Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-25

warm flannel shirts and drawers. This was an
equally Pious and philosophic arrangement.
There were about As candidates in all; first, Ia of
the men walked into the river one after another,
shouting "glory" Brother Knapp seized them all,
one by one, and tumbled them backwards into the
river, crying out, Repent believe and be baptized.
baptize thee IN the name Of the Father the Son,
and the Holy Ghost" So saying, down he Topped
them in the water, and up they jumped and walked
out, shouting sob! glory!' A pious and provident
brother stood at the waters edge, ready to throw
large cloak or coat ever some of them, and others
hurried them up the plank into carriage, and they
were driven of. After the II men, came all the la
dies by one; with these, Brother Knapp was par
ticuary tender; he fop.e ed them down with the as
sistance of Brother Evert very gently and delicate
ly something after the manner of the above illus.
tration and used the aioregoing words Most of the
female candidates were very beautiful; Il hey looked
when they went into the water, tut the river
was muddy, and when they came out with their hair
hanging about their ears, and their wet pettcoats
sticking and Topping against their delicate limbs,
they looked ga leetle the nastiest of any thing we
ever did see" After these, came the rest of the
men, the last of whom, he emerged from the wa
ter, cried the water drained from him. 81 feel
a little glory now hanging to my heels"
The whole affair ''went off WE'LL" as they say of
new farce, without any accident. To be sure, one
in the river, came very near being carried
away, and some cried out, "There's John Smith
gone to glory; the Lord gave and the Lord taketh
away; GO to the next" but John Smith was reco-
vered, and came home alive and well; the multitude
dispersed, and Brother Knapp and his friends
marched up the street. singing
AroNEMESr.
Sax Saw .
Saw ye my Savior aud God
o he died on Calvary,
To atone for you and me,
And to purchase our pardon with blood
lie was exended-He was extended,
Painful y lied to the cross
Here he how'd his head and died,
To atone for world that was lost
Jesus hung bleeding-Jesus hung BLEEDING
And the solid rocks were rent,
When the Jews crucihed the Goldman
Darkness P.tas:: prevailed o. Ss s. prevailed
And the sun refused to shine,
Was derided, ms Tilted and slain.
When it fnishd-when it " a. fnishd
And the atonement was made
And embaIm' a With spices sweet,
And was in a sepulchre laid.
The party of pious brothers and sist ers, cand-
dates and cergymen, all went to private house to
strip of their wet clothes and put dry ones, and
then marched down to the boat, singing, The voice
OF free grace" The quiet people of Jersey City
were astonished; some asked others what was the
matter; the reply was, "Oh! it's only another of
them queer freaks them Workers alters cutting
up. They're all crazy over in York. They'll blow
up their own city some night, and call it piety or
patriotism"
At the gate-house the singing was tremendously
powerful, and some Of the voices were very sweet
The crowd Of young ladies beautiful in the ex
IRENE; one in particular may recognise her portrait
by her dress: she had light blue frock, moreen
or mulberry coored pelisse, lace cape large brooch
in her bosom, and dark 1--WE believe green) velvet
bonnet. Some of the party looked pous, some pro-
fame, some profound, and some very foolish. Brother
Knapp was in high spirits, gggling all the way over
in the boat, and up Courtandt street The crowd
in the beat was divided into two parties. All the
ladies and few of their admirers occupied the la
dies cabin and spent the time crossing the river BY
snging-
When san read my title clear
Ibid farewell to s,'ry fear
And wipe my weeping eyes
Should earth against my soul engage
And heiiish darts be hurld,
Then can snile at Satan's rage,
And face iro~niaE world.
Let cares like wild deluge come,
M hSd s s,9r sa. Of , ,orrSm isl;
My God, my Hea,'n, my all
There shall bathe weary soul
In seas Of beav My rest;
And not wave OF trouble roll
Across my peaceful breast
few pious brothers at the tail lof the boa. cus-
together and poured forth the burthen Of their
hearts in the following hymn
How happy they, rode on the sky,
Who the Saviour obey, Freely justified L.
And have Land their treasure Nor did envy Elijah hs
above! My soul mounted higher
Tongue cannot express In a chariot OF fire.
The comfort the moon ID was under m
or soul In its earliest love feet
That comfort mine, All where am now,
| When the favor divine When was H. or how,
first found ia the blood of the That fell
Lamb; gree1
When my heart IL believed, am brought into thra
| What Joy received, am stripI OF ms all
What LAM zn,s