Middletown transcript., 1875-06-26
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| During the war there was a certain
church, no matter about the denomi
nation, in a certain town, no matter
about the State, in which. singular t.
relate there we're developed some differ.
ences Of opinion concerning slavery and
the civil war. One Sunday morning
the minister, who labored under the
conviction that patriotism is ! part d
religion. and that even under free re-
public it is the duty Of the citizens to
render unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars. namely. love. allegiance. and
in the time Of peril. military service,
gave in q cautious way, for he was .
cautious man, some expression to- his
sentiments Thereupon' ono Of the
pillars of bis church. who sat in the CEN
ire aisle and paid ! large pev.rent. took
his hat. and slanmipg his pew-door
behind him. stalked down the aisle, ve-
bemently and noisly shaking Of, for 4
testimony. whatever dust had BY chance
remained on his well7po1ished boots.
The church congregation and even. the
town were thrown into a fermsnt. -,
Whether the minister would leave bis
pulpit Or the pillar his pew. was the
,all-prsvailing topic Of the streets on
Monday eFi:ssieiei u 4 81 >.
q Now it chanced that that week-that
very Monday, for aught We know-M Mr.
John B. Cough was 70 speak il. the
Aforesaid town, and ifour rsclopeesion
serves us Alright, in that identical
church. which bsingHsbsp largest audi,
.nncs room in the plice, served = 4
lecture hall And the paraon and. the;
pillar both occupied prominent seats
upon the platform, WHEN Mrss Cough,
in complete oblivion Sf The recent snail
civil war ID tha. Community arose ~ TO-
speak which ,he did NTH an intrpduc-
tion somewhat after this fashionI:ioa
q "Lsdiss and gentlemen, I am 4 plain
man, and accustomdd a TO speak my
thoughts plainly. without much weigh
ing Of my words. and without stopping
to consider whether they are what will
please my audience in all respects or
not. And il in this EVENING" lecture
! should chance to say anything that
does not please yoq, I beg that n one Of
you will get up and march out Of Che
house to mark your displsasurs 1
have known this 10 b done, / have
even known 4 Christian man en- The.
Sabbath, and inithe church. who when |
theministerha happened to say something
that did not Just pleise him, get up
and slammed the pew-door behind him
and walked majestically down the isle, |
- though the minister was hired just
to say things to please him! i
Ladies and gentlemen, it was an an,
cient notion that souls were transmit
ted from one to another that no new
souls were ever created, but whenever.
. babe was born some one else died, |
and the soul Of the dying man was
transferred TO the body Of the babe
and / have sometimes thought when |
have seen man 60 stalking out Of
church, to the disturbance Of the minis
tel and congregation because the minis.
ter; happened to say something that
did not just please him, that thistbeory
If transmigrationl of souls might be
true and when that man was born, I
,obody happsned to die, r. seig.
We do not know whether Mr.. Cough
Knows to this day why his bit took so
much better than it usually does, and
vas SO rapturously cheered, with clap
'ing Of hands and laughter, It is to
,e presumed that be was not allowed
. leave town in ignorance. however.
Vt all events. neither pillar nor parson
eft the church. and Mr.. Cough proved
y unconscious peacemaker. ,a.su,,l,
.sssissa 9sa.aa MORAL ssa i1sf sda
,Thelman who criss 4 Stop ny psper"
'ecause journal, whose general char
'cter he thoroughly approves. differs |,
rom him in judgment onlsome single
'oint, is second cousin to the man who i,
talks Indignantly out Of church. be-
arse the minister. is bold enough to
ay something that does not exactly !,
lease him. .--Christiasr WeeAay issisl
GENERAL SHERMAN AT BUNKER Hill.
Eyes, fellow citizens, ! says General
herman at Bunker Hill on Thursday
'eek. ,''this { battle was . series Of
lunders from beginning to end. and
hat in merry Halifax you are cele.
rating it for cart for the life Of me-
ee. CHEERS There was WARREN
)octor Warren-a mere ,sawbones-
lbelled Msjor-General for the occasion
nd sent over to superintend the battle.
here was Prescott "a rough -and-ready
ghter. but no soldier. And old Put. T,
clumsy farmer who once killed wolf