The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-05-02
A Stampede Of Office Holders from q
religious meeting.

We learn from the Ellsporfh American
that ut religious meeting in that village
on Fast Day, Rev. Mr.. Prince officiating
Wild-cat-dom boiled over, and the oficia.
ting preacher came near having, like st.
Paul, to Eight beasts ut Ephesus." The
Collector Of Customs, Mt the mention Of TEN.
perance and the Legislature, wrapped him.
self in his shawl, like q turtle swallowing
its head and marched out. The Baptist
of so years standing"-the Sheriff, followed
suit-thcn par noble trdium, the gallant
and consistent Col. Rice followed, reversing
the natural order Of military tactics. At
this stage, DIR. Parchcr, the Pierce delegate
to the Cincinnati Convention, undertook to
muzzlc the pulpit, and asked for an expla-
nation of the worthy Methodist preacher,
Of his remarks. He replied very happily,
"that at proper place he would give It to
him." Then the brother Of the Collector
whose straight whiggery, is 40 steep that it
leans the other way, asked to have the meet
ing organized, whercupon the Superintend.
ent Of the Custom House, seeing no chance
to get another Office, even il an organization
was effected, walked out. The Doctor sat
down and order "reigned in Warsaw"
This stampede is after the fashion of his
corpulent Highness Hon. Nathan Clifford,
who while ago rose from his seat during
sermon time in Rev. Mr.. Chickering' s
Church, Portland and pompously marched
out, slaming the pew door after him. What
pitiful exhibition these hunkers sand o
quarter over" make of themselves They
are not so decent as their slave masters in
Washington, who sat quietly and behaved
themselves dcccntly during the delivery of a
thorough anti-slayery sermon by Rev. Mr..
Conway, right in the citadel of Slavery.
But 60 on Reverend Messrs. Prince,
Chickeriug and other witnesses to the truth;
and always bear in mind for your encour-
agement that Saint Paul and other faithful
apostolic preachers Of the Word had a hard
or time with sinners in their day than you
have or can have, in your day. You can't
be wrong when you preach against the prac-
tice Of subjecting men created in the image
of God, and endowed with certain inaliena-
BILE rights such as life, liberty and the pur.
suit of happiness, to perpetual bondage and
stripes without even an accusation Of crime
or any act endangering the peace of society:
you can't be wrong in preaching on Fast,
or any other day, against that vice which
murdered an unoffending wife and mother
the other day down in Islcsboro' that vice
which made Fast night in this city hideous
and filed the Watch-House with crazed vic.
tins that vice which causes three-fourths
of the pauperism, domestic infelicity, pub
lie disturbance, and crime Of all sorts in
the world. Preaching only and exclusively
on the "erceeding aFfniness Of sim and
not on the siniulness of the known and
prevalent vices Of the times, 50 Us not to
prick the hearts Of sinners, (eyen though
they be ofice.holdcrs under Pierce, Wells,
Barnes & Co.. Is not the whole Of your
mission, as all honest, conscientious and
politically unbiased men understand it.
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