Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-09-22
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I went to the meeting houfe on the
9th Of Aug. between 10 and II
O'Clock, a. MA ientry food with
. gun acrofs the door. I told him
we wiilnea to 60 in. He immediate
" lifted up the gun and we went in.
When came near the Deacon's
feat I obicrved there was ifage,
which !uppofed was ereaed for the
Orator. 1gtfb L. SMITH, Efq. t0as
bsl9 of M arm, near my fhoulder,
taled me ieuad, and laid, " You HAvE
n BUSINESS HERE, AND MUST co
OUT OF THE HOUSE Pr replied,
we were going into the Pulpit, and
would make no difturbance. He
faid, II qDa5 e5Htrayto their orderr
lar arrangement, then fad, ! am
an old man, and not 70 well as ufual,
and wifhed for liberty to fer in the
pulpit re-aFuripg him | would
make no difturbance.- Mr.. Smith,
with an elevated, tern and command
ing voice, said, If y9a in6f up0n ga
ing mta tie Pulpit IN DEFIANCE Of
eur orders and arrangement, you may
60 pointing his hand TO the door !;
which ftruck me in this manner 1
have told you, Sir, that you have no
buGnefs here, and mutt go out Of the
houie there is the door but if in
Defiance Of all this, you will prefume
70 so into the pulpit, go; but IT is at
your peril, and you mutt abide the
coniequencc.
Twas much afflicted at being cait
out ofthe Houle of God, where |
had worllipped almof 81 years and
could expect to be there but very
few days more. These reflections
crowded into my mind when rejected
and retiring from the place where
Gods honor had dwelt.-Mr. Hunt
ington faid he thought we had beit
20 out confented -Juf before
We cot to the door, Mr.. Smith Eaid
yYybfn ii zva5 time FIR us to came III be
qveHid preside as a Fat with the stbey
Clergy. We noticed comfortable
number both Of men and women in
she lower part Of the meeting houle,
beGdes the fingers, in the galleries ;
but there were no othet Minifters,
nor were any others turned out.
About fifteen minutes after we
went out, a MIR. Palmer came TO me
and said he was very forty for what
had happened ;-wifhed ms to 90
and he would conduct me to what
feat choie. I was thankful for his
kindnefs and politenefs, but obferved.
Mr.. Smith had ordered me out Of
the houfe, and TO tarry I'LL it was
time for us to come in. We meant
to be orderly, and mutt itay till he
gave Us liberty 10 60 into the houfe.
Some others addreled me in like
manner. and uniformly had a fmilar
anfwer. Befldes, | was apprehenive
Of difagreeable consequences, if we
went into the hou(e without Mr..
Smiths appreciation, and was folici-
tcus not to mar the feaivity of the
day.-Wc obeyed orders, and tarried
near the meeting houfe and placed
ourfelves clofe by the ffep Zone OF
the door, till the procealon came,
expecting Mr.. Smith would invite Us
in with the Clergy, bat was diiap
pointed.-The procefiion went in
The military men were fent for,-
entered the houie, v hich was exceed.
ingly crowded-All could not get ii
Several with difficulty crowded
out Of the houfe, complaining they
were alnloft fuffocated, faint and thc
ike. About FIVE minutes after pray
or began, Mr.. r. Webaer came. ans
very cordially faid thefe words, a:
nearly as can rccolled =" Mr..
Champion, i you with TO go ;nto
the houie, will provide you a feat
or place if I can" He fpake very
afFe6tiouately, and thought tender
ly /; bur not limiting that ne had or
ders, from Mr.. Smith, or was him1elf
= Cammittee-max As the houfe