The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-03-26
this then a reyela,jon--a protf, that God blesses al
-3litas, 1eailf. Palsicd be the

duties, OF n .ils teu,rs @cfories, tfsf7s~ ;,
ancestors; Il ~iihpiously n gilt it ask a better Sao.s,
For mankipe than has been provided. vii. not the
Fathers Of opclonsas he inspired to a deeper a moro
solemn sense bod, OF duty and their privilege. foi
hold IN your hands the veal or woe-tl,e future al
the next generation. Leave no blot 81, the sc,Itch.
cons Of yoiir ancestry, They loved virtue and loved
its exhibition, VIII you not endorse the greatness of
thoss ttresatbers bysowing in broad.handed charities
theseeds Of aRotrtedge as refreshing and ife-giying To
the masses as the dews to the thirsty earth. And as
tacg have beqieathea TO poi,, so ieugeath 60 y5ui
children, and childrens' children your name full OF
seod works, your ~eranrf!e full of worthy imitation.
1t is a nobler inheritance to children thai lands and
servants, and viii isre in their hearts and actions
ana IN its influence on pasterity Tong after your
names inscribed on brass and marble shall have
moaiaefed away. Not only have We this f,yoof IN
our country as a Nation. but in individual towns and
provinces where ain intelligent Ministry has been
ocatett-iearhlng good morals, wealth and nrosperi.
" mas conferred. Take the converse Of this asser.
non Behold those counties and Ct amunities desti.
infe OF the Christian church. . ing in opnlence
petliaNs, eub what waste Of : r. poyerS-wttat
dissipation and dissolution of g-.wfat tyranny
81 Flee--Wnile strife, envy, 4 d, moral degrade
ton, corruption and i~giioranes .evails, Is not this
sou a I~,5ooJ-a hesaftte PFooJ--as audible as a voice
rom Gcaveh That Gods curse hangs over suei. a
peol,iI. For there arc retrihutints consequent upon
INC slns q emission, as great as those Of commits
sion IN life! And are not Gods everybody dealings
with nations, families and individuals, Retaliation
n visible, sacred, and ftll Of instruction as those ii
Holy WFitf =
But i%adulgent sriends-I am perfectly aware that
q .h'ige portico before a very small house is quite
out Of gropustiUn--tBd | am also aware tina. Ven
may ASK What this long preface has to do with the
subject nlatter of my article tile Sifrey Go5het f,,o.
6iea." In reply may say.-ln my walks through
your pleasant village 4 saw what might he taken Ms
a Rum Though our country is young for such ven
erabie plies) but learned 1t w;lsan Episcopal. Church
in process Of eieotion-~N9s The sound of q is,nmar
was upon il walls--and the conviction. seized me.
Church I tT'
In life We often obserye--two kinds Of spirit .st,,,e-
sllsg ioi Pfeesdenee y a community positiirr and
nfsahoe-f Gu kind Of Franklin taeo,y) One kind can
not enjoy this bright, beautiful world, so full Of sun
SHINE, Broad happiness, heart-gusfing sylnnathics.
except Ia a KIND of Negative way Happiness * ali
tof others, none for tliemselres-they hewail their
ia'e, anu croak about this dreadful World--ti,ere il
nothing posftire in it fn, tbeni--If they do r0od # ; |
through some opposing ~infuence or Joining The ranks
D some Opposing party-So they ive--repeating The |
phofisiit.--0ppositian is the life of businessSRut
you, ! am not cotdelnning these croakors-
iley may hc us necessary for contrast, as cloud Is n |
this negative spirit may be as necessary in |
Ioa pfnfiuences as Is criI struggling with eood-Eut |
esuhiing the thread Of my disconrse--The ~cuestion |
secured to me, can there possibly be a conflicting.
'esdttre atmosphere here about 0pelousas2 .Jisi
lere, the conviction again siezed me .Sonetbin
.nghf % De done FIR this Episeopat Church Ara
win it the thought that it might be agreable to n
esa1arf atnaosghe,e, to have 2 kind Of negatire raN
IN making my proportions for the building Of tbis
iali (as given In the .Patriot) l could npt raeoncile
hem 70 an old-fashioned rroef which would saw.
DUNG ne twe q,Iotierts arising from dividing each
a aaa w. H. y ms prlse per road should equal tie 100
u 90 mol say Hts-and not being much Of
natheinatioal glaaiator-.the ~"learned Humai'
assed Il over to more skiilhll matadorsf-Bu since
ne learning and mathematics of opeloasas has taken
leh an airing upon the subject with no better sue.
nm II nnf N 1 ,AnnJJ. ~ N ~ =
: h.gh moral certainty TINT the Problem isa
puMe3 otatea. disproportionate ineonimeasuralle
afhenlafscai impossibiity-~So the negatire ran an
oe palit fer the want Of Negative builders (which
MAJ. ah soh ~ ore not IN oreloasas) and the car
ematics render it impossible to build this wall about
Episcopal lhnrch--Bnt | think Heaventoo. world
ake inpessible such a prueeedare--as in The 10. /
~ ~ h o. .he walls Of Jerusalem. when balls of fire +
sued from the earth and Defeated tile Iabnaa. .R,t :.
! ii3eiids there Is stiD one hope in this stubborn al. q
reaching after npossib,ftiss-possibiiifjc, :
g often lehieved--also, the coHrarse of n prouosi. /
~ IS olien.~tfne-Therei lies orr hops--Nuw sup. [
ise 500 to keep the Carpenters .'iin.' That CIa,rb' d
90 net Gan not think this a mathematical i'm. $
s~s,oiftty.--But it will lie s,irer. more uract;rsi 10 l.
,p,s NY y o "a Fashioned proof to This question also, !
' ea,i mon y, no p e, : WAY YAK to prove this question than
else OF denominations differences, or. ~sectarian a
cuilsctiohs during the coming week-for that ii
llvis.soh again seized me-'.sonething ought to be /
w .Iess Eftsai7af lharchH.aid ii lie j
, !, : correct equals that which / eIpect, tile work :
u pc f1sat-Ihen we viii net only finish the Epis. II
pai ahtfch, but mount it with a spiIe. 50 as,s,1ng s.
WIN contain a z otra.ciccs sc Ja,iiis faced it sbail &
y up g lne Iouf quarters Of the globe! Every fifty I
piece VIII put at least ole screw in that cIncE =
g nail II the Church-and the paving Of one dojiar I
consulate a iJe interest in. the Church as Iong Il
y stasids, this solicitation is not necessary for nv fl
a4S 81 { friends, have their symtathies a%lrei. II
II 4 ranfg ne ieady for every good work, and il as !,
s,eu !, a keeping the Carpenters IN, as they lmSe !.
use will prosper.
ana q stronger among you, but sqnid do gsSnAus y
aa g .pppp Providence may il sapene{NaSs y
ess q you, though il has been Iii sNpoiM tdssc K
you may know ynur contribdfu are faglSrIly Fl
~ over " the building Gonilaitl sc your Names i,
al amounts contributed will b9rAp.s ,ishca in TIC y
20 your Substantial synpathicA5 .at not volr cr;tt. it
w. | aer ny n,oti,e y gosd. my caast woithy, God St
& s9nsi',s ns 'Ss4,a the s;i sass, Of O; ope'ousas and i
tiinlsnt drank in pure cola water from thu q Silver c.
oiet to the Episcopal Church. IL
the only ..'0ats' uIRnkits fondatiens he the Il
iyss e 81; ziG ,s1,i So, sP,y eatssays the gateway to +
7 people u Noye, fellowship, and united action.
HuMA Hoop. pt
nae tosexpress my admiration of the wall. yt
ialhs f,faa OF Your correspondent IS. RI II be, or
aks Tie mastery hand Of a skiilful architect. any -
having a nice job requiring complete aitistiss II
pr5tys like putting a lock on the Afarf to sfcpre ~
,stio''s and like treasures, l am sure could not ind N
experienced artist, and the display Of kind, m
grace, and genial good hninor, inclines the u"
Key itself. es0i "ssPeFo tn
me . waive Of light was ASKED by the I. Wan. IN
W hete goes = Aght one! The Hnlna hird "