Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-19

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PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRLWEEK.LY BY
EDGAR SNOwDEN.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who has been
apotheosiz I'd by the radical party. has doubts
about future life, and Canon Farrar, OF the
Eoglish Church, says the words "Hell ana
"Damnation' ought not to stand any longer IN
the English Bible. and it the reVisers did their
duty both would be stricken out. We are not
surprised at Mr.. Beeoher, for ever since we
read the evidence 10 the Titon-B eecher case We
have been convinced that be is going ahead un
der the idea that there is no hereafter, but we
must acknowledge that tho Episcopal divine
does astonish US little, and We should DO dis
posed to doubt the truth of the report about
him were it not that it is vouched tor by Two
immense congregations 10 Westminster ABB
hey, who heard him boldly avow an utter
disbelief in the dootrios Of eternal torment.
Judging. however, from the number OF all sorts
of vilanies DOW daily noted 10 the newspapers,
We should suppose that the views OF the two
reverend gentlemen alluded to,on the particular
subject to which reference is made, are enter
tanned by vast sjoriy Of the human race,
aud are confined to 20 especial class or SEX
Crimes equaliug in bideousness aud barbarty
any ever committed 10 the dark ages, or by the
most savage tribes, are of daily occurrence within
the sound Of church bells, and enormous tn eitsare
perpetrated by prominent members of Christian
denominations, which certainly could not be
the case if the criminals really believed that
after running the risks of earthly courts. made
slight, now, by the powerful Influence Of money,
they would finally have to appear before tri'
bunal whose verdict would be 10 accordance
With the facts, and against which there would
be 20 appeal.
The President, it is understood, has COM
pleted message on civil service reform, aud
will send it 10 Congress as 5000 as that body
rcassembles. 10 it he is said not Only to &c.
knowledge the right Of the Senate to reject his
nominations, but to express bis thanks to it for
exercising that right. This, it is supposed, he
does for thros reasous-Grst, because such
action will frequently relieve him Of the
obligation be is under to requite the
disrcputable characters who Were instrumental
10 securing his inauguration; ssc,od, 90 the
Dogbery principle. that as he can not make
the Senate do as he pcases he is willing to let
it do as il chooses, and third, because like the
Romans CT old, he is glad the Senate can find
better men for the Offices than even the good
ones he offers them. II President johnson had
been of President Hayes sway of thinking, what
a happy President he would have been.
1t is to be hoped that the present anomalous
condition of affairs 10 the conservative party ID
the General Assembly. oc,asioned by differ.
cnco of opinion on the question Of the State
debt, may be corrected when the Legislature
reassembles after the Christmas holidays. That
the majority Of the members honestly differ 10
their ideas on the debt question no one doubts,
but it is also undoubted that but for tho dema-
gogical schemes of certain Individual mem
beers such differences would not have created
the existing trouble 10 the party, tending even
TO its ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and We are surprised
that so many of the members were weak enough
to allow themselves to be so easily bamboo ed.
Edward KimbalI. who makes q specially OF
relieving churches Of their Indebtedness, com.
meuc,d series Of services at tho Church OF
the Holy Trinity, in New York, last Sunday,
for the purpose of lifting debt of 1926, 900
from that church. Tho services arc so long
that refreshments are provided 10 the basement
Nearly 100000 have already been raised.
Would it not BIO we'll for the debt commission
of this city, or. better still, for the readjusters
of the State, debt to make proposals to MIR. Kim
ball to deviate for once from his church work.
and help them out of their difficulties?
The January number Of the St. Nicholas
Magazine has been received from its publishers,
Scribner & Co., New York. 1t is an excellent
number. and the boys and girls who take it viii!
be amused and instructed.
We have received from the publisher. T.
Whitaker, Bible House, New York, copy Of
the able aud eloquent anniversary sermon
preached 10 Holy Trinity Church, New York.
by the rector, Rev. Randolph II. McKim, ID.
D., Dec. 2. 1877.
Virginia News.
Last Sunday, as soon as the services were
over at Aqua Greek Church, Episcopal, to the
great surprise of everybody except the contract
Jog parties. Mr.. Walter Campbell. Of Essex
county, and Miss Lucy Towson. of Stafford.