Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-29
letter from Falls Church.

Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA Gazette.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, Nov. go, 1S7S.-The
fears If many OF OUT people, that have found
expression cut of heartfelt sympathy, that
from among the shiftlcss and improvidcnt
among US many would suffer if the times con.
tinued stringent, ard The wintcr be hard one,
seem to be grouudlesa. We havo not been al
together FREQ from the Influences Of the spirit
OF sgrsrisnism, 50 prevalent of late, and sys
temsl:c forcibo distribution Of property seems
TO have been inaugurated by the communists
amoUg u7. The hopes aud snticipalions OF quite
Gunber Ct our people have been disappolnt.
ed, simply because they had net advanced in
Iino with the progressive ideas of the age, and
have failed to discover that the ancient notion
that there was substantial difference between
msun1 and tuun was great error ; that that
distinction was a mere chimera, adopted by
eraspipg men for selfish purposes, aud that
gifts Of Providence Intended for the sustenabce
Of mar kind constituted Que grand fund 10 which
all mankind had 1lnt iuheritaEoe, aud OF
which ali, to the eXtert Of their needs, had an
icherant right to the enjoyment OF. Conse-
quenty when 10 their Ignorance ard presump.
lion they nave dared to advance The theory that
because mao would not work. therefore
he should not eat, these gentlemen OF leisure
have stepped 10 aud asserted their right to a
share in he good thl3a5 of creation by taking
whattvsr they considered necessary TO supply
their reeds. The result is that public seull
NEST 81 in time be SO corrected, hat It's cad
Ct suppo.lbg that because MAJ refuses TO pillow,
or SOW, or reap, be thereby fOrfelts his right
to share ID the crop, that the laborer vii! set
forth his proper tithes TO the gentlemen OF lei
sure withont hesitation, and the petty aorlmo
nips eugendered by the false notions heretofore
entertained will be entirely corrected. aod we
| shall have advanced step further toward the
| mielniu1.
We bad our usual to1tnightly literary treat
| ca Tuesday evening last, preceded By the usual
variety entertainment Mr. II. NJ. Riddle sang
c3uplc of songs, aud was heartily encored.
| lie i,ss good voice and gave signs OF consid
cradle musical cultivation lie will be welcome
whenever he concludes to visit US agaio. Miss
Minnie Adams read Solomon Snooks,' the
lesson OF whica Will cot be lost on those WHO
have la!ciy gone ln;o c0nnu5ial partnerships.
| Bishop Riddle then ltosured en- Grave and
Cav" geil written dissertation based upon
| the porular assertion that "all work and nc
play makes Jack dull boy" and though mar
was made 10 mour4, constant state OF mourn
ing would be alike Gcettriou5 TO his mental,
III ,ral and physical welfare. and little re!axa
| ton was necessary, o1ce 10 while, to correct
his liver, txpcl the bile, and give tone and
vieor TO his system. 1t IL pity the biShot
c.n1ot DIFF the clerical on such occaslon5. III
! is q man Of enlarged VIEWS and good coEVtT
saloaals', snd had be read his lecture 10 par
l2r, with The ID odoa OF familiar intercourse
scrll have added much 10 lis z,st, bat the mo
merit be mounts The stcIs Of pulpit or ros
trnm he becomes so impressed with the gravity
Of bis cilng SO 10 permit the parjon to Inter
fe:e with the lecturer; uIconscousIy, 1t Is t1ue
bu. none the less perceptble. however. to MI
friends. The entertainment closed by the y u
bilee Siager5 giving US go dowo, Moses. -
The next lecture will be delivered ny Prot
Chickering, CT The National Deaf and Dumt
Institute on Saturday e7e1log, DEC. I, 1878
Oh subject to be announced hereafter.
Our school still holds sway under the d'rtc
ton of Mr.. Newby, Que of Mr.. Richard Carne''
proteges, aud bids fair to come but little shol
of its former efficiency. The average attendance
is about S., aad there is no doubt but that 1t
will be sustained. even though 10 assistance
sbonld be derived from the public funds.
On THANKSGIVING day grand union service
was held 10 Duiin Chapel, 10 which the Metho
dists, Presbyte riaos and Congregation
j1iued. MIR. Page lad his regular service il
the episcopal Church.
The people arc rapidly learning tic value @
g:ecnbacks as q cuIrstcy medium, aud the dis
| court On the trade dollar has cast shadow G
suspicion oc the silver coin 10 circulation, thu
will &c Icrg way toward aiding specie resunp
ton. The faith of the people ia the cred
IF lhc government is so strong that 90 fear
need be cotertaicei Ct the success 0
the issue s rapidly aprroocbioe, AID DOW tn
i've week eff, uuless the moOey changers, Wht
FIR years have thrived and fattcGcd on our Va
stable currency, should combine to create
scare. | hsgc more faith. however, in the goo'
SEES, snd houcr Of the American people. tha'
to believe they will willingly lend themselves t
auy movement Intended to impede the govern
meDt 10 The iS!u,.