Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-11-12
Scene in a New Orleans Church.

Scene in New Orleans CHURCH.
The Bruies Della has g vulgar edia1,
abusive Of the Rs7. DR.. Goodrich, paasos Of
the Episcopal Church Mt ,he intersection es
Camp aud Pryania stFeets. We e4isacs tha
! following
On Sunday lest, tks church vss oreead, AZ
usual, for diviEs service. Th&Srobed yastos
was there in his desk, and large and faah.
i,,nable congregation 6llei the peua. Ph1es
were present, too, several army cscer,, And
among :bem Major George c. Strong fieae-
raj Buffers Adju,ant-General. Like most Of
the officers of the regular army, the Major ia
;. member of the Episcopal Church. Hs sas
in from, pew, aud. With all tbe reverence o.
y man of faith, he stru,e to follow the npti-
lated jumbled and Harbled service which Ar.
Goodrich offered. Tha. the soldier . as inGig-
nans ct the indecency and audacity If the
little minister, WAS natural, but be remember
el tLa: God sees al hearts, even Mt. Coed.
c!i's.
The ceremonies" rolled on and on, and
fla.ly tho Mpjor discovered that the minister
Vi omitted lhe prayer h,r the PreSidens Q
the United Stetes-which is Us much part
If Episcopsl service as belief in God is pari
Of the Eplscopa! creed. 4 hymn wss eiaais-
Ted; and then the entire audience knels, as
if TO indulge ir silent prayer, which slsn1
prayer might have been intended far he
success Of Jefferson Davis, GT ell bs, ye.
know to the contrary. While the eon-
.rrga;ion vas in This attitude, Major &sans
r,,se sni said to the minister Bsit caa.
minute, s;3." With the suddennas of sEat
surprised, TIE congregation stood erect, ssas-
stricken and pale. Turning 70 them, tss
Major said "E came in here fo1 the prr-
pose Of wolehiPping God but lnasnuch is
your minister has seen i1t to omit invoklnz.s
blessing, as onr church service requires, up1a
he President Of the Cnited States, ptoBoss
10 close tie services. @1bis huuSe g;ll b. sh1
within Ten Minutes The minister aoS st1i
ned fDrsard III remahstrats, bat the soNaf
reminded him calmly ,ha: dis u-ss no aas :
for discussion. Tie minis:et thea oEsrsa
TIC benedsc!ion, and 50 vent ot. bis li5As
Of c0arse there uas soms stir. Of cutHe
Southern gentlemen were indignant, ofeoans
they pulled up their shit collars, sxehanesd
slaaces With tine indignant Southern Tsdisa;
hut the men were n.nte, as fab, and as STU
t;nnary IS the statute of Andrew jackson n,
he square yonder. The ladies, however,
ilrcked round tic Major, who vas atired In
citizens clothes, and shaking their very larrs
fists at him; characterized him in such terms
rs, "0h. you monster Of cruelty" ard then
turning to the iivid minister, cried ous, "Gooa
byc--good bye" end some OF them ejscula,ed
wildly, He's goiis q 20 prison." Aaain they
Jared upon he cfiSer, Who looked cstmiy
! ;:r,n TIE madness of the matrouE and zasid-
,:ns. anA in concert once mora Savled cut,
Ol, you, monster Of cruelty. yau'R auss,
disturb as in Htaren." An Irish ccachman,
who lad worked his way in from the rexs-
hule, upi'n o'erheariug THE, could no. ~
strain his Wit, observed, "Bodad, there %
M danger Of that Other indignsnt rsunta
we're made by the indignant Southern h.
di 8; bnt he indignant southern men stood
morionls,s all the while. During sll this
abuse OF the ladies, Major Strong stood forth
in barbarian dignity.
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