The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-25
SANDER in the Pulpit.

mANChESItk, VT, ApIll II, lO'O'
Editor Rutland Globe IT is singu-
lar fact that from the earliest ages to the
present time, the most inexplcable deeds
of mankind have been committed under
the Illusions of bigoiry and superstition, or
under the excitement of a pretended re-
ligious zeal. Clogging the wheels OF the
juggernaut with human forms, and feed
ing crocodiles with babes to appease an
angry deity, are old stories. Those bar
barous customs may have become obsolete,
but the same principle seems to still exist,
and frequently manifesls itself in various
forms, fully as homogeneous and as incom-
patible with true christian spirit, as in
the ages Of the past.
Moody and Sankey at Brooklyn have
opened great field Of labor and
their efforts appear to have been
rewarded with signal success. The
peculiar situation of the country,
the general stagnstion Of business, the
waning value OF all kinds OF property, IS
we approach a specie basis, ha, afforded n
favorable season FOR the prosecution OF this
great work. A period so opportune as the
past winter has not been suffered to pass
without the general introduction of gospel
meetings, ard much good has resulted
from honest christian effort. We have re-
Gently been favored with series OF such
meetings, from which has resulted the sub
iect Of this criticiam.
II is principle in ethics and philosophy
that in all excess there is danger Reliance,
stability and conservatism are lost in lts
indulgence. When we sec error in sacred
things 90 nnrebuked and the disposition
to err therein Gattered, the more alarming
are our apprehepsions. When we see sn
old hardened sinner in tho short space of
a week, become teacher in Israel, and Is
rael listening to bis teachings,w we may well
feel alarmed for lsrsc's sake.
Last Fast day during divine service in
our Congregational church, Il tyro in chris
tianity, a fledglng not over six weeks old,
one of those who has so suddenly been
transferred from darkness into Gods
marvellous light, without any illumination,
arose, and hlurted, and blubbefcd out sub
stantially the following ~ wss at the
depot yesterday aud there saw n man
drunk. Tho Individual was good look
ing man. n prominent politician, one we
had been called on to vote for, aud one
whom Christians did vote for"
This startling announcement not only
surprised those present, bat has had the
effect TO produce quite stir among tho
"prominent" politicians Of our county
The eye of scrutiny has been III cc,cd to.
wards our Hon. Senator NJ. s. Colburn
But the colonel proves concluriyely no
only that he was in normal condition al
that day, but tina. he did not approach any
nearer to the scene laid than his place o.
business. Next our friend ard worthy
give an account Of his whereabouts. |
will be gratifying to his friends to learl
that he was enabled to show satisfactorily
not only an ali5i, bu, also that lie nevc
was known to touch drop of ardent, o
walk beside woman, in all his life. Tina
constitutionally he has ever avoided, boil
as a Iabid dog does water.
Even cur friend Simonds Of the lorna
has not escaped his imbroglio. He show
abundantly that he was confined 10 hi
sanctum the entire day. But feeling III
, willing to leave his defence there, he in
sists that never before in his life was Il
suspected OF getting DRUM; or being "good
looking" and thinks there must lie som
mistake about it.
Our venerable friend, Hon. 4. l.. Miner
has not been passed by unnoticed. II
seems TO come nearer to filing the bill tha
any We have mentione1-certainly he az
swers the personal description in every PAT
ticular, except that in which the disteapec
full allusion is made. And as TO that
, appears that he scarcely left bis house dui
ing the day-was all the while in the &c
cety of sober people, who discovered notl
ing abnormal in bis condition. Ii must b
very gratifying to Mr. Miner and b
friends, that lie is thus able to clear hin
= self of an imputation 80 solemniy pr,
> nounced, er cathedra against some ''prom
- nent politician"
There lie another person who has bee
g somewhat under espionage, but whom "
= forbear to name. No one seriously thini
y he is the person to whom this iyro in Isra
:, alluded. We are assured by his famil
. that he spent the day before Fast in h
=. usual duties as president Of the banll-th
;, he partook OF his three meals, and tn
nothing peculiar was observable upon hin
They desire, however, that we do not mel
ton his name, as he is somewhat excltabl
and may destroy another coat in trying
- put it on as pantaloons, as he once d
when he thought his bank was attacked |
i burglars. We therefore 90 not mcntiC
70 who this per.on is.
, WHO THEN WAS ALLUDED 10
d This defamer persistently refusing to gi'
% any information as to the name or identi
Il of his victim, has led to a thorough canya
N of the subject, and the evidence of scare
!. ing investigation is that no such persC
n WAS there, and no such occurrence toe
- place as this iyro represented. But III
:. the whole matter owes it's origin to dl
'e eased imagination, or to the malignity of
Is depraved heart-that he intended to Will
10 some real or supposed enemy-is too q
A. parent 10 be denied We must bear
| mind that this mahciOua Islander was mr.
mulgated at public meeting convened f
the worship Of that God who preache
"Peacc on earth, good will to men
who taught US to ''love one another" al
that He Himself Ia love. This traduc
IL cannot claim that he said what he did
ID the benefit of any person, or for the GOO
10 of the cause he pretends to have espouse
If without confessing his true status Tn
= he Las seryed the nrinca of dnrl, ness SO 10,