New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-05

women, are, with TIE Rossians, il rot positive viz
tues mere miuikin eaen,es aud Hes- bites upon the
religious cuticle; whereas to do certain other
thirgs-to preach an Ant Slavery sermon, to make
an Art Slavery prayer, 10 tsks an Ant-Siavery
newspaper, or 10 avoEan AMI Slavery sentinent-'s
to put the soul Of tie offender in perilous state
While there is grest hberality in some r~pecs-
in such flight nstters, for instance. as adultery,
torturirg and murder-in these churches OF the
sunny South, their discipline is resolutey and un'
retntinglJ opposed to-ten- pins They consider
tie alleys TO be temples Of Satan the balls oros OF
iIieuity, the pins so msDy idols, with this di'tnc'
ton, that it is not religious to overthrow them.
The man VITO can get a ten strike has no chance
Of Heaven; the reprobate who can always bit the
head pin on the quarter had better betake himself
to hi. closet and hnees willie the deIserous roller
Of cooked hats may be cure that he will find
himself knocked into one, with precious little to
",psre' Of vital piety.
We learn from The Richmond Enquirer that the
Virginia Conference has been in session In Elza-
beth City n. c., and that this venerable eccesia'-
teal body has been much sgtated by the great len
pin question. It appesred that two reverend gen.
tlemen viz, J. Z. Edwards AMI LeODidn Ro'ser,
while fox their health visiting Virginia Springs, last
Summer. rot content with imbibiog the salubrlous
and erlsratirg natural beverage Of that rustic re-
trest berg siigsted by Satan ard falling head
long Icm gsce, resorted to bowling alley and In
dulstd in game of ten pins. Full particulars OF
this interesting but sinful encounter not given
The nsme Ct the reverend conqueror is not men,
tcned, Dor the amount of others score, which, as
they probably played very badly, is not of much
cor .eonence. But we are euabed to affirm that
for the .bort lived rapture Of that criminal indul
eence both cUlprits have been made bitterly to
atone. They no doubt thought that the game was
up when they left tnst alley; but wheR they arrived
at Elizabeth City they found the whole Conference
bowling at them and making positive strikes OF
their virtues. They were put upon trial. They
were asked what they had to say why sentence of
deposition and degradation should not be pro-
nounced, and they, driven from their pulps, be
left to earn scsnty livelihood BY putting up pins
in ob,cure and 5isreputable alleys.
We are forced to admit that in this emergency
the clerical bowlers had very little TO cay in sell
defense. They merely intended to take little eI
eJcse. They were cut Of order ply sically, aud
were at the springs in search Of health. They
were probably oyspeptic, and had from some pro-
fame person heard that playing at ten pins is pro-
motive of digestion as it most certainly is. They
ii eIefoIe, without Intending the least harm, deter
mined to take little Of thu prescription. They
sffi med that they rolled in strictly virtuous aud
Christian style. There was no wicked betting
they did not even play for the mint juleps. But in
pentence and sorrow, aud contrite spirit, they
pleaded guilty to the charge, pledged themsel7es
Jointly aid seversly never to roll another "sting,'
and threw thense!ve upon the mercy Of TIE Con-
ference. That pledge was accepted; that mercy
was extended; tho sportiye shepherds are left with
their crock, Of Office, although their hands are now
forbid TO touch the once familiar ball.
Having thus disposed of the case, it il an act OF
humsnisy 10 inquire what is to become OF the dys-
pepsiss Of these gentemen1 Whist exercise COM
pslibe with tie sscredness Of their calling can they
take1 Saving and splitting wood are both good,
bat mouotonous. Eque.tfiansm and pedestrsnism
are both excellent hut cannot be Iesored TO in bad
weather Something might be done with dumb
bel,, although We sre informed that those ponder
Gus in struments are frequently used in boxing
galleries. On the whole, giving cur advice gratis
of course to The clergy, We recommend these gen.
temen to usi,t the oyerseers when they administer
correction to the negroes This logging must DC a
fine sudoIifc exercise.
We will not join in TIE roi,y chorus which, IN
Great Britain, is now extoling to the skies the