New-York tribune., 1870-09-17

:, /. 8, 80. ,,rced into the service. He left
the ministry and went INTO ths syn made the deepest
was - o'l r" RI Ue vent questioning himself why coulun I
il have died any other way II dTesd{i mad WHY was il ~
% me- o 20 t6e lord gave him was You go ahead
and do my v, %oIn ne pnrsned by an invisible brand Hs
- be,s I'M must crawl into the kingdom OF heaven on
their hands and knees Calico dresses oos se coats ""u
tbe nlanest living is the rule for them.
w Women take q prominent part in this campmeetlng
sstsr u, peetnSs and two or three who have
call" to the work actually take the pulpit ana preacn
They are not regularly organized minister's IKE the Rev
oiyiHpne brown but a lay ministry cordially welcomed
for their rhetoric and enthusiasm. They are OF two
sorts either those blackeyed, trmooking women capa
bic OF moving all before them by strength OF spirit or
pale, slender creatures with washed out eyes Rerssee
and supple as cats, who fatten on victim 1ke grape
worms Neither sort would scuple to hide business
letter that would keep convert from ther lheelg or
manner The thin women were worn ON ny the eNcue-
ment Of the meetings, and decidedly inclined 10 De iI1
he when OH duty Nerves VIII rebel asasM, M III IN xS
crowd Of sisters in the woods who were gatnereu W % %
M IdHtps woman whose blue gray eyes
had snap in them rather than ls i9r Inc ngnt ms
soon out of them. She madder red calico gultess
of collar ut the throat and her small black straw sea
side was tied ON with piece OF ribbon ina, hau no o
iect hut TO tie but she hoops quite TOO cNlendeu
FOR the fashion How her tongue clicked along In mo
notOnOus, impOring tone, while her chw-1ke nngeis
picked 1T the dress of the nearest listeners HOW can
we expect anything else so long We follow the world
and its fooeries. II makes my blood run cold when
people come on a camp-ground after blessing
pins OF breaches. No place for em here. say, sister
this is ground for you You are bought with price
Take of them vain and sinful adOrnments and humble
yourself. and cry nightly, nightly Ye must give up
everything every idol, no self must be allowed tried
il for nine years seekinl I groaned aud tasted, or
struggled fought! Twas ayale! | got no further
in; there no help for my Then IL was shown
that there too much self in me, must cast IL
all out, he utterly lost and / want Others 10 try
Pull off your fancy hats n your sashes. n panyers.
Sackcloh is good enough for yOu oh, feel the waters
rsn, risn', IN don't want nothn else hut 10 go round
and tell people just what they need, N show 'em the
way" So on till had more time 10 listen; aud so n
was with other feminine speakers. They reeed OF"
select set Of phrases ntcrSpersed with figures and
trophies which rendered il uncertain whether they were
talking about deuge or the dropsy. but ask them
question and they foo tout OF their groove
Ii is time to drop figures in religious speech The occ-
dental mind is too dry TO give them the cooring which
gives them life in the East where they sprung We hold
only the mummies OF these royal phrases The vital
simplicity of current words conveys punecnt mean
ing. With the ignorant this of guIatve language
does positive HARM They dssocate the picture from the
reality; they not Imaginative enough 10 discern both
All heard OF feminine preaching In this instance might
he compared in the dOm OF the West 10 hens chewing
glue" Excuse the phrase IL has wider application 70
more wOmanly attempts than preaching