The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-04
say anything say it'solely for myself and

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say anything say it'solely for myself and
on nv own account. L arli not deputed
here by anybody, by letter or otherwise
And, thirdly, I wish to- say that In my
heart I do glory In the truth conveyed to
me in his last letter By one OF my old teach-
ers now in heaven. It is this: | would
not give. one hour OF ,brotheriy love for n
whole eternity of contention.o lApplause:]
That is my sentiment. God in His mercy
grant that we ttayail reach that conclusion.
One hour OF brotherly love IS worth whole
eternity OF strife and pickering.
+ Now, sir, God in His providence-a pro-
violence that no man on earth claims to un.
derstandLh has, raised up Presbyterian
churches north and south. The southern
Church covers vast area OF territory, and
has great interests Of immortal souls-four
millions Of people who are not dying out;
it was said that the colored race would die
out; it is not dying out. The last census
shows an increase, including the decade
during the war, OF ten per cent. it Is going
to live; we have great interests there; we
need help. The southern Church through
its Assembly has invited all the world to
come and work in the field and do good.
Can't we do something that shall profit these
people? Sir, il getting on my knees, il ly-
trampIe on my body, would be the means OF
saving the soul OF one poor black man
or black woman, when any other course
pursued would ieopardize the interests
of that soul, i would lie down on
the floor. IApplause.] I ask brethren to
think this matter carefully over. You say
you can do something; you have done
something. God be praised for what you
have done; but can't you do more? Sup
pose you were to treut the southern Church
as three honored brethren i'll your church
have urged-one in Baltimore, one in Phil
adelphia, and one in New York-that you
should treat it the way you treated the Wal
denses; give them funds, give them means,
and ask them to employ these means in
building up the cause Of Christ; and Tor
every dollar they expended there would he
good results, blessed results. We honor
your missionaries and servants there, we
love them. DR.. Mattoon was the companion
OF my own nephew, who bore my own
name in the mission in Siam; he is my
friend; books that / have written are class
books in that institution. Can't you help
by the grace of God, you were enabled to
saw what will at once forever silence all con-
tests and bitterness, can't, you say it! l
would give anything If you could. And yet
YOU must Judge for yourselves. We have
workers there. Why, there is gentleman
here from Tennessee who knows how all
these things work. He is on the committee
who reported the resolutions-he knows
how it works. I see brother here who
lives thirty-six miles from me, in South Ca
rolina. He knows how it works. Cannot
something be done? One brother says the
time is not yet. Mr.. Moderator, did you
ever know an old wound or an old sore to
get well by letting it alone? 1t is never
done. know not what the vote OF this
house shall be; but one thing is certain
Jesus Christ will this day be greatly honoreo
or dishonored by this body; and this body
must Judge whether its action is to honor
or dishonor the Saviour, and not /.
Another thing I wish to say is that this
BODY will candidly, I have no doubt, to-day
vote a. it has done hitherto-candidly vote
what it wishes to say. 1t will be under
stood: it will be settled. I would love to
see these hindrances removed in my time
but there will be good many things done
after my head goes down to the grave. AND
il God denies me that privilege, be it so
Can't you do it? There is not man in the
southern country who does not desire fra
ternal relations on terms equal and honora'
BILE. [Applause.] There is not man in
| the southern country who wishes this body
to humble itself or abase itself before any
body. But this is true: II have stated,
Mr.. Moderator, that you are not gentle
man, it is due to met is more due to me
than it is to you-that / should say that
ought not to have used those words. zap
piallse.] We ask no regrets in the sense OF re-
pentances nobody asks that. There is not
man in the South that would esteem any man
more il he were to humiliate himself. That
is not it. But, sir, might say il DIR. Dixon
had said OF the Moderator something un
handsome I might truly say to DR.. Dixon
az am very sorry, DR.. Dixon, that you sale
that OF the Moderator; regret it DO no
repent it, Can't you say that One thing
is clear: if the resolutions reported by your
committee are rejected it will be under
stood everywhere. North and South, and i
will be finality on this whole subject
Now, sir, heard q conversation day before
Yesterday about memories. Some one sait
that man had an excellent memory-tha
he never forgot anything. l had read OF
better memory than that; it was the mem
ory OF Lord Archbishop Cranmer, OF whom
it is said he never forgot anything but in
iuries. [Applause.1 oh, what a memor.
that must be, to cherish everything that
endearing, and forget and forgive. God II
mercy give us all such memories. zap
plause.] 'sa.