The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-11-01
A SAMPLE OF MATTAwAN PULPIT
ORATORY.

exposition OF the Church OF Mormons. At an
early hour the house was crowded, and the
people were treated, not to an exposition OF
Mormonism, but to one OF the yilest, most
filthy mouthed harangues that ever disgraced
the sanctuary OF God In Msttawan. II his re-
marks had been made IN a respectable bar
room, he would have been kicked INTO the
street. Before starting out with his expose,
OF the Latter day SAINTS, who was here last
winter and preached several sermons in the
Congregational church. Elder Scott has lately
returned to this place aud preached in the
Congregational church once or twice, but was
informed by the trustees OF that church that
he could no longer occupy their pulpit, as it
Was causing their pastor to gnash his teeth
and uluate unpleasant things in their ears
David admits that Elder Scott has been very
courteous and gentlemanly towards him, and
has asked him to take seat in the pulpit dur
ing his service, but David would not occupy
with one he styled a Gentle, he was afraid that
the Latter day Saint was after some Of the
lambs OF his flock, and such things could not
be tolerated in Christian community. Ac-
cordingly he hkens the SAINTS appointed unto
that OF Turkey Buzzard. Where the point
comes in, the Lord only bnows-none OF his
audience could see it. II was as the Vultures
OF the air, seeking rotton CARCASS to alight
upon, and he did not want him to roost in his
hair There the Elder rather sold himself, as
Scott was not aware that his carcass was In
such condition. He compared him to the
thevipg gypsies. skulkng into churches, but
Scott had obtained honorable permission TO use
the church. David, you have told Us that it
was the Christian influence OF your mother that
made you so pure, it could not have been
probable that she should have taught you to
dissemble at the same time. Elder Scott was
occupying a front seat evidently offering up
prayer for his mallgner. Ibis only exasperated
Comstock. He said that the Saint had enough
brass TO justify all tho convicts in the Jackson
prison. and THAT he would so away from here
bowling persecution, but gave him to under
stand that he should have no opportunity to
make any answer to his remarks In that house.
as he would stand none OF his blackgdard
DAVID, turn about is only fair play, and who
was the BLACKBOARD in this instance? II your
santed mother had, during your childhood
gently drawn you across her apron and pound
ed & little common sense into the most sus-
ceptable part Of your body with her slipper,
you would have been in better business on
that Sabbath evening. At this part Of the TRADE
| a large number OF the members OF the church
left, some OF US with the firm conviction that
our pastor was demented. What cared David
il they all left, he was exposing the Mormon,
! and he broke out anew said he was q wolf in
sleeps clothing, but that the wool had grown
so thin that tn hair pricked through. Here
David gave US one OF his sardonic grins, but
the grin was not returned. The man OF God
thought that he had belabored the Saint sufi-
GENTLY at this point and proceeded to give his
Sexton, Joe Porter, piece OF his mind, for
Joe had been seen at the Saints meeting. lie
thought that Joe's mind had become "betwod-
died. for Joe happened to ring the bell ten
minutes earlier one night than usual, and Of
course it irritated the pastor; but Joe has had
his face Zionward for a number OF years, and
the remarks passed him as chaff before the
gale. Here the Elder took breath and started
out on the expose, by giving the origin and
record OF Mormonism history Of Joe Smiths
family as lying, tbieving, lazy set, unfit to
occupy any position Of Gods footstool; then
came Josephs VISION OF money and the find
ing Of the golden plates with the large stone
spectacles and the manner in which it was
translated. Here are three OF the words that
David said friend Of his heard translated in q
Mormon meeting Fillama Jig Fillsma Jee
Fillama il -. The translation we will omit, as
we think it Disgrace to any newspaper to
have such language in its columns
The choir had stood the slang thus far but
here they boted, en- masse. leaving the slang
singer to close services as best he could. The
audience had become so disguised by this time
that you could hear some OF the less lawful
abiding citizens, whispering, let's put him out
tar and feather him: one, more worldly than
the rest expressed himself. that Comstock bad
become bowling idiot. There are but one or
two members OF the church, but what express
themselves as disguised with the proceedings
and think it not only disgrace to their society,
but to the whole community, and do not wish
outsiders to think that they uphold their pastor
in this scandalous proceeding; as tor the
doctrines Of tho Latter-dsy Saints, we frankly
say, we have no belief in them, but when one
Of your number comes among us, as did this
man Scott, we gee no reason why he should
not be treated with that due respect that one
honorable man has for another. And now
David, isn't this nice Little boys who heard
that discourse run about our street, shouting
the cabalistic words, Fillima Jig Flllima Jee
Fllima jill! with the translation. Surely
the Lord has wonderous ways OF teaching his
children. We cannot help but think OF the
story Abraham Lincoln used to tell about a
Presiding Elder and one OF his Circuit preachers
Cyou know David, that you sometimes illus
trate by story The Elder, noticing that
the young man preached with notes. asked him
If he had ever tried to preach without; and II
he had not, would like to have him try 1t tina;
afternoon; saying that he would select the
text, and present it to him when he had made
his PRAYER, and that the Lord would find words
to fill his month. The young man agreed to it
IL he would be allowed to choose a text. the
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