The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-12
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LETTER FROM NEW LEEDS.

EDITOR OF WHIG:-Go on need not eX-
pect as spicy communication as Cousin
Sues or one quite so spiteful as J. \. c.,
but merely to place before your numerous
readers few items.
"School still keeps" and the little ones
have began in Jealous way to study after
their vacation. If any schools are well
provided with holidays, it must he the
schools of Maryland. 1t is very evident
that our first State Superintendent bOrdered
on Catholicism or was pure High
Churchmau. These holidays may suit and
be agreeable to the many teachers, but to
the patrons and tax payers they seem to be
very useless.
Our new friend - seems to be inclined
to give us a cool reception, and we don our
overcoats and comforts with more cheer
tulness than we did at the departure OF
our old friend -.
Business seems to be as brisk as usual
for this season Of the year. The doctors
are having little rest. as the health seems
to be quite good in this vicinity.
Harlan Il Brother have completed their
dam, and will be ready to begin work in
the Spring, with renewed forces.
Miss Laura McCauley played as great
deception on the New Leeds people, as one
of your bellies did a few months ago; and
was led to the hymeneal altar by Mr.. Brogau.
May they live Il prosperous and happy
life. These quiet weddings are harmless,
but the calithumpian baud seems to be
deprived of little sport. Rumor says
that few more of our young ladies will
enter the felicity of matrmony.
The meetings have all closed in our
hat 10 hn l,,t
general meetings are still going on, and
last Sunday morning the Rev. William I.
Valiant delivered his masterpiece we have
not learned that it was written before he
entered the minister, and the tluency of
speech and the locnmotion that character
iZed his diminutive frame would make one
recommend an auodyne of some kind, or
weight, SO that equilibrium might be pro
duccd. His text, ltth chapter of John,
eth verse. he read SO gravely-" Sanctify
them through thy truth, thy word is truth,
and in sonorous manner, said, my
subject is sanctiiication." AS soon as he
defined the word which was partly correct,
we found he assumed a faliacy that honest
people or those who knew the effects of
heart purity Oh the lives of many could
not tolerate. We have no objection to
divines or even the lay members not be-
lIeving in the doctrine of Christ'S blood
cleansing from all sim We have no OBJ
lection To the reverend gentleman saying
that specification is not attainabe until
we reach the spirit land; but when man.
who pretends to stand and preach to a
dying congregation, utterS such falsehoOds
that all who profess sanctfication believed
in "absuute perfection" and as soon AS
they profeSsed purity of heart they sa,
down and folded their hands, we must ex
pose its falSity. viii the reverend gentle
man look around and see the success that
has attended the preaching of sanctitied
preachers? The little man said it was non
sense to think a babe would plunge unto
manhood in an instant, and quoted first
the blade, then the ear, and the full corn in
the ear" ! only wished for the Rev. MIR.
Travis or some other minister who like
those that tarried at Jerusalem, had the
power of the Holy Spirit. What pity he
had not tarried and been baptized before
he attempted such a muddled harangue
against a doctrine believed by men of far
more intellectual attainments than this
Culiunt young man.
And rs he Is such an expert we would
like to hear him define the difference be
tween purity and maturity, for all who be
lieve in Specification aItainable in this
world, known as soon as the blessing is
is receive, they double their dill
geuce. But it was evident to every one
to me that he always sees some great big
fat woman he was hardly justified, let alone
sauctited. DOClLE.