, 1840-09-26

usually members of the Congregational
Church. They usually have a Sabbath evening
caucus. A Deacon frequently presides.-
Other influential members make speeches;
and, after the people have become excited.
they go out and get in front of the Office OF
the opposite party, and the air rings with their
ycIls. The past Spring, n huge log cabin
was reared in from: of the large Congrega-
tinnal Church. and lined with hard cider.
through it The people passed into the church.
A pitcher of hard eide was carried along the
aisle, and placed upon the sacred desk. A
leading and influential member of the, church
(anlong others mounted the platlor.n.and there
amid the shouts of the multitude, drank hard
cider, and appealed to the bascr passions OF
men. until they we're ready 10 rush and yell
Tor their General. Again-Cpon another
occasion. | was aroused at about IL o'clock
at night. by the ringing of bells and shouts
of the multitude. as If the whole town was
in flames. Rushing from my room, | found
it WAS only the Wings returning from n Con-
~vention. headed bv the same religious men.
This last transaction has been repeated twice
or thrice. rs learn from good authority, with
the exception OF ringing bells. live in a very
retired part OF the town. and an less disturbed
than others. Ny political preaching is a re-
! buking of these public sins. should as soon
rsbuke them in any other party as the Wings;
but the occasion does not exis, here. | am
possibly in error; bu; have thought. and do
NOW think. that God required it at my hands.
! After such 4 convention rs those described.
! ind it almost Impossible 10 make an impress
sion upon the minds Of men favorable TO
Christianity; and may rs vel! cease preach
in- as TO suffer tie community 10 rush head
long into suci: Transactions and still re-
| tain any sense of the Obligations oil Christi
ani:v. Tic abuse consists IL the 81 pace:
Influential men mingie among the multitude.
and cal! ne 4 iiar and villain. and cIrcuiate
{" c;erv sc"niala1s ia!Schnod which they
can Ia my hart-ncc: nc Occasional" when
under the influence of some newspaper sto-
r.. and calI ne c-cty thing hu; an honest
Imam. ! have been treated thus by such men
is tie Hon. O. i. Morris and his associates
IN Springfield fas proof 50" the paper sent
herewith The lower class have thrown
~S.nanc. &C.. a-ainSt me in the night. "A
'cc"pie OF Young merchants IN tins place met
me m the public streets in this town;
drnandrd explanation for n prayer which
n;.tred. They swung their fi>.s &c, &c..
The PRAYER was in behalf Of men who had
heen engaged in 4 public and base 'ranSac-
ton. These ncn are only ;he agents oil 4
few lrad,ng men in this region. VINO nave
heretofore ruled in church anG state. and are
in y perfect race because they c" nnotalways
ra'a. You are perhaps aware. th7t u was
tits town TINT voted tina: President E:warHs
the Elder should not preach in II. simply! DC
cause he wo,i.i preach the truths they ms
needed. Since that time. (f | am rightly IN,
formcd.A \ certain set OF men. who nov
arc 80 much crrngch q. m", have ruled. II
they said - minister mast no: preach iIGs
and thus. the matter was settied-aIi was
'ovcr. II he dared :, i- true 10 God he must
.~Ica~r. This class nf men have 50 long
rr,ci. that they ,hin& ;hcy must always rule.
Md hrrausc ! have been careful 10 reuTkc
their pubic ~imnor'.!iicS. ;hcy have Gec'ar
e. me on: of fellowship: and because they
cnlld no. !ri~,I;en rn". and drive me out, hey
n,-v atcm?, - destroy nv character. rs
I sample of their cuurSn. ] viii state. that
the lave Jus, reported that am a coEric'
from .Sigic's prisoar" ! care about their
words. rs | DO about the harkings ola whiiilt'
| hone and my PRAYER TO God. Is, that tho,
may be converted.
1T would be impossible for me 10 tel! Nil
that is said. or done by them. cannot make
an appointment in other towns. without these
men sending word before | get there. that
an any thin- hit what ! profess To be-
see tie las: Springfield Gazette holds me uT
Ia public odiun, and rs proof that deserve
il. states two faiselloods. | do not suppose
that these men generally intend t" lie. bu'
their cause they think, demands such efforts
"Amid all these tumults. ] have peace
within. and Gods blessing without. ] have
always been permitted 10 see sinners CONVEX
tie wherever | have preached. This felc
is considered the hardest in Massachusetts
yc;, amid III the 'umu't since ] came here
Give months ago;Jthe BAPTIST Congregation
has tire bled. and the Church has more thar
doubled, and others are now waiting for baP
tism.
: Your Brother in Christ.
;. bel BROWN, JR."
, From the Sunday .HOrning Atlas.
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