The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-12
From the New York Herald.
Fashionable Intelligence-FallO Open
ing i'm the Churches OF the MetrOp-

From the New York Herald.
Fashionable Intelligence-FallO Open
ing In the Churches of the MetfOp-
oils.
We have given in the Herald the
opening of the fall seasons among the
mfliners and theaters, and now
similar opening in the fashionable
churches claim our attention. The
fall programmes of these churches
will serve as an interesting supple
ment to our amusement column. The
pastors have been training all summer
at the watering places for the great
contest between them and Saten this
winter. While our worthy pastors
have been away from their fiocks the
arch enemy has been at work in terri
BILE earnest, and pipelaying for the
coming campaign. He has been stir
ring up the muscle of the metropolis
and preparing them la Morrissey as
candidate for Congress, the qualifica-
tons of which, he announces. are to
be light or heavy weight champion
ship of the prize ring. His Internal
Majesty has been also. caucusing with
some Of. the theatrical managers with
q view towards shortening the dresses
of, the ballet a dances, and thereby
rendering Black Crook exhibitions
more attractive than ever Il Hence it
will require all the skill and energy of
our elergymenl to combat the cloven
hoofed champion this winter. There
used to be, eighteen hundred years
ago, a dozen poor fishermen in Cali
lee, who went forth as apostles, to the
whole world, and theirdivine Master
said to them: Take nothing for your
journey; neither slaves nor scrip,
neither bread nor money; neither
have two coats apiece.
The pastors of our fashionable
churches sadly neglect this command
at the present day. Fine lawn and
broadcloth, head done up in the
latest style of the fashionable hair
dresser, handsome salary, fat horses
and an elegant establishment, are a
few of the distinguishing Characters
tics of some of the apostles of the
nineteenth century The churches
are so many mirrors of fashion, and
the latest styles Of bonnets, cloaks and
dresses adorn the pews. By the way,
why not call these pews boxes and
dress circles,a as there are reserved seats
in each, and the audience is mainly
made up of people who go to church
to see and be seen? We know not
yet of any definite changes in the pro-
grammes of the managers of the
churches, but doubtless they have
plenty of religious novelties on hand.
The grand opening of the churches
took place in this city and Brooklyn
before crowded audiences. Even the
steps of the pulpits were invaded by
crinolined, and chignoned worship
pers, and the blooming faces Of the
preachers were received with delight
by the various audiences. There will
be, probably, many debats made in the
pulpfts this season, and the ladies are
already making extensive prepara-
tions in the way of bouque and slip
pers for the, expected, ,aspirants to
ministerial honors. We wonder very
much what one of those earnest, de-
voted apostles of the olden time would
say if he were to visit "a fashionable
gospel esta biishment Of the present
day ostensibly devoted to the worship
of God. The wrath of Moses. when
he came down from the mountain
with the commandments and found
the Israelites dancing around the gol-
den calf, would be mild comparison
evangelist. 81 l. = y a. 40