Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-26

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they sell to the highest bidders too.
| Their "calIs" are generally ffom lower
to higher prices-always SO, when they
can make them So 1t an exception to
this can be shown, il will be only an ex.
ception TO a general practice. They
serve regular apprenticeship for their
trades, and then place themselves in mar
kel for pieces according TO u,Iifcations.
Take an illustration. A church within
my knowledge recently lost its priest by Il
mishap. He had a "cali'' to embrace a
different set Of dogmas sign a newcreed,
or rather an Older one. A cerain Doc
Tor Of Divinity. living within about three
hours ride, was applied 10, TO "suppty''
the" destitute" church or himself ap.
Piled for the emPloymrnt-I do not know
which. He had amassed a fortune out of
ia. salary that he had received for score
ur score AMI a half of years, and was
now living on the income of il, anil a
handsome snecure, if have been right
Iy inf2rlEed. Be this as ii may -sinecure
or not-he was in very . independent cir,
cumstances." | have uol been hfjTmed,
however, that ho was thought 10 take
anv advantage OF circumstances. He was
engaged, as have understood, to "sur-
rEy the destitute church" fer ten dollars a
S 5bllh. do not KIN that he was
asked or desired to s.labot" for his tm.
ployers for less pay. do not believe
however, that with all his pr, f.Ssion OF
regard Tor souls, and all his pretended
sense of possibility, be could have been
obtained for half Of he money! VII ch
would have been fair compensation, il
appears 10 me, Tor riding three hours amd
back again, aud rehenrsing an Old story
to the "deslitutt.' The Pfoe>'an's have
been clamoro0s against II e Catholics for
making their religious transactions so
much matter Of bargain aud saIe--o
dollars and cents Let us see. The
Catholic priest is applied to, 10 christen a
child, or perform some other ceremony,
aud IS impaired Of al The same tine for his
price. The reply is, one dollar, perhaps.
The applicant being poor SAYS he cannot
pay but half the money. The prjest turns
on his heal, may b., and virtually Says
IN acts if not in words" 10 hell them"
The Prote stant priest is eppIi~d to tor !"
years services, in such lab ,r as he shalt
bargain TO peifrnl-- whether to sprinkle
or Dip read or speak = advocate these
dogmaS or lhoSe--or do any osber work
that shall be agreed on. Ole Of The fr>r
Questions is to know his price. Ele says
$500, $1,000, 1900. Or a greater or less
81 u, as The circumstances Nay be.
He is told that the people are poor and
cannot give but half ofthe money demaud-
ed. He, too. turns on his hrc., at once,
and sayS--"go 10 he'll then" There is
no extravaganza in this view mo mis-
representation. or apprehension. 1t is
fully sustained by facts ia the knowIrd4 e
OF all who have given the subject due
Consideration. The curreut religion of
fhe times is bought anL~so,d 5v weight
ana measure. Il is a vtual COMMODITY |
entirely. S Transactions are all for value |
received. l. SETS aisle KNOWLEDGE -!
and WELL-DOiNG, as Of no avail to
regenerale and beatty mankind. If to
# let such religion is to be Tran
cenden'aiSt' and an anti-ChriSt," then
write me down Transcende;ta,ist aud
an anti Christ. My forehead is bIred and
ready for the branding. -. ..
This was the amount that l received, w bite a
student at Latin and Creek for sup Tying the
place of priest, IN a htighboring town, during
his absence two Sundays. This single five dollar
bill Is all the pay That ever received priest
mention il here a matter of Information, mas
much as it is Known that stood nomna lily in the
priesthood for several years. =:
PoT VS.. KETTLE.-The Mormon pa
per, cdhed he Nauvoo Nelghbor, is out
petI-mell on what is called the Miller hum
bug, and expresses great surprise at the
rapid growth Of tanalictsm Ia th S cOun,
trv!- Christian WatchmQn.
And what have these "fanaticisms,"
rideuled by this Christian Waterman,
sprung irom2 They are the offspring of
the very religion advocated BY the Watch
man, religion OF myseres, mUnerles and
mocnshine. Will the progenilor look