Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-08-18

The article proceeds; Let us see a clergyman,
who sfudiously, designedty and demonstrdtrety
'adorns his head with q slouched hat, and his lace
with nm uncut beard: lie is q stranger to us. AT
first sight, where should we be disposed to classify
him? lie is independent, to be sure, and means
that everybody should know it. lie takes special
pains to advertise this, lest it should not be discoy-
erod in any other manner -.
That is a good dig at Beccher, but we should
observe that Rev. Joshua Jmt too, tho wheel
q goodly beard. The pay But 10 pro-
coed
Ills independence traf hny delicate
sensibilities which had beth kserved. lie
is hard and rude. We wov expect to find
him gentle, refined and cod As to theolo-
cicai opinions, he belongs 10 tbat neutral territory
which lies between denominations, having the full
confidence Of none. lie is very decided on the
INSTRUMENTATION Of the will, and skeptical as to
the Westminster Catechism. lie breaches largely
on politics. 1t has been suspected that ho would
have no objection at all to be a member of the
General Court. (Another hard slap at Bcecher J
lie is very severe on other men who do not think
AS he does. lie denounces more than he reasons.
lilo would feel it to BIO q calamity and grief to see
such a pure minded and honest minister as
DR.. Nehemiah Adams, ascending his pulpit
stairs.
If hair and SLOUGH hat will prevent doughfaceism,
hurrah for the %loafer't hat, and a rapid sale to po-
matums that encourage hair?
In many matters the Tribune in his oracle.
(Ahem.) lie believes in the Westminster Reriep.
lie is 'heady and high-minded "a very signif-
cant word is that of tho apostle, heddy.' Bulls
and bufalocs have wonderful Developments about
the head. }lirsute, he hunts. lie '~despises gov
ernments, and is every ready to speak evil of dig
mites lie does not conGne his smoking to his
own house. lie may be seen with cigar in the
street, and on the deck of stcamboats-for hi
claims the largest liberty. lie has no faith in
doing good, except in his own way. lie sneers a
the very best of men, if they happen not to be o
his clique. lie is ready to suspect brethren, mis-
~construe their motives, and imputo to them every
thing but what is maGnanimous and honorable
lie is yiolenti in his sectarianism and if he wer
not n clergyman, officially rotated to respectabl,
society, and under bonds to preserve profession
al decorum, he would be n latitudinarian in the
ology, an anarchist in politics, and a rowdv ii
manners.
IIabet forenum in cornu.'
Give him a good birth see what evil will com
of him.
One thing we are certain Of: it THE change c
hat gear and the hairy face is not current anon
those in whose good sense good taste SCUM
piety, sound theology, and sound judgment (wha
ever they maythink Of themseiyes) the communi
have the greatest confidence. We confess it wonl
startle US, did we know that such innovations ha
f been adopted by the teachers Of theological sem
naries. We should regard it as the index OF a
inward mischief. Our inauguration absolutely r.
fuses to entertain the idea of Ebenezer Porter, thu
t rare pattern of Christian dignity, or Bella b. b.
wards, the beautiful model of a Christian schola
= adjoining their heads ard faces with covering
SO singular as to betray igno5lc singularlties
mind. In the lam ofall that is good and hopeful
$ we tIust there are no signs of deterioration in tt
tastes, sympathies, manners and %afhnities OF tt
=. Christian ministry
And yet it is suspected that the first teachers
I" Christianity wore long boards, and either soft ha'
= or none at all Until you prove the contrary, GOO
s sectarian conser% vatiyes don't put the stiff hat and
t razor into the creeds you ask us to subscribe. b
one morsel more.
d of one thing we are confident, it is no sign tn
one has any extraordinary amount of brains, tn
g he makes haste to 'adorn' his head with a Ike
suth-like covering or that his lips utter orly co.
d sense and wisdom because they are covered with
If crop profile as that of Esau.'
True-very! Nor is it in any sign of superi(
cerebral possessions that one keeps his chin uneo
cred like a eunuch, nor of his abundant wisdo
that he gives himself daily a headache, and invit
1t a stroke Of a~poplexy by wearing a section of stow
Ie pipe on his head.