Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-13
Sunday lD Alexandria.
BY COL, SIGMA,

BY COL. SIGMA.
1t being the custom in Virginia to bcstov
titles Law SHY upon its cilzena, 50 that there is
scncely private to be found within the tor.
det5 OF the State, captains. msiolS. oo!onels,
and generals being mora plentiful by far than
May flies on summers night or peaches
during tho season that has .jast closed; and the
writer teiog abou! the only one without ttIe
and considering that there has been display
OF ignorance and v2oity IL the previous articles
OF THIS character sufficiently 10 have one thrust
upon him by his many irienda. and they hav.
ing fhcd to do so. he las himself 1ncdcsiy
selected that of colonel.
The gloomy weather Of Saturday was SUE
ceeded by bright aud beautiful Sabbath, AID
the fair being over, and rui1td dresses having
Dacn replaced By new o1eJ. Old ona5 made
over, and Sol!e1 ones cleaned. the reefs Ci he
city were alive. without "fcspCc; to rage, color.
or previous cooGi:i00." The yJu0g maG, rs
usual, stood upon tho Street GO.2crj GLd around
the church doors. With their hair parted ia he
middle, smoking unpaid &c: seEar; Gnd tW,IIing
10 their rsndy, which "crs intended for honast
labor, little danny Ganis. WatchGg the ladies'.
much to their Annoyance, TO they say Is tGny
passed to and ir0, dressed ID their pInbacks,
cutaWay coats, 7iS,s, plcadlig Collars, Derby
hats, and those aboma26.2 i0D. stockings cIl3i
twenty-five button gl52cs, covering the = far:s
end arms. ItLc, who has right u say WLat
. lady 5ha!! Or saa.i got %c!r? Bu, one has
right to thiak tbGt they you'd IcoE much pr:
tier, saeoter, GaG !Tuar w;.hoGJ a!t ttcsc ITag-
piugs, which give colo. to tha caar.. ia. w.
mn u % . tCj. eli. Z g!su, : JGTa8I5(t l0.h
ibg higher.
Posing from tic 4trtc.s cf .hc c.jy. "a: Gu
tcr!oy tbs Chu!Cl Of Alex .nSyi; .zt;,in,, IN
this ali the chGruhas, W. iaf tac!o G. ia;cc
crowd Assem- Died. There ere here lou i-r1oa;tcd
yrotcssoT5--m2n vino in the world, you'd ID.
he mcn am0Gg riUokrys; bu;, gathering T. ,,v7
weaker than themselves ar0uaj III IN whose
r.hg!cr - Md u9 oil suvct=;ioiQ0 suG !gdsc
sccc, bccou !UDs il ;"e c.urc2. hieu are
here, too, ah3 msi2 i. .:,c.5 u@sj OYER tac TO-
cdeot9! fills Ci homes. rlc!. lnd chr.
tiats, ys,Dy img.il!aG tn,t 10 tic Lo.s.
they have created intir Ogn gu!i?G
evil deeds VII! be cycr.paked-m,n
too, who would uui hesitate - hrayciy in, u, .
true Christian, who, they kI14 @!I 20: rcs.u al
II FIR fear Of urlarioG :, ,.yach uyau It c rc.
liz III they profess wGi!u @ei0Ic HpLysL lieu Ct
the world they stand ia coward uet kLcs.:
men, a's, wac uobusniogy s,snd uu ant
thank God ttat they have b ca Christians for
twenty years: and X hGJ sever cost them ore
cent. and this cgrlai1s ,hg whnir n,,iior Y.
lipion is chcsp. aud b.o.us, Of tic aha,i,v ~
the cluIcl men without ti,c sIirhin-, ahii;Ir
or merit or s;aydpe ca b,:.m. rronjpcnt in
l,t,lc ciScl, ard \ isfy ar.,,y aa,n,lj,n o.,
Of al this US crowd that ps.tmyles every S.b
bath ia the diff REM choTghe., thsra are f.w,
very icw, wi o faithfully repIcscnt 10 The men
Of thc wurGd +. religion that rIaiua IN nrcdn,
such noble manhocA
The cyoIu,iooi.ls tel us;i.t the arn nlaaefa
aud our earth, and every form Of lie moo,
it.. vegetable and animal mr. 10 man, IGpcth .r
si,h q cur c 7ili7,tico, have IayrIJrad tr,m
primitive fire ui5l or uetni:p that GDoo f IsI
all the space now ocCupicd by ,ho worlds and
that this d.yeluumnnt has been ecc ,rdnr ~
laws AID methods and fo,c,s sill rrrivr and
working about ug 70 dav Thev mt ~, hcl;noo
apy matter il delf: 81 ,hcy fad IA il the n,om-
iss and potcncy OF every form If ,;f,, Tho bac,
discovered lltic vlcous elob1io or cell . |
chemical compound This Is he lowest, bu: |
it is the basis OF every iDr1l Of nto on the gfote
from the nc atonc up 10 ti,g brain OF is,au
Ncwto1, an tia. maa is efan!Iy sing m e |
the idea! # mind a0d splri"-s5o5 0! God |
or that caDrOi force IN tf.o universe whl,h Is |
lar superior 10 apy Of its m.nicsta,iora. The |
religious ) tell us thai in tho hegiaung Cos
cfCstci the hUaVc1 ahd Tie earth and man,
and that sin0a TITO iail OF ulu from purity into |
y state OF sloInincss the only way i5r mla 10 |
tlod i,V5r with jast nrd hyy God is through |
his son Jesus GhliS;. BOIh lh2 nva,uiousi |
ard Christian point 10 the daily If, OF their |
followers rs an ev.d nee Of tho tIuth Of their |
A. tfn ~ M n,cnfc lto cr,II o. .,i, L. - l.,
ION thcory H. muse II :. no, roIrcI c,,t IN "a"
Wo do DO: sec tho nabl, maobocd that it |
claims Vile 10 The chur.h we ID fed sctno
.! the nobIts aud irI st OF Garth. II .hc gora |
;uI,na 4, cr.,o,y, a., H. ,lou.,t. 4 =. ri.