The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-05-24

teei pickpOeket here an Alderman
Just out OF swindling contracts an,
other peOple-rObbing iniquities her
an uptown merchant prince, his brain
full Of iedgers, extortiOnate profits ant
cent-per-cent. accounts. All heath
ems, pagans, almost beyond the pOwel
OF missionary 10 arouse or Jesus
I blood to save. r-
But why tsrry in cur larger cities
Go to the stateliest churches in many
of our fair little southern and western
4 ttOwns-Our own Kentucky and OhiS
towns. Hear the coughing, throat.
clearing, .haWking and splitting
htdeOus elamor, totally unnecessary
az times, drowning ont the voice OF
the minister and raeking the nerves
OF every civilized man and woman in
the house. None but barbarian and
a albeathen ever disturbs tne devOtions
OF his neighbors by such unseemly
and disgusting sounds. One of Chris
tsanity's first duties is to master all
these weaknesses OF throat and nose.
any decent individual can do it.
Those who do not are worse than
heathens and some OF our churches,
every Sunday, are full OF these home
made pagans. Keep some OF the mis-
sIonaries here.
Bat worse and worse, and more of
it. See the tObacc0-eheWers, old eld-
ers and dsscOns, and members who
nod in the amen corners. Each one
squirt, squirt, squirting nastier than
q forty-cuttle fish-power spout-gun in
perpetual motion. Defiling the house
OF God, aud siekening the stomach of
every less filthy person within ITS
walls. 'Heathens and barbarians all
Keep 4 few missionaries at home.
And oh, last, most hideOus and hOr-
rible depth OF pagaBIsm. The solemn
sacrament OF the LORDS Supper is be.
ing celebrated. All the grOans and
bloody sweat OF Gethsemane, all the
the cruel mOckeries of Pilates judg-
ment hall and all the fearful agOnies
of Calvary cluster and erystallizs
around that broken bread and flowing
wine. The WOndrOusly sad and tender
parting with the disciples; the anguish
ed prayer beDeath the knotted oaks
and olives Cf Che garden [; the crown Of
thOrns the scourging the dull thud
OF the hammer, and the awful tearing
Of the nails into the quivering flesh
the lamentations of the faithful wO-
man the gentle petition, 'Father,
forgive them, they know not what
they do )" the last piteous cry, "My
God my God why hast Thou for
saksn me ?" the earthquake the
DARKNESS the glory OF the resurrec-
ton and as0ension-all, all rise from
the dim dust of eighteen centuries,
and come thronging around the table
where rest the simple emblems Of
crucified and risen Savior's love.
And yet, see that silly girl, with a
giggle and a smirk upon her face,
reach forth her hand to take the plate
and cup; and cram her grinning
mouth with the memorials of the
mangled body of the Son of God. |
See that aged disciple roll a huge and |
lOathsOme quid of esrth's vilest weed |
from between his teeth, put in the |
sacred symbols, wipe his lips and re-
Gil his jaws with vegetable filth. |
Heathens Pagsns Worse than
barbarians Is it not strange that |
even the lOng-suffering and forbesr-
ance OF God are not exhausted Is 1t |
not miracle of mercy that such |
shocking prOfaners are net smitten |
dead in their seats by the red bolts OF |
heavens fieFcest wrath 9 Mission
aries, more missionaries for our |
hedtheH at hOBle.-Pee Dee, IN Gin. |
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