The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-28
RELIGIOUS,

MIR. Friend, the late pastor of the
Christian church in this city, is now at
Leavenworth, Kansas.
Every religious business man in tho
city, as we'll as every sinner, will adver-
tise in our city directory. Refusal to do
30 will be regarded as conclusive proof of
the ruth OF the doctrine of total de-
pravity.
The Rev. d. B. Turney, the eccentric
Methodist preacher, continues 10 sling
about him poetry and prose in manner
which is fearful to behold. His poetry is
worse than Tupper's and his prose would
do no credit to the columns of the
Jonesboro Advertiser.
The most religious person in the city
is THE BULLETIN. We beg that the Sun
will not retort that The BULLETIN is not
person but "thing.' A cruel remark
of this kind would wound our sensitive
spirit beyond the ability Of even Time TO
heal it, and we doubt if Ehler, with all hi,
shoe-mending ability could heel it.
1t is very important that every person
who attends church should do so promptly
1t the appointed hour, so that fellow-wor.
shippers may rot be disturbed at their de-
votions. Any one who is the owner Of
ore of Buder Brothers watches, warranted
to keep correct time, will have tho means
of informing himself to certainty con-
corning the hour Of the day, and can have
no excuse for being "behind time" at any
place or on any occasion.
We were instructed TO inform the
public that Rev. Mr.. Mulkcy would preach
in the Christian church Sunday before
last, and he did not that he would assured
ly preach there last Sunday, morning
and evening and he did not. Nyo desire
to be very precise in the religious infcrma.
ton we give to the public, so that our
reputation as religious journal may be
maintained, but we fear that mistakes of
this kind will lead the public to believe
we are not to be believed. This would
be sad. But the Mulkey information was
drawn from Christian source, and we
must not be held responsible for its in
! correctness.
On Sunday night the friends of Mr..
Friend held prayer meeting at the Chris
tian church, the anti-Friend portion
OF the congregation remaining
absent. They hold their prayer meet
ing on Wednesday night. II there is any
efficacy in prayer, joint prayer meet
ing, held after the manner of joint meet
ings of the city council, might do a "power
OF good" The burden of the prayers of
each CT these belligcrent parties should
be; "Lord, enable u.s. miserable sinners,
to forgive as we would be forgiven and
to forget as We should be forgotten by
Thee if we don't quit using our little hands
to tear out each others eyes"
Rev. II. b. Thsyer preached twice
on Sunday in the Presbyterian church, am.
and pm. After the pm. discourse, which
was able but not up to the ability Of the am.
sermon, the reverend gentleman retired
and the question was put: "Shall Mr..
Thayer be called?' Eighty-eight of the
congregation voted AYE" and two voted
"no,' Two other persons, one Baptist,
who had no right to vote either way, and
a sinner voted "no," also. But the vote
was substantially unanimous. So we pre-
sumo, this settles the matter. We shall
now have Mr.. Thsyer as one OF our regular
clergy, called in the regular manner to the
ministratons in our midst of tho duties of
the Christian shepherd. He will find here
a community which is not bound up in the |
straight-jacket Of puritanical belief and |
practice, but somewhat given to the habit
of counting the bright side of life with its
smiles and laughter and jovialities; a little
loose, maybe, in its religious practices; too
busy to be very devout, but orderly, sober, |
NOW let Paducah how'll, and liberal with
their means as any people on the face Of
the earth. He will also find in his own
some of the best men and
women Of Cairo, and out of it how MANY
wandering sheep! but all good fellows.
There in one sheep-this is metaphorical.
Of course-which or who has wandered
many miles from the Presbyterian fold
and which or who Is making q terrible ado
in the religious pastures hereabouts. The
expostulations of this journal, powerful
though they have been, have had no effect
upon him. He is Maynard in his per.
vcrity, and We shall be willing to accept
Mr.. Thayers aid in the work of tearing
tho scales from his eyes. We are sure Mr..
Thayer and The BULLETIN can "fetch f"
him. If they can't, may the Lord have
mercy on his soul
MARRIAGE GUIpE.-InterestinR work,