The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-15
FFom he ooldsn hais.
The Fashions. Follow the FASHIONS.

The fashtona---FolloW the fashionh.
Why not' 80 matter how expensive.
foolish. dangerous, ridiculous, soul-Fuin0us.
follow the fashion--taks the popular course
No matter uhetbrF the bonnet l. trimmed
wilh ~hiIs, BLACK. blue, red Or scarlet, turned
up oF turned down. on the back eide of the
head o. on the front side, stuck on the fore
head o. the bsrk of the neek--it looks beau
tfui No matter whslheF the dress b. long
or short, boopsd o. not hoapsd, Bloomer or
not bioomrr, up "a the knee or tFhlT1g IN
the mad aud dirt, 80 bs-it il the hshloa.--
n Il IA fashionahs 20 vear tight shoes, pinch
ing the feet and toes, wear lhem--sous Or
no eoFns. all thr same. Iii l. fifhionHhis O.
weaT leveiry, wear it--on the breast, the
aFuls, the Gngsra, Ia the cara, on the nose
load them do~n, Bible Or no Bible. cost or
no cost. II dress OF shawl cost hhy, q
hundred or tao hundred dollars nors. instead
u five or ten. on uith them. bankruptcy or
no bankruptcy the fsthi0n--we 20 H..
sink OF suim.
n high crowned hats are ia vogue. wear
shem--if lov. low. II short brin,. wsar
short bHms-d 'onR, long. n bob-tAiled
e1ats are the cut of The dsy. scar bob-tailsd
eaais-if long. long. II stocks q choke the
neck, ard high collars Lecome popglaT. buckle
them on. sight - a drum head. breath or no
breath, bronchitis OF no bronehiiis, al the
same. n the hshion ennie. round 70 wear
!ons boards and moss,aeh-s. cover the chin.
upper lip and loser lip. stop the mouth. look
iike beast hear, wolf, gaai.-oF an owl,
al right. minister OF no minister. ehgreh-
members, deasons, dsts-leaders, all the sane
20 H. the fashion.
II 10 fashionable 10 Srits. naa, and read
novels, 20 % the theatre. the dsncy. and PLAY
the eddie, follov the vakr. -pn uith The
dance, let joy BE- uneouGned."
II i fashionAble TO pa, Eve. ten. twenty.
OF a hundred dollars for l.ske, To hear Jrn.
ny Lind sins IN theatre OF a church. 10 Oh
Bamum's pockets, hurrah f1r Jenn, Lind.
huush! On they 90. ministers and people
-it's the tsshion. its popular.
II !, is fashionahls 20 make holiday fczrs
Ne~ N,A's calls, load the table, and siic.
boards viih vines. e5riials, rich daintie,,
poisonous soufeeiioueie', eat. drink. gar.
mandi1e. play the glaton, the druakArd, ard
siar,s the poor, 90 ahead. ii's the hshian-
20 matter, 40 nght. Like priest, Ike pro-
pie II il ), fashionable 10 hold fancy fairs,
ea-parties, io,rces, oysIeT-suppers. pienies.
Sc. TO raise money TO sustain the pastor.
rag OF church drhs~. cushion the pulpit. Se..
have jolly time o. %, at and drink to the
full. return home before the n.orniug dauns.
no matter, lrg u d. evil tisat god NAV eouir.
souis,imr,, also, sinner., men 81 ths uo..l,
have balls. dancing parties, &s.. f6f iks Sss'ue-
81 Of the poor, the widows and orphans, un
the same principal-lts the fAshios--.-- r.
LIS the fashion nov 10 have high Hssples,
away up IA The ar. out OF ,isbI, JhTJ 55TJ
tuo. thrce, four. perhaps ten thousand dol
lars IL Is the fashion, moreover. 10 have
fashionably ornamcnted churches, costing ore
or tWo hundred thoHsard dollars, With fash.
iouaolc eho.rt. organs. insirgmentsl mus.e,
aitcr the temple worship, or popish worship
sing by proxy. pray by proxy, i've by proxy.
This IA the fashion. Once II Was Customary
To knvel in prayer before God OF rise Up De-
fore the King Of Kings. but nov the easy sit
ting postarc i the fashion. Onee the house
OF God uas open 10 the poor. but now the
ash.on.u 10 sell the slips. rent the peWs,
knock them Of under the auetivneef's hammer
70 the highest biGder, make Gods house
house OF merchandise. Once, twiec, three
going. going, gone,"-tWo. threr. Eve or
ten th51EAnd dollar, Tor pew rents is quite an
object these hard tin,es, to pay the minister.
the sexton, and church ineidentsls-no mat
ter about seats for the POsr. Christ, TO be
sure, remembered the poor, preached the gss-
pei to them especially. bat the times are
changed. ours is a Progressive age. The
rieh man with gold ring, in goodly apprael.
Is told. -Set thou here in q good place : to
The ponI- Stand ihoa there. or sit under my
footttool.-
Churches once meek, humble. Chri.t-like,
on which the candle Of the Lord shnne bright
ly, that looked upon the choir system, insiru-
mental music in the house of God. building
costly. ornamental churches, renting pev-.es,s
's''deF the hammer sitting idly aud indolsnI-
ly in praysr-;ime, singing by PROXY. &c. as
little better than Sacrilege or blasphcny, have
gradually yielded the palm, fallen into the
popular wake, Give king also, Ike the
nations around uAT All right! Ii is the
fashion. Going to church now 10 silver slip.
Pers, with gold rings. gold, Ainds, dangling
watch chains, keys and seals, and itching ears,
is the fashion.
No matter for the poor the oppressed, the
Perishing this Is an age Of steam, Of pro-
gTess, Of telegraph. The Bible? Poh What
have We to do with the Bible' Luther.
Wesley. Whiieheld, Baxter, Bunyan, Dodd-
we're good men in their day,