Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-27

class; but in few days the honest old
clothes have begun to be discarded.
Almost unconsciously, both men and
women have yielded to the mortal dread
of being peculiar. which is among the
strongest feelings of our nature. Soon
they secretly f1atter themselves that no
one would take them for foreigners.
Religion, being the chief conservative
influence of the world, is slowest to sub
init TO the modifying power of the new
land: But the process goes on un-
ceasingly. We can easily perceive that
even the French Catholic of Canada is
somewhat different from the French
Catholic of New York or Boston.
We have seen in front of the old
Cathedral of Montreal missionary-box
inviting the contributions of the faith
ful. On the outside of the box were
wax hgures of hogs devouring priests
and monks, and underneath was a sem
tence intimating that such was often the
fate OF devoted missionaries to the
heather.
1t IS safe to say that in no city of the
United States would such an exhibition
be ventured.
The interiors of many Catholic
Churches of Canada differ in nothing
from those of village churches in the re,
moter provinces of France. The same
kind OF yotive offerings hang at the
shrines, and there is the same homely
directness in the remarks of the cure
which startles the ears of Protestant
visitors to the Departments of Southern
France.
The most interesting experience of
this kind is enjoyed in the Scotch Pres
byterian kinks of New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia To attend one of these
Eliminates for us the whole history of
Scotland since the Reformation. it is
chapter OF Sir Walter Scott come to
life.
We wildly discern the secret of tho
hold which the religion of Knox and
Calvin had upon the CovenanterS and
their children; for we see the kirk serv.
ice performed in very much of its origin
al amplitude and heartinesS. Only one
thing appears to be curtailed, and that
is the sermon, now reduced to reason
able length. All the rest appears un~
changed.
There is the prim, implanted, uncar-
peted, straight backed, utterly unai-
tractive and comfortless interior, in
Guiding the high gallery, the higher
pulpit, the sounding board, the elevated
front seat for the choir, and the great
square pews.
There is no Sinking or compromise
anywhere; l, singing, in which every
worshipper joins heartily-standing-
from the minister in the pulpit to the
little children in the pew corners; 2,
Old Testament reading; ), prayer the
congregation standing; 4, singing again,
every worshipper standing; 5, New
Testament lesson; 6, prayer again; z,
singing; 8. sermon; 9. singing; 10.
pra er; IL, collection; II, notices; 13,
singing; IA, benediction.
The most obvious difference between
this service and that of our churches is
the greater amount of bodily exertion
put forth by the whole congregation.
At every singing and during every
prayer the people all stand. The sing
ing is done with an energetic unanimity
rarely heard in our cushioned and car
peted parlor- churches, wherein, for the
most part, the congregation sits pas
sive, in luxurious ease, from beginning
to end.
! This Scotch service is exhilarating in
a high degree. 1t has a certain sub
dued, festive character, which no writ
ten description would lead a person to
anticipate. After attending such SER
vice. it is easy to understand the pro.
verbal Sunday appetite of the Scotch
people. for body and soul are conformity
exercised in the services of the Old
Kirk. YOUTHS Companion.