Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-22
Religious Enthusiast.

the Rutland and woodstock Railroad vi,
|, Chittenden or Mendon.
Religious Enthusiast.
; Mr.. E0tt0r,-Without attempting t.
defend or apologize for the persons who
made the ''hubbub and noise" at the
!, depot last evening. much to your evident
annoyance, inasmuch as ! do not like to
defend what am not fully acquainted
with, yet | think it rather unjust to cast
a SUR as your words seem to do, upon a
denomination, which, if not in Rutland.
yet are IN the nation, sufficiently respect
able III numbers and standing, at least, to
merit and receive respectable notice.
We are glad. however, to perceive that
their class privilege shielded the per-
sons at the depot from arrest ''far breach
of the peace They may have been guilty
OF, that very grave offence in the eyes of
some very sober and proper religious
people, like yourself, enthusiasm in re-
ligious matters and they may have shown
themselves 10 have been religious en-
thusiast>, III your eyes.
But after having witnessed and heard
the " hubbub and noise " of meeting of
another kind and of another class of good
people yesterday, | concluded that other
subjects than the peculiar religious no
tions, experiences, and method, of Ne
thodist~, sometimes arouse the emotional
elements. 1t may be unpardonabIe, how
ever, for christians to be enthusiastic and
excited in matters of faith. while for peo-
pie, generally, to become 50 over ques-
tions like that If bonding towns in be-
half Of d railroad" may be quite proper.
But tu.he found fault with as the meet
ing at the depot was by you, is by 10
. means new experience in the history OF
the true church. A meeting, some wears
ago, attracted the notice OF the outside
crowd. who declared those engaged in il
to lee tail OF new wine" And if Pen
t'cost itself could not escape the censhre
OF such lockers on, why should those who
had received Il similar baptism at the re-
ncr.t camp meeting at Round Lake,
But l Will say no more at this time and
III this manner, only to advertise that DR..
Ihamas Chalmers, who being dead vet
sFeaketa, Will defend the Methodist- and
all other Jealous Christians from the
charge Of being religious enthusiasts,
Tomorrow Sabbath evening, at the
Methodist church, al :! o'clock.
A L. BAILEY.
We have only To say in reply to Rev. .
Mr.. Bailey, that for more than twenty
five years Of our life, we have been ac-
qnAint,d with the peculiar modes and
iorm, OF the worship Of the Methodist
church, and with the zeal that oftentimes
characterize the meetings, and has sup
posed We had seen religious enthusiasm
to its full heighth, but the scenes enacted .
az the Rutland depot, on Thursday eve
ninl. exceeded any demonstrations it was
our fortune ever to have seen before, and
we are justified in still applying the same
terms used in our notice on Friday morn
ing.
Far be it from Us TO slur any donom-
nation Of Christians, especially the Meth
oiist church. whom We have personally
more reason to respect and honor than
any other religious denomination, and
are also fully aware of the numbers and
standing If that sect, both in this coun-
try, and the Old World Mr.. Bailey
would Il ,,,it inn. In, III Ia ..
the transactions referred to, and however
jealous he may be for his denomination, :
as one Of his representative clergyman.
we cannot believe that he could as a ,
candid man or a consistent christian min
ster have endorsed and approved the
of Thursday night We I
knew full well what We saw and heard,
and il might have been well for him to
have suspended his Judgment or criticism
IF our brief paragraph until he could :
have investigated the facts before he 7
charges Us with slurring bis denomina- :
ion For we assert that no candid man, !
whether a protesting christian or clergy f
man, could have held up the manner in
which these religious zealota conducted .
heir religious services as being in an or
lerly or christianlike manner These de- :
were unbecoming the true :,
gentleman or lady, for no person =
lesires to receive open insults from religi- ;,
MS enthusiasts, nor is such conduct the :
eachiug nf the christian religion
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