Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-06-01
Rsaiiaiscence Of FatAer Taylor.
A correspondent Of the Boston
Transcript says of Father Taylor:

lFattstf'it SaNS ol FitHtl iaNlh
"In the course OF some remarkS
against nice hair splitting in theology,
rs he termed it, he said; ''fhere are
people, adopts at TIE business, VIII"
think they have all the lrnlh that ha>
been made. They are egrcgionsly
deceived. They oIny haze the stem.
cad Of theological cucnlnhcr, too
bitter for a person of Sound common
sense to eat aud by such thrown away
Speaking of religiously srlfolanlou,
atrd peopl he said: They think
they are wise and holy, IL they
could see themselves as the Lord sees
them. they wouldn't he able to hold
up their heads high enough to look a
decent devil in the face.
Alta time not far from the year 1850,
a public meeting was held III the IRE.
mont Temple, the crew of the ship
Sweden, aud many other pcrsoas who
were to take passage in her to Cali.
forula. and having been invited there
for religious services prior to starting
on the voyage. In the course of his
remarks he sbokc Of the fact that j,
was hardly probable, according 10 the
laws governing the human events
that all would 1--we to return: but,
said he, 'IIeaveu is - near California
as any place; but it the Lord will SO
order His providence that lie will per
nit you to come and 90 there by way
of Boston. all praise to his uaIue.
| / once heara him in an earnest pra,
'r at his own church, i,npIore the Lord
to visit his people IN especial man
uer with dniue grace, He said
Come now, Lord, we are ready
Then opening his eyes he addressed
the congregation thus; The com
mahi il watch as well ~ pray. BE "r
| the watch when the Lprd comes, fo'
if he finds you ike til" foolish Virgins
asleep he all. be right off again AND
then he cortlnued his prayer" "
an told by a djslins'rd merchant
Of this city that On the Sabbath pre-
| yions To his (NallIer TayIof's) gong
Ia Europe, some years ago, be did q
similar thin.. He was praying the
Lord to care for his children --
meaning the church, during his alb.
sence, when all at once, bethlnk'nG
that he was perhaps dong
wrong he stopped in the midst OF hi,
prayer and calculated w hat have
done ? Dlstrust the Providence Of The
Almighty a God that gives, a whale
ton of herrings for breakfast vii
he not care for my children and
having said that he continued the
prayer, tnrnlng it into a Thanksgiving
tor past nercies, etc.
once met him and informed him
tha, Father stre"ter, the reverend pas
tor of the old First Univprsalist Socie.
", vas feeble, and would be pleased
to receive call from him. With the
arge.heariehness and cathohritv OF
spirit which SO characterized hl,n, he
replied have heard before of the
alarming sickness Of the dear old saint
According To all accounts he ~ near
the kingdom, and will arrive there he.
fore | shall. will gn aud see him
for ! want to send messages by him.
At time, some five years ago, par.
,y, made up largely Of clergymrn
NcPe invited by The city government
To visit the institution at Deer Island.
1t was m, privilege to be one Of the
party, and to he With Father Taylor.
Different clergymrn OF various de.
nominations were invited tn address
the inmates who had assembled In
the chapel. The speakers were or
thodox, McthoJs.s, Baptlsts, Uni.
tartan. ULivcrsalists, and Catholics.
After the meeting was over, Father
Taylor rubbed his hands and said,
How fast the millennium approaches
This mixing up Of men and breaking
down chronological walls il biz thrust
at religions bigntry. The Devil is be.
wildered now ard is upset and turned
end over end. 1t will him weeks
to get back and settle down again.
Standing alone in the passage home,
looking the steamer over, inu'tering q
himself, "A wonder among wonders u
this--a fire box for heart. :"