East Saginaw courier., 1866-05-30
'WH0LE.'Nte.@ ss56.
Puritan Deyot On TO the Fseedmep
1 lustrated.

According 10 the l'nllauelpilia dIr,
there is, and has been for soi...
o in Charleston, South Cars
lima, certain Rsrsrend Mr.. Webster.
who felt impelled, assoon as the CLOSE
of the war made travelling safe, to
leave bleak New England parish
where his hungry flock craved abund,
anco of gospel truth for very mea-
ger ,pecuniary return, and take up his
residence in the more genial air OF
Carolina, whero the credulity of the
blacks and their love for religious exr
ercises unite to make the office of
shrewd and managing pastor one of
emolument as well as Of honor. Mr.
Webster went to work diligently
among this simple people, and as ap,
pears from his own confessions, recited
BY Mr. Hurley If lie did not insure
them treasure in Heaven by afsystem
of frequent and sweeping collections,
ipterspersed with plenteous psalm
singing and lengthy prayers, he effect
ually prevented them from laying up
anyson earth. 81 Moth,, rust and the
breaking through, and stealing Of
thieves are calamities TO which Mr.,
Webster's7 flock may safely bid deH-
ance for their surplus earningsy for
the reason that ethey, are Tightly. hut
toned " in the pss pocket taftihsa 0f that thr thrifty
There is also a. paper pdUlishedlih
Charleston called the Leader, devoted
to the interests of; the eolored. folks,
and which, until it changed hands and
came under tho control Of Mr.. 1HtrL
ley, another New England philantrol
pist, rather helped the j Rsyerend
Websterin the way he was working
with the colored brethren and sisters
After the ~ehange things did not work
as smoothly as before!i Hnrlcyp for
some, cause or, ether instead, Of lend.
ing the pious keeper, of souls and
cash his aid, began 70 hint very freely
to the freedmen that there were botter
in the market than those,
which Mr.. OMebster advertised from
his pnlpit. Thereppon the, indignant
divifie poured out his wrath III letter
to the hNerhiont Christian liessmgeyi,
which ,MrodInrley makes the text fqE
an editorial IN the Leader, The char,
acter Of the Reserend Webster's let
ter is explained by the following ex-
tract from it +: y ~ If3ir3ml-
;tThere is now no paper in the city
opened to the advocacy or expression.
Of the Northerh loyal sentiment
The South Carolina Leader, which was
started i'll the interests Of the ,eolored
people, and for awhile ably conducted
by an editor formerly from Massachu-
setts, who has been relieved. is now
oontrelledby "A sort Of renegads Yam
kee 1t would be difficult to define in
some respects the complexion of this
Dictator and runner from tho Leaaer
oiiice, but any one ought to dbe. ex-i
cused for not calling him lWaie in tlleD
sense of purity in his political social
or domestic life. But time will bring
changes here for the better 1t is an
nge of evident progress, andlthe SUM-
light Of brighter day is throwing its
radiance upon our country"
That was rather more than Brother
Hurley could endure, and he resented
i in way rather damaging to tho
lass of Yankee philanthropists, Of
whom Webster is u fair type. Mr..
Hurley, in his article, says:
In another part Of his letter the
Webster describes his sue
cess in relieving bis poor, dear colored
Drethren Of the vile dross of this
world. He is evidently an ingenious
hand at lingering the precious metals
He saws: .u I.yi ,Ifla. .It
A few evenings since, when thu
people were invited to bring forward
their offerings. one sister brought
along ten dollars. It had been,
cleaned from her scanty income by
the self-dGriial of years for theDpur-
pose of paying the expenses which,
would be required to give her a de-
cent burial when death should relieve
her from the tolls and burdens Of her
EARTHLY pilgrimago.'5ltT .ptom y
8" We have nottho least doubt that
the ten dollars will bo more sensibly
disposed of than they We're by tho
poor sister;f But the man who had
the heart to accept an Offering of that
sort would, if not watched, rob an in
FAINT of its bread and milk. .GGHearl
with what oomplaconcy hp .recouuts
another plunder :.boow 20 adoold III
tive have now, quqth tReverend
Mr. Webster, 4 lying upon our desk
before us sixteen silver quarters.
which have been brought in by ipocra
woman, who before had paid a dollar
u forthe; church, all sho had, except
his little pile of silver, which was tho,
saving Of years, laid BY for a ,inle Of
need to afford her med cine and aid inp
he hour of siekness and pain.' yInssd
/" Thevrpgs IF yewsr-strteea .ql'Gr-.
gs--aN she hddy and coined fropi her
hearts sweat ~ And yef this man had
he conscience to induco this poor wo-i
nan to come forward and count over.
ler all to him But perhaps this
gentleman is above the weakness Of
entertaining any scruples with regard
% trifles. Conscience = erir
: IT'S eur coin--we livc,by parting with Il;
md he that thrives best has The more TO spare.
rhe protesting lover huys hope with il q, -, Is
Ihe deuied virgin, short-lvcd pleasure.
iour hnk. .jawcd, hungry judge will dina omit,
Ind hang the gpilicss rataer Than oAt
lis mutton colt" -''V't
And Brother Webster would take
he last peck of hominy from poor
and pay her back by drawl-
ng out one of Wesley's hynns.--
Well, if hceting the colored people,
akingadvahtage of old aunties' and
souls, means being in
he interests of the colored people,
We pray never to be in their interest"