The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-08

Inc Lay Oh the HOLY MloetIcAs
New York. among it, wonders boasts Tabernacle ids
rha, daily allows and notified human tide;
NO matter what the spectsclewhole Thousands gather
To hear some deep philosopher dancing bear
ls OH the speakers wisdom the wisest can't dehDe
the case Is altered, and pearls thrown to
Not mus Hs were pearls neglected gem fell from .
For then each pretty pilgrim pig Cpd wide its pretty
throat
And joining with the older tribe the walls with echoes
ring,
church without bishop and state without king
Now when this noise subsied and folks to dinner went
And pilgrims like other folks had their own merf
Then songs sung ard toass were given. and many
things said.
That seemed quite well when spoken. but poor enough
Nor lightning flashed, or thunder roud. when Dr. VAIN
wright spoke
Then champion for Christendom arose Dutchman bold,
Poemic wrath and cabbage well stored his lower hold
And fastening up to Wainwright said, In words that
Choose, quickly choose your weapons. sr-my name "
Dr. Potts
Now, who Potts or who Potts was. do not know,
But Wainwright is bishops man, and gown and bands
doth wear;
As hts the man the urplice SO the supce cts the man
For nwsrd grace through outward FORM his seldom We
Yet pleased through the form Of decency;
Some say that Wainwright in the fight KEEP, twisting on
And showed the serpent wisdom less than 1urmng Of
the eel,
While others say like loaded horse sore taken with the
with oil his lore the learned Dr. Potts
When Potts down. then up there sprung like mon
man well known on many stage by name of Dr. Cox;
He came not With sombre air. srrsyed in bands and
But play ed three night, with much applause Tabernacle
He had authority for jokes and wild bunoonery,
For prophets had their sporve moods sind saints their
That not in soberDess and gloom does wisdom always
But she ill too kick up her heels and mirth and wit win
Don't then good folks word gainsay il Cox himself to
Comes forth to Wheel about. end G5os. and jump Jim
CroW.
He lsbored hard three nights It's said and yet %s strange
That word lisped at ALL about the Negro pey,
Nor it cen suggested that the human face DIVINE
Shines brightest in those chequered ranks where black
Twas not the mingled mischief that sons of darkness d.
But horrors Of another kind, by him brought to
For dark amalgamaton form shown plain to sight
Where robe of silk held dailiance with 'urpce pure and
That cen his eyeballs seemed to crydown with the
popish thing
church without bishop and state without king.
And then showed how Romish priest. to dying
BY greasing well his lower end would smoOhe the road
10 Heaven
And that the who bent his knees kept them rf
stones,
Was kneeling fool crooked up by curvature marsW
bones.
Thus, though all delighted by the quks Of DR. Cox
Few thought how hard the obto catch the Shepo others
hocks-
Nor easy task 1t is sometimes to prance sometimes 10
pray,
Gometimes to below like bull get sheep away
But SO it is we've here from which old Rome "
free.
For monks neer show such monkey tricks pope such
popery.
Now all ye parsons high and low who claim that orders
three,
Are shown the church by voice divine, wholesome
policy
wish the you would tell which long have sought
out,
What in truth. among yourselves. your chickering's
about;
Purge your hearts and consciences and this
monstrous sin
Would buried be- with the old who doubtless brought
1t in;
But you won't counsel take. and the right sb
sterson,
Like Dr. Cox just leave your church and seek fit
diversion
Drive your children from your fold. and gay you
Gun sing,
We much for bishop as hog cares for king.
COXSWAIN.