The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-23
Miscellany.

From Beecher's s.NnrMnod ~

IRON beechers NORWOOD.
When November came IN 1eea. ann. LA,
in Norwood fine renowned mo nl-soir;,,a ms
the holiday If oid Na,,, Esninss5 WIS MS ney
forndin@ The P;lg,in's 1o,;''d y ronl l1s
.Phey that sow in tsars Shall raa, IN W., ~
that ooatb forth and yua,ath Laa,ftn1
seed. shall douhtleas CONN aaain ,n?7,ip .o;o;a
inc brion;no III sba,.,l' "ta dI, WIN rei9ic
beautiful noefry was transIated into Tho NM
of the Pilgrims by establishing n Fast H. +,
March or April and a Day of Thanl-s@ivipg2 in
November. Thus the whole peonle wore 10
PASS through the Two eates az The ve,,. troo,.S
and Smiles. and observe them rs Hol1 M
all other protane and misleading tastiyitiess99ss
Christmas, New Years. and Saints DAYS with.
out number. being laid aside. Roth dsys a.
p Day of FASTING and the 1av-nf I'banisc;,,; ~
were to be esteemed religious DAVIS snI :"
kept. On the forenoon of each The naonJo
were to assemble in their churches for rai;,.
ious services and a sermon. On these Jays
good ministers were allowed a ,v;dar ,,ast,,,o
than was BETTING the Sabbath nav ana W.
expected to discourse unon nnblie Affairs "e 90
that the pulpit had two safety valves and ~ q
minister could give vent 10 his cninions M
matters and things in GENERAL tw;co - -
without danger Of being unsett,ad on t,'a
one side, or, on the other of evnIod;ne s.o.'e
pent-up fire. ''o'f'
Ii anywhere, Fast Day ought to fIouriaI in
NcW England. N OF that ITS people were acerh
and supefstitious. but thew derived tboi. to,,e
denotes from fathers who had suffered na,sa.
cutions, and to whom 'strong CRYING and
tears" We're familiar; and as the reliooIs con.
yctions OF its paonle are d.aan and ma 80,
OF duty stern, one day in three b,ndro5 a,,d
sxty-tive ior public iastinu coald moi soo,,, ~,
reasonable MIA 5000 ! : -
In the beginning il was a dav If f,e,; d
The steps OF decline are melanchoIv snG :,
structive. "Nothing should be eaten batwao,,
the rising ana setting of the SUM- wonld see,n
plain rule. But MANY people reusnd smch
rigor, and ate their breakfast with the fore
sight that it must last till supper. LEAVING ont
dinner by way of fasting. =
But soon, while bre AlStast and simmer wa,o
LETT as abutments OH each side. the snan was
so long that a pier of crackers and chease' gas
built up in the middle to carry the fast;nn sota
ly over. Now ali engineers know tbat 2 nrh
sunken in stream. or a nier Is ant 70 haoe.s,o
point arou1 d which deposit is soon torr,aJ
and even islands have thus crown nm tro,,,. !
stake driven down or mere lodomantp ofhr,,st
And so it was with Fast-day. Crackers and
cheese became nreuaisas' NJ IN .l,'',,se fii r.
crackers NAV he eaten w;thnnt 5;aIaa II
fact. why NOT oinoerbr.ado As tha no''.t ~ VI
fore which these 9uestions ,vro h,o,,olt, pe
en- held IT'S sessions in tl,n e,,,n.cr, ~ olJ
was decided in favor IF oinoagIraaa, ~. case
Thus. with lamantahle hiinJnass
nuts were added: and ~ dnn"lann, ss, uoasn-
tonIshipq infatnation J,iad WIN as
though. With n latent sansa ~ AZ $500. oee:
was shaved exceedingly th,n. to Sr dn III ~
was added cold chicEen--smau bn, ,o''.a
and tender; aud TO this. cold corned. naef
plain appIe-nie also oot EootNhoid d..
this nolnt deviation n,oasla sta.,5o Dut; at
ury, and conquered. The yorLIIiness ns luz oa1
inc bof diol,as 80. - ',' ii oi eat