Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-02-26
al fsceIIdueous selections.
From the Southern Cnristian Intelligencer.
POPULARITY DIALOGUE.
SCENE.--A Lawyer's once.

Laryer-Good morning, Mr. P.-take a scar,
cir. attended your meeting yesterday, was
highly gratitied with your ne" p'eache'' ! au"'io
the warm and powerful style your ciergy"ehai
Of late adopting. II is certainly calculated TO a
wakeu the ,houghiiess. If YOU settle Mr. >. IN
your society, you may consider ne as "a snoscfi
Der. II Is true | am not attached TO any ofder OF
Christians, but | believe the great bulwafk OF
our national liberties must be the diffusion o'
knowledge; have always observed that your Peo-
MA are oatroniZing and sustaining our seminaries
and institutions of learning. b the bye, thus re-
minds me that our election Is at hand nope,
Mr.. r, we have The pleasure Of numbering you
with our friends in the approaching contest.
PresJyterian Il will think Of H. (LXii)
Enter Baptist.
Lnryer.-Good morning, Mr.. IL, ! am giao
YOU have called. We'll went down TO The rIver,
YESTERDAY noon, 10 witness the immersion, snd
m~Is,-s say that it is a beautiful ordinances; anu u
seems to me that mode OF administering u 5 Tue
most simple and primitive. 10 see a ht'ie group
stand upon the banks of a flowing stream, unite
their voices, IN that beautiful hymn: ~ hapPy
are ,bey,n while tho candidate goes down into
the water brings forciblv TO one's mind the scenes
Of Jordan and Judon. Besides you clergyman
Elder NJ. is a very interesting man. Your chhfch
Government | have always admired-It Is 50 re-
%publican. II was Elder /" of your order, l be-
lIovc. who carried the great Cheshire cheese TO
jefferson. lie has been n faithful old patriot
Al. this puts mo in mind that Tho Joifersonian
r,,nelpIes are again 10 be contested this fall, and
Il,opo | shall find you Mr. Il. az firm a patriot as
Elder l.. has been. (Evif)
Enter EpiscoPaiidn.
T,,rycr Your most obedienI servant Mr.. f.,
b,aov In see yaI, Sir. We'll, | @as III n. York
las, weok, and walked four miles III tho NOR.
ming 10 hear Bishop II. lie Is a truly polished
md eloquent man; and there Is somothIng 10 youf
mode Of worship 50 systematic ana 50 '''cA 10 &c
cordanco with decency and order, and 50 much TAG
nppgsite TO that wild fanting kind OF worship, that
have failen IN love with It, You sec here l
have purchased me n Common Prayer book, The
organ and choir III Bishop lis. church, are supe-
rior TO any have ever heard. called on inc
Bishop the next morning, and obtained an intro
duciion to him. He does not, OF course, take any
open part in politics. ye, he gave me to under
stand, in The course of our conversations, that his
feelings were on the RICH, side.-tExIt)
Enter Methodist.
Iaryer.-How do you do brother NJ, ] call
YOU brother, because my parents were Methooisis.
And when was a child the preacher used to Wis
IL our house, and | used to call them all 'brotners,
from hearing my father and mother call them SO.
1t is singular bew strong the impressions OIL chi
dren are. Though | do not profess religion, yet
always feel more al homo IN n Methodist meet
inc than in any other. And YET | do not know
whether this arises so much from the force of my
early impressions, as from that simplicity pecuII-
mr. to YOUR worship, and which Is So congeniai 10
my taste. | was riding through u. the other Gay,
and as came opposite n piece OF WOOD, l hearo
the sound of singing, | Immediately discovered
there was a camp-mcetlng IN inc 'iclhi'g, anu
Notwithstanding my business was very urgent,
could no, resist my inclination. 50 ! tied my
beas, to tho tree. and after walking a mile l came
10 tho ground. The first object that met my eye
was the presiding Elder brother G.. appealing III
a mos, evangelical manner 10 the people, whc
were seated beneath, tho shading branches oil tht
surrounding forest. How torcibiy l, brought &c
nv mind the Mount OF CIlros-i an considerable.
acquainted with MIR. CT, aud slough he takes nc
part in tho political contest OF the day, yet IN iee'
iugs he and | have always conceded. (Exit)
Enter Tnipersaiist.
Jnrucr-How d'yo do squire? Well, | atten
dad vour meeting in the school house the othe
evening, and was well satisfied with the sermon
Your preachers, whether right or wrong, art
certainly men OF talent.
Mr.. S. used mos. splendid imagery IN his ser
mon. and his arguments. admitting the premises
were certainly irresistible. | should have beef
pleased 10 have invited him home with me, ba
my wife was rather out Of health that evening
cannot see fer my part, why people Should DO $
preiudiced against your sentiments. ihey ar
certainly misrepreseuted. There Is one thin
people say about your doctrine. which IS true
md tina, is, tina, at IS extremely captivating;
and as for It's influence, i can say that many c
our best citizens are UniversAlists. Let me SEE
believe. Squire, that you have always been
warm politician and on the right side.--"ei IN
approaching contest requires our unanimous exc
tlons. (Exit)
Enter Quaker.
Lawyer--Well. Thomas. how Is thy health!
am glad that thee has taken the trouble 10 can,
Quaker Il DO not trouble gentlemen OF IN
nrofes.ion yery often but | have called this a
,ernoon TO pay some money 10 thee. As "
Friends do net believe in training men IN the a
of killing men Systematically. they oblige US
pay for the enjoyment OF our Princ,,p'es' ana
understand Thea isl forgot what military Peep
call 1.-THE man who receives the constitute
money.
Lapuer.--Yes, wish ! could get of as We
as you do; whereas il costs me len times II
sum, besides eight or ten days drilling every yes
-Rui what renders the ask more unpleasant