The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-01-31
FROM TIE CAPITAL.
SALEM, Jan. &c, 1877

we, TO the cianlOf OF It's uoZcn OF so
church bells, all at once, and tried a,
the same moment to compose your
self to letter writing, or even to
maintain the run Of events in an in
tercsting moved? If you have, you
| svmpa,hize with us at the pres,
ent moment, toras we write these lines
the Ginning ~ Of all Salcm's- church.
bells is ringing in ourears. The tone
of one would lead us to infer tha,
Bro. Tower. of the Methodist church,
was in reality the only minister in
the city, were it not that Bro.
Knights practical toned bell insists
on having it otherwise. The Episco-
paiian bell rings smartly forth its in
vitation to Sc rvice, responded f0 by
faithful few who rely implicitly on
the doctrine as set forth by Bro.
Chambers. The Baptist bell tolls
forth immersion, and Bro. Baker will
listen TO OF preach aught else. The
Presbyterian bell pealS out its invita-
lion to praise and prayer, where good
orthodox supplicatious are waited up
ward to the throne of grace. The
noisy little bell on the Evangelical
church, makes good time on the home
stretch, and attracts a large congre-
CATION weekly. Then here comes in
the Southern Metho'lists, the Seventh
Day AAvcnlists, the Christian, or
Campbclli es as they are sometimes
called, and dear knows what else, all
pleading at once, with earnest peal
that you will favor their particular
church with your presence. Is it t"
be wondered at that SO many Of our
young men do not attend church at all,
when, with SO many pressing invita-
tions they know not which to accept
and in sheer bewildernent they aban-
don the idea Of attending divine wor-
ship at I'LL, fearful lest in favoring one
rel. .iouS clique they excite the animos
4 ily OF another? Laying all jokes
, aside, however, if churches and relig
ious societies are calculated to have
: any particular bearing on the morals
OF IA pace, this, the capital of the State
; ought indeed to be the very personi
tication of virtue and sound morality.
No block of ground appears suf1i
ciently sanclificd unless, forsooth, a
building is erected thereon devoted
. entirely 10 the worship OF the Divine
, Master in one of the v;.rous forms
laid down by the respective crceds
The influence, however, is beneficial
one, and is manifested on every hand.
: Truly, we can but acknowledge such
influences are far superior to many
. Of those thrown around the average
youth Of the present day, and We can
but feel thankful that we are 81 sur
rounded here in Sslem. But me-
thinks hear you say, you did not
engage me TO moralize, and that II
: world suit you much better were l
to come right down to business, and
relate, for the benefit of your readers,
, the events of the week, leaving eth
ers to sermonizc who are better cal
? culatcd' to deal with such questions
than am I. That's ali well enough,
friend Carter. but suppose I'm called
npon 10 fight against space, and have
nought of interest to communicate in
the way Of news. You, of course,
, expect something, and can but NOR,
;, alize a trifie in selt:dtfcnse. l will,
however, scratch my head a little,
and see if | can possibly recall ought
that will interest or entertain.
. The report of the Investigating
Committee, is now in the hands of
| the State Printer, and its publication
is anxiously looked forward to, as the
public naturally expects some start
ling facts and figures. The commit.
tee have Unearthe,I some very intel
eSting developements and it now re
mains to be seen wha. action His Ex-
cellency, Gov. Thaycr, will take i'll
the premises. His position is, to say
the least, an embarrassing one, and
may he likened unto that of the old
woman whose husband, on his home
ward way from a nights carousal
with the boys, expressed himself as
follows: "I'll lick the old woman if
she's sitting up, and I'll lick her if she
aini. In fact, on second thought, I'll
lick her any way" So it is with Gov.
Thayer. II he does prosecute, he will
he damned by the party, and if he
don't prosecute he will be damnedb by
> the public anil he will be damned any
how. 1t remains to be seen which
horn of the dilemma he will accept.
1t Is. by the way, amusing, to notice
:. how uneasy that brilliant. statesman