The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-06-22

Chrlstiauitt OF the age, tRat the old mans
wish to follow your example-.Preach
good ,idings to the Poor'-has been made
a crime.
: Yes, a renowned Senator, before a
solemn Court of Justice, declares with
plteous utterance, and tears that were
recompensed with fees az unctuous,*
that ths Idea of Stephen Grard--,o feed
'clothe, educate, the Orphan Poor, with
out sectarian bigotry; was opposed to the
very spirit of Cery,ianity! And the Min,
listers OF Jesus applaud the Senator, vino,
Of course must have been a soter moral
man, living in temperance, faith aud
love; and beg him TO print his words in .
book, SO that il may be. known that the
ln6de Stephen Girard was rebuked by
the Christian Daniel Webster
LET US now leave the College, and
follow the Face into other scenes Of the
Great City.
One night, Istood in crowded church
aud saw three missionaries, consecrated
for great work. They were about to
cross the globe and preach the gospel TO
the poor of Hindostsn: To aid them 10
this work, some thousands Of dollars were
showered upon the altar, nay, beautiful
wrists, the jewels from their bosums, and
said, Take these aud carry tire Gospel
to the Perishing llsathen.'
Within a stones throw of that church,
at the same hour, occurred scene OF
somewhat different character. Behold
il,
Leaving the church, we will enter the
narrow alley which uraoches from lne
maio street. In this gloomy avenue, The
only light that shines ia from tie dtugy
windows Of the Rum,Shop. 10 this iaae
Of dsAelatiun, at lasst ops hundred bous.
ss or huts ats hnddled together, sVms
7 frame, soms brick, sll with tbeir wisd.
ows sufed with rags These houses yieid
handsome rent 10 their owners You
.ilssg sus slixs sanijly fOf isssss o. Tug
persons occupies each housei
You DON know Philadelphia. That is
evident.
Lei me show you how single room il
one OF these huls--lhat Que nextths tenth
Rum sHop Is occupied
Through The narrow door into this room
with low ceiling, black walls, and flor
some ten feet square. What have we
here? By lighl; not hslfs beautiful as
the chandelier IN the chutch, believe tae
the hight Of hIriug candle, stuck Ia
porter bortle, yon may behold the scene
Close to the wall, tide by side, their
knees drawn upto their chlns, are crouch"
ed at least twenty human beings, tTom
the hal: :uaked girl of fifteen, to the, old
mar of eighty; here the Mother wi'h
baby at her brssst, there, the Negro with
his rum bottle; and along the square
formed by their huddlsd forms, you may
see every thing that is miserable IN BAKED
u ess, disease, aud rags
These are the Rum-Shop keepers lodg
ers; but not ALL All day Iong they Pro"l
the streets, picking rags from the CUTTERS
begging cold victuais, or stealing NOR
sci where they can. and at night they re
pose here, as you see them for enc cent
head
The porter bottle which iluminates
the room is held by a hinge negro, who,
with rags upon his burly chest, is PLAYING
ca rds with a white woman, also crouching
crouchng on the filthy floor. As the
greasy pack passes from the white hand
TO the black hand, you see woman--ol>al
ly a miserable rag upon her form
stretched stIfly out in tho centre Of the
closed by tina light. That bosom is vast
ed, those arms shrunksn TO the hone. As
for face, you cannot see it, for her black
hair, streaked with grey, falls over it,
Does she sleep?
Lift the hair from her face and behold
these stony eyeballs. She sleeps And
sleeps all the better that she has had no
bread for three days.
And while the dead woman lies there,
and she wretcLes crouch against the wall.
hldsous group are seen near the fire
place, engaged in those horrid dsbauch-
aries which have no same.
My good Missionary. permit me 10
take you by the bow of your craVat, and
lead You gently from the crowded church
into this room; and dou't think ME i'm
pertinent when,I tell you that the Lord
Jesus w i'll smile in richer blessing on you
il YOU but sell one or more Of Jour hand
somely beund Bibles, to buy little I
bread, a little shelter, for these Hesthens
of Philadelphia. Excuse my freedom. ,
fre nd; I've an odd way OF saying things
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