Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-10-05


dent who had to go to meeting in small town in
Yankee land recently gives US this doorous account
of his trials on that memorable occasion:
On the sixth day of June :, he writes, :
was be-Sabbathed in aeeuntry village in Gcnneetl-
cut. My circumstances were peculiar suffice IT to
say that / had to go to meeting The preacher was
robust man, with brow like night, and stentorian
lungs His dress was homespun, and not of q mod
fashion. Indeed his compile xion was the only
fashionable thing about hin--tGn color, his style
and manner were like Dutchman's dancing more
stout than handsome He commenced the service
with prayer-and such prayerl He then read a
hymn with nasal twang and great gusto, especial
ly the following
AS when q raging fever burns
And tits poor relief GAIN
70 change the place. but keep the pain.
The reading, although dismilar, reminded me OF
Mr. F. a Clergyman of Boston, who read from
the pulpit
tThe lambs He carries in His arms
And on His bosom-BEARs.
The singing was very fine. The enunciation was
distinct the treble beautifully clear and his base
heavy 1t was one of the fugueing tunes that al
ways fancicd. 1t ran as follows:
AS when a ra-a-ra-
As when
Gin fever burns,
Gin fever burns,
AS when
Gin fever burns
This was not lust such meeting as had been in
the habit of attending. I rather liked it. A text
was suggested by the hymn: Wine is mocker,
and strong drink is raging Next came the reading
of the fifth chapter of the Epstle to the Ephesans,
from the comments upon which obtained many
new ideas. This twenty-third verse, said the min
ister is thumper for these women's rights sort of
folks and that fourth is considerable, "let not
foolish talking, &c, be so much as named amongst
you, nor jesting jest so, my brethren, and the
Apostle adds "they not convenient" That
lest so , was spoken in such tone of voice, and
such queer expression, that could not help smil-
ing. At that instant l caught the preachers eye,
and thought he smiled, but, of course, was mis-
takent My text, he continued you will find some
wherein Pauls epistles.' as by any means might
some" Here the preacher took off his cravat.
propose brethren to-day to shoot kind o'scatter-
ing. You 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 ohlter s'Iilter, it's
to knock off some. Here the preacher took off
his coat, and am afraid l Uttered a little; and
pretty girl, nearly in front of me- Uttered also.
Whether it was at smile, because he looked so
unlike clergyman in his shirt sleeves whether
it because II don't know, but thought it was
because. But no matter.
First about the .women's rights business. We
amt left in the dark in this matter The doctrine is
plain. In this We have groso.'
That was a new word to me- Gnoso what sort
of thing is gnoso? 'Gignimia means, to be;
no, it is derived from gnomi,' to perceivc-future
gnoso 1t cannot be Perception for gnoso is
not noun. My Greek is rusty. He cannot mean
diagnosis then what earth does he mean? 1
took up book in hope to find dictionary, but it
proved Testament. 'Gnoso.' Well, to use the
parsons expression, that is thumper' At last it
flashed upon me, the preacher said: No, breth-
rem, as said before, have not guess-s0 in this
matter, but VIC have knOu-so.'
This is not one of the meetings that read Of
but is decidedly interesting Here is food for the
mind
And now the preacher seemed embarrassed; he
had no notes; perhaps it was on that account. He
tried to put his hand into his coat pocket for his BAN
danna, but his coat tail had been laid aside. He
raised the back part of his right hand to his probos
els, and then placed his hand in position to eye it
critically. l did not remark that his hand was of
form to be proud Of He raised his hand again to
his nose, and then eyed it as before Presently he
sneezed like swivel Occasionally he would ejac
uate T. if that word to begin his next
tence and then wipe the back of his hand under the
skirt of his coat rather in the place where the
skirt ought to be-
With great difficulty kept from audible laughter.
The pretty girl near me in the same condition
could see her plump shoulders shake when her
cambria was at her face AT last the preacher, with
his fist extended, and cycling it before, with face
rs red Holsters back, exclaimed don't know
rs can preach meow, for guess I'm going to have
the nose bleed! The pretty girl cackled aloud, and
noise the preacher descended fro the desk, say
ing, Brother Snow, you pray while I'm gone
could the parson listening at the door, paying no
attention whatever to his nose Brother Snow rose,
and the congregation bent forward reverenty. When
silence reigned Brother Snow instead of the expect
ed prayer, took occasion to say: On Monday eve
ming there will be in the vestry picnic, to which all
are invited to send "vttles" and the proceeds will
90 towards paying the arrearage of the minister's |
salary The preacher returned Immediately 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 example On comparing notes
N the entry, we came to the conclusion that
mark made in the minister's prayer was correct that
his people in and for themselves weren't much and |
he pretty girl said, Of this 1 think have
1now-so.' Inever the girl afterward and now
wish had not left the meeting"
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