, 1876-02-19
The Afflicted City Of Brooklyn.

Mhen up my hOO'le III washington AGITi
tory. WhH, blessing in disguise it ~ouC
he if only the tirc fend wauld sweep ovei
Long Island and clean out some Of the non
senses that have settled down like IN Esyp
tian plague upon the fiIr famed city o
churches, They not only have in thriI
midst the Rev. Henry Ward BcGclIcr, the
man who hns kept Plymouth Church Oh the
ragged edge" Of II tormrnting scandal lol
n half dozen years, in spite of pious lawyer:
and Wall street gambling dracons who have
"put and called" in vain 10 bunish from
sight this grim ghost which Hns constantly
percbed upon the Plymouth al ar, shaking
IT. he'lrabbed 10 ks in the face Of all the
worshiping who in vain tired tn sing and
pray it back into purgatory; hut they have
also the Rev. DR.. Tamadge, who has del
u9ed the city with his wonderful pamphlets
and sermons, crammrd chuck full Of sulphur
smelling creeds, demonologies and ante lrlu-
Wan, prehistoric myths; so full indeed, that
| NhStC ~ NV iVVN ANlN, cNCD VII Tile UUtSttlt
corners, for the doctrine of grave mercy and
peace, hope, charity ami brothcrly love.
And now like an avalanche, the Rev Mr..
Moody, the tanatical emotinnalist, the great
cinus-s sensational --reyivalist, aided by n
first class orchestra, Mr. Sinkey, the rourn!
baritone, f,.mous az an adept at turning on
the hchrymal fluid at will, win never his
e eat ring master gives him the cue is roll
ing his tidal wave Of latter day sa'n,liness
over the city, drawing audi nces away from
other houses of worship, to attend his
performance 'lny and night, (sre newspapers
and small hillS.) at the rink, where u few
children and young men and women not yet
reached the year, o. discretion, with occa.
sionally hardened Old reprobaie, ale
frightened up to the mourn"rs bench,
through fear Of his word painted pctur of
death, the "sccond coming" and the tor.
ments Of u (ururc state. | have looked il 3.
vain, in Mr. Mool>'s sermons, for any argu.
nent, or any rcason, or any inucemrnt Tor
men to do righ', only the fear of future ret
rihuti"n The idea of n b oxen moral. nat.
unl or physical law or obligation, carrying
with 1t its own punishment, never seems To
have penetrated Brother Moody's brain
! lie leaves the impression, that. no matter
how wicked, men and women may bp, law
breakers all, law breakers by inheritance,
they can go along through life scut free, il
they only have Il few MON nts ut the
enl, just before the close ot life, in which Ia
repent, then they nre all right anyhow II q
views of life ne marrow, goomy, hopeless
nscetic, unchlrtahle AM ullnvrly. The
black side Of human nature il all he appears
to see. IIc affects 10 drSpise ceremony. and
yet thr religion he pr0rlalms, is nothing but
ceremony and emotion. What manner of
mnn he really is at heart it would I've un.
eharitnhle to say--he is the person fed rm.
Iodiment OF emotional excitement. Bu'
mensnlly, intellectually we Gun Judge him
only by his acts. lie is, | think, "tlp con.
meeting link" between animal passions and
emotions and higher order Of intellectual
'lcvrlopement. Now, nm really sorry TINT
city 80 eligib'y situated other wise, IA
Brooklyn. sh,ll | have SO much trbuhtion
Sadom and Gomnrrah were terribly pun
ishcd for their wickelness. Can it br that
Bsecher and his pet scandal, Rev. DR.. Tai
madge and Moody and Sankey, located in
Brooklyn is u oisitati0a in a moliiud form,
similar to that of the two ancient CITIES OF
the plain. If 50. anil was resident Of
Brooklyn, should say, tirke away Brechcr
Talmalge. Moody, S'nkey, and Co., and
bring on the fire. ashes, sulphur and lava;
of tile two great evils think the last
named far the least. Would it not he
good illpa, for some Of our lumber vessels,
the next time they take a cargo to any of
the South Sea Islands, to take on board
some of the missionaries down there, pro-
coed home ly way Of New York and iurn
them lonse in Brooklyn. II their zenl has
not all burned out of them. they can fnd
plenty to do. The vessel could then take
on board = cargo Of emigrants, and when
she reaches Cape Fhttcry, If allowed to
quarantine for three or four months, there
would he little risk Of any Of the escaped
Brooklynite spreading the rabies fanatical,
among the inhabitants Of Washington Ter
ritory. ] hav'nt the heart to ask any Of my
neighhors to volunteer for this new field of
labor. But s,ill, Mr.. Editor, should you
hear OF any one willing to sacrifice the
comforts Of quiet home ON the banks of
the peaceful snohomisli, take their lives in
their hands and venture among the fanatics
of this much afflicted city will con-
tribute something towards sustaining them
in their praiseworthy, selfsacrifsing labor
Of love
OLD SETTLER.