The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-12-04
The Ascr,lng OF tho sohlsm.


. The Ascrtlng OF tho schlsni.
IL had hesn btKzlos sboai the tos
Tor more than tuo sttks, spj now o
SUNDAY the boEx hsd risen 10 . runbiin
"The F,fi onhodoI ia very sloss
/, scbism, Dsoon Gisss had ssserie
loudly thai 1t sss unendursble 10 tho s
lishteoed year OF grace lsii TO cit uuds
Minister who hesitsted to denoonce ib
sonthern slsve holders - vorbipers 0
'Ire Bes.i" OF the RsveIstion. Wido'
Simpson slmosi wepi when her paste
prayed mildly "thr, our Southern brsil
ren msy be convinced OF their srievoul
srtor." Convinced -she didn't van
them convinced. Fire aud birthstone
and rot u rtpeu,spoe. we're what she hoped
Tor. AID rich old Mr.. Bat.eiasld. Who
to be SIRE preferred 10 sid good csuse'
With bis prayers rather than with BIZ
dollsre sid be looked for potbins lest
than TO zee oil Tunbridse burn up like
Solum II its people tolerated such luk'
warm sentiments from their leading puI
pit
II va, q gloomy Sandsy afternoon iol
Doctor Pfonty when, after the second
service. bo walked home With Mr., Can
by. the wealthy cotton merchant, Ut bis
elbow. This parish m,gnsts bsd last
hinted that the price OF bis Loyalty 10 the
impending church crisis would be 80
uutspoksn sermon eIplsining that the
pesro race wear the mark OF Csin, and
ere divinely sppointed TO perpetual bond
sge.
Bot Icabuot DO IS you Wish, protested
tie mild minister. l can never believe
The Almighty has double.bolted the gate
OF heaven sgsinst oil men who have
brotzsd skins. l deplore-l detest Gle
veryi I.iss cnrse that We N net rem ove
or doi will punish Us IS q, nation,
Leave the punishing to the Almighty
and the politicians, sneered the merchant
siding closer What / want you to un
derstsnd is this our good Abolitionists
and their wild talk have made Us North
erners mighty unpopular down 10 Caro-
llna. W. can feel it in trade. Now 3
really rousing sermon delivered from
such = promiaent pulpit as the First
Orthodox OF Tunb,iige, showing that
We uuderst,nd tbets Is scripfr on their
side IS we'll as Sein it
/ osn never consider snch q PROPOSAL
ihterposed the u mister, slmo / spgrily,
Oh. .nickerci TIE ottcr, pa'iug bis
ist breeches pocket, dout fear Tor dness
and Bntter6eld and their pew-ren tails
The salary is q leetle behind eb2 The
chsiss needs y leelle vsrnishp l think
Ichsbol CAnoy may promise TO make
good ss many dollars ss Griggs and bis
abolition scum can take out OF the church
AS many, aud Just a few more.
Get thee behind me, Sitsnl was the
reply that almost crossed the ministers
lips, and Though bis actual reply was
less forcib,, it was sufficiently severe
coming from 80 eenthe min. He set q
long time with his wills that evening
beside the smoking whsle.oil lamp,
1 fear We shall have 10 seek another
psrieh. Becky, be said sadly, and he grew
yet sadder as be saw The shadows deepen
on her upturned fsos.
l bad hoped We could stay here 10
Tunbridse. she answered. half YEARLY.
You are not likely 10 get . better oh uroh
Nathaniel.
Il is OF little use. II l refuse to de
nounoe the Southstnen Dsscon Gfiggs
and many others will leave the church.
I sbhor slavery bat cannot - . minis
ter OF the Gospel Of Love thunder from
the pulpit proclaimins sll our brethren
ip the slave States children OF 5itsn AT
least uutii evelv pescsiul means hs fail
ed TO couvinos them OF their fearful error.
And there is nothing else to dol
Nothing unless l sell myself to Csnbys
uueoiiy money bags. can please
neither party, Soon they will force me
to resign,
There was moment oil deep thinking
then the vile spoke.
The church is drifting into open war
fare, II you must resign. st least do not
have to reposob yourself with having
done nothing to end the ieud. Send to
piaht to Deacon Gdggs, Mr. Bosterleld
and Mr. Canby. Lit them face one snoib
er, aud see il they cannot agree TO settle
their battles outside the house Of God.
/, will do 10 good, Becky.
Bnt l advise
Very we'll. then, your unwisdom IL ever
better than ry wisdom.
Ten minoles later Roger. the boy-oi.
all -xotk, carried three letters, sppoins
lus . meeting q. iour o'clock the next day,
Mr.. Barber bad come round TO kill the
ministers pig. After the ciesture bad
20 nesled its last, the great knife had been
wiped, spd the host OF sdmiriDs email
boys had ss,t,ercd, be Knocked o. the
d oor Of tue kitchen woodshed.
Has Doctor Pfouiy bit Of iioei
have niger boy here TO shoS bio.
Peggy, the mistress Of those regions.
lhrus, her corl pspsrs through the sosnty
opened door and soinsd oon,euptuously |
A piseeri Well III oil the black bn
bot come rieb. Of hin sud cshsd outsitsl
A h The doctor TO Look st ,bs,l
Come. PesgI js. bring bin ont for
4 niunte-
Mach good usy be DO ycu. iberi cried
lie. slanl vet the door sesip. and
Ton Pessy uss invadios the study and
soni opiing her U str seross table
la "A kfah with the I.tFei sttittTfy