The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-03
THY ARE GONE.

left our harDOr Tor some cannlbal island
up in the northern regions OF Lake Su-
perIor. We allude to the glad tiders OF
the Glad Tidings that came here on a
mission Of their own ara took possession
of some Of our street corners to let street
idiers and Little boys know what it was
We made mention OF these men in our
issue of list week-we admit in terms
moro forcibie than elegant were
hOporcd By a notice for SO dung, in
language quite rs expressive rs our own
There is 10 doubt but what we hurt
some ones feelings, Gall people not being
of like mind III Judging The good or
evil of performances such as VIC have
witnefse bnt have also the assurance
of having expressed the opinion, the
majority OF our people entertain for
street preaching generally. We bndge
not an inch from what we have said, and
take comfort IN realizing tint we live i'll
a sunlit century, and need entertain no
fear of being meiamolphoSed into a
roast. Religion, in every form, is n
something dear to every heat; TO see it
pandered out over curl>stones, tranpled
under foot, chopped MP into lacrchan-
disc, is more than the average Christi IN
can endure When iiliierate men OF the
school of CaptainDundy take it i'll hand,
and in order to make it more effective,
run through long invoice of their own
past vices and general cussclness, it can
not but inspire disgust. Moreover these
expeditions are more for business than
love to mankind or service to God. Take
for instance brothers Moody and Sankey
Both started oat worth about $3.50 each,
and now the fruits of their labors in the
vineyard may be safely assessed at about
$40, 900 each. This is the business view
Of their enterprise, and is responsible for
the many spurious limitations that are
swarming about on n like mission. Civ
ing Bundy the benefit Of the doab:, con-
ceding him sincerity and all that, he is
at best CT those unfortunate 1nortals who
stamp are subject to reaction, and The
crisis of their overheated imagination
once passed, are apt to relapse into the
ruts Of their old ways and fall to kicking,
starving, and outraging sailors again as
naturally as though they had never
heard of the Glad Tidings. For earnest,
Oh, l,l ell
at everyone's door. There is no need OF
Scratching from cIrbstones, or singing
Psalms from empty dry goods boxes.
Christians must be judged, as men are,
by deeds and not by words or preten-
sions 4 kind word of encouragement,
or penny, wherewith to purchase bread
for the hungry, will go further in raising
the lowiy to tie level Of purer morals
and sound christian life than all the con-
frightened into existence. These steam
ed converts cool off rapidly when left TO
themselves, and ONCE On the retrogade.
are apt to mar the sanctiiy Of religion
by showing that their conversion was but
q farce.
While we respect the opinion of others
and concede that people have right in
this country to preach when, where and
whatever they please, We haze no hest
fancy in repeating, that this sort of pro
paganda ought to be severely discourag-
ed most of all by such who have an in
terest in keeping religion pure in its
tennets, teachings and precepts, and are
loath TO see it dragged through the
streets and thrown out to rdicule If
the gentlemen who made the remark,
that we would give aid to men who hum
bug people at street corners by selling
Eastwood soap, wooden nutmegs, and
brass rings for gold, while we cast rili-
cnle Mt Capt. Bundy and Reebe's labors,
vii take pains to get better acquainted
with the writer, he may find ont that
such remarks are net altogether lustlti-
able. We are not afraid to expose fraud
or deception, no matter where it springs
up or in what attire it chooses to move.