Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-05-08
Moral and Religious.
True Lent as Looked Upon in A. d
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True Lent as Looked Upon in Al
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"Is this fast to keep
The Larder lean, and clean,
From fat of beeyes and sheep.
Is it, to quit the dish of flesh,
Yet still to fill the platter high with fish?
No! tits a fast to dole
The sheaf of wheat, and meat,
Unto the hungry soul.
1t is to fast from strife, and old debate,
And hate and circumcise thy life.
To show heart grief rent,
To starye thy sin-Not sin:
Aud that's to keep thy lent"
HERRIeKs
LUTHERAN.
Since the Chicago fire her Swede popu-
iation has so increased, which is princi-
pally Lutheran, that their four church ed
ifces are not sufficient to hold them.
One church has over twelve hundred
communicants. Would that all our for
eign population would bring their gra ces
and not the vices of the old world here
PRESBYTERIAN
The Presbytery in these parts have
wisely adopted it ineracy in part, and the
thirty five unsupplied churches of North
ern Indiana will have occasional preach
ing. Bourbon will hear from Bro. Tay-
lor of this place.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
What has become of the old time hon
ored custom of iudicious fasting, prior to
every Quarterly Meeting of the Methodist
churches?
Remember the Quarterly Meeting of
Plymouth is next Saturday and Sabbath.
Who viii forget to fast the Friday pre-
vious?
By reference to the Programme of the
Ministerial Association to be held here
May 18th, 18th and 14th, you will find
most of the vital questisns of the age are
billed for discussion. N. l.. Brakeman
will preach the Association sermon, and
is the guest of G. Fl. Reeve, Esq.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
The church here is training a choir of
Juveniles to chant and sing otherwise.
Truly commendable.
CATHOLIC.
The Archbishop of Cincinnati is out
in temperance speech and favoring
Temperance Societies. This is reform in
the right direction, and the thought be-
comes intensified when we remember the
Archbishop IS considered the Pope of
America as to power. Will his influence
reach here?
The hint of the Laporte Herald is not
untimely, wnen it suggests to the Demo-
crat that it remember the farmers and the
churches. We expect good to come out
of Plymouth when the churches have
neither slight nor fight, from its columns.
Suffering and affliction are not Gods
mode of reformation. If so, all in hell
will come out after while.
Society should labor to prevent crime
and thus avoid punishment for it.
When we cease to educate men for ras-
cality, then we will be happy people.
Creation is but Gods finger work.
So says the Psalmist, and Prophet.
Never expect moral wealth while you
are morally sloth.
The king of the Sandwich Islands re-
Gently told the people of Hilo to perse-
we're in the right, eschew the ignorant
ways of the olden time, obey God, and
forsake any form of idolatry. He pays
high compliment to the ministery for
their present elevation, which he as
cllbes to the proclamation of the word of
God by them.
This ought to shame some of our home
rulers.
Rev. George Rogers of England, heads
his congregation of several hundred
thrifty families in settleing 10000 acres
in Minnesota. This is commendable.
Religion and prosperity are inseparable.