Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-02-04

- During these speeches q number of the
martyrs had been .noddipg assent and ok
pressing satisfaction in various Ways Il Ono
was 80 eated that during the last speech he
began TO hunch your correspondent very |
forcibly in the side, and looked into his face |
for some answering expression Of sympathy; |
but as he didn't see it,, tho enthusiastic |
disciple walked away 10 q more conesnial |
atmosphere. The Chairman having con-
cludsd, Mr., Shaw, again arose 10 read some
resolutions These embodied the objects Of
tho meeting, as already stated and called
for State Convention at Columbus, Ohio,
on February Sd prox., for tho purpose ofl
completing the organization Of their pro-
posed Church. He then proceeded to make
a Few remarks agsio, and added a'wprd
more several times. The most thrilling
part Of the address, was when he spoke Of
Thirty years ago, be said, when he was
young, minister could be known by his
solemn and diguified appearance, but il was
not SO now. To illustrate his point be refer
red to an incident in his own experience. A
stranger standing with him upon the street
"a man Of observation and good judge Of
human nature" was pointed by him to two
gentlemen across the street. with the re-
quest that he would scrutinize them and
then give his opinion az to what they were.
Thereupon this man of observation, and this
good Judge Of human nature, pronounced
them to be gamblers, whereas, in reality, as
Mr. Shaw informed us with distressing so.
lemnity, they were ministers Of the Gospel,
Thus far the audience, which was chiefly
composed Of curious spectators, had been
sitting in attentive silence, but at this
, juncture Mr.. t., one of our Oldest and best
citizens could stand it no longer. ''Pshaw!
you ought to be ashamed Of yourself" no
cried. II didn't think you would talk 80.
You ought to be ashamed OF yourself" 1t
5 was forcible rebuke, assure you, coming
from the source it did, and it was especially
so from the fact that Mr.. Tt is not a
professed christian But this ardent apostle
of the new faith could not be daunted by
{ such things. He went on to say that he had
not been to church for three years because
of these political preachers. Here he was
again interrupted by some one asking how
J. he knew they had been preaching politics if
Y he had not heard them for so long. The
q Chairman here rose and humbly requested
silence, saying that all they desired was to
!, be let alone. He should have added, ''in
u the language of our Southern brethren. -
+ 1t may not be out of the way for me to say
/. here, that it has not been long since both
. DR.. Olds.and VirgilE. Shaw were. known as
blazing Abolitonists Order having been
y restored, and Mr.. Shaw having snbsided
y with "word more" several times, DR.. Olds
10 took the floor upon the resolutions offered
His speech was bosterous philippic against
the Church, and the ministry. He declared
that there was no charity in the Church.
That after his return from Fort Lafayette
tho brethren in the Church and the minister
would not shake hands with him, though h,
went and sat in the Amen" corner Tha
the minister had not called to see him no
ID entered his store but once when he wantet
,i- to get some eggs that be could find nowher
y, else. He closed his remarks, in which h
is had waxed furiously eloquent, by saying tha
,e if he went to hell at last, "he would tell tn
IS ministers that they had sent him there. -
20 The resolutions were then adopted by
feeble vote, and the Convention adjourned
or Such, in substance, IL the opening histor
III of the new Church. am certain that
Of have failed in one particular, if in no more
,e This is in giving the malignant, spiteful, ami
Ii mus which pervaded all Of the exercises
IN and this, think, would be an impossibility
!" II it had not been for the seriousness Of th
er subject, and the almost blaspheinous lal
as guage Of speakers, it would have been a
,t, amusing entertainment; but, a it is, it ",
IL shameful and wicked. With Such person
ed as Edison b. Olds and Virgil b. Shaw, ct
lis On,nc genus as its apostles and prophet
an and with politics as It's chief corner ston
us the Church has begun its course. As I
ls what its end will be, let each one prophe,
he for himself F.