Year: 1859

A0S04s
up from thartotte-4ppearance of the country,


crops, 3r.-Dr- Dabneys Sermon his DersonGI
>SGpPedr0nce, manners, &c.-Preachers- The
kstsdafor neariyin bor.


Having procured good carriage drawn by a pair
Mstout mules, which were guided by a good ma
aued SON Of Ham, took, on yesterday P. NJ the
"a from Charlotte to Davidson College in compa-
with pleasant group Of the fair sex Not


fhstanding the scorching heat of the sun we found


little journey of twenty miles exceedingly pleas
The land gradually rises as you proceed west


Charlotte. To eyes accustomed to the fat lands
eastern. portion Of the State, its sandy soil and
woods. the unenating country of the west
"a saarI woosl lferest- -rreean interesting
change In the well titled and extensive fields cyi
dences OF thrift are everywhere visible; all along
we passed neat houses and barnes, and well kept
fences. In some places the and cotton seemed
to have suffered for want of rain but generally the
crops look WELL


Beforewe began to feel tired or wish our Journey
ended, we arrived at Davidson College. (We shall
give you description of this Institution and of the
village on tomorrow.


The large audience that had come from all parts of
the country to attend commencement was assembled
in the Chapel. Although the services had com
menced we sufficiently fortunate to secure
great luxury upon such occasion-a good scat
and one sufficiently the speaker to hear all he
said


The Rev. DR.. Dabney Prof of Ecclesiastical his
toryin the Union Theological Seminary, Va. the
preacher He took his text from Proverbs x V, 2.
!" When pride cometh then cometh shame: but with
the lowly is wisdom"


His subject was Humility. He proposed to prove
views of things and of the acquisition Of all true
knowledgs; he showed that pride selfinhation was
at the foundation of all errors in religion and phil
osophy and that every true man in proportion as he
gained knowledge would gain humility, for all true
knowledge taught man his own nsignificance 1t
would be vain in me to attempt to give you such
sketch of this fine effort would do the giant mind
that produced it justice. | can pass 1t no higher
compliment than to wish that it were published and
diligently read by all young men and many of the
ola.


DR.. Dabney is of fine appearance. He
would not however be called orator by those who
lay much stress gesticulation and defamation.
But all stiffness in mannersm is forgotten by his
audience in the Scholastic and philosophical
ia which hc iiurdies his theme.


On this occasion Davidson is throngel with preach
ers. l do not know dear readers that [ have any
thing Of theological countenance but certainly
was for the time being, taken for OF the prophets


have often been in box and nearly being
placed in very narrow when several of the
brethren came successfully to press my hand.
strongly urging me to supply their Pulpits the
approaching sabbath Wonder what would Bro S.
of the Delta do in such circumstances of course
declined the honor, being for the present otherwise
engaged


The exercises on tomorrow will be very interest
ing and shall endeavor to furnish our readers with
full reports. For the present resign myself into
the arms of Murphy.


Friends and readers good night. S.