The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-05-26
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
Correspondence of the journal.
Week--Fashionable Piety--The
Pullman Palace Cars--Outf1t Of one of the
Lady Excursionists- Sentence of the Abduc-
tor Of Nellie Burns.-Amusements-- miss Her.
see--Mad. Parepa.


see--Mad. Parepa.
\ Boston, May II, 1870.
Anniversary week, with its usual influx Of
ministers and missionaries, is at hand, and
tomorrow will witness some of the opening
exercises of the week, in many of the church.
es. These will be followed in rapid success
sion by Mission Meetings, Sabbath School
Unions, Anti-Slavery Meetings, Woman's
Rights Conventions. Prayers, Lectures and
Addresses, until Saturday next; when the
faithful, having had their fill of religious and
physical food. will gather up their carpet
bags and depart; leaving Boston strengthen
ed in its staid, orderly habits, industrious
ways, and moral aspirations, For Boston
is an industrious, well regulated and Sabbath
worshipping City, and numbers among its
thousands of inhabitants, many true, honest
and hard working Christians. Ever since
the serpent beguiled. Eve in the Garden of
Eden there has been sin in Paradise. and il
would be strange if there wasn't some hyp-
ocrites, some Pharsaical followers Of the
Master, even in SO goodly 4 city rs Boston
And there are some. Christians should a.
ways be brought under four general classes.
First the Love Christians, or those who are
such, from pure love of the Master and His
divine teachings. Secondly, the Fear Chris
| tians or those who have Il strong aversion to
fire and birthstone Thirdly, the Fashionable
Christians, who think it fine to air their
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preaching of the most popular minister. And
lastly, but not leastv, the Dangerous Chris
tians-the wolves in sleeps clothing-who
cover up the sins and receptions of lie
time, under the garb Of piety.
1t is Of Il fashionable Christian that you are
now to hcar-thc handsome, stylish, and
highly respectable wife of Mr. -- One
sunny Sabbath morning, not many weeks
ago, there might have been seen u lady
standing near the door of Il fashionable
church in this City, In silk attire was She,
further decorated and adorned with multi
plicity Of ruifies and laccs y bonnet loaded
with French flowers, floating ribbons and
rich lace sat upon her lovely head; two
rows of gold beads encircled the snowy
throat and rested upon the fair Sinless bosom
a diamond brooch clasped the Elizabethan
Ruff; 4 handsome gold watch and ci.,n in
their places; diamond drops depended from
kids covered the well-shaped hands. Was
She not beautiful
"As she stood in the light of her loycliness
/ With smile for each and for all:'
She beckoncd the Sexton to her side and in
melodious tones enquircd 'IIayc you seated
any one in my pew?' II have not" II have
n gentleman with me, but can accommodate
three others with seats" ''Wcll. there's a
gentleman and lady here who would like
them" 'sWho are theyo Can | see them
Are you sure they are respectable looking ~
ooh, ycs--a minister and his wife from
H. The lady smiled, was satisfied, li-
rectcd tie sexton to conduct them 10 her
pew and soon swept down the aisle after
them in all the glory Of her pride and beauty.
A few stately chords pcaled forth from the
Organ. md out upon the hushcd air rolled
the glorious notes OF MendelSohn' 5 LYNN
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arose aid thanked God for the sunny Sabbath
morning, and prayed, oh SO cloquently and
SO tendarly, for the poor outcasts Of society,
for trail acknowledgement that they might
come up TO the sanctuary that beautiful
morning and listen to the hymn of praise,
and the teachings Of God, and be comtorted
And there sat my lady with the clear-cut face,
buried deeply in an elegant lace handlser-
chiet, arranged to display it to the best pos
sible advantage, by her side the surely re-
spectacle people. How sorry she was for
the poor outcasts How she thought they
ought to come to church this beautiful morn
ing They could sit-why they could sit in
the back pews, or the aisleS, or in the gal
lery behind the organ
Anywhere, Anywhere-out of sight"
And yet my lady is very pious, and does 4
great deal for the church and the heather
but alas she is a fashionable Christian
The Pullman Palace Cars, that were OK
pectcd at one O'Clock to-day, did not arrive
until halt-past five, owing to the detention
on the route. In consequence Of which many
thousands of people who had assembled near
the Coliseum grounds to look at them We're
terribly disappointed. These cars-which
are in reality moving hotels, fitted up i'll the
most sumptuous manner, with drawing rooms,
diningrooms, kitchen, library and sleeping
apartments-are to start next Monday morn
ing, with the members of the Board of Trade,
accompanied by their wives and daughters,
on an excursion to California, where they
are expected to arrive next Saturday evening
Among the cXcurSionists are j b. Brown
and lady and n NJ Farwcll and two
daughters, from Maine, One of the excur-
sionists has an outfit prepared expressly for
the occasion at a cost Of Sl29O, consisting of
green and gold waterproof suit, made a la
Turk trimmed heavily with braid !, buff
Spanish linen travelling suit; gray poplin
travelling suit deliberately trimmed with the
same materials q handsome French Cash
mere morning wrap; II heavy black silk
walking suittrimmcd with lace and satin folds
handsome black and white striped silk, cut
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