The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-07-27
From Badgers ~ York Weekly Messenger

Il bells were ringing Tor church, and the stree
n were filled with people moving in all direction
Here, numbers of well dressed persons, al
long train Of charity children, were thron
ing in at I'll. wide doors of large, handson
p church. There, a smaller number, almo
equally gay in dress, were entering an elega
meeting house. Up one alley, Roman Catl
ole congregation was turning into their retire
t chapel, every one crossing himself with fiji
ger opt IN holy water as he went in. The opp
site SIDE OF the street was covered with atrain ,
Quakers, distinguished by their plain and mes
attire, and sedate aspect, who walked withou
ceremony into the room as plain as themselves
and took their seats, the men on one side an
the women on the other, in silence. spa
cions building was filled with an overhowin
| crowd OF Meihodists, most of them plainly hal
Tied, but decent and serious in demeanor; Will
small society of Baptists in the neigEborhoo
quietly occupied their humble place of Assem-
bly,.
Presently the different services rcsoundet
with The solemn organ, and with the distinc
murmers OF large body of people following
The minister in responsive PRAYERS From tn,
meetings were heard The slow psalm and thu
single voice of the leader of their devotions
The Roman Catholic chapel was enlivencd by
strains OF music, the tinkling of a small bell
and perpetual change of service and ceremo
and posture announced the self.collected and
mental devotion of the Quakers
hlr. Ambrose led his son Edwin round all
these different assemblies as a spectator Ed
! win viewed every thing with great attention.
and was often impatient 10 inquire of his father
the meaning of what he saw; but Mr. Ambrose
would not suffer him to disturb any of the con-
gregations even by whisper. When they had
gone through the whole, Edwin found a great
many questions to put to his father, who ex.
| pressed every thing to him in the best manner
1 he could AT length says Edwin.
But why cannot all these people npree to no
to The same place, and worship God in The
And why should they agrce9 replied his
father Do you not see that people differ in a
hundred other things' Do they all dress alike,
and eat and drink alike, and keep the same
hours, and use the same diversions?
Ay-but those are things in which they have
tight to do as they please
| And they have right, too, to worship Cod
as they please. 1t is their own business, and
| concerns none but themselves
| But has God ordered particular ways of wor-
| shipping him?
! lie has directed the mind and spirit with
which he is to be worshipped, but not the par
! tcular form and manner. That is left for every
one to choose, according as suits his temper and
opinions. All these people like their own way
best, and why should they leave it for the choice
OF another? Religion is one of the things in
which mankind are made 10 differ.
! The several congregations now began TO be
dismissed, and the street was again overspread
with persons of all the different scots, going
promlScuousy 10 their respective homes. II
CHANGED that poor.man fell down in tie street
in fit of apoplexy, and lay for dead His wife
and children stood around him. crying and la
mentng In the bit;erest distress. The behold.
ers immediately hocked round, and with looks
and expressions of the warmest COMMISSION
gave their help. A Churchman raised him
from the ground, by lifting him under the arms,
while Presbyterian held his head and wiped
his face with his handkerchief A Roman
! Catholic lady took out her smelling bottle, and
| assduously applied it to his nose. MeIho-
dist ran for doctor. A Quaker supported and
comforted the woman, and a Baptist took care
OF the children.
J Edwin and his father were among the spec.
tators Here, said Mr. Ambrose, is thing in
| which mankind are made to agree.
| Anciently there was no covering for the hoad,
except the mitre for The priests and princes
The Eastern nations were fond of displaying
the hair; the Roman ladies' made a practice of
dying it yellow or red. The modern hat was
not worn till the fifteenth century before that
time they used woolen caps, when the wealth
er required any protection for the head
| The covering for the feet needs 10 be more
common among the orientas AS they were
more soles of wood, or leather fastened to the
foot with strings, they were no protection from
| the dust; hence arose the hospitabe practice
of washing the visitor s feet n practice so much
insisted upon by public opinion, that if any one
passing out of house beat the dust from his
feet, it showed that they had not been washed,
and left on the house the reproach of inhospi-
tality, which was the deepest of all dishonor
The Greeks and Romans added the moccasin
or buskin to the sandal the former was worn
by tragic actors The shoe makes quite fig
ure in English history In the time of Rich
ard |, says Stow, began the deiestable use Of
piked shooes, the toes being tied up to the knee
with chains of silver and gilt Edward w,
says the same history, ordained that no man
weare shooes or boots passing two inches long !;
no peakes of boots or shooes to pass that Tenth
on pain Of cursing by the clergie.
ALDER. Tho expressed juice of alder leaves
will kill shippers in cheese, bacon &c. and
strong DEDUCTIONS of the leaves or roots are ia.
tai to insects which depredate on plants in gar.
dens, &c. DR.. Which observes, that g the
leaves of the alder are eaten by sheep, to which
they are of great service when diseased with
the rot for if placed in situation where thew
can easily reach the bark and young shoots
they will speedily cure themselves DR.. Ell.
ot observed in his Essay on Field Husbandry
that " alder bushes are stubborn and hard ie
subdue, yet know by experience, that NOV
Ing thom five times year win kill them"
NJ E. Farmer.
The GooDs OF LIFE. Speaking of thes
Sir VIM. Temple says: the greatest pleasur
Of life is Lore,--the greatest treasure is Con
tsntmsRt,--the greatest possession is Health
the greatest ease is Sissp,-and the creates
medicine is u true Friend.