Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-02-23
POPULARITY-A DIALOGUE.
SCENE.-A LAWYERS OFFICE.
ENTER PRESBYTERIAN.

ENTER PRESBYTERIAN.
Lawyer.-Good msrning Mr. P, take
seat sir. l attended your meeting yes
terday: I was highly gra,i6ed with your
new preacher. ! admire the warm and
powerful style your c'ergymen are Of late
adopting. 1t is certainly calculated 10
awaken the ,hough,Irss. If you settle
MIR $. IN your society, you may consider
me subscriber. II is true l ain not at
tached TO any order Of Christians, but
| believe tie great bulwarks Of gu! ma
tional tibertie es must be the diffusion Of
knowledge; and have always observed
that your people are patronizing aud sus.
tanning our seminaries and institutions
Of learning. Bye the bye, this reminds
me that our election is at hand; hope,
Mr. P, we will have the pleasure Of nun.
bering you with our friends in the ap.
preaching contest.
P.-l will think cf it. (Exit.)
ENTER BAPTIST.
L.-Good morning. Mr. B, I am glad
you have called. Well, went to the
river yesterday noon, TO witness the i'm
inersion. and must say il is beautiful
ordinance; and it seems 10 me that mode
Of administering is the most simple and
prima,ive. TO see little group stand
Oh the banks of flowing stream, aud
unite their voices in that beautiful hymn
20 how happy are they" while the can
dida,e goes down into the water, brings
forcibly 10 ones mind the scenes Of Jor.
dan and Judea. Besides your clergy
man, Elder NJ, is a very interesting
man. Your church government have
always admired-it is SO republican. 1t
was elder l.. Of your order who car Jed
The great Cheshire cheese 10 Jefferson.
lie has been faithful old patriot. All,
this puts me in mind that the Jetferson'.
an principles are again to be contested
this fall, and hope shall find you. Mr.
D, as firm patriot as elder L. has been.
Exi,.)
ENTER EPIscoPALlvN.
L.-Your most obedient servant Mr.
E, happy to see you. sir. Well, l was
in New York, last week, and walked
four miles in the morning to hear Bishop
H. lie was truly polished and eIo.
quent man, and there is something i'll
your mode Of worship so systematic and
50 much in accordance with decency and
order, and so much. the opposite to the
wild ranti,g x,,d Of worship. tina. have
lalIen in love with It. You see l have
purchased me Common Prayer Book.
The organ and choir in Bishop lis church
are superior TO any have ever heard
| called Oh the Bishop the next morning
and obtained an introduction to hm.-
He does not, of course, take any part in
poIiiice, yet lie gave me to understand il,
the course Vi our conversation, that his
feelings were on the right side. Exit.
ENTER METHODIST.
L.-How do you do, brother NJ!
,, call YOU brother, because my parents were
Methodists, and when l was Child the
preachers used to visit our house. aud
used 10 call them all brothers. from
hearing my father and mother call them
so. 1t is singular how strong the ilnpres.
sions o: children are. Though do not
profess religion, yet l always feel more
at home in Methodist meeting than in
any other. And yet l do not know
whether this arises SO much from the
force Of my early impressions as from
tha. simplicity peculiar to your worship,
and which is so congenial to my taste.
Twas riding through G. the ether day
n nd Il f,f
1 heard the sound Of singing. 1 imMe'
diately discovered that there was a camp
meeting in the vicinity, and notwithslaud
ing my business was very urgent, could
not resist my inclination. 50 tied my
beast to the :ree. and after walking a
mile ] came 10 the ground. The first
object that met my eye was the pre>idm.
Elder G. appealing III n most evangelical
manner to the people. who were seated
beneath the branches OF the surrounding
forest. How forcibly it brought to my
mind the Mount Of Olives-l am con.
siderably acquainted with Mr. e, and
though he takes no part in the political
contests Of the day, yet in feelings he
and | have always conceded. (Exit)
ENTER UNivERsALIsT.
L.-How dye do squire. Well l at
tended your meeting in the school house
the other evening, and was we'll satisfied
with the sermon. Your preachers whe,h
er right or wrong, are certainly rich o.
talent.
Mr. 5, used most splendid imaginary
in his sermon, and his arguments, admit
ting the premises, were certain y irresis.
BILE. | should have been pleased to have
invited him home with me. hut my wife
was rather out Of health that evening
! cannot see, for my part. why people
should be SO prejudiced against your sen
iiments. They are certainly misrepre
rented. There is one thing people say
about your doctrine which is true; ant
that is, that it is extremely captivating /;
and as for its influence, l can say tha
many Of our best citizens are Universal.
lists. Let me see, believe Squire. tina,
you have always been 4 warm politician.
and on the right side. Well. the ap
preaching contest requires our unanimon.
exerlions. (Exit.)
ENTER QUAKER.
L-Well Thomas how ;s thv health