The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-09-05
THE PUBLIC REEUkE,
Jrp.E WHITES ASgrporE.

On a certain OCCASION a number
ofl,vycrs aai literary weu were TO-
se,hcr in the town Of Knoxville, aud
Tue conversation turned on the sub
jee, Of preaching preachers. One
All another had expressed his opinion
" .he performance Of this aud ,ha.
lulp.t orator. A,lcngth Judge White
.Iokc up:
We'll gentlemen, on this subject
each man is, Of course, entitled ~ his
own opinion bu. l must confess thai.
Father Axley brought me to sense
of my evil deeds--at lcAs, a portion
of them, more eifcctually than any
preacher | ever heard"
A, this every eye and ear was
turned ; for Judge White vas never
known to speak lightly on religious
subjects, and moreover, he vas habit.
ual y cautious and respectful in his
remarks concerning religious men.
The company now expressed the most
urscnt desire that the Judge would
give the particulars, and expectation
stood Oh tiptoe.
4 went up one evening" said the
Judge to the Methodist Church. A
seruon WAS preached by clergyman
~iih whom ! was acquainted; tu. Fa.
,hcr Axley WAS in the pulpit. At the
close Of the sermon he arose and SAID
u tue congregation: J am no, going
to derain you by giving an cxbortation.
have risen simply to administer re-
bake Tor improper conduct, which |
have observed here tonight This, Of
course. walked up The entire assembly,
and the stiffness VA. most profound,
while Axlcy stood and looxcd, for two
or three seconds, over the congregation.
Then stretching ou. his large. long arm,
and pointing with his finger steadily in
one direction, Now, said he, ] caicu-
late that those two young men who we're
talking and laughing in that corner Of
the house. while the brother was preach
ING, think that am going TO talk abou,
them. Well. it i. true tina, | am going
to talk about them. II looks very bad,
when well dressed young men, who,
you ~on'd suppose from ,heir appear
ance, belonged to some grn,eei. respect
nbi. family, come 10 the lIonse Of God,
Instead Of reverencing the ma c.ty Of
hr, that dweilcih therein, or attending
10 the messs ges in his everlasting love,
&c, together in Que corner Of the house,
Chi. finger all this time pointing stead
il, aud strait as the aim OF riaemsn.)
AID there. through the whole solemn
service, keep talking. ii,tering, laugh.
hg. eiggling. thus annoying the minis
Ter, disiurbing the congregation, and
SHINING against God. ! sm sorry for
The young men. ] am sorry for their
parents. am sorry they have done 80
tonight. hope they ~ill never do so
sgsin. Bu, however, that is not the
thing tha, sm going to talk about. II
is another matter, and 70 important that
thought !, would be wrong to suffer
the congregation to depart without ad.
ninistering q suitable rebuke. Now.
said he. stretching his huge arm and
pointing In another direction. perhaps
ii, man who Was asleep on the bench,
ca, there. whiI. the bro,hcr was preach
ing, iL,nks ] arm LONG TO talk shout
him. Well, NEST confess. 1t looks
'sfy bad for man 10 come inioa ~or-
.hp,ns assembly. and instead Of taking
he. s<al Ike oshers, aud listening TO
the blessed gospel, eareicssly stretches
h'n.eif out and 60 10 sleep. u Is no,
oaly prrof Of great tnseusIb'a'y With
regard to the obligations which we o~e
TO Cur Creator and Redeemer, bai II
,hos. . ~ant Of geatrel breeding. l
ssi sorry for the poor man ! am sorTy
kr the poor is.iiy TO ~h1h he beIcng..
! am cory be did mot know better. !
bossc he viii never do ~ again but,
koxevcr. that Is not nisai ! am sc,ng
10 talk about
Thu. Fsllser Axley wen, on ior some
time toxias s6e compass. and hitting
spumber of persoas as'd things that he
sas sss es;ag " talk o. and h'si,ag
them hard, ,iii ,Le s,ien,ion and eori"s-
4, o! The audience vas raised 10 ,hs
Eghes, pitch. he 6naiiy remarked. The
tsins II xhirh ] wns going to talk. Is
cArscfns tobaeeo Nov ] do hope, when
my eesii~nnan comes here 10 church,
sSc can't keep hom csse~ing ,oescco
Daring ,ls hoan Of pati'e worship thai
be will iusa take ms hat. put II before
hin. and spis in his hsa. foa know We
arc Ne,Ao.ssia Y.s ksow ihas cur
Custom is to kssel ~hen &C pray. Nov,
Al. gesAiesasa may see ia moment
so~ exceedingly inoonvenieni II n,ua
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