The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-07-01
Short but Characteristic Sermon, by
the Rev. L. N. Wheeler, of the Meth
odlst Church.


the Rev. L. N. Wheeler, of the Meth
odlst Church.
We had been told that this Reverend
Lad been in the habi. Of delivering, from
his pulpit on the Sabbath, political ser
mons; but as they were extemporaneou;
and insipid, and no. being reported, these
elegant and chaste illusions have beer
lost to the world. We are glad, for the
cause Of christianity, that the Reverend
has determined to publish his sermons il
the Tribune, Of which be is the reliyiou
editor; and We present our readers will
the Erst specimen:
"sSAIsr JERE.'-Our chaste and ele
gan: Copperhead contemporary, the Pilot
Of las. week, appeared with its universal
freight Of slang, slime, lies, treason, black
guardism, and a copious sprinkling Of mag
nifcen. pieiy. In fact, it fairly smoked
with the last-nameo article.
/" Jere has been 90 a holy pilgrimage
through the county with the Right Rev
Bishop Henni, Of Milwaukee, and Jere'
dear Josona friend, the Uoly Father from
Two Rivers Jere has TINS far been ci
ganticly honored, ard his gratitude know:
no bounds. Nothing short of the Dev
and his angels, or, may be, short breath
OF total abstinence from all that intoxi
Gates, will ever chill the true Irish ardo,
of his huge devotion 10 Bishop IIeuni ant
the Two Rivers Father for has not Jere
been allowed 10 ride in the same carriage
with the said Bishop and Holy Father
Yea, to drive the borses yea, verify, to
clean, water. and feed the apostolic nags
besides doing all the other work Of the
stable and fiunkey generally. Sure, nc
man Of euch refined moral nature as Jert
could be insensble to such a mountain oi
pious obligation as this.
"But, Jere tells US he has been to French
Creek, seen thousand people, made g
good Catholic of Mr.. John Robinson, o
the town Of Kossuth, and bis family-be>
sides confirming 240 other people. Jere
was profoundly impressed and tearfully af
fected but be does not, clearly, give vi
30 understand whether the aceeping wa,
done before the bottles were empty or no.
Perhaps lie will eulighten US on this point
next week.
ey TO Maple Grove, Eaton, Meeme, Her
man, Tin Sheboygan county,, and Centre
Understanding home with his dearly be,
lorcd friend Of Two Rivers, exultng over
1he satisfactory evidence they bad given
,be Bishop Of their own sanctity and the
county's piety. And therefore, from thi:
time henceforth, Jere mus, rank as one o
the Saints of tie county, and be especially
dear to the Maple Grove and Franklin
part Of it,
After reading the above, more will be
ab'e to say that such preaching does rot
have tendency TO promote in society all
the erea, cardinal christian virtues.
Until we read, reflected upon, and in.
waTdly digested the sentiment. OF this tru-
iy chaste and elegant production, by this
Reverend author, we he'd taken him TO be
a mere tide waiter Of an Assistant Quar-
termaster with rank of Lieutenant, ready
TO do the dirty work Of dirty master for
a mere pittance Of what may be stolen
from the rebels by this Lieutenant of the
holiday excursionists Gown in Dixie
We acknowledge our error, and admit, by
way Of amende honorable, that we believe
the Reverend is beyond the reach Of the
Devil and bis Angels" whom he quotes
with the sang troid Of connois:eur Of the
ats Of his Devilish Majesty.