The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-12-22

not understand whereof he wrote when |
he denounced the sermon as political +; for
Democrats both of sense aud Judgment.
have assured us that his version of the
sermon was perversiou throughout. In
view of the Squires diatribe on personal
ity, which appeared in the Democrat a
few weeks ago, we should think he would
blush to refer to so grossly, malignant and
personal TRADE as that which X pre-
pared for his columns.
IN reply to our assertion that the heV
Mr.. Everitt was no politician, the Squire
informs us that Mr.. f. twas cautioned oy
officers and members of his church ire
ouently not to meddle with politics" and
that hence the sermon deliberately and
defiautly increases the insult" We have
heard that the question was seriously dis
cussed, by the simon pures of Democracy
in his congregation as to whether he even
ought to enjoy the freeman's privilege OF
voting But these facts have no bearing
as evidence that the preacher transcribed
his duty. when in the augmentative por
tions of his sermon, he referred to true
;sms, even if they were stale, AS \ has it,
to convince his hearers that there were
reasons for thankfulness, and necessity
for prayer They only go to show the
littleness of the men who could, for polit-
ical purposes, so conveniently forget the
good old sdags-"Do unto others" &c..
and the ignorance, or worse, of the Edi-
tor who would prostitute his colamns to
crafty political and personal rancor,
which is but too apparent, through the
whole opposition.
Again, the Squire says: " If the SER
mon was merely patriotic and not politI-
cal and the principal points of the same
were those only as the mutilated synopsis
published by the Jefersonian, which are
certainly not political por Objectionable
why then did that innocent inofensive
pious preacher not ask us to publish the
same z"
Without comment on the pretended
English contained in the above paragraph
or on the attempted personal filings at I
gentleman, who, We know, has never lait
straw in the Squire's way, and of which
he would feel ashamed, if the sense 0
shame was left to him, we viii answer hI
question We desired to give, in our pa
per. an account of the doings in our DO
rough on Thanksgiving day. Without /
synopsis of the sermons delivered in the
churches, our article would have been in
complete. Our duty as postmaster pre-
vented our attending either church, anC
as we did not like to trust to outside re
ports, we called, in a gentlemanly y way
upon the Rev Mr.. Everitt, of the Pres
byterian church, and upon the Rev Mr
Paxson, of the Methodist church, anc
made known our desire, and preferred ou
request. We were received precisely as W.
would expect to be received by gentlemen
and our request was cheerfully complied
with This is the truth of the matter
Mr. Everitt never thought of bringin:
the synopsis to US until We asked him 70
it; and we have not the least doubt, bu
that he would have done precisely the
same thing for the Squire, if the Squire
had done as we did.
But, after all, it is not so much the ser
mon that gives offence to the Squire. Iu
his make up, vanity was the chief ingre
dent employed and if thoroughly sifteC
it will doubtless be found that Mr.. Ever
lit, being a man of truth, and straight
forwardness of conduct, has failed to play
toady to the Squire's selfsupposed great
ness. In his whole article there seems
to be ranking hurt, and as he attack.
the "religion and vital-piety," of the ser
mon as well as its ability, of all of which
he assumes to be a judge, and as we know
his bitterest invectives are always hurled
against those who look upon him as
mere man, We can come to no other con
clusion, than that the Squires opposition
grows out of some supposed neglect
that it was the great 1--WE" and not hi
religion that was insulted.
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