The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-01-03


century the perfect body Of a man ia the
ancient SsSon costume was discovered
buried in peat, in Yorkshire; but il soon
lperished, on exposure to the air. 1t ~
stated iu the Philosophical Transactions
Of 1884, that two human bodies were pre-
ser-ed in pest for SO ears.
In l747, the body Of woman was
found six feet deep, in a peat moor, in
Lincolnshire. The old fashioned sandals
ON her feet showed that she had bsen burr
led there for many ages, yet there were
VERY few marks Of decay.
\ A body was dug up in ireland, fresh.
and uniinpaired, which had been buried
under foot Of gravel and eleven feet Of
moss aud had on garments Of hair. Many
centuries ago, before the use Of wool was
kuown in Ireland the people wore hair
garments.
At the battle Of Solway, in the time Of
Henry VIII. 10 l542, troop Of horses
we're driven into q morsss, which Instant
|ly closed upon them. This story was not
generally believed to be authentic till the
bodies OF Q man and horse, in complete
arnor were dug up there, many years af-
might add that in digging
well in Somershire, pigs were dug up
well presrvsd 10 peat, their bodies entire,
and in various posturss.
ELOQUENCE OF BOURDALOUE.
la delivering bis sermons Bourdaloue
used no action; Bossuet and Mass illon
used much; the action Of the last was
particularly admired. 1t produced an ex
|traordinary effect when hs pronounced
his funeral oratlcn upon Lewis the Four
tteep,h. The church was hung with black
magnificent mausoeum was raised over
the bier the ed,6ce was filled with trophies
and other memorials ofthe monarch's past
glories, daylight was excluded, but innu-
merable tapers supplied its place, and the
ceremony was attended by the most illus
,rious persons in the kingdom. Massillon
ascendsd the pvlpit, contemplated for
some moments the scene before him, then
raised his arms to heaven, looked down
on he scsas beneath, and after shore
pauas, slowly said, in solemn subdued
lione, "0od osly Is great" With ono
Impulse, I'll the auditory rose from their
|sosts, tvrsed to the alter, and slowly and
rcverenAly bowed.
Those vko reed sermons merely Tor
their literary merit will generally prefer
1.-The sesnons of Nsssilion TO those Of
! Bourdalous ed aud Bossuet. But those
who read seTnoss for instruction, and
whose chief object IN the perusal Of them
is to be excited t0 vsrtSs or confinement
lin her paths, viii generally consider Bour-
daloue "a the isst Of preachers, and every
thine they pessue him will feel new de-
light.
daloue preached; thst ho had for his au-
cl ditors the mosl iuaurioos court IN Eu-
rome. and q uonssch sbsadoned to ambit-
ion and pleasure ~ shall find 1t imPos-
sible not to hoMoss ths preacher for tho
dianified simplicity vi,h which be uniform
llv held up 10 his ssdisscs the severity OF
r the Gospel, and sAe scssdsl OF the cross:
: Nov opd then, and ever With . very bad
grace. he uskss On usme esAing sompli-
meut To- the moearcA. On these occasions
his genius sppesss TO desert him; but he
never disguises the morslity OF the Cos
mel. or wi,khol1s 10 threats. In one oftho
sermons which hs preached before the
mon,,eh. he described with matchless
elooueuce the horror OF an sdultrcus iiie,
i,s sbon; ;sation in the eye OF God, scandai
10 man, and the psblic and private evils
which attended Il, but ne managec MS
Aisco.rss With % much address that nc
r, pt the King from suspeetIng that tho
thunder Of The preacher was ultimately 10
:. fan upo. him. In general Beurdaloue
.noks IN q level tone Of voice, and with
-. .ves almost shut. On this occasion,
n. v;ru wound up tho attention OF tho
mo..sch and .vdiance to the highest pitch
he paused. The audiance expected
Something terrible, and seemed 10 iear
tho n.rt vord. The pause continued Tor
CON. time: a, jonsth the preacher hxing
I;s | sxs. directly upon his royal hearer,
VIE ""d IN . tone OF voice equally expressive
| of horror and concern, SAID, IN the ~oIds
Of the prophet, "thos art the mdn;"--
Then leaving these words 10 their effect.
Inc concluded with q mild aud general
nysysr 10 heaven for the conversion oi oil
.nners. A miserable courticr observed,
in n whisve,, to the monarch, that tho
lbolduess of the preacher exceeded ell
hounds. and should be checked. "No,
air - replied the monarch, the "preacher
has done his duty, let us do ours. When
sery,ce was concluded, the monarch walk.
ed slowly from the church, and ordered
Bourdaloue into his presence. He re-
marked to him his general protection of
religion, the kindness he had ever shown
Ito the society of Jesus, his psrtlcula, at
ltootion 10 Bourdalouc and his friends
i He then reprooched him with the strong
Ianous,e of tho sermon; and asked him
whe, could be his motive for insuh,ng