Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-15
PHILADELPHIA.


coLuMN-THE AMERICAN PROTESTANT DEMON
srnATroN-A RISKY BUsINEss-FoRM VS. SUB
srANcE-THE THEATRICAL SEASON s-ALLEoED
BLAcKMAIIINa--NovELw WAY TO MAKE FORTUNE.
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial
PHILADELPHIA, sept. y.
What news is there but war news3 Any other
talk seems only affectation, ieastways super
fuous. We may start at what point OF the news
intelligence compass we like, and before many
n;,,tes ,ve arc sure tn come around to the one
'.,'''u'e' =, W. ~ ~ ....,
all engrossing topic' inc war :,
Is ANYTHING more annoying than to have well
meaning people ask YOU blandly: lis there
...,'...1 .s.,n M. o,,oot;on ia c.lcu,ated IN
alysiiis no" 80 =. ..sa ~,
stagger one. used AZ hrst 10 stop anu oon-
slider. tanning nv forehead the while like the
=. H. ,.I,d,,,,os hofora tbev sav uJ
.n"pa =, .ne -- ..,,a =, ,,ot o,,t 30
have it" II LOOK me sonie uays W 6o' ouo Vi
the mental stupor into which that question
tbra,v mo everv time. Now. however, get mad
'ni -" Alo .'s.5 ,a,,ar sa, o,v-
whenever 1t ls propouhueu' heser aag ans
thing now but "of course there ID, plenty OF IL.
Tf hannen In have newspaper in my coat
- :. :.,., .,,osa ;,,a,;,;no ,,ncop-
pocket thrus' IL iii'o 'no'' n'd',i'Ne' '
scious hands, and depart soon. In any case
depart soon.
ihe town w'iii'i u"y " 49, '.ssss.s.;s. =,
quite upside down with the magnifcentdoingso OF
the American Protestant Association. 1t has been
,,o o,,.tor, of tba societv to give an annual pa
ehe ou''on. VI '-'s ~e :. o. aor,onstrat;or
rade 1or some years past, pu' 'iio uoN'oe'.-
this year surpassed that Of any other season. Its
ov.ont and tho daoree of feeling and comment
oA'on' anu 'io ,,eonIo of tbe i'm
1t provoked, conyihces many peop.e '.
propriety of public religious obseryances.
There are two ways of looking at this matter.
In the he first place, religion is not properly sub.
iact for outward show and demonstration, and
IN Tho aco,d nlace IL ia manifestly unwse where
ooatv IL Constituted as il Is with u.s. for one set
of men to assault the equally sincere convic-
tions of other portions of the community.
,,orrid ras,,lts NAV follow from an encouraged
an;rt of relpous intolerance.
NJ snr,a of na IL il clear enough that these
do;nos of the American Protestants will lead,
,,lt;matejv II NOT drectly to repetitions of
= Mat;vo americanism' with its abundant
,,,;sora. In lie manner would Romanist, or
Iay;sh mr. Mormon public ceremonies. 1t is not
u.na;t;o,, to proteatantism that proyokes the
cr;t;c;sms Of thoughtful people, but simply the
conviction that SO vital a subject as Religious
..'.aannas and in the holy ouiet of our homes
oud that IL should not be- pompously paraded
=, ,,,a rary noss;ble endaneermeit of the public
noano sno 'o''
Despite the gravity Of this demonstration it
had Do fttt,
l.I IA wall II il for lls in this .'Pilgrims
ps;,.. f Wa,a that IL ia 80 Without humor
,yo sShonid IN nse a collooiualism, dry up and
w. mp auau W. alse In annroprate the equally
. plom aMsy ~ " 90 Familiar Ianeuaro of the Divine
sIrone II noe as inia, madd * we shonld sink
Mniia.ns SnoS ,,,,n,n,at ever sounded." The mix
ueepet u tia. ~ , nd t,innant Inv tho 'American
nnat ~ !, nroducad III inevitable effect upon
those ,yhnss veneration Ia not as developed as it
.iios9 mhoao
1iiouiu a.,e 70 ,,ro,or,on of tho men in line were,
,alsH paypytt;ng Int relirious In fact they
,wara !. sonaha" who united With the movement
VII. Wiz ,ao,sa thay hate the Catholics and because
aS thew dread, being imperfectly educated people,
an nm i,ilposslno t as a,,cb garnisbinp of sacred
ire enec. VI suo as ,roro Pho nranLs and antics
.niase onany man of bopms Indians whose notion of
" pns. ,a,;a;on took that ingenious form
.no NH t,nsa howl;ng sayages had to do
Wnat on eart .iieao ~ .,n5 10 Snncertain PERHAPS
with tne mater ~ ,, ha +to sort of raw material
~ was w ,rors inaliv into good shape
1hae Iro.es.asf as. ~ .Ii was to see ihe roughs
a,sl,, av a,J;nc tbe Sacred Book There were
}eaous,f }n s,araho in +be nrocession. carried on
Bibles lahuerSog iotSora M no In carriaees.-I was
chsnions, On ,1,,ios hit believe none Of the
apuu ~ coy art That far. But the way the
;,ins e'e erarded was genuinely comic The
trst;na fact that not one in ten Of the bearers
Linn H. Ioast ns what II was all about and thai
A.'Jm ,s,s .o ~ ,,a in averv three could even read
perIaps o,,s az 9,v ,,n ,oss;hle difference Some Of
the a booh ue anrt looeJ J rather ashamed Of them
sayes os aa If thew fe that what they were about
Selves as. ~ II ay ,nes II was wicked to hope for
was cni s p@s W ere While the parade was pass
genera, aiar a, y, IL frae and irrepressible and
ing, put tnouShh' h onme 10 noo Half Of these gaan
nas 9s Of religion are at tho proper
no less gallant remen and the struggle betweo, Sn
an.y ana d pieasv have n, been worth studying. Th'
posed Woua iiSo ~ over ere Iet us be glad ther
is and hone That the festival viii
was no ad r,ots, any n vas 40 successful, however
not pe g repoatgdu ep: .d,aro ~ ~ i;ttle chance.
that oil this shere Is aoo rrom;ses very fairly
our tnea.rua, seasJ sniandid enpaeement. at th
nl Torres. Is fay'hs hssvona donbt the nobest Roma
walnut ne is .yor,Hody peyunHH 10 aereed that he
a acting better now than ne ever uia ~ ~ ia', On