The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-05-15

| institution out in that part of the county,
long before the Emancipation Proclama-
ton, and the great rebellion swept away
its last lingering vestigc. The Friends
were thrifty, Industrious people, and by
their example did much toward advancing
the material interests of the neighborhood
where they settled. They often shocked
the austere religious sentiments of their
Presbyterian neighbors, by working in
their harvest fields on Sunday, and were
looked upon by the rigid disciples of
Calvin, as little better than pagans. The
drab coated Friends bore this severe judy
ment of their neighbors with their wonted
composure, replying that they strove to
make life one perpetual, peaceful Sabbath,
and all days alike, holy.
Much Ado About Nothing.-A few Sab
baths ago gentleman drove out Of Elkton
and attended divine service at the Union
Church in the afternoon. He drove from
church to the house of friend in the
ncighborhood and spent the evening and
thence home. The next morning it was
discovered that the carriage had been
scratched and disfgured by some malicious
OF mischievous person, while the young
gentleman had it out, and Union Church
being the only place he visited which was
of a public character, it was inferred-a
very natural inference-and reported that
the carriage had been defaced, as above
stated, by some graceless wight, who had
not the fear of the law and the sanctity of
the day before his eyes, while the congre-
CATION were attending service.
We heard the statement and published
the same as peice of news thing that
all newspapers do,-the very purpose, in
fact, for which newspapers are established.
We denounced the act as a piece of mali
cious mischief which ought to be punished
if the author was discovered, but there was
no reflection on the good folks of Union,
or their church. Mischief Of similar ma
ture is liable to be practiced at any church,
and does occur very frequently. But it
never has occurred to any till recently, that
the members of a church or its congregation
were compromised by whatever of the kind
might be perpetrated by some individual
countable for. All kinds of people go to
church. and often commit outrages at OF
about the church prejudicial to good morals
and good neighborhood
nf+ l,a Of
ferred to, has been the cause of great
. deal of childish excitement on the part OF
some people who pretend to represent the
Union Church and congregation. Weterm
it :. childish" for such conduct is beneath
the dignity of sensible manhood and we
| trust for the discretion and judgment of
the people of Union, that they utterly re-
pudiate these busy bodies who are profess
ing to defend, where no defence is needed,
against charge that has never been made,
namely, that of malicious mischief by the
people of Union. This mischief which has
caused such 4 breeze may, or may not have
occurred at the church. But suppose that
is was done there, and the fact had been
clearly proven, would it bring one particle
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the pi"ce' any Peisoii WIN ''o jug NAe.'
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very foolish, and at the same time n very
lhahcious "r'ieie Ill 'le De"'oe'o' VI Ids
week, dated Egg Hill that place Sc
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Such pieces as this are calculated to in
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trv To imnress ON the minds of the nubli,
that the people of the Union are perfec
set OF heathens, neither fearing the laws o
you vi liian' % D"C ! ooHsnoi sn1 poppy y
,,oo,,ln Mr. Fwing,s statement tn the con
trary notwithstanding.
The childish folly OF the above is onl,
surpassed by It's uncharltableness and ute
lack OF all truth and reason anu we woul'
| he very sorry for the people of Mon if w