BALLARD HOTEL.
prsroSsEs TO TOASrS Df GOVERNOR
kEMrER, SENATOR JOHNSTON NAL oh
KELLEY. AND OTHERS.
Tar ceremonies of the Day Concluded
Will, n Grand Ball,

with Grand Ball.
The ceremonies incident to the celebration
OF her Majesty's birthday were inaugurated
al the Monumental church on Sunday AFTER,
neon at 5 O'Clock. 1t had been announced
that Rev. Henry Wall, D. d., rector OF q.
Johns church, would deliver sermon 10
the British settlers in Virginia on that occa
sion. and an immense congregation gathefeo
TO hear him and take part III the services,
To saw that the church was crowded "ouia
| sonycv bur a faint idea Of the NUMBER pres
ent. ., o.oa
Most Of the British settlers were seated
| In tbe body Of the church, but not a lew,
| who were late in arriving, had TO s'ahu up
Not only was every part OF tue nuitains
crowded to It's utmost capacltF, out tile
| Sunday-school room, which ad]0ins the
c;,urch e(,ilce. was also filled, ana at least
five hundred persons, who were unaole 10
even gain entrance, were competieo " 'u1 4"
away. ,.oo 80
tie church, read the usual evening ser
vice. assisted b. the Rev. Henry wall ~
D.. of st. johns. The only addition 10 the
| regular service Of the Episcopal Ch.ircn was
the Offering Of feryent prayer Tor the queen
and the royal family, lmmeu'ale'y ai'rt .Le
PRAYER for the President OF me nlteo SUE,
and the chanting antlphonaily OF 'he psa''eh
| for Wht.unday evening.
Pow George Woodbridge, D. d., OF the
Monumental: Rev. Henry Wall, y. d., OF 81.
I,hn,.. Rev. Mr.. Tizz,rd, of CheSterneld !;
nry Mr. Sans. of Meade Memorial cnllrch.
I,,cbr.ler: and Rev. Mr.. Tilbali, OF Ports
mon.h. were the cicrgymcn in the chahcei,
vile others were numbered among the
| ronorer alton. The services were conducted
| ,ritL t',e crestest solemnity, and were unrl-
, slollr interesting The greatest order ana
! dsrornm were observed by the congresa-
tion. notwithstanding the immense NUMBER
who we're in attendance. This feature OF
rho occasion was particularly noticeable and
commented on by many who were present.
| The music was under the direction OF Mir.
| Leo 2. Wheat, and although not elaborate
| was very fine. The services were preceded py
| a beautiful voluntary, composed by the organ
| ist. At the ohertory the choir sang por'
| ton of the burial service, Behold, slo"
! YOU mastery" in which there was RE!
| bass solo. At the conclusion of the service:
\ tho 243d hymn from the prayer-book:
My faith looks UP TO thee.
Thou Lamb Of Calvary
80. TO the music Of "God Save the Queen
[ was sung with fine effect, the whole conSfc
| CATION joining in.
De. WALLS SERMON.
DR.. Wall selected rs his text the passage
| from 1st Peter, found in the 90 chapter, IL III
verse. Love the brotherhood; fear God ;
] .onor the king" This passsSa, said he, has
| been greatly admired for its terse asal com
| prchcnSiyc brcyity. Each member, without
! orc useless or redundant WORD, Is 4 sentence
! in itself; and each sentence Involves Il law OF
| hi.h moral obligation. Though the arrange
| msnt is not strictly rhetorical, we DO not
presume to make any alterations. we take
the injunctions in the sequence III which the
apostle has placed them. and ask that they
be received as the uttersnces Of God-in-
| spjrcd man, as demanding our highest con-
sideration.
In its highest ard most spiritual sense, the
| command to "loyeth brotherhood teaches
| that all Christians should love one another
even 'as Christ also loved the Church and
| rave himself for it, for in the Church OF
Christ. without respect to nationalilies,
wherever upon the face Of the wide earth
,bose are found who love the Lord Jesus
Christ in sincerity, when brought together
they will love one another.
still the observance Of this duty docs not
exclude us from chcrishing that feeling OIL
brotherhood which ought to bind those VINO
have sprung from a common country. But
few we trust, are of that cold, impassiye ma
lurr that, when in distant and Foreign
dimes they are thrown with those who come
F.om the same old land OF home, OK
ncrieuce not that stirring OF the hcaIt
pl,.L;ch sna,ks the language Of true brother
hood. New relations may have gathered
round rs: many trials, sorrows, or vlclssl-
| tudps may have fallen to our lot since we
left the home of our youth; but once we
were there! Whether We speak OF the
| Mains of Albion, the hills of Scotia, or the
valleys Of the Green Isle, where in child,
| mood we culled the same flowers, gathered
the same fruits, looked upon the same scenes,
enioyed the same sports, trod the same mea'
| dows. walked the same paths, waded the
| same streams, wandered through the same
| woods, heard the time-honored services in
| the same time-honored churches! Is there
notbing-is there not n,uch-in all this tc
arose the feeling of brotherhood in oul
hearts?
Do YOU not remember the venerable wal.
nut trees that shaded our walk to church, and
how we used to gather UP the fallen leaves
having the fragrance OF the Eve apple
Could we breathe that odor now would il
not bring back the fond memory Of those
days in the vanished past when we walkec
to the house of God by our mothers side
But, alb since then, what troubles have be
fallen us! And, at such times might it mo-
be said "What a sigh was there! The
heart was sorely charged for our happy
!: childhood homes and our lost kindred.
10 not these rec0llections draw us to
gether: Do they not make US brothers
although, perhaps, we never looked upol
each others faces in the distant fatherland
Here We have formed new ties and acquired
new friends-friends whom We esteem
friends whom we hold in our hearts. Blu
nothing can destroy the memory Of the lant
that gave us birth or of the dust it holds
nor deprive us Of this our bond Of brother
. hood. Hence, when the apostle exhorts u
to love one another here in the country 0
our adoption, he speaks to willing hearts
he speaks to hearts big with remembrance
of home and country which we once hat
in common, and ready to melt at tn
thoughts Of joys and SORROWS of days tina
are gone.
When the apostle adds "Fear God" h.
but speaks to that faculty of right reason
. which the God whom we should fear ha
: given US.
We have come together, continued Dr.
Wall, to do honor to one to whom honor i