The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-10-19
WARREN. RI SATURDAY, OCTOBER O., 1888.

began TO pray. The good woman. wip.
ing her hands, drew near and kneeed
down behind him to join in the prayers
So soon as he discovered her on her knees
behindhim, he stopped, rose to his fee,
and fled to the other end Of the house,
The good lady supposng him done pray
ing for that time, rose also to hurry back
to her batter. But before she had reach
ed it, he was on his knees, praying as be-
FORE. She advancing step or two, drop
ped also on her knees to join in the pray
ers. AS quickly as he discovered her
there, he bounced to bis feet again, and
fed out Of the house, to finish his prayers
by himself behind the chimney; glad that
his wife did not follow him there 10 share
with him in offering prayer with him.
When he had finished prayer to his salts
faction, he returned into the house and
very earnestly expostulated with his wife
never to join with him IN family prayer a.
gain ;-that he could suffer her to prepare
his bread and clothiug-that he could
pray for her, and did, and would, but he
never more could pray ,eith her, and Sc
riously recommended to her to 90 out
somewhere out Of the way rather than be
near to join him when he went to his pray
ers again. That Jiae eyed child could
never be forgiven her, and therefore she
must go out of the church, or she should
be put out.
Often and again have ! reflected on
this story, when l have Witnessed the
f flaming zeal of many members Of our
church, so extremely anxious to be sepa-
rated from their brethren. 1t would seem
that blue eyed child was born among us
somewhere, and there can be no forgive
ness for it. remember some years ago
in Tennessee, when the same unhallowed
contention ragged there, that now dsturbs
tho churches here, good old father was
} in the pulpit preaching; another brother
came into the meeting house and sal
, down, which occurrence SO completely
disconnected the speaker that he coulc
} not proceed, and winding up his discourse
, as quickly as possible, aud going to ths
: brother who had come in, begged hin
r never to come into the house again, while
: he was preaching, for he brought the dev
il with him, and disturbed him.
: Our brethren perpetually are cryin.
5 out Heresy--a blue eyed child--pe can
J, lccn'aaae ,cith sou--irs cunt prey with 10,
!, ;s-ice .r'sh pos.,.a go os.sef ihe ckssca. ~
i Icfr and miH pray for you, J,i ace sn,tsi har
G yow at distance. Must have dar!
y eyes, because my brother has such?-
Must that child bf mine be given UP t
!, Satan, because his eyes are not as darl
: as mine, and ], sent after him, because
!. suffer him to live in my family? Hav,
e our dark eyed brethren, no blue eyed chill,
e with them to whom they cling, and woul
: as soon part with their own dark eye, n
n ose their beloved blue eyed child' hav
J. long understood that some could dstin
n guish between fish and flesh. Perhap
l. there are some as discerning Ones still j
:. the world; and if SO, wo to the blue eye
8, Child and its mother!!! Can these sag
brethren-no doubt they are the people
and wisdom will die with them-can the
k tell US how the first blue eyes camel {
can they prove by infallible evidenc
that their own dark eyes are not the col
/: sequence of a degenerate breed? WI
:. :. Is to determine the matterl Will any OF
y =. come forward and testify his ability ar
- right to decide on the conduct and ey'
"a Of ~aNrther mans servant' Let the
show theh authority Are they Comics
he ion Of Faith men! So are we. Are th'
a Generel Assembly Presbyterians' s
@ are VIC. Are they ministers of jess
e. Christ, So are we. Have their labo
n; been succeeded BY the Spirit Of the Lol
10 TO the saving Of souls? So also ha,
10 ours.
70 We don't sish to 60 out ofthc churc'
more than the good wcman above spoke
Is Of nor viii we. Our brethren may ca
e. us out, but let them remember the case
~ to be reviewed another day. II, becau
y. d OF incongrr'ity our brethren cannot pr
Ut and commune ,c,th US, do let them shc
Ih us bow that inconsr,niy is the result
a. the color Of the eyes. But il is answere
u. we ought to maintain our disfinct;re chu
" y. acter. And why not send up to hcav,
81 our prayers in the monthly concert in o
a disiinctire character, and not mingle the
10 on the same day with these blue eyed ch
c dren and their mother.
i ANDREW S. MORRISON.
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