Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-04-02
Pope, that milk and tlummery arc very fit

Pope, that milk and tlummery arc very fit
for chillrel44n. .-..! am rather Inclined to the
opinion that the 9 Re'es,or'' must have in
tended to copve1ahr ming Joy Aie aforc-
said use off ,is prd. IA rt = those
who make fe o litu|6gylsn th r a. lotions,
Christ, subsistiSg t Upon ~: pap," While all
Methodists are full grown, hale and hearty
men and women in the Lord, living upon
,substantials, which we suppose might be
typified by "pork and beans," and "corn-
dodgers"
Well. at this stage Of the performance the
"Rotesso,'' wandered off to some othef
topic, which was no doubt equally entertain
ing and instructive, while wandered off in
ton FeFfvj n ) sort Of BROWN study upon
Fkhtf hid hlrtsady htltad d}io,h his Ii b. ii
And Observation-Disclosures
Apostles Kerssa'! Msthodists. slysipaig tried
to reconcile in my own mind the precise
whereabouts, .dpefationss ahd efficiency Of
Methodism during the, dark ages" and
during the prevalence Of "Popes and Bish
ops, and Monks, and adultcrcrsanil ahurder.
els" en9no' OH 'Ia,lto1
And then too, in tins irevety,l there ap-
pearod in my conceptions all the portraits
Of Wesley that had ever seen, who. as l
always supposed was onesos the founders
Of this sect Of Metkodiste,,'iiip otlabout the
year 174o. And tkeX wondered how the
mistake in representing him in these por-
traits with a"ma i r. n, aqd Is having
the priestly robe; S9r il the Pa15lapce Of
Professor Of Bfne ;LcttI;cs, : ghostly habili-
ment<,") upon his person, o'orld :h! By hap
pened. ,,., -, 49,, ,,o.ua
Twas also puzzlsd IL ny en 1:ilny to ac
count Cor the objectionable, sin committed
by all writer's Of tae 'il Hi If Wesley in re.
cording for the misgudance, Of posterity the
talsehcol that he made daily 2usei,of litur-
Icy, (" long .hummerg'')i and with mis- dying
breath recommended that |".lonq .fummery''
(baby "pap,") as :fit tood for Christian souls
And then tried to bring my thoughts to
bear upon the horrid aeataressof that "Ht-
,uyy," which cmbrsoes the Lords Prayer u
|'' The Psalms of David" ",rhe Ten Com,
mandments," and that iinlemaorable, Saying o.
our Saviour, which he gave % his disciples
as that ' upon which hangS all the law and
the prophets" and that this too ii the pol.
ished and chaste lansdiagsss Of the Pro sss,'
of Belle Leues" +; according; Is his views
all ",aummery.,' --s'''s' cd! 7 J ya14
But this rsve a: g ST mine wa iii not of very
long duration. It was dispelled byaa sud
den outburst Of o!4e,ay,y 4t,was not a. cry O.
murder, but something o., ear,akin: thereto
1t was sort Of prolonged y 4, which 70,
intensity and volume, would range some
where between the gel Of a ,poodledog and
the scream Of .. panther My:eyes, were, o.
course, at once riveted upon the speaker
His great, powerful frame. was in state o.
ecstatic WRITINGS ands contortions. His
mind had turned its'gigant,c strength upon
himself. He was shouting thanks to God
that she aus nat a, otlstr men are, 81 He was
telegraphing TO Heaven chat there wos sure
ly no, 1e1ns'' in his eye--that he had the
glorious hope"-he was sure Of Heaven
1t was this surety that sustained him amid
r.. = t-,jt
his otherwise insHylp11tqb!!e trials and afaic-
TONS" And, strange to tell, the :: Profes-
sor" informed his hearers what some Of
these "trials and Affections were, which he
was 50 enabled e sustain. They consisted
in leaving his friends and conn .cttoa,''
CONNECTIONS, II sdppose,) and all the COIN
forts, and luxuries, and delights of:his East
ern home, and coming to the "wilds of the
Vest to preach the gospel to the heather
of Red Wing, and to #'nstruct them I'M the
department Of lille httses."a7 These, then,
are the heavy Affections under which, were
it not ior his sus1y Of Heaven, he would
certainly pine away and die.
Glorious martyrdom Of thee, o most Rev.
B. F. Crazy. D. D. Notwithstanding thou
art hale and hearty, with no !" marble in
thy features, but with voice as the thunder,
and lungs like lion; >
Notwithstanding thou hast. a we'll .devel-
opedI frame, with broad shoulders, full chest
and strong stomach, indicating fair con-
sumption ind enjoyment of the good things
cf this life, yet what Respondent crown Of
glory must be in waiting Tor, thee on account
of~this' sacrifice in teaving= dear sc frfends''
and "el9aneet;on:,'E ~ 80 Il ,'ar 4 u J
Why will the people OF Rcd Wing so
complacently look on and Behold this illus
trious Divine dying by inches before their
eyes? SIT af94GnYiH .1!:3 IL sHGtH9!}.fap
3 Cannot something be done for his speedy
relief 2 Is there not some ono whose pow-
ers Of endurance are: greater than, those of
the Professor" who can BE- prevailed upon
to take his place !? Red Wing is ably sup
piled with Methodist clergy and those too
whose general department and use 81 Ian.
guagc would be some sort Of guaranty that
the department. II Biz Let:,es would not be
dissraced by the Uant of a common Ena;ltsA
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