New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-27
SKETCHES OF LECTURES
THE GOLDEN CALF.
pY THE REV. JOHN PiERPoSr.

Ely THE REV. JOHN PIERPONT.
Last evening the Rev John Perpont delivered Poem
Iecture as above at the Tabernacle, before crowded
house After songs by the Hutchnsons he spoke TO
the following effect =,
Notwithstanding the commandment against id4iatry; .ne
Isaees called for gods their priests, who subseryent
las II NAV be they still are melted the golden offerings
and from the furnace,
=" My friends :, restrain rest 1iays your G.is"s Is%sh
This calf like Jupiter often las changed his shape but
"whntc'e1 /. form and ps prsssure n,, or his mold
The real God is latent IN the sod'
He is very powerful; prison bars melt before him He
has Travelled from Egypt and received homage III every
land afd in many various forms for of these
he has rangei
lie even thIives-he almost lives On 'Chhngf"
vb., is tbe man of wealth honored forl Learning
humanity No He knows no such words his talk is
of dividends and the like;
"-he more than half
An incarnation Of the golden call"
You may sppeal to him for the widow, the orphan his
fellow man tolng under scorchng sum- whose fesh the
iii pt,iDs bloodhOunds come aud lick bis sores"
KNOCK at hi. heart. o, where hi. heart should be
h0% Inoss iSs so@ps .fl that from hi. breast you
The Mosem and the Hebrew cry There Is no God
One sts only God~bu, then, that God is GOld'
On railways life rich in genius beauty, and affection is
sacrificed; but ,
Friend F %uG%ql as dd%snGl nG' sSPEsi SS ~
The onostle SAYS life is vapor therefore vapor is life
therefore the steam engine give more 10 day than
destroys in year
And road conductors sive III approving nod
Tire consumes vessel az sea erect on INC neaes 04'
a conoiaph TO the lost, and
On, deep tleir that future times be told
WHO there lie victims 10 the cali 81 ss soiS, 49,
Xtrtirns of old came from the stall anc pen
We MO eTown his ritars with uOblest men
uo bo. other sacrifices when buyer and seller both lie
to save or gain cent
Not life is there rhe seeiihce' oa' uulA
.,yhue the calf stadns by. and
.1ns love OLYMPIA gives gracious nod
And inl, sAys-lhese people Ano" 'heH goa
Parents sacrifice a daughter she Is ioreed 10 pie'se
To 'pp'snlocs i his fathers note or name'"
and whose heard stands him instead Of brains
~corls che bat trade in boards, entirely tree
And eel real GOAT for that goa,ee. A,.A
HAPPY thrice haPpy, would ihe V'e'i1e O''
Soa yourg man is sacrificed to giri
.v'bo.e nurse is deep. tho shallow is her BRAIN
He has however this consolation ne ma! sy
80 that she's solid sOll, my better I h;h
Is a. the better that shes but calm Nth fire and
Moloch hollow brazen image was hiled Win @ iIe, % Gu
children nlaced in his red hot arms but the receVes
rfces as cruel beautiful girl who loves aw9rlny yosu %
is destined by her mother TO wed deOauoHeu ~"
old man. SAe is to be claspedto
Tn. srea.. that row rlOvs aud car only slow
With aTes like McloeRs sineis; s i.a W steri takes
Like the Star OF Empire, the can "0S'
6s Ey:t. r, 70 pi:S,s,i;t he sAss; e: sss
Thiihor men toll .,.
Begging the blatant bcas' 10 near their prayers
I'D shake them oil fhs shiny hairs " -.
Even Israel wOrshipped this calf with teasun'
and play; but be is bnore Oolisbly worshipPed WIN
hunger. thrs, and toll
The dscontinuaDce of human Sacrifices TO Juggernau,
has b, purchased yet the Ihrlus of Darien
Care Horn and over the plains thu calf receives quite as
many victims Shall this mad idoatTy continue me
AIlwise and Good calls 10 break the chain "hion
binds them 10 it:
An ohei sovereisrs y. thy heart deihrcne .
Aud ing O.. G True Goa alone
Several passages were received with heary HPP"A''
and loud laughter.