Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-23

#ents. The gross imposition was recently played !
"a in this village, as here delineated, with too
buch success. Let the pablo generally-espe- t
tally christians-but above ALI ministers Of the !
Gospel, be ON guard. Probably these ''toaftrs'
sre yetsomewhere among the Green Mountains.
From the Vermont Chronicle.
The Sabbath and Humbug Lectures.
MIR. Tracy:-It is said that when Yank-
rs 90 into C,nada, to purchase horses Of
The Canadians, to save the trouble aud
e<pcnse of riding around to find one here
nd one there, they send man, on the
Habhalh, with bell, to the church door,
nd as the congregation are coming out
~ rings it, and announces that timer,
ffom the States are wishing to buy horses.
ma will be ready at a certain time end
lace during the week to examine all thai
re brought them" Now, MIR. Editor,
We shouIl think, in New Engl land, that
hwould hardly comport with our IDEAS
OF propriey and the sacredness Of the
dhy, TO use such time for such a pur.
ppsc But Iwish to call your auenlion,-
Nnd as yoar paper circulate in every
MT Of the State. The attention of your
feaders also,-to what con slider an an
Trocement upon this practice.
A couple Of gentlemen (') have re-
feutly been in this vicinity, hcturing on
BE History of Babylon, illustrating il by
leans of coored diagrams and magic
intern. The lecture delivered here
Wpuld hardly bear the test Of common
gtiaiclsm; aud some OF the diagrams were
peff>ct caricatures. OF Me Icclue and
d'agrams l will say no more; as they
came rec mmended by Refs and d. D. s
anil there may b. in the minds Of those
uho attended, different opinions. But Of
he way his Yankee acay Of matine
honey Qor it is nothing eIse) is introduced
. The public, | haze something more to
10y. ....... . .............. s.. -....
One of the gentlemen calls upon the
eprgymer Of the lace where they wish
81 exhibit, presents hanlbiIl, with q
Vogramme Of the Illustrations. and re,
oDn nenl atoms at the bottom, signed BY
D DIS Revs, AMI Trustees of churches
bys clergymen- AMI others, in towns adj
Dining, expressed themselves pleased and
satisfied With the performances, and end
by asking them 10 give public notice froa'
tbs pulpit, of the time and place whefe
hey will lecture; thus saving the eIpens'
N flaming advertisements, by which othe
houniebanks gather an audience. beside.
having it publicly endorsed by those " hi
are supposed to recon mend nothing tc
she people bat what is light and proper
These handblls, TOO, are scattered thro
ihe church, one in every slip or pew, 81
bat they may be read on the Sabbath b,
BE whole congregation. He makes ap
icalion, too, to the trustees Of the chnrc h
.ells them this house and that house wa
pptncd to them says the minister APP
proves of it; usually gels it. or SOM
pther pubic room, t0trmed; AMI, as tht
audience sit in the dark during the exhi
biiIon, free of any expense for lights AN
hre-wood q"
In this way they gather audiences, c
rom one to three and five hundreds A
he price of abundance is but twelve an
hall cents. "without distinction OF age,
inere is scarcely any one hut what CT
1itenl; so the nightly profits 0here be
ng no 9at.gOes) are from twelvs to fit
Oiiars, averaging probably thirty. which
they lecture five evenings in wepl
Qmounts 10 $3.50 week-S500 IA montt
nnd during the winter, the sing liz
epm of $4,000. II.
Now, MIR. Editor, is it-not too bal. III;
ihe pulpi and the ,ciergv,1he Sabbnh an
{he house OF God, and the religious CO
nnnitv. should be pressed IN to aid tn
kpongiag scheme of Yankee inventil
or making money? Is it not a decid'
Improvement upon the Canadian meth,
pf gathering together those they wi
10 see2
lfthese gentlemen wish to deliver the
lecture and exhibit their "spIenIid pail
lngs" for their own especial benefit,
Dem conc dowl to the level of conm
nountebanks, pay for license, stick
Fheir bills. hire their roam, and defriyi
expense of warming ii. ST.. ami ma
what they can. Then the mems. wa
pc in accordance with the eai. Bat
pot come under the garb oil it's b,ina
P4stie beneht-use the clergy as a to
md make the pulpit the means of brir
'ng II before the community; thus
ors'ng and giving it character. !. Do
iake the House of God common ex
'lon'room. because II can be had free
and expect the intelligent, Inf
"a, and religious part of commln
~ alu taem in lining their own purse
! nope, Sir, the clergy will not all
themselves to be used IN his wao.
the pulpit will not b. Nj, Isyi
the Sabbath day for snread;nr :
information; that the trustees IF ~
will decline throwing them open for 5