The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-04-18


tee and inmation respecting the doings Of Chatham
street Chspel:-
There WINS bit of a row at the Chatham
Chapel last evening Burchards meeting was broke
up many Of the windows were broken, and the sexton
OF the establishment got his ears boxed severely
There had been some disturbance during the day.
The next time il will he more severc
During the last two Sunday evenings, mob Of
barbarians attempted to disturb the religious ser
vices Of Chatham street Chapel-insult the females
there assembed-and put down by the force OF brick
bats the preaching and praying sJcdediah Burchard
in that unfortunate neghborhood. 1t is we'll known
that we have exalted opinion of the PRACTICES ways
modes or effects to be produced by the sayings and
doings" in that receptacle of mingled folly and good
sense. But il is principle at the very Foundation Of
all modern civilization, that however foolish theJede
diah of the day may be- he has perfect right to be
So and those who CHOOSE to associate with him have
an equal right to worship any God they please in
their own way, unmoes.ed and undisturbed To mob
hm-to attempt by illegal methods, under the nfa-
encc Of the god Of gin sling to put him down. savage
barbarism unlawful, unconstitutional, and wicked in
the highest degree. If his religious opinions are rd-
culous and his ideas of the Divine Being improper
and his system of religion silly let him aone-it will
come 10 naught of its own accord. Jehovah will
he wants no mob of rufiians to settle his bills
Persecution never and never did destroy error-
only aids spreads it about and widens its influence in
the world TIE noisy pety which Jedediah has orig
mated, is species of kitchen religion, and will soon
burn out Of It's accord when the fuel is Consumed
and the grease all cooked up There is large number
Of very pretty wome2, who fancy they are perfectly
happy under its influences, and imagine themselves
I.c,, Lo~ r II,
an occupation keeps them out of harms way. If
these very lovely grls-seamstresses without work
married women tired of drunken husbands-or
any Others not so busy praying and saving their
souls they would be stealing the affections Of young
men, and breaking the hearts Of all The old bachelors
To woman, religion is as necessary as a shawl in a
clustering day. Let her alone. Do not Iuffle her
feahers-do not discompose those pretty rngles that
wave around that laughing face. As soon as the
clear noon day sun of good sense returns, she will
throw off her shawl and dress up her rich ripe bust in
a modest and natural way.
The conduct Of the mob during the asst two or
three Sundays has been disgraceful. Whatever we
have said of Jedediah has been in Kindness in love,
in good feelings towards the of his ways. But
insgated by tina, brutal barbarian infidel, arocious
paper called the " Sun" conducted by two convicts,
now waiting for their sentences to the panitent.ry
the lowest vagabonds of the Five Points have been
stimulated TO commit disgrace and outrage on the
poor enthusiasts Of Chatham street Chapel We dis
approve and denouncc all such conduct. Any reli-
gion even Jedediah's-bat particularly Jedediahs
coming tn ough a sweet womans heart is better far
than the vulgar infdelity and a,rocious morals of
couple of convcts whose are ngling with lmpa-
tiencc 10 be cropped as a just punishment of their
rogcery Jedediah may carry his phantasies too far
but as long as he does not steal, break open seals
and commit felony, he IS an American citizen, and
has ght TO pick his god out of the stock hand
and serve him as whimsically as he peascs. SO has
the fair dsuded, pretty women, thow / should like to
lead them back into good scnso,) who follow him for
the present. This atrocous practice of mobbing
ought 10 be put down al once. Ii man a woman
or any number OF male and female, canno, enjoy
their religious observances, whatever they be-
without coming under the dcspotism OF a mob, what
is the use of civil society or social institutions We
had better break up all our laws, burn all our con-
stitutons and turn the City Hall into big grog shop
without another word.
We call upon the authorities Of the city 10 arm the
military and shoot down al once, all those who dare
TO disturb public worship, if il be the worship of
Brahma or Of Mahomet. The insolence Of the mob
must get lesson. Ii is not Jedediah Burchard, or
his pretty audience that much fort is the
prncipe-the rght-thc nalienable right Of free in.
quiry-free discussion and free thought, which must
be maintained at all hazards. There is no man who
cares less for the opinions and views OF Jcde!ah than
we debut there is none that will 40 farther to main
tain his rights against all Illegal outrageous barba-
rian violence.
Until this mob shall be put down, we beg we on
treat Jededah TO stick TO his post preach and pray
as long as he pleases even a mile long each--and
particularly ask the women-ihe pretty ones es-
pecially-not TO abandon the field. Shall it be said
taat couple Of convicted infdels who conduct the
Sun can get up riot when they pleased Down
with such rascas. Egad we have great mind 10 90
next Sunday into Jedediah's pulpit ourself and give
the rascay mob lecture than they ever We,
heard frori any pulpit II were to do So would
make them hang their heads for shame lower on their
breasts than if each had got lcaden bullet ia the
thorax Shame! shame! that any number of New
Workers should far forget themselves as 10 get I'D
a mob to disturb religious worship, and particularly
to disturb body Of sweet females eng gagged in warm
ing their soft hearts ut the fro of Divine Love =
Shamel shame!
GAsRLERs.-Ths corps of disiinguses begin now
to consider themselves the only innocents in the
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