Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-01-13


ing, but which here, ia Gods holy
house was awfully profane. The
countenance remained indeed as corn-
posed and serious rs before, the lips
moved with the words of prayer, but
the phrases they uttered were Of the
world and its occupations. i u
"How shamefully late Mrs. Slack
always comes" said one woman, who
looked over the edge OF her Prayer
Book. and saw her nelghbor aud a
train OF daughters hustle into the
next pew. "What an example to set
her family; thank goodness, no one
can accuse me of that sin ~ "New
bonnets, bonnets again already !"
exclaimed the last conner, returning
the neIghborly glance from the other
semblance Of devotion. Chow they
can afford 1t heaven only knows, aud
they. are owing all their Christ
mas bills yet. II my girls look shah
by, at least we pay our debts"
All I! there's Tom Scott" nodded
a young man to his friend In the OPP
pOsite gallery. HE is growing quite
religious and respectable, declare
I, He has been at church two Sundays
running. How much longer will the
devout fit last? ~
These were shocking and striking
examples of irreverence, there were
happily not many such, the involun-
tary wanderlngs of thought were
,vas ,,,,,ch ;,t.ros,.d IN . vo,r.,
couple near me, whose attention for q
been re,nnrkable.e Firm, the siress of
TIE vsn,nr man i ,ndced hira 10 IA =
cleryvman' his iadv wor"dean no,,rn-
Inc thew were evidentIv hetrothad.
thev Rad out of ono i,ook Grsdmsi'
~ lie forcot the awf,,l nress,,ca In
whicb he stood his avas wandarsd
from the RihIe IN har osns,a face ana
aYinc fhara BALLAD AZ hss shorchts
srcn, 4 esver "Hors srcS ~, ~ - !, he !, .
lhecav ~ - q ssbcss st9enttve r. her
nrs vnrs' AZ r. ali other dmtieei What
Z sweat VITA sha vii, msLe, How
hannv T am m hsye won hsr hive u
nv His time fhe conntenanca of the
vSung piri wore an ernressjon which
showed thai she fall The a.rnast,,ess
Iof his gaze. her evaiids TRIMMED
her Attention wavsra,i anil thom~h
abe looked Mt the book Some nom snts
Longer. she too began to murnnr Of
earthlv things. ana + heard her sav
ooh how he loves me- -even Mere i .
lcannot forget thar T An, b,.sj,ie I'm j,
II was maI,v minutes hefore ejther NJ
them returned in spirit 10 their devo.
lions - 1865 - S ifi- ~ s $3.50
AS the service proceaded tbe attain.
tion of the CONGREGATION f,agoed more
and more-the' h,,hh,,h nf 'wnrIdiv
ifalk increased One man co,n ncsaS
a letter he Intended RI sand and .vsr
altered whole nassa gas and ronndad
elepant perjods ,vitbout ono oh ack or
recollection Of the hoIv n,ace wharf
no STOOD. Another rsrarfad = Ioro
diaIov,,e which hsa nassad hatwaaS
| himself and : friend tha nivnt haforr
and considered how he might have
lspoken' To the pnrnose' Some vonno
girls rebearsed scenes with their low,
ers---soue recalled Incidents Of their
last ball. Careful housewives Manned
sche,nes If ecoron,v gava tyar,;r .
10 their servants. ARRANGED the tnrn.
ling of n gown. or decided On the noat
becominS TRIMMING NJ = I,onnet
TO me. conscious IF the recordipu
Ianuel,s presence~ ali 4 This sn,am =
nnockervo Of worshin was friyhf f,,l'
would have oivsn ,vorids 10 rnu.e
this conurecation IN a sense NJ what
thew were Doing. and to NV com.
fort 7 saw thar fnr tha vo1,ntarv
offenders a gentle wnrnino was nrS.
vjded W." PO
a frown from the anoa, or the wav.
ling Of his i'm natient winys me- 4,
ahout In unit n niaca 90 dssacratad
recalled the. wander;ng tbonvhts nj
MANY n soni. unconscio,s yhenc
came tho hraatb Thai rsvivad the Nv.
Inv f,ams of his devntions Than
self blame, tears of nanitanca- aud hit.
ter re,,,orse Of which thosa necIin q
nearest knew nnthinw wrrn~ ne
haart s,ocL ad ~ n. "s,.,n "araIess In
yratit,de wondering at and adorino
The iorlearanca ~ the Aimiwhtv
while mora concentratsd tho,,yhf.
land trust more fervent nraver smc.
ceeeded ia file momenfarv f1ryetf,,I.
ness
In snite ofall those beIns bowever
the amonnt' of raa, d.vntion yvas
small. and wben T loorad ~ tho
anyel,s tahiats was shoclraa m Sos
how little wa. written ther.in
Ont of thue hundred Christians
thouyht T Assem- bIed nfter n week nj
mercies. tn nraise and bless the Giver
of iii good are these ssw words the
sum Of what thew offer
ar ,ooL 70 thvself,, s.,d tho onga,
reading nv a, I'm y, ost tbonobts ,,S,,ch
as the fhesa are such hast tho,, lnns
haen' Darest tho,, AFTER vat ha.
been revealed IN Thee ACT snch y mar
again? Oh. couid thv mortal ear,
hear RI listen m the SONGS NJ the re-
ioicinp angels before Ire throne n
the Almightv. thou wonldst In.
daed wondsr ~ the MISUNDERSTANDING