Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-06-06
LIT gEARY CADET.
PROVIDENCE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8.

PIoUs QUARRELs.-A pamphlet has re-
Gently been issued from one ofthe Troy, New
York. Presses, which gives a fahhful narrative
of certain dissensons and disagreements which
have lately existed in the Presbyterian Church
IN that pace; and taken " all and in ALL" il is
| certainly very odd production, and the trans
actions 1t details, east no particular lustre on
the character Of the individuals who are set
| forth as the Dramots Persona. We shall
make but one extract from the pamphlet, as
that will satisfy the reader of the merits of the
whole, and show, what are the effects Of unre-
strained anger, when il is suffered to operate
either upon the sinner or the saint. The ex-
tract We make, is the conversation which took
place, between the two clergymen come cted
with the church, and two respectable Ladies,
Mrs. Mosier, and Mrs. Weetherby.
| "MR. BEMAN. Ito Mrs. .Nosier.] Were
you ever under convicto,l
| Mrs. MosIER. ! cannot say whether have
been or not. My mind has been deeply i'm
pressed with the Importance of religion at DIFF
ferent times.
Mr.. b. What is the state Of your mind now'
| Mrs. NJ. IL is not a. Liuch impressed as it
! has been heretofore.
Mr.. b. Men wear of their convictions by
running into d'ssipa Ton and freqhcnting tpplng
hoases, and women wear OFT theirs by going in
! TO gay company.
Mas. NJ. vas never fond oc CAV COMPANY:
] am Of domestic turn.
MR. Is. You are worse than other women: /:
for yon can stay at home and wear Oft your
convic'io:s
Ma FINSEY DO you love God'
Mas. VI. | think do.
Ma. +. [shokng ms fist in her face You
lie! What reason have you TO think you love
God'
Mas. NJ When look upon the works of cre-
alton, feel to praise and adore Him.
Mr.. F. You ought to go to hell, and YOU
must repent.
Mrs NJ. | cannot.
Mn. F. [agah putting his fist IN her face
You lie!
Mas NJ How can get the new birth unless
God gives il me,
Mr.. +. You ought ~ be damned.
Mrs. WEArHERBY. Mr.. Fnncy, YOU have
told Mrs. Mosier that she could regcneratc
herself, and give herself the new birth; now if
you will inform her, IL will cdfy me-
Mr.. +. Are you christian, and ask such
question:
Mas. W. I trust am, and would Ike TO have
il answered.
Mr.. +. How can YOU love your husband;
Mas. VI. Love is passion l have never
heard described
MR. BEMAN. Mrs Tcatherby you have
said you were a CHRISTIAN, and dare. you ask
two of Gods ministers snca question:,
Mas w. Yes, dare ask il, and have ask
cd il once before, and it appears that it cannot
be answered.
Here this interesting spectacle was closed"
But it appears that Mrs. W.'s husband, who
is master OF one ofthc North River vessels, and
very peaceab!e man, could not tamely endure
this ngentlcmauly and unchristi,n, if not out
ra2coIs conduct, to his wife and sister. Ac-
cord:ngly, he resolved TO demonstrate with Mr..
Bcnan; and as the lat,erwas yassing one day,
invited him into his house, when the following
scene ensued:.
Mr. B. suppose you want to talk on re-
ligon, for talk on nothing else.
Mr.. w. Not that in particular I want TO
talk with you concerning the conversation YOU
had with my wife and sister at Mrs. Mosiers.
Mr., b. tcIenchiag his fist and shaking
| nititm n fer inrhes Of M JV's face.] Capt.
Weaiherby, You will 90 TO hell: God will send
you TO he'll. This ras repeated Sereral
times
MR. W. Mr.. Roman, you must not say that
again, Tor cannot hear 1t.
Ma. b. In a ioader tone Of poite.] You
will 20 to kcllr'
Here the son of Neptune, losing all patience,
floorcd the "messenger Off bad "tidings;"
but with peculiar obsiinacy, he still repeated
his fivorite denunciation, YOU are going TO
hell!' several times. The Capt. after while
allowed him TO get up, when he again repeated
the same language, "you will 90 to hell.'-
After being tloored again, and despatching the
tar to hell, sundry times more, the pertina cious
parson was finally released at the ntercession
Of Mrs. Weatherby, who came into the room
during the engagement,
We have not copied the above, because we
suppose that the whole Of the protesting MEM
bers of Christianity, are worse than any other
class Of society, but simply 10 show, that an
ger will, if not properly subdued, act as violent
ly upon clergyman as layman, and that the
reverend gentlemen, sometimes lose sight of
their own dignity, and the cause of the redeem
er.
If the pamphlet be true, it presents one OF
the most outrageous instances Of unqualified
profanity and obscenity that we have ever wit
messed: the dignity Of the pulpit, the kind care
Of pastor for his flock, were never more COM
pletely lost sight Of, than by these reverend
persons. IN the course Of their dissensions,
one Of the parsons called respectable men,
Der Of his church an " old DEVIL" and another
Of rreproachsble character, an "o!d hypo-
critic" He said in public discourse that
"the members of his church were fast going
10 Hell," and in another that they were "pil-