American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-07-19
Thursday uo,n.,,s. JuIy 70. .
Casting a s.Devii- cut OF hutch.


Casting "Derii, cut ot hGsch.
We are indebted to our friend, l. NJ.
Els of Marietta, Ohio, for the following
graphic sketch. We are assured that the
facts transpired substantially as nsrra-
ted:
A methodist clergyman who has been
laboring in this vicinity, was not long since
preaching to his people people on the
miraculous power of the ApoS les over the
demouiac spirits Of their day As he was
pursuing his theme, the auiience were
suddenly startled by voice from one in
the congregation demanding, in a half
querulous halfauthoritative tone: Why
don't preachers do such things now-a-
days? In an instant, every eye in the
house was tnrned upon the Individual who
had the efrontery thus to invade the Sa-
credness of the sanctuary.
The speaker paused for moment, aud
fixed his penetrating gaze full upon the face
of the questioner. There was IN interval
of intense silence, broken at last by the
speaker in resuming his subject H. had
not pro 'eeded far with his remarks before
he was again interrupted by the same in.
pertinent inquiry. Again he paused Tor a
time. and again resumed his subject. Nol
conten with silent rchuke. our rsdoutia
BILE ques.ioner demanded again. W.,
don't preachers 10 such .hingS now A
days.? and curling his lips with a snrer o
self-complacency, drew himself up pomp
ously in his seat.
Our reverend friend, (who by the way
is young man Of great muscular power,
calmly left the desk, and walked deliber
ately to the pew whore the nterrogater sat
and fastening one hand firmly upon the col
lar Of his coat, the other on the waistbant
ofhis 'unmentionables, lifted him squar
outof the seat, and bore him down tie aisl,
to the entrance. Paus0g for momen
there. he turned his eyes upon the audienc,
and in clear full voice, suld, and the,
cast out a devil in the form OF diStiIer,
and suiting the action to the word, on
went the knight OF the mlsh-tub, Ia lear
frog fashion, into the street.
The good pastor quietly returned to Iii;
desk, and completed his discourse. After
closing the services, as he was passing ou
Of the church, the ou cast distlIler, witt
an officer of the law, escorted oar clerica
friend to the office, Of a magistrate, to ans
wer for an assault upon the person of SAT-
distiller. Alter hearing The case, the mag
istrate dismissed the clergyman. and afle
roundingly repremanding the complainant
fined him for moesdng the services of th,
sanctuary.
Since that day. we believe he has new
er for moment doubted the power Of Me
thodist preachers TO cast out devils, at leas
within the limits Of the Ohio Conference.
Binghampton Standard.
BEAUTI UL SENTIMENT. invite IN,
attention Of our readers to the following
beautiful extract. from The Old House b,
the River Side" containing such cheerln.
sentiment and unfolding so bright pic
ture Of the world to come, of our dep ate,
friends it may be said,
'Hope still lifts her radiant finger,
Pointing TO their eternal home,
Upon whose portals yet they linger,
Looking back for N to como,
"Go preach TO blocks and stones "
who believe that love is of clay! Go preacI
to the dead, ye who deny the immorlalit,
Of the affections! Go reason with trees, o
hills or images of wood, with your motion
less, icy souls ye who believe, becaus
there is no marrying yonder, there shal
not use the gentle words, "my wife," W
may not clasp these sanctied forms i
our own arms! | tell yon, man, that i'm
mortality would be glorious cheat
with our clay, died all our first affections
| tell you thai annihiation would BIZ hca,
en-, it believed that when my head
length rests on its coffin pillow, and m
lips sink to silence and reposc Of deatl
those loving eyes would never look int
mine againe, thai pure clasp never be n
round my neck that holy c'Ycss nevc
bless me more"