Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-01
"reminiscences of Father Taylor.


"reminiscences Of Father Taylor.
A correspondent Of the Boston Tran
script writes Of FatherTaylor:
sin the course Of some remarks
against nice hair splitting in theology,
as he termed it, he said There are
people, adopts ut the business, who
think they have all the truth that has
been made. They are egregiously de-
ceiyed. They have only the stem end
of a theological cucumber, too bitter
for a person of sound common sense to
eat, and by such thrown away
"Speaking in discourse Of religi-
ously self-opinionated people, he said:
They think they are wise and holy.
If they could see themselves as the
Lord sees them, they wouldn't be able
to hold up their heads high enough to
look decent devil in the face
cat time not far from the year 1850,
public meeting was held in the Ire
mont Temple, the crew Of the ship
Sweden, and many persons who were
to take passage in her to California,
having been invited there for religious
services prior to starting on the voyage.
In the course of his remarks he spoke
of the fact that it was hardly probable,
according to the laws governing human
events, that all would live to return !;
'but, said he, Heaven is rs near Cali
fornia as 1t is to any place; but If the
Lord will so order his Providence that
he will permit You to come and go there
by way of Boston, all praise to his
name
81 am told by distinguished mer-
chant of this city, that on the Sabbath
previous to his Gather Taylor's) going
to Europe, some years ago, he did a
similar thing. He was praying the
Lord to care for 'his children
ing the church, during his absence,
when all at once, bethinking that he
was perhaps doing wrong, he stopped
in the midst of his prayers and ejacu-
lated What have l donel Distrust
the providence of the Almighty; God
that gives whale ton of behring's for
breakfast, will he not care for my
children 2 and having said that he
continued the prayer, turning it into a
thanksgiving for past mercies, etc.
81 once met him and informed him
that Father Streeter, the revered pas
tor Of the old First Universalist So
ciety, was feeble, and would be pleased
to receive call from him. With the
arge-hearteduess and catholicity of
spirit which characterized him, he re.
Piled Il have heard before of the
alarming sickness, of the dear old
saint. According to all accounts he is
near the kingdom, and will arrive there
before l shall. will go and see him !,
for want to send messages by him.
cat time, some five years ago, n
party, made up largely of clergymen,
were invited by the government to visit
the institution at Deer Island. 1t was
my privilege to be one of the party,
and to be with Father Taylor. Differ
ent clergymen, OF various denomina-
tions were invited to address the in
mates who had been assembled III the
chapel. The speakers were Orthodox,
Methodist, Baptist, Unitarians, Uni
versalists and Catholics. After this
was over Father Taylor rubbed his
hands and said: How fast the mil
lennium approaches This mixing up of
men and breaking down of theological
walls is big thrust at religious blgo-
try. The devil is bewildered now, and
is upset, and turned end over end. 1t
will take him weeks to get back and
settle down again. lat ts
STANDING alone in the passage
home, looking the steamer over, he
muttered to himself, "a wonder among
wonders is this---a fre-box for u
heart. ussi a- ats ia9ysaI +
81 once heard him, in an earnest
prayer at his church, implore the Lord
to visit his people in All especial man
ner with divine grace. He said
ECome, now, Lord, for we are all
ready Then opening his eyes he ad-
dressed the congregation thus: 'The
command is, watch as well as pray.
Be on the watch when the Lord eomes,i
for if he finds you like the foolish
virgins asleep he will be right off
again and then he continued his