The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-24

7,srpe amounts are expended fiji CONNECTIONS.
efYsand eostlS stY 0f rs ilabney
referred to- tho influence of pastors and
elders I'M this cause, and sthes rnicioas ten.
siency on vicious Hlnfissin enfss iii Christian
families, HE depietio lon sof gttes treasury oil
beneyplenca by exsravagant iiging, and tho
need Ok aTeyiyaf OF pure and indebted re.
lsGions as The rsnied ffor the evils which af-
dict the Gh,irci1s. He closed with an allti-
sion TO Ezekieps VISION OF tue valley OF dry
bone. .ss " 4; AZ 81 81 81
U. Rev. Isaac Jss long, ID. ID, eof Arkansas,
referred TO the duty Of preaching the Cos
pei to all. We are TO begin at Jerusalem,
hut not Co stop there. DR. Long spoke OF
the destitytion Of ministers and Bibles in
Arkansas; The vast extent OF the Presbytery
of Arkansas -as large as the whole State Of
South Caroiiua W hich, sW hen he entered it,
had only three ministers. There are many
large counties In that State; IN which you
would not find one who knows anything
about making out q call for "a minister. The
people, too. 9are spicious, because they
haye an idea that when a man is
fit for nothing else in the, old States
he goes 70 Arkansas or Texas. They
would not call your moderator unless
they could see him for fear OF being fooled.
His friends were surprised when he left
good prospects in South Carolina and went
to Arkansas. He had not starved yet and
did not propose to do so. 1t was not his
style to speak of ,hardships. He could tell
OF his big coat frozen when he took it OF so
that it would stand upright, of perilous
rides In skiffs and dug,0ttts on oyerfloWed
streams to meet an appointments, of ride
OF ], $50 miles to Presbytery. going and re-
turning, and $50 spent out of his own
pocket, OF "a trip Of ], 400 miles to Synod,
of preaching to congregations in which
theretwerc old men who had never seen o
PRESBYTERIAN, parson, and were surprised
that he had not horns. His nearest ministerial
neighbors were from So to 200 miles. He was
cut off from society. They never miss Pres
.bytery; It'll too good thing. II brethren
will come out there they will be rid OF some
things that trouble them here. + We hear OF
precedents here; you must not do this or
that. We have no precedents. We make
our own precedents. Brethren in some OF
the old States need relaxation, and must go
out to take exercise; but.we have plenty OF
it. DIR. Long stopped, because his time had
expired. amid cries OF Go on"
Rev. A. 2. Smith. of Texas. spoke OF the
extent OF Texas. Six Virginias could be
put down in Texas, with room on the mar
gin for several smaller States. The distances
were like those to which his brother from
Arkansas had alluded, who desired to be
called the /" Arkansas Traveller" He ira
yersed two hundred and twenty-three miles
in, attending Presbytery and 1000 miles in
attending Synod. Three hundred thousand
people had entered Texas in one year. In a
county in which he had found at first not
more than twenty-five Presbyterians he had
now taken the hand of four hundred. Peo-
pie were coming in all directions. We have
no parsonages in Texas. Every minister
must live, like Paul, '.in his own hired
house," or perhaps go to tent-madng.
He, illustrated by remarkable facts the
rapid growth of churches aided there
BY the Sustentation Committee. And
all that had been given had been re-
turned; and in the meanwhile houses OF
worship, with astounding bells, had been
built, congregations gathered, &c. He eE-
pected by-and-by that they would send
contributions for the support Of feeble
churches id East Hanover and West Han
over Presbyteries. He intended to- send
some help to that little tfG;ssr-doIar church
of which DR.. Dabney had. spoken. re nad
marked it down. Brethren need not feasr
that they would not be supported if
they came to Texas: The. people are
Some wanted to know il
the indians would trouble them. The
Comanches come down sometimes.s but you
must get out OF their way. No Presbyte-
ran minister had. been, killed II you win
come and preach the Gospel that will help
to establish population OF good people
that will, keep Them OUT. The first ques-
tons asked stranger are "What is your
name 3'' and s.Where didyoll come from 2"
They sometimes added third, Have you
the same name as you had before you came
here? o. + DR.. Smith had replied to the last
question that he had the same name that ne
had when he was born, and that he did not
expectto change it, as it was hard name to
.folLo,o up. The people listen attentiyely to
the preaching of ministers. He had preach
ed to one congratulations times in twenty
four hours. They believed in taking up
charlottesville took up, three collections
in his regular congregation every Sabbath
one; in the Sabbath school, and one each at
the morning and night service. An old
elder wanted to take up collections at
He argued that if giving
was an act of worship it ought not. to be
omitted any: more than reading the. Bible,
tor, sin ging,s or. praying. The session had
voted him down., but he expected, from
w uaU lug Is hntW VI Iuc hulau, tuds
he would yet carry his point. On
a preaching. tour DR.. Smith 7and another
minister had been Hospitality received in
10 cabin twelve by fourteen, where sixteen
persons Slept that night. He could assure
brethren il they would come they would
lind plenty to eat and place to sleep. He
illustrated the intelligence and attention
with which the people listened. He was
preaching in cow-rahche and advanced a
thought which seemed to strike one of his
hearers. :. Mister" said he, 'sis that origi-
nal?" He replied that it was, as far as he
knew. SWELL" said he, lit beats all"
He bad met with members Of the Preshyte-
rian Church who, had retained their Chris.
tran integrity with indomitable fidelity.
One old man had kept his certificate of dis
mission for eighteen years, waiting for q
Presbyterian church, and had never omitted
his family worship. He travelled eighteen
miles TO join the church, and had proved to
be valuable member You will find such
all over Texas.
The addresses at this meeting produced. a
deep impression. ,,a p.
A little Brookline girl, being Ieproyed
the other day by her elder sister for using a
slang expression, sharply retorted, "Well,
cor, wont into cnoiat1r morn rnr1 IL