Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-09-28
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one Of the Sermons we read Of.

that memorable occasions:
son the twenty,sixth day Of June" he writes,
~ was be-Sabbathed in country village lrr.
Connecticut. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS peculiar
suffice it to say that / had To 80 70 meeting.
The preacher n robust man, with a brow
like night, and stentoran lungs. HIS dress was
homespun, aud not of modern. fashion. In
deed, his complexion was the only fashionable
thing about him-tan color. His stile and
IN amer were like Dutchmans dancing more
stout than handsome He commenced the
service with prayer-and such prayer! he
then read HYMN with a nassau twang and great
gusto, especially the following verse:
AS when raging fever burns
We shii from side to side by turns
And lis a poor relief gain
To change the place but keep the pnin'
"The reading, although disimlar, reminded
me of Mr.. E., clergyman of Boston, who
read from the pulpit aa
The lambs He carries in His arms,
And on His bosom--BrARs. st
'The singing was very line. The enuneiahon
was distinct the treble beautifully clear, and
his base heavy. LII was OF the fugueing
tunes that always fancied. 1t ran as follows
As when a ra-a-ra- e
stFt.ftt As when ara
.8 Gin lever burns Il
E. Gin fever burns,
As when a-ra--a-ra
Gin fever burns
. This was not Just such a meeting as had
been in the habit of attending. | rather liked
it. A text was suggested by the hymn - Wine
is a mocker, and strong drink is raging Next
came the reading of the fifth chapter of the
Epstle to the Ephe sians, from the comments
upon which | obtained many new IDEAS. This
twenty verse, said the minister, is thum-
per for these women's rights sort of folks and
that fourth verse is considerable, let not foolish
talking DC, be so much rs named amongst
you, nor testing Jest SO, my brethren, and the
Apostle adds z they are not convenient That
ag jest SO was spoken in such a tone of voice,
and such queer expression, that could not
help smiling. At that instant | caught the
preachers eve and thought he smiled, but, of
course, / was mistaken. Ny text he con-
tinued, you find somewhere in Pauls epistles.
:. If by any means l might save some.n Here
. the preacher took off his cravat. Il propose
brethren to-day to shoot kind Scattering Y OH
know if you dart straight pole through an
apple tree, YOU don't knock off no apples but
if it is crooked and thrown kind ohilter skilter,
it's sure to knock off some Here the preacher
took off his coat and am afraid Uttered
little; and pretty girl, nearly in front Of me,
Uttered also.-W neither it was at a smile, on be
b cause he looked so unlike a clergyman IN his
shirt sleeves. or whether it was because II
don't know, but 1 thought it was because -
But no matter. s$ap
" |. First about the women's rights business
We amt left in the dark in this matter The
doctrine is plain. In this we have gaosy.'
a "I'hat was new word to me. Gnoso!---what
sort OF a thing is g,s0sor Gignmia means, to
s. be; no, it is derived from .gnomi' to perceive
future, gnoso 1t cannot be perception, for
gnoso' is not s noun. NV Greek is rusty He
cannot mean diagnosis; then what on earth
does he mean? ! took up book in hope to
RI find dictionary but it proved Testament.
'Gnoso.' Well, TO the parson EXPRESSION
that is thnmper. At last it flashed upon me,
rs the preacher said: no, brethren, as said
before, we have not gness-so in this matter,
but we have know-so.
This is not one of the meetings that we read
Of but 1t is decidedly interesting. Here is food
for the mind. 'af's 6Ge sss'If o Ttranssa
"And now the preacher seemed embarrs SEED;
he had no notes; perhaps it was on that ac.
count He tried to put his hand into his coat
pocket for his bandanna, but his coat tail had
& been laid aside. He raised the back part of his
right hand to his -proboseis, and then placed his
hand in position to eve it critically. / did not
remark that his hand was Of a form to be proud
Of He raised his hand again to his nose. aud
then eyed it as before. Presently he sneezed
like swivel. Occasionally he would calculate
W
tence, and then wipe the back Of his hand un-
der the skirt Of bis coat, or rather in the place
where the skirt ought to be- e 1ae
with great. difficulty kept from audible
laughter. The pretty girl near me was in the
same condition could sec her plump shoul-
ders shake when her cambria was at her face
At last the preacher, with his fist extended, and
eyeing it before, with aface as red as Holsters
back, exclaimed, Il don't know as / can preach
meow, for guess I'm going to have the nose
bleedr The pretty girl cackled aloud, and the
stopple of my rrisibles few ont with an explosive
noise as the preacher descended from the desk,
saying, Brother Snow, you pray while I'm
= gone j could see the parson listening at the
door, paving no attention whatever to his nose.
Brother Snow rose, and the congregation bent
forward reverently When silence reigned.
Brother Snow, instead of the expected prayer,
took occasion to say: 'On Monday evening there
Z will be in the vestry a picnic to which all
invited to send vittles,' and the proceeds will
go towards paving the arrearagei of the minis
ters salary The preacher returned immediate
ly after the notice and no trace of blood could
be seen. 1t was too. much for the pretty girl,
she vanished; upon which / initiated her ex-
ample. On comparing notes in the entry, we
came to the conclusion that a remark made In
the ministers prayer was correct, that this peo-
pie in and for themselves weren't much ; and
the pretty girl said: OF this think we have a
know-so.' never saw the girl afterward and
now | wish had not left the meeting. t..,
.ilH Knickerbocker.
MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES OF CLERGYMES.-4-s
The Supreme Court, in session at Greenfield
Mass, has granted divorce to lady, the wife
Of clergyman, on the ground Of his having
deserted her. She was allowed $lO0 alimony
Tha hpph ~ =.
wife because she charged him with preaching
!. in had grammar and had advised him 10 niye