The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-01-11
sANpGArE.

EDuoR or Journal In last number Of The
JOURNAL appeared a communication over the sig.
nature Of Traveller purportng TO give histo-
ry ~ one Ola series Of religious meetings lately
held in sangate which meetings christians every
where will be glad to know have resulted in the
conversion Of scores Of sinners from the error Of
their ways. notice Of tshicl also appeared in
same number Of J0uRNAL.
The article alluded to has, to be sure a basis
Of truth, for there was a meeting on The day
specified, aud the writer Of this was one Of thai
Large aud respectable, well dressed audience
GA that occasion, bat failing 10 recognize the Sc.
mi-eomic view portrayed, he thinks Traveller
drew largely on his Imagination for the sccnt
presented.
One example must suffice, The preacher is
represented as saying, II no we're Uniyorsalsl
and believed that doctrine, he would so forth
armed with "gun and butcher knife" &o.. gheu
IN fact those murderous weapons were not men-
ii ned at AL What he didsay was, to give force
and point to his argument against Universal.
ism, that il h, believed that doctrine he had
sometime thought he ssaass. De justified in going
forth and staying the people, &c. From this ex
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seen, how far some other scenes and representa-
tons are to be credited. and whether Iiavell
or, in his communication. did not "steal the lis
cry Of Heaven to serve the Devil in"
OBSERVER
The seven old Wonders, aud Eigh t new, will
donation ia SYNDICATE, on the eve Of Deeembe,
the pa, 1869, at Mr.. Randall's house
The seven old wonders Of the world were, fret
The Egyptian Pyramids the largest Of these il
G93 feet square aud 469 feet high, and its bast
covers eleven aud quarter acres Of ground,
Second, The Mausoleum, erected to Mausplus,
hing Of Cara, BY hls widow, Artemisis 1t wat
% feet long, and Is feet high. Third, The tenn
pie d Diana, at Epbesua. This was 425 feet in
length, aud 220 feet in breadth. Fourth, The
Walls and Hanging Garden Of Babylon. These
wallis ste stated by Heroltous 20 have been 81
feet thick $50 feet high, AMI 60 miles in length ;
and this statement ~ deemed credible By mod
orn antquanans. Fifth The Colossus Of Rhodes
I This was brazen statute q Apollo I0J feet H.
height, standng at the mouth d the harbor Of
7 Rhodes Sixth Tie statuo q Jupiter Olympus
7 81 Athens which was made Of ivory anu gold
aud was wonderful Tor lie beauty rather than for
T its size seventh, The Pharoz 81 Ptalemy, Phil
+ adelphus This was a lighthouse 500 feet high
7 on the leland 81 pharos a. Alexandria 10 Egypt
I A fire Of wood was kept barring on is summit
during the night 70 guide ships into the har-
+ Dor
+ Tie Eight new wonders q the world are The
art Of Printing Optical instruments, such as the
/ Telescope and Microscopy, Guupowder, the
Steam Engine, Iabor-saYug Machinery, the
I Electric Topography aud Photograph and BY the
! way attn led 10 believe from what have read in
T that good book, called the Bible, aud by what !
+ have seen within the past si1 week. that Jesas
( Christ the SON u God The Father, by tbc mighty
7 influence u the Holy spirit II the best artist
( BE being able 90 protrsy beflre the human mind
a true likeness u ones self And having been
I made 90 see themselves as they 4re, they become
dsgustad wllh themselves, therefore, they de-
sire to seek and attain gAt9 the hkaness ~ Christ
Shat they may become meet 20 dwell With augeA
. 10 light saahA desire has been begntian, Mr.
Editor. 10 the hearts u ous hundred and twenty
eve persons, within the iast sz weeks, 10 tho
tawH af faudgaie. and they have been made %
rt gaiec .H hope u glorious Immortality,
SYNDICATE hss bec1 io5kei uPan fp The past
rev years a. the last place shs side u tho iamp-
ing Of plaet. Heuca n Is 20 many considered a
wan8er ihat aay good eaa3d eame ogi q Naxa-
Fsih. Boz astonishing as It mAy sppcar God
has raised sp a large aai uaJis class q r9nFerts
there. a asas. s5aaaa 70 nanet and equal lo any
aaa itas f-aoyedtsr feFr1seh, f5f Hlieh, lct
ali q tbs people bies- and praise God.
on thr eve - December Isl the friends -
Christianity gathered Is the house u Nf h Ran
dab 10 acegrdgasa uits a. invitation 10 par,iei-
pate 30 A. entertainment prepared by the easr-
esae End uuunug rF3Hs ~ she nahis beauoi
irieaas H saBdekis, phess alstaet was 20 raise
asautg ~ tie suFp1u q tAaif pastor ia which
thsy wsfs quite sacce.sfai owing r. ibe liberal
heagladasss = ght camFaby assembled Ihe
sgsalas Pared aNtg ehesffas.F nn4 pleasantly
w.Eh AL FFesaat Qa,ts 4 nainh9f friends from
GA al lsaH haa5Ft3 The asrssaas aitb tar.f Fras-
eaee. Tha pc sste slEz.19 ~ which ws
iea8ef oar heAHfelt thaaEs tg 50 present aay
ile liess.ng q Almighty Osa aocalPaly 81 =
taasa t.uz,hrartsl frieads wha hars t..as proved
taa4r regard ~ Sc. and iat aaasf ny t-lftAgtts
tasBs Yea, may HHsvsH sialse lfll sasu, sad
pfaas sha trusfsnp BE- associated s.tl ,aam,
AL bright sr5sas suzl tlea a. 4sath, is ns
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