The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-27

THE little town of Cummington, in western
Massachusetts has had sensation. Last sum-
mer the town needed new preacher, and, by
what seemed a special providence, an accom-
plshed young clerical gentleman, who said he
was from Glenham, N. Y, and his name Whalen,
dropped off there, and, after preaching one Sun
day, was solicited to remain. which he did He
served the people most acceptably, particularly
in the matter OF sermons, which all agreed were
powerful and eloquent. Cummington is out
of-the-way and sparsely- populated region, but
the fame of the young preacher travelled
Strangers who had heard famous preachers came
there occasionally. and all declared that Whalen
was destined to rival the best of them. People
OF the town petted and lionized the young min
lister, and dreaded the time when he should be
called to larger field. One day. when he deliv-
cred an unusually brilliant discourse, an old
minister was present ia the admiriug audience.
The sermon dwelt IN his mind, and when shortly
afterwaFd he happened to find it, word for
word, in an old volume of lectures by a
New York divine, it made still deeper
impression. The old minister listened to his
young brother again, and heard another sermon
from the same book About this time Mr.
Whaen asInvited to occupy pulpit in a
neighborIng town. Previous to the issuing of
the invitation a deacon of the church had ar
and had selected what he regarded excel
lent one from New York magazine. The dea-
con regarded it as singular coincidence that
the young divine should preach the Identical dis
course which he had chosen, and lost no time in
mentioning the matter. Other facts came out
which went to show that Mr.. Whaien had deliv-
cred no original sermons, and the result is that
the Cummington church is now without pastor
A deep religious awakening occurred during the
decetfnl pastors ministTation, aud the good
people are now at loss to know whether the
cow rsions were genuine OF not.
OUT in this part of the country tea is regarded
as comparatively mid and harmless, but it fires
the Boston blood clear to the boiling point. The
editor of an evening paper made some remarks
derogatory to the tea and the methods of GER
tain dealer in the article. The dealer read them
and was enraged. He armed himself with a cow
hide and, accompanied by fifteen friends, WIS.,
tied the offender and castigated him severely
Boston editors favor mind more tina muscle; at
any rate this one had not enough muscle to be of
any use against sixteen men, and therefore took
his punishment with intellectual GOODNESS With
tea of so exciting quality the inquiry naturally
arises: What effect would Kentucky whisky
have3
THE Cleveland Leader, dealing with the SUBJ
ject OF "cheap and nasty" newspapers, has this
to say: ''PeOple don't shop around to find out
where they can save a cent on a newspaper, but
they buy one that suits them best, even though
they have to pay more for it. They find out
pretty soon whether they get value received or
not, and hence live. newsy, enterprising and
readao paper is never required to resort to
such shoddy schemes as to reduce its price TO Sc
cure the patronage of the intelligent public. 1t
is only the sleepy, badly MANAGED and worth
less papers that are driven to such extremities."
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TRUE love seems TO he running over an I'M
commonly rough course just now If the ripples
which come to the surface may serve as an ind.
cation Mr.. Klesse. OF Jersey City, is an cstma-
BILE German, who came over year or two since
to make home for his wife and sixteen-year.
old daughter. He secured the home, and sent
money to pay the passage of his family. In
stead of notice of their arrival, came letter
from the wife requesting him to forward ticket
to an estlmable but poor Young man, to whom
I tina han%hter was engaged and from whom she
r. Mr.. Klesse sent the
'hree soon landed ia