The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1872-03-27

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tperately in earnest.
And in the gathering gloom of twilight
. they locked the door of the old school-house
behind them and turned their steps home
ward, not teacher and pupil now but plight
ed man and wife.
Don Fiatt of the Capitol "does' Parson
Newman in the following Style
The Right Reverend Major General John
P. Newman, of the Methodist Episcopal
Metropolitan Memorial church with the
chimes attached. has. We are panied to say,
suffered injustice at our hands. We hasten
with christian zeal to m axe the amende.
We see it now. 1t is strange that we never
saw it before. But the Rev. John p. is an
humble instrument in the hands of Divine
Providence for the accomplishment Of great
works. In this way be defeated the Hon.
Harlan and gave Allison to the Senate
And now We learn through a communica-
ton OF his addressed to the New York Meth
0dist. that he has gathered into the fold
the President. the Vice President, and
many members of Congress" Is not this
doing land office business among the sim
ners As We have said he prays for all
our rulers save and except the Hon.
Speaker Blaine. The Honorable Speaker
won't be gathered in hence the lack of
prayers. Nay, more-we have vilifed and
| scandnlized him in the most outrageous and
abomnable manner those chimes. Hear
| him on ''them chimes"
1.-The bells call the chldaen to Sunday
| school and the people to the house of the
Lord. These bells have their mission, and
their sweet notes have awakened religious
emotions in many a heart. As in mournful
numbers they rang the old year out, as in
joyful sounds they rang the new year in,
their notes aroused from his slumbers one
OF the most prominent physicians. brought
to his mind a food Of early memories,
awakening deep emotions, aad he resolved
to be a better man."
Good enough! Think of that most brom
inent prescriber of lotions and potions suf-
fering from an attack of deep emotion, and
rearing up in bis night linen to hold me-
ns:.l %nstis~ss st. sisa var dot.or s.st a,r..k
sound of those chimes. We would like to
have have his medicated ears saluted and
his hardened old heart touched by the
ciang.whanging, until he would have emo
tions. Perhaps he would not clap on a
blister and say 80 unfeelingly, Let it re
main until it draws handsomely" Thun-
der. draw handsomely Then it might eff
feet his bills. that are harder to take than
his boluses. Go it ye chimes! Again
I'm the twilight of Christmas, ore they
chimed Come ye Disconsolate,' and their
tender notes fell upon the ears of a refined
but afflicted lady in different part of tho
city. and brought consolation to her broken
heart
This is sweet. We may cay that it is
touching. Think of that lady that is not
only refined but afflicted in different part
of the city," We don't know what sort of
disease it is to be ''afflicted in different
part of the city," but it must be terrible.
Then the chimes be helped her-we beg
pardon, come to look at it the reverence en-
tleman means that the refined and afflicted
lady was at q distance from the chimes.
We have known some refined and afflicted
ladies nearer the chimes who fairly jump
out of their refined skins when the clang-
ing begins. In this case it was distance
that lent enchantment. Again:
$50 effectually do they preach Jesus, by
ohiming the sweet songs we sing, that a
stranger, guest at one of our hotels, and
withal q sinner. was awakened and led to
Christ. Holiness shall be written on the
bells of the horses"
Now we maintain that this last is the
most marvellous conversion of all. 1t beats
the hardened old doctor and the refined and
afflicted lady at a distance The chimes
penetrated hotel. They smote upon the
ears of lobby agent-for be was not "a
sinner withsl !"-and converted him. What
shame the learned divine does not tell Us
what happened then. Did he leave the lob
by! Did he return his little retainer and
throw mp his contingent We'd like to
know. The chimes have only topenetrate
those hotels and convert landlord. and We
come down. We see how it is. The infer
nal row coming out with the terrible c!ang-
kSlg on tie sdnight air awsbers :s.npsS ami
tcares themSto death with the sort of pcise
they may expect hereafter. But we hum.
bly, suggest that if the chimes are 30 effect
i've. why not run on the chimes and dis
pense with the minister
The closing quotation refers to Professor
Pratt, the horse tortureI, who helped get up
this holy noise. 1t is good. We may say
it again. good enough.
But the most important part of this theo-
logical firm is where we are told. ''Among
the more recent converts is the Japanese
Prince kodamame, young man of twenty
years. who is reading law in the Office of
Judge George P. Fisher. one of the stew
ards. of our church." We think a young
heathen. of the impious name of Koddam-
me. and badly spelled at that Unit T."
ought to be converted and suddenly bap
tized into n less profane- -cognomen.
We have not the space to follow the elo-
quent parson through his entire effort. 1t
is eloquent. He is in good society," Every
science carries the oder of wealth. The
churches are elegant Great men throng
them. High officials are affected. Over
the vast riches here, and yet to come. the
oily reverend smacks his mouth. There
isn't a poor devil in the whole affair. The
Foundry church is. ''in the midst of our
best residences" A church is needed on
East Capitol Hill, where ''several blocks of
elegant residences are. We are made
acquainted with Congressman, wealthy cit
izens. judges of the Supreme Court, Cabinet
officers, while the President and Vice Pres
ident are on exhibition in every paragraph.
How about putting this holy camel through
the eye of that needle 7