Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-02-28


The Buffalo Commercial Adcert1sey, com
menting upon a recent article relative to the
early struggles Of Prof. Morse to bring his
telegraphic project before Congress, states
the undoubted fact that Milard Fillmore
was mainly instrumental in procuring the
appropriation by which the Professor was
enabled to test the practicabiity of bis in
vention for the transmission of intelligence.
The Ccmmerc5al says
When Prof Morse was literally stand
ing at the door of the Capitol, soliciting the
small boon, Mr. Fillmore was Chairman Of
the Committee of Ways and Means, in the
House, and took lively interest in the new
inventioni After making up the details of
the annual civil appropriation bill, he pro
posed an amendment, appropriatng $50, 600
for the construction Of an electric telegraph
from Washington to Baltimore. a distin-
guished member Of the House, violently op-
posed the appropriation, and ridiculed the
invention as a humbug. as little deserving
the fostering care Of the Government, as
animal magnetism BY the earnest and
able advocacy of Mr.. Fillmore, who had
better appreciation of the novel and extra
ordinary machine, the appropriation was
secured and the first step was thus taken Of
that immense circuit which is destined to
encompass the globe, and make all its in
habitants immediate sharers in each others
thoughts
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES Some forty
or fifty years ago there was a telling sermon
preached in the 'Od Bay State by a
famous minister, in which occurred the fol-
lowing droll passages:
My dear brethren, God works in a mys-
terious way, and amt above using the hum
blest means to bring lis critters to their
senses, when he secs them slothlul in busi-
ness, and a-going down to hell with their
eyes shut and here's case in point, which
affords a solemn warning to all who neg
lect this great duty. Some time ago, | knew
man down at Mnrblehead Point-a fish
erman-a desperate wicked man, profane
swearer, o druukard who never darkened
the door Of meeting house, Or took delight
in holy things He had a famiy-a wife,
three sons and two daughters all bad as
himself all a-going straight down to hell
as fast as their legs would carry them But
at last they were brought to their senses in
this wise, and from limbs Of Satan trans
mogrifed into children of light Once upon
time there was great trouble in the heads
Of the family. 1t was long since they had
been moved or rakcd, and so to speak, there
was yarmin in the grass They got desper-
ate uneasy, and to come TO the point at once
there was a loud cry for the fne-tooth comb
But, my friends, nobody knew where it was.
1t couldn't be found ! And so it went on
from bad to worse. Scratchn' wouldn't do
twas too bad for lookin'. They hunted
every where for the fne-tooth comb-from
garrett to cellar and from cellar to garret
They ransacked every drawer, butit couldn't
he found Here the preacher paused and
looked around, then went on in low, sol
emn, and emphatic tone AT length it was
found, to the great JOY and everlasting sal
walton of all that family. And, my friends,
qohere do you think they found It? A long
pause. They found it in the old family Bible,
(sotto coce) They found it in the old family
Bible, (cresoeado.) They found it in the
old family Bible, (ta a r0ile ot Muader,) and
the dust lay SO thick on it that you might
have written damaatioa on the kiyer. There
fore, (ln deep tame Of emotaoa,) my beloved
brethren, searo4 tie Scriptures
PROPER PR0PoRTIoN OF THE Aurp1cAN,