The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-02-08

Elder Merrill 20 with you this afternoon
Ans. "He was doing carpenter work. And
- OF course as the family are very impressi-
BILE, they bcgin their spleen. "lguaSs Ed.
Merrill is more talk than d." and perhaps
appealed TO Mr.. W. lift was not sometimes
the case, and 10 MIR. W. might say lit Is
often the case" This Mr.. Editor is on the
Nyposition that Mr.. b. tells the truth, and
~ the fruitful Imagination OF the family
easily embodies itselfinto this form. "When
Mr.. Wilson called on Mr.. Merrill, he was
splitting wood, refused 20 notice him, treat
Cd Mr.. W. uncivilly-yry cavalieriy &c,
and then TO make the thing certain Of a
wide circulation 20 and tell their "worthy
minister" But to proceed: we doubt ereR
the eatechisD,, &c. Rev. Mr. Wilson's te-ti-
mony. who is an orthorlox minister Of high
standing, will weigh think somewhat more
than the assertions of a family now occupy
ing no very euviable position for truthful
ness in this matter, at least. Hear what he
says. In letter 10 me no states, - | am
surprised az such an index Of human depray-
ity on the part Of your neighbors, F" and de-
nits saving " the least thing disr,spectful of
me, ~ any person, while in Biddeford or IA
NE kaa degree injurious to my reputation
as an anti-slayery man." for slys he, al
had no OCCASION to do -" and Mr.. Wilson
further states - your course towards me and
the cause represent was that of had,
sympothi=iHg friend"
Away, then, with the miserable subteriuge
in the shape of hnPreSaOHs-what have they
to do in the face Of such testimony as |
have given? might get the impression that
nv interesting friend Ii. was an ass, or a
kRare, and not come very far from the truth
-woald that convince him Of eithcr2-
Finally,-My wonderful friend b. rather
congnatuhtes himself, that after obtained
a correction from Mr.. Haines, such as any
gentleman would gladly nllkes-i Called 10
get like correction from the Congregation
al minister, the Rec. Mr.. Could. Well, IL
there is any pleasure IN Mr.. Blynton in the
thought that moral teacher is ~ blinded
that he cannot see and correct moral wrong
80 readily a. hi parishioners, will not rob
him of it. The gentleman cillsit stirling
affair after all. A" and thinks | ought To take
il calmlynO doubt-well | shall endeayor 10,
and beg to assure him and his and his wor-
thy minister, and all concerned, that the
time :" is among the things that were,'
when Freewill Baptists are tn be kicked
about by donkeys. IL was u greater pleas
ure for my brlying neighbor to stigmatize
and blacken my character, no doubt, than
to stand convicted rs he now does, and am
of the opinion that he w.llacknowledge that
il is not u Z" triaing affair" alter all. No,
certainly, il is not triiling matter to me To
b. charged with turning away Gods poor.
Charge me with my faults will not COM
plain-but never charge me with denying
Christ in the person OF his suffering ones.-
Mr.. Gould, who is said TO have done more
than myself, for Mr.. Wilson, did not give
the man cent, though receiving larger
salary than any minister in this city, with
no family, and able to give If he had j heart
to all the poor dOwn-lrOddeu slave, and the
persons of his own parish TO whom he IT.
fsrrcd Mr. w. for help generally were those
including the family Mr.. Il. represents, who
have d,Sirsd and expressed il 10 many that
their " worthy minister" might leave the
city, ~ in their opinion ne - did not great !
ly magnify" his calling One thing more.
Mr. Il. says, when was there, "they told !
me Ia whom and for what reasons they re-
lated IL (thcir impressions of cOurse,) ichich
ace think he did not forget" tried not to
forget, and inquired of the person mention
I'll, who denies iRfOtO that the illustriOus
family or any Of its members mentioned
such a thing u them, and the name will b.
given IL Mr.. Il. desir1s IT, But the task of
my friend BIS talkatiyeness is
rather hopeless one, when l remember the
proyerb, "Bray a fool in mortar with
pestle among wheat, yet his fOOlishncss will
not depart from him." repeat, however,
for his benefit, if he will receive il, the
words Of the Wise man, Prov. 2j:S. :" 90 |
not forth hastily 10 arire-ie1 thou klsp not
Irhdt 20 do "a the end thereof, irhes .ig n6gh- Z
~, hath puf fhee 20 shame" But enough
my letter occupies too much space already, !
and l will conclude. Allow me to say, +,
however, that any attention desired by the
dear friends who have wronged me, will be
readily gwen. Ny worst wish after all the
plain things have said, is this, re- that
they may see their errors in time to repent
of them, and escape the punishments that
are due To all unbridled tongues. May Tod
forgive them. W. p. MERRILL.