Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-01-22

OBsrRErEROUs PIETY.-Our friend, of the
Yreka Union, is very much opposed to loud talk
in meetin' lie believes that the Hearer of Prayer
is quick cared, and that vociiercus petition is
unnecessary. We suspect that BRowN goes to
bed early, near a church which the Almighty is
in the habit of visiting occasionally. We agree
with our friend respecting the necessity of noisy
worship, but we are unable to discover why equal
condemnation and rdlcule should not be appor-
toned those who yell and hurrah and clap their
hands and stamp, and throw up their hats at II
political meeting or a theatcr 1t is likely that
BRoWN's piey is about as intense AS our own,
excepting, perhaps that he is the orfu Hest sin
ner" of the two; that, however, prevents neither
from properly respecting the religion and reli-
gious customs Of the several denominations who
base their theology on one immutablc Rock
Both would ontcmptuously tread under foot the
journal that would be base enough to ridicule the
humblcst worshper, or attempt to break the staff
of the feeble or the old Entertaining these
principles in common, but differing in minor
particulars, may we offer explanation why some
people make noise in worshiping;
The founder of the church whose devotions
disturbed our friend, understood that man is a
creature of sympathy that he is moved to quick
anger or pity by expression of violent emotion.
He had heard that natures unschooled children
in the American forest, when preparing for great
achievement, sang and danced aud shouted until
every slumbcring passion of war had been reused
to eager Wakcfulncss; he had road that little
armies had prevailed against mighty hosts by
headong rushing to the fray with warlke shouts
and exhortatons, until. catching inspiration from
their gods each fought like a demon. He had
learned that prmative Christians, pursued to
dcns and caves, sang and prayed, and eXhorted
each other, until echoes, returning from every
angle Of the deaf rock, fell upon them like en-
couraging voices from heaven; then they arose
( from their knees and went out and stood in the
mountain passes and made their swords red with
the blood Of their pursuers. Old men, chilling
in the slow embrace of DEATH dealt sounding
blows on the shield of the inhdel, and the child
ran from his mothers knee, with nerves of iron
aud heart of steel, to defy the mailed warrior in
/ The name of his God.
Human nature has not changed since then, of
which a mighty congregation are witnesses; the
little flock whose unmelodious devotions disturb
ed our friend, are scarcely an integer of great
multitude which no man might number collcc
ted by the foresecing philosophy of Wesley.
Like Bunyan's pilgrims, the little company set
out from the Valley of Sin, crying with loud
voices as they went; multitudes heard the outcry
and ran with them, until their march became
like the outpouring Of great city beleaguered
by plaques Other denominations proselyted but
slowly, or were Dispersed while this company Of
noisy zealots went into all the earth, preaching
to every creature. Their watchfres are in all
the forests, their affairs are on every habitable
island, their missionaries on all the seas.
All this, friend Brown, comes Of making so
much noise. Better move your lodging and not
disturb 'em-thcy will do no harm.