Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-06-06
rEOx ryE foKrsxourn Journal.

SUNDAY IN INF. NOi Ky.
some legislatures mako statutes that no civil officer
shall arrest any person On Sunday have sometimes
houyhi that the law ought To extend la officers Of
the Church, iorbdiing IheIa 10 keep their congrega
in duress thai day. live IN a country village.
AMI belong to small congregation. the members Of
which very well cOntcnicd with each other. and
their clergyman. We glad TO meet and greet
nnr another. Sunday. when runirve io be 10. /
formed ofwhai has hecn doing durn: the week, IN our
parish. wIll the rest o the wordSuiuc. accord
ngiy. collect. for this purpose. about the meeting
house Steps before the begins. and the he'll
lrequeUty telling before heir conversation Is
eadcJ In fair bright day. the minister generally
seats himself in the pulpit where he remains some
time, turning the leaves of his books. and his
and then looks about the cougrcg CATION. and now
aud then turns his eye TO tic door, by way of nqur-
nag whether the = told. and the groups broken
up and ready To J"in the worship. On the other
hand, the takers uok every pause Ia tho
saiion - observe whether the minister has commenced
reading the psalm Mean time the fans are all ia
mo.iun, aud the danes overseeing the dcmcaaoT
Of the dimsls, while the damSrls spying all
the dresses, aud cuvertiy priuking themselves.
Now n new silk gown rusics up the nSlr; prese.ily
1 pair Of shpSs crsak through the gallery; the
singers. after another. give hem, To clear their
pipes while tho president of the bass vol touches
,o strings softly md screws his instrument into tune.
If ahy stranger happens 10 be present lac Is critically
noted. and every neditnres the questions he put
and remarks "a he male relating him, after the
service. Lovers scar, hing each other.
and exchanging glances BY aud by. liule Billy. in
crossing the pew whisper his mother ireads upon
Fowers tail vhereaI he raises his voire ia a lamcn-
table eNposuatisn Madame Bety's Cupid is scratch
ing OF the pew door for ad ntancc-anda child uiters
shril slnail by way of demanding it's mothers breast
81 length oil is hnshed except the inds,gnCt echo @!
hs conversation at the door, where the takers are
waiting 20 hear the minister says Let begin the
worship Of God by singing such n psalm or hymn
The minister IS waiting at the time. Tor them
10 cUme in. But when he anil the whole congregation
begin 10 be little out of cuunieRanoe. Ia breaks
silence, the takers pour and the service proceeds
Now, have passed thu age OF bcyhuoa. when the
spirits always alive. and rho fertile mind supplies
amusement all occasions. by wondering ai what
occupies the nj the moment. 6crising and
executing try "a. mischief, and do find myself
much Interested in the of the week, and find
opportunity in The intervals of the service TO reconnorc
the assembly, ri,is long prelude begins be tedious
TO me. do not belive good minister viii tire
out the takers. and hope he will no longer keep
The rest ct the cSugrC CATION in durcss quarter of
hour before every service, ia making the experiment
] find the practice Of ncIghborRg clergyman. who
- not 10 be compared 10 any other thing con.
tributes much more to The orderly and convenient
conducting OF public worship. lie begins as soon az
he conveniently can. after ascending the pulpit sairs
whether the day be rainy fair and all tho cunrre.
gallon knowing precisely when he will commence
are always IN their places al tho time