American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-24

ficng devotion of such woman as Anne How
ard. Her generous heart has been barred before
me with ali its wealth of pure affection, AID it
IS yours all unworthy as you are of the price
less gem. All you can now do is to endeavor
TO merit it,
Good knows with what earnestness and sin
certify shall set about the task - replied How
ard-''but can hope that my grandfather has
Judged r'ghtly2' said he, addressing Anne, sis
1t possible that you can forgive the many
wrongs have lavished upon you?"
Anne did not speak, but there was no mis-
taking the cloq.ent look with which she an
swered his appeal as she gave him.he hand
CHOW shall depart III peace" said the earl,
land may my blessings ever rest OH YOU both y
These were his last words Exortion and ex-
element had exhausted the last lingering en-
ergies OF life, and sinking back on his pillow he
quietly fell into that sleep which can never be
broken.
Philip Howard, now Earl of Arundel and
premier peer Of England, withdrew from court
and took up his residence at Arundel Castle,
where, III company!wih his wife, he found how
superior was the happiness of the domestic fire.
side, to those seductive pleasures by which he
had so long been flattered and deceived The
mantle his wife sent him as birthday present
he purchased back at a high price, aud there
was not leaf or flower glowing on its border
that was not dearer TO him than the Jewels IN
his coronet.
ENTHUSIASM AND Folly. In Oliver Crom-
wells time religious enthusiasts gave them
selves nick-names, such as "Praise- cd
Bare-bones," and the like; but they were, we
believe, sincere in their religious devotions,
and moral in their department. In our day we
have different kind Of enthusiasts, who, un-
der the garb Of religion, practice various fol-
lies and vices The Bangor (Me } Wing gives
an account Of the proceedings of some Of the
hliler!tcs, which are certainly more injurious
than beneficial 10 the cause of true religion
We make the following extract, to shew the
miserable delusion under which they are labor
ing
"One exercise IS for some Of them to get on
their hands and knees OF the floor, while 9TH
ers sit astrlde their backs. Washing each 9TH
er's feet, kissing and embracing each other, arc
other forms. They have an exercise called
'holy rolling" and another "slain of the Lord y
when they fall upon the floor apparently help
less In this state some of them give warnings,
and relate visions, and recite doggerel rhymes
They have method of expressing Joy by shout
ing and swinging of the arms, and clapplng of
hands. There is the holy dance practised, and
the holy laugh. Frequent baptislns are observ-
ed-some at midnight and some personal The
latter has been recently performed by certain
worthy and highly accomplished young wo-
men, by jumping and rolling in pools of water
by the road side. Little children have been
seized and carried out into the night air and
plunged into a neighboring brook. Various
means are resorted to for the purpose of making
sacrifices. One woman took her china tea -set
and broke it into small pieces. AS general
thing they refrain from labor, and dispose of
their property apparently without a thought of
its value or the labor and pains-taking de-
manded to collect it. They consume their
fences for fuel-have no regard to regular hours
OF reireshment or rest. And for all these things
they think they have the command of God"
But the breaking Of china and burning of
fences are not so bad as the practices alluded
to in the following extract from the letter ofthe
New York correspondent of the National Intel
ligencer. Folly may be tolerated, but when
RIGHTEOUSNESS presumes to assume the gaIb of
religion, VIC think that it should be checked by
the civil authority.
"Humbug and fanaticism seem destined in
all ages of the world to gain more active pros
elytes than genuine merit and common sense
We have accounts Of the spread of religious de-
fusion in our midst more denoralizing if not
more ridiculous even than Mllerism. Assem-
blages, it is said, are now held on the Sabbath
at private dwellings and other places, where
the ceremonies, practised in the name of re-
ligion, are of grossly licentious tendency
Many well-intentioned women have been es-
tranged from their families by the rawlings of
the fools or knaves who have "got up'' this
new excitement. Kissing and washing of feet
are practsed without regard TO sex. A gen.
tleman, who happened to be present at one of
the meetings, writes an account of his expert
ences to the editor of the .Neps.
can indignant husband, whose wife has had
the folly to join this sect, caught one of the
male leaders the other day, and gave him a
most unmerciful fiogging."