, 1860-09-20

| Editor Tircs and Herald:
In the course of my wanderinRs found il
convenient to soend 5esle1daJ-she SahbA,h-
at this place-Piymouth, 1ndiana-aud ia &c.
| cordauce wisa my usual custom ! attended
church. 1. happened to be the Baptist Church,
aud 1here s4w-nha:, for the sake of God'ss
| holy religion. trust may never see again--
| the house Of God pro1sltuted to ba2e political
purposes. The ssthipg noticed on entering
we're tHo large rails wrapped with red and
white ripbon, aud close to!tbem WIS banner en-
which was inscribed in large letters, 40 negro
nmalgawatton-" On looking around the room,
saw auotber banner on which was inscribed,
" Ertsd1ns il National, Si17t4y Sectional RI
while immediately il trout Of The ministers
desk, stretched elong tie side Of tho room, was
piece Of b:ue muslin, chou. three feet BY ten,
On which WAS iutctibed 10 ]args red let!ets,
"itntota and H1m;ia."
In the name OF God, is taere NO limit to Re-
publicsu fanatic!sm! Nust tho feelings Of
pious, respectable people be thus outraged snd
lrsu'tsd when attending upon the m1nistranons
Of Cbrist's holy religion And yet With Phara.
phaic impadence Republicans claim 10 be the
dtcency, ntorak and Chrisliln party. God de.
liver ne, al humel, follower alter my blessed
Sa'i,r, from such Chsi.'iaoisy, from auca de-
c:ncy. Yours, 7.
1tis, perhaps, Cue to the Baptist Society in
Plymouth, that the fa'sehood contained in that
Communication should be exposed. Ihaye jus:
returned from plymouth, where became &C.
quain.ed with all the circumstances. They are
theec:
The Baptists there hare no church edifiee.
They hold their meetings in hall; the same
hall in which both the political parties hold
their meetings. Oa Saturday evening the sth
ofSeptemher, the Republican ladies gave eup-
PEI. Many we're inrised Of both parties. The
hail Ua1 crowded, aud the festivities kept up
till a late hour. At the close, the Hall WAS
gwep: out and the seats 1e. arranged. The ban
ner inscribed with "No negro amalgamation,"
WAS turned around With the letters to the wall.
The one on which WAS inscribed, " Freedom is
National, Slavery Sectional" VAS placed care-
fully up III one corner, ont Of the vay as much
as possible, and t1s one directly in front Of the
minister's desk, being tackled to tie wall, of
cour4o remained there, it being understood
when the Bsptis.s were permitted to hold their
meetings there temporarily, that they should
cause no Inconvenience to those who had preri-
ousiy hired the hall for political purposes. Let
candid men judge whether there was in this auY
sDesecration CT the S4bba.h and Church Ser
y1ces." The communication is grossly and ma
ho:ously talsc, in tpiri! and in fact. IAN hum
Bile follower after m5 blessed Savior" and jet
utsering tie fou.est SANDERS! Falsehood aud
hypocrisy united in the same individual. Can
there be more odious comparison: The
writer instead Of being travelsr, as he inti-
mates, is resident Of Plymouth. This ia known
frnnn ft fact that IN ara vas mt afrarper nre.
sent at the 1,ptist services. By publication
Of these facts, and a thorough exposure Of the
{alsehood, you will ecrfer favor Oh the B,p-
tist Society Of Plymouth, and vipdicate the cau:e
Of truth. JAsrER PAckAtp. |