The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1867-10-17
From the New York Herald.
From the New York Herald
1.-THE Season" at the FashiOna.
bic (hurChes-.A Satanic Satire,
in which there Is Truth II not
Poetry.

In which there Is Truth IL not
Poetry.
We have given in the Herald the OPEN
ing Of the fail season among the milliners
aud theaters, and now n similar opening
in the fashionable churches claims our at.
tention. The fall programme of these
churches will serve as an interesting sup
plemeLt to our amusement columns. The
pastors have been in training all summer
at the watering places for the great con-
test between them and Satan this winter.
But while our worthy parsons have been
away from their focks. the arch enemy
has been ut work in terrible earnest, and
plpelaying for the coming campaign. He
has been stirring up the muscle of the
metropolis, aud preparing them, Ia Nor
rissey, as candidates for Congress, the
qualifications of which, he announces, are
to be of light or heavyweight champion
of the prize ring His Internal Majesty
has been also caucusing with some of the
theatrical managers with view toward
shortening the dresses of the ballet dan
GERS, and thereby rendering Black Crook
exhibitions more attractive than ever
Hence, it will require all the skill and en-
ergy of our clergymen to combat the clo-
veH-hoofed champion this winter. There
used to be, eighteen hundred years ago.
a dozen poor fishermen in Galilee, who
went forth as apostles to the whole world,
and their Divine Master said to them,
"Take nothing for your journey, nei-
ther bread nor mouey, neither have two
coats apiece
The pastors of our fashionable church
cs sadly neglect this command at the pres
ent day. Fine lawn and broadcloth, a
head done up in the latest style of the
fashionable hairdresser, handsome sala-
ry, fat hores. and an elegant establishment
are few of the distinguished cheracteris-
ties 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,
as there are reserved seats in each, and
the audience is maiuly made up of people
who 90 to church to see and be seen. We
know not yet Of any definite changes in
the programmes Of the managers of the
churches, but doubtless they have plenty
ofreligious novelties on hand. The grand
opening of the churches took place in this
city and Brooklyn before crowded audien-
ces. Even the steps of the pulpit were
invaded by crnolined and chignoned wor-
shippers, and the blooming faces of the
preachers were received with delight by
the various audiences. There will be,
probably, many deLuts made in the pul pit
this season, and the ladies are already ma
king extensive preparations in the way of
boqucts and slippers for the expected as
plrants for ministerial honors. We wOn-
der very much what one of those earnest,
devoted apostles of olden time would say
if he were to visit fashionable gospel es-
tabishment of the present day, ostensibly
devoted to the worship of God. The
wrath of Moses when he came down from
the mountains with the Commandment.
and found the Israelites dancing around
the golden calf, would be mild compari
son with the spectacle of the wrath of the
evangelist.