The St. Landry whig., 1845-05-01
NEWSPAPER EDITORS & PREACHERS.

Robert Wilson, Esq, editor of the Planters
Banner, published at franklin, in his hebdome-
lal ofthe 10th ult., speaks as follows:
aEtter of the st. Landry Wing ans made no reply to
our comment on his remark about our Pulpit This
has given rise to come grave reflections. Of all
Preachers. Priests. Teachers and Workers of every
the travelling Friar OF the Press rs the
greatest for he is the FIRST to speak Gods Truth, and
as our Clothes Philosopher says, Speech 10 the gaseous
element out of which most kinds OF Practlce and Fer-
Torrance condense themselves and take shape, Etter,
look into the Future-Work a little for the Unseen.
Gods Truth will not be heard, until the Printer places
his foot on Mother Fact Then he can speak forth
from his Pulpit as with the voice OF the Omnpotent
then he can lead public opinion. The work is begun,
audit will terminate gloriously for Young America
ssYour travelling friar of a Printer ia q Worker. too
q Captain of Industry a real Fighter-He battles
against Chaos, Necessity, and the Devils and Jotuns.'
Awake, friend Etter-arouse-and out with Gods
Truth. Ld5orere est ordre."
go to- noble Wilson, 'too much learning
hath made thee mad z We, being a plain, practi-
cal printer, can barely understand thy many
hard words, much less thy Idlicised quotation
Latin, we believe But, as you have been
picking at us for some time past, we shall not re-
fuse the glove, but give you a side wipe, by way
Of remembrance. In your paper Of the 18th
March, you preach an intolerable long sermon;
for which we gave, and now give, you all praise j;
and, in another part Of the same paper, appears
the following paragraph 50
s.The Banner says that certain preacher who has
been holding forth in Franklin, for some time past, is
not the man for that latitude Whereupon Wilson prea-
ches a sermon from his own pulpit the Banner -
Goodr'-St. Landry Wing.
ayes, and friend Etter, would it not be well fevery
country Editor used his Pulpit, for its legitimate pur-
pose, that of holding forth on all subjects that concern
the welfare of the public We are not o member OF
any Church-we are no sectarian-we teach no rcligi-
z. - & ry~@nJrr,k ~ IrrAnda IN ha martial qnprfa
ofthe one eternal Truth-wc believe in the affirmative
Of each, for the most part. There is error in all-but
none of them can realize their aims, until men are pre-
pared in the sphere of worldly interests. Unity between
Man and God cannot be established, until we have uni
ty between Man and Nature and between Man and
Man. The time has at length arrived for the Press
to give. glinpsee of F~uturity. Out with the Truth,
friend Etter-odqq with it, if it is in you. We mean the
Truth made KIND snby the Theory of Universal Unity"
Now, friend Wilson, we like to please every
body, but indeed we have precious little time to
please you Just now. Only think Of i'll if mis-
take not. some time since you were Dragging Of
getting out the 'tBanner'' with your own hands,
assisted by only two boys! Well, the Banner
lisa very good paper-and, on average, contains
about nine columns of reading matter per week.
Considering as how tits you and your two boys,
that is considerably smart! But, what will you
think when we tellyou that the "St. Landry
II WHiR Is CuiLGug S6G up WOIhC UU3 dHu 5CSCtY
Il thing else done weekly, BY only the same mum
Der Of hands, ourselfand two apprentices Now,
our reading matter averages fourteen columns
per week and there are about five hundred ems
more in our columns than in yoursl Why, sir,
when we are SO fortunate as to fall on a job, we
are forcedto go to our case and set up our edi-
~torials without writing them. But, unfortunate
ly, this but seldom occurs Now, Bobby, in
view Of these facts, what time have ue to preach
sermons Besides this, we have a wife, two
responsibilities and a garden to take care of!
We generally quit our nest by sunrise, work in
our garden until seven O'clock, take breakfast
and then to our office HE, ap1labor until sun,
down AS to the preaching N leave that e
those ofthe gown and content ourselves by lis.
tening to the Word as explainedby others; and by
making a laborious living by honest industry
However, we will still let you into our '.inmost
soul, by giving you a few of our writings. which
from time to time. we have committed to paper
The following we wrote some ten years since !:
Sweet, sweet is Night-the still night
When Nature, with her Argus eye,
Keeps watch DER Time.
IT'S then l love to rove,
And, with an awe-struck soul, view Nature
AS she is--she was-and shall be ever.
For, when the silyery moon-half covered Ger
BY rolling clouds-yet in her beauty shining
Plies her onward course, with never-yarying speed,
To guide our steps. and watch our works,
And bring our minds TO home-to Heaven
IT'S good to mark our faults, to love mankind,
To learn ourselves, and study all around US -
Here Natures garden-there her shining lights
Aud here her bounties--there her boundles heights
Here coursing waters o'erthe shaggy rocks now rear
And there the starry Heavens, where nought Blu,
Thought can soar.
But, there is yet a oMETHING-whereon our minds
Can never cease to work, to wonder, and yet to fear!
A Trio Cham, that never has, that never will
Be thought upon, but with dread, by frail humanity!
Can we not look around, and read in every thing
A name borne by none, yet by One alone assumed
Can we not see-aye, Jeel-that there is ONE
That rules our destinies, and Keeps us by His power7
Does net Nature-yes, much abused Nature
Teach us there is q GOD, andyan Hereafter7
Methinks it does.
Then, If it be So
Let us not dare to doubt His POWERFUL rather
Let us reverence a Being so holy, so pure and Just -
For, when Heaven and Earth obey His mighty nod
Let us not dare-suchfnite things-deny our Cop
Our ideas of q Glorious Being are no less re
yerential now than they were then. However
as to all those who profess christianity, we hav,
our own way of thinking. One class, we SOM
years ago treated thus s.
HyPocRITEs.-A hypocrite, by johnson, i
thus set down "a dissembler in morality o
religions We are sorry 10 know, that, in thi
enllghteHed Gays nahy theEe arc WHO Gan d.
classed as such. We would not be supposed a
making an attack on any religious denomination
or on christianity for we hold the latter in du,
reverence, and have charity enough to let ever
soul getto heaven in its most congenial way
But, we greatly doubt the weight a church ha
when it lightly passes over this crime against it
stability and lis God. 1t is said, that .sthe Dew
may steal the livery ofheaven to gain his ends!i
! and we fear it is too often the case with man
Christianity, when Of the right sort. without dis
stimulation, is one of the links that bind heavel
with earth s-but may We not saythat ~hypocris,
is the Chain thai links hell tn.nan Z and thronni