The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-28
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Correspondence Of the Heraid.l
NEw T,oNDoS. (Conn \ Oct. "a.

New LONDON, Conn Oct. "a, lS4z.
Great Rel gious Ercitenent-Ih The Baptist Church
Theatre of Gossip-the Rev Jabe- ID. SDan-ih1
World as 10 is-Free Observation-Disclosures and
UnirerSalist Churches, &c.
pride still is aiming at the blessed abodes-
Men wosld be angels, angels would be gods
Aspiring TO be gods If angels fell
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel"
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ. -
The present seems traught with al-absorbng
interest to the community of New London and vi
cinlty-certaln IL is, the world is undergoing won
deriul transltlon-madness and lnatuation have
taken the place of reason and man, proud man.
is becoming the willing dupe OF humbug and SUI
persuuon. " Father in heaven look down in mercy
upon us-we have slnned against heaven, and in
thy sight" What can all this mean d! Were we
not firmly convinced that no human being could
pry into the mysteries OF tut Iry, we should be led
to suppose that some great and awful event was
al hand or that Miller had come In possession
OF the keys OF the unknown world and mad learned
the secret will OF heaven.
The Baptlsis . stavelng up all other denomi-
nations OF christians, and converting 10 The true
faith thousands OF the human rdce-and the man
(but Is II ii man !! that Is dong such wonderful
things, Is no more nor less parsonage Than Elder
JdbeZ ID. Swan, OF New York He Is the man, by
heaven des1 ned, TO chasten and save all human
kind. First, to chastep them, he warns them, that
like steam engine, they are coming up right smack
spirit in all It's wonders. Third, he saves them
from their Impending tate by winning their con-
sent To be baptized, III the name OF all that's holy,
great and good
But let us tor a moment indulge in his own Ian
guage "My hearers SAID he, When God
Almighty pu.s you on the night track, go it-go II,
say. Laugh, Will youl You will laugh IN hell Ill
rectly, out OF the other corner OF your mouth.
God Almighty thinks more OF Elder swan than you
think ne does. Repent, or take the pit There are
no galleries IN he'll you have got TO get night mo
the PIT. Did you ever know d fiddler converted 7
When God Almighty slaves you up you will kick
like mule Laugh, will YOU You will land In
he'll, the whole lot OF you You cannot stop the
chariot wheels they will ID. ID 3 and
Devils. Wake up, you sleepy professors, and come
OH OF the Devils commons. DO you waRt 10 bind
your own children, and throw them into the lake OF
fire, In the world to come ltnot, wake no, say
and get them converted. And you, Unversaists,
ring The Devils bell, and cut up your devltry as
much you please-brlng out the devils whole
brigade, and one peal OF the thunder of God AL
mighty's wrath Will slave you all up. You would
ali be In hell II Jesus Christ had stationed on
each OF the tour corners OF the earth angel to
keep back wrath from destroying it-and all that
leave the house when the DELL rings for nine O'clock
will find no bells In hell to ring them out. Now |
guess you freed, old Hosea Amen. Let US
pray. Almighty God, stave up New London
drive the devil out of lown-and tear the wampum
of hell oil Of her mlnlsters-asslst in gettin
the devil out OF our midst, and slave up the cebegs
TO true chrIstlantv which are within this polluted
city-Amen."
Such are a few of the movem ,nts OF the age
such IA few of the docrlna passages OF the Rev.
Divine above quoted-such are a lew OF the pre-
cepts drawn iIom nature, and from nature 'sGod
One OF the principal features OF Swanlsm Is 10
stave up all other denominations OF Cnristlans-not
only Unversallss, but Presbyterans Epsc opalans,
&c. To the Unversalsts, however, he deals out
his walls in protuson-conslgns them TO the lowest
depths OF an unknown place and then pictures to
the expiring world, the glazing spectacle Now 1t
came TO pass that In the year OF our Lord and Sa-
vlour Jesus Christ the one thousand eight hundred
and forty second, In the tenth month and the TWEEN
ty-hrst day thereof, when reuered diuine had ga
thered together vast multitude within the walls OF
his Sanctum sdnct0runl, 'Christess dIabolian"*
was displeased at certain assertions which the holy
oues had previously made concerning him, and
thereupon claimed the privilege OF speaking in his
own defence. Now, when the multitude had heard
these things they said that the man should be pro-
teced, and mustered IN their strength 10 resist
due usurpatlon Of power. 1t so happened that there
were many "Chrlstess dlaboans assembled there,
and the prayers of the holy could not exlricate
the Devil from among them, Tor he had taken up his
abode there, and 10 he present. even in the
sanctuary-so that his Satanic Majesty held domi-
MON there, unawed by preaching, and unchanged
by prayer. After all things pertaining to the sane
tuary disposed Of the offenders under the doc
trne Of the holy one, were summoned before le-
gal tribunal and there made TO suffer for the sin they
had committed One hundred cents for this out
rage towards the holy ones, was demanded, and
thus entitled them TO a season ticket. Ii 50 hap
pened that on the same day OF the week of this trial.
OF the accused daboiians had been most notoriousy
deceived by OF the Scribes or Pharisees of the
church. And the people when they heard of this be-
came very wroth But the Scribe nor the Pharisee
needed II, gave TO that which concerned
them but under the new dlspensatlon concerned
them not.
After all these things had come to pass the holy
one gathered around him, IN the same week of the
year of the trial. all the Scribes and Pharsees
and made them know the articles Of confederacy
which should henceforth be more ngidly enforced
and adhered to- Whereupon many of them opened
their eyes and read on the wall before them Meme
meme, 1tka Upha,sin.'
The Uuiversalsls, not pleased with the epthets
which Elder Swan in his turn heaps upon every
thing, himself only excepted, have commenced bull
ding a new church, and before many months no
doubt, Elder Swan cdn If he wish, hear what he
denominates the Devils bell, reverberating through
the city.
The Methodists have also got divided, and they
too are building new church
Thus stand the affairs of religion In New Lon
don The old Baptist church seems TO continue,
and s the theatre of great excitement. God in
mercy look down upon us In conclusion we pro-
pose a few questions to the Church and TO Elder
Swan, and then leave the subject. Have you, as dl-
recors of the church, sold your brthIIght for
mess OF pottage!" Does the Rev. Divine Elder ia
bez D. Swan. Esq. personify the church
HoREsrr
Not in the vocabulary of the English language. To
be found only in "Bunyan's Holy war"-from the
English word Diabolical- DiGboius-La tn-da6dAAa--
Greek word used by Soan and applied to all who
out Of the pale Of the Baptist Church
ANOTHER SINGULAR DEATH-We pever remember
TO have heard OF so many singular deaths have
taken place this season. Here is another;-Mr.
Septmus Clarke, respectable farmer in the vlclni-
ty Of Maysvllle, Ky, the 9th instant, while en-
gagged in sowing wheat, accidently fell upon stump
of hemp stalk, which entered his body and caused
his death in few hours
TERRIBLE CASUALTIES IN GEORGIA The late