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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-03-18, Page 2Mormon Mysteries. A Salt Lake correspondent of the World, ikas iaterviewed a brcksliding Moemone:s— an Eitglishwornan—who gave him full par- ticulars of the is Endowment Ceremony;" undergone by herself and husband. (from_ whom, in consequence of hia polygamous. proclivities, she has since departed,) some_ months after joining the community. The rite consists mainly in a rigid Weldon- of the whole body, the,operatorrepeating the while a ferniula signifying thet the patient was washed Clean from am blood of this generation, and should.not, if ehe renitunect be done in a faithful, be made a pat in the plagues oite.lf' .I'ven if hull huur is thus cull- pa:0;0ra to scourge the earth, Having been. s"'"e"" "Lit'et wurk will d'Y- in driving a horse on the road at a riatur- at last pronounced clean, the lateer then al gait Of nine oc ten miles an hour, I have had her hetet anointed with olive oil, Pour- f!equentl v had the occasion to ouserve that: ed from a lats;e horn explained to he a horn tle was la -boring with perepiration until I ofplenty, whtch,, like the widow' 's cruise of. oil, should 'lever t uI as long as the or dinance should continue to , be observe& Eyes., ears, mouth, and other portions ,of the body were likewise anointed;- that the eyes might be quick to see, the ears to hear. the words of eternal life, the feet swift to run in the 'as of the Lord. A garment was theta giveu her to put on, described as a sort of shirt and drawers all in one, made of unbleached cotton cloth, . opening in front from Cep to ileum, and fastened by etrings. She was chaieged lieVer to wholly remove this vesture, but, to change only One half at • time. and aesured -that while wearing ID and remaining faithfill, she should be protected from disettse, and that it had power even to turn the btillets of en em y. Meanwhile the eandidates of the .eppos- ite sex Were receiving the rite in an adjoin- ing chamber. A mutual presentation tak- ing place presently *caused general ineeri- meet from the ementrieity of the eostume almost the saute in 'Dail eitses—and the absure appearance of the city faces 91 dery body. 'Several of Brigham'sdeughters were among the neoplitytes and giggled quite irreve 0 illy with the yeungIllell of their ac quaintance. .Suddenly a --voice was heard speaking to some person who replied, both beine concealed from view. The voice was eupp 'tied to be that of Elohim in conVer- aiativa with Jehovah upon the 811b.jot of the C -cation. Our New York contenapor- sty gives fidl details of the eenversation whic'e decent reverence compels tis to omit:. It i nough to say , that Michael, the Archangel. Adam, Eve,, the Tre,0; - arid the Devil are all brought on in sequence, and the lady speeks of the last named person- age as fellows : "His Satanic Majesty is ably represented by w. Phelps, 'ho looks every inch a devil. He was clres.-ied in a, tight -fitting suit, of black velvet, fancifully ornamented, consisting_ of a -sheet jacket and kneebreeches, cut in the Italian style, Withblack etockings and slippers. 'He at once proceeds to make himself agreeable to Eye, whom he meets while taking a walk in the garden. He fiats:es the unsophisti- 'cited Eve terribly, and as this is some- whi(4) she has not heen accu tomed to fieceive from Adam, she seems to rather like it in 1 e yid corsidere the devil a splea-- did sort of fellow." ffinaily all sorts of oaths aro taken to observe polygamy, and fearful penalties invoked upon .disobed- ience, and mysterious symbols of reminder giveri and explained. the Third degree of. Melehieedeck priesthood" is the final stage, in which representatives of the Cler. gy of all Christian denominations are con -- founded by Devil who makes.•thern squab- ble horribly, but is in turn- diiven out by.tihtrinstrection, though the machinery for Watering Horses THE HURON EXPOSITOR. A correspcndent of the Couplry Gentle - Min says:. Horses should never be kept so long without watTthat they will drine largely when they get it. Give it to them iift'en`, and they will never injure themselves 'With it Nothing is more common -than to eitch a team to a plough, and make them werk.half a daywithout a drop. What man would submit to such treatment? If the plough is started at seven in the morn- ing, water should be given again before ten ; and again the afternoon by four . . . in every district a bitter struggle on ecchie- bistical grounds. As to., the eonscience clause, it may be impracticable at this mo- tnent to enact a secular systetn----as the ---- Tories feiy, to " heathenize" the education of England. 1 t is certain that an rietempt in that, direction Would 4tave aroused a des- perate opposition in quarters which now yield 4 -more Or less cordial support to the measit e. But it is also certain that under any pi ssible concurrent clause the clergy of the Church. of England will retain -A. great portion oftheir present control over educa- tion, and use ;t, I wont Kay unscrupuloue- ly, but with the same unhesitating zeal as now, and t-ame exclusive devotion to their Church.. The country clergyman end. the country squire are the two magnates of every English village. The squire is com- monly as much of a churchman as the islet - lot him drink freely, when he ceased to I or himself. It is asking a great deal of a pour laborer, largely -dependent for his liv- ing on the good will of both, to ask him to offend both by written declaration that he does not want his child taught the church catechism. Nor can a system be thought affectivr when it is loft to local boercis to put it i11 operation, and wher the maxi - linen penalty that can be inflicted on 'the - parent amounts to five shillingte. All these meedefeets capable of amend- ment. If the bill should pass with them all, it would still be a great measure, and an immense advance on the system or no - system that exists to if it did noth- ing more than rerognize the principle of the responsibility and duty of the State in the metter of education it would deserve very high praise indeed. ' Nothing is so difficult in England as to get a ininciple of any kind recognized. Mr. Forcer knows the House too well to press the principle.se He secured its adhesion by dwelling on the practical needs of the country, and the practical benefits which his bill promises. • His speech w:is 'exceedingly able. Certainly ao mentleir of the Cabinet could have dealt so thoroughly with this particular question. Sir John Pakington very justly said, and considering that Sir John is it leading Conserve tive,_ it was handsomely said, that the striking defect of the old Wa-s thet it did nut create a Ministry of Education to work the great measure it pioposed. That is certainly to come, end as certainly Mr. • Forster will be the Minister. eweet and evidently travelled more freely. Don't be afraid to give your horses water, the _danger is in making theni abstain too long in which c:180 tere 18 needed. - A DILATORY RESPONTArNT. CM Know the individual who- is always dilatory in making the responsee I He is usually to be found in every Episcopal,: parish, m itch to the annoyance of the quiet, orderlygpeo- yle who unfortunately are oompelled to sit near him. A man of this sort was ono of the inner, regular (such always are regular) attendants at St. ---'s, Pn4alelphia ; and 30 " worriting" had his drawling -habit be- come, that several of the parishioram-s cal- led upon the rector and requested him to interview" tile laggerd, and request him to make the responses in utlison with the rest of the brethren " You see, my dear Sir," said the meter, " it is easy enough to be prompt, if you will but fix your mind ignite it, If you begin the General Con- fession promptly, you will easily end with the others. Then, again, if at the Creed you commence : believe,' etc, peomptly. why, at the proper time, you will be able to 'descend into wish the rest of the c Inge -egad el! Nov., my dear Sir, pray be a little mol -e prompt, and do this !" -4•41. Mr Foster's Education Bill (London Corrivondence. of the S. Y. Tribune.) •I • Lennox, Feb. 19. --Mr. Foster's hill has justified the confidence of to prediction he ventured in his Bradford speeele While eYerbody else was saying it WAS impossible to frame a measure which should be at the .same time efficient and generally accept- able, Mr. Foster was moulding his billlinto shape, convincing his colleagues, and pre- Tbe average longevity of these Who died, paring what proves to be atone a surprise within the latest recorded yemre, was, in and a success. His speech was cheered on Massachusetts, 28 years and 3.1 menthe, the Tory side of the House as heartily as Vermont, 36 years and 5 months, Sweden, on the LiberalIlis bill has eatisfied both 29 years and 2 months, England, 29 years the Manchester Union and the Birmina- and 2-i months ; France, 35 years and 11 ham League, the Union representing the months, Spain, 24 years and 4 months, clerical-yarty, and the League being corn- No way, 36 years and 63; months, instead posed of men who insist that a good -iiecu- of 10 or 80 years, as it should be, and as lar education titian 11,0b be denied to child- it may be, and as it is with the most favor - ran Whose parents do not choose to accept ed classes. 'what isscalled. religious instruction. When The expectation of life at birth, or the I say that the League is satisfied, I don't aveeige longevity that is and will be en- , mean tat it approves every detail of, Mrioyed by all the children born, is in Eng- sFerster's measure. Parts of it are open to land, 40 years and 10e months, in France, very serious criticism: But their satisfac- 36 years and 1 month, in Sweden, 43 tion springs front the fact that the measure Years and '5 months ; and by males in the Increase •-•• or Human Life. Dr. Jarvis concludes his third paper upon this subject in the _Atka/tic Monthile as follows: . tis a whole is more radical than anybody 1 United States, ele years, instead of 80 expected, It adopts for instance, the com- Years- pulsory peinciple, though it applies it very The full grown men, completely devel- oped and -ready for work at 20, in this coun- try, at the present period, will have an opportunity of doing each, before death, only 371; years work on ale averqege, instead of doing_ 50 years' work—as tliey should with the best constisation and in the most favorable conditions; -uefore reaching the al- lotted three -score and ten. That is a thousand persons now jeet entering the field of self-sustaining life, will live and ! labor 37,500 years, in their days of vigor 'and self-sustaining power'before they shall die or pass into old age. This is only three- fourths of the allotted 50 working years which are enjoyed by the most favored. The loss ia great, but it is much less than it was in former generations. The field of vitality, is yeti only partly cultivated. There are vet the ignorant, the poor, and the overworked ; there are yet the badly fed, unsuitably clothed, and imperfectly housed, there are those who clwet1 in the wet and marshy districts of the country, and breathe the pestilential miasmas exhaled around them, and those who live in the crowded and noisome streets and dens of the city. There are the unin- structed in the law of life—a mighty host; and the careless of its requirements, a still greater multitude. There are the sensu- alists, the self indulgent, and the dissipa- ted ; all these. here end everywhere, are yet to be reached by the elevating power of civilization, and blessed by its influen- ces. How long it will take to complete this work of human developement and longe- vity ---how many generations must before three -score and ten years, instead of being the maximum as the psalmist thought and the lot dimly the favored and few as now, will be the minimum, the assured )1ot of all the children of men,—we cannot tell, nor is it needful for us now to know. Suf- ficient forsus is it to know that, by care- fulness, and culture, life has increased, and to feel assured that by the same means it may be still further increased'; and as we roceived a richer legacy of life from our fathers than they received from theirs, so inpetfectly, lt adopts the principle of se; toter and James and John. _Lastly A new A'oteeling poems from -the despotieni of ne from the Scriptures is whispered in the ear of each, -who is charged never to eeyeel it except that a wife may do so to J her husband. The name (liven to the nar- rater was Leah. Hueband and wife then clasp hands across the altar and are sealed thenceforth fur time and eternity. • Snell is a brief abstract of a marvellous etory. The mysteries of Isle or of Eleusis, or -the eacred ceremonies of Bona Doa, pro- bably never presented anything half so grotesque and revolting. It is difficult to believe that Egypt, Greece, or Roine, could litive in their worst days of superstition fur- nished any prototype of -such mummery as dishonors America. IS, is oniy to be hoped that the days of Mormonism ate already numbered, and that the Pacific Railroad is to prove the true herald of decencv and en- lightenment, before which such noisome ribaldry shall be sweptfrom the New World for ever. To Make Screws Hold Where screws are driven into soft wood, subjected to a considerable strain, they are svery likely to work loose, and many times it is very difficult to make them, hold. In such cases we leive always found the use of glue profitable. 'Prepare the glue thick; immerse a stick about half the size af the serew, and put it into the hole; then im- merse the screw, and drive it' home as quickly as possible. When there i4 some article a furniture to lit. repaired, , and no glue is to be had handily, insert the stick', then fill the rest of the cavity with pulver- ized rosin, then heat the s-Nerew sufficient to melt the rossin as it is driven in. Chalk, tables, lounges, etc, are continually( get- - ting out of order in every' liciuse ; and the time to.repair the break is when first no- ..ticed. If neglected, the matter grows still worse, and finally results in the laying by of the furdkture as worthless.—Where screws are driven into wood for teinporary purposes,, rimy can be reraoved much eas- ier by dipping them in oil before inserting. When buying screws, notice what you are getting, for there are poor as well as good kinds. Sde that the heads are sound and -.well cut; that there are no flaws in the ebody or thread part, and that they have -good gimlet points. A screw of one make vtill drive into oak as easy as others into One, and encliire haying twice the force brought against it.—Ohio Farmer. the country parsons, will nut protect them completely. Mr, Forster says his measure is not a compromise, yet he has contrived to secure the support of two parties who have little in common. The truth is, one of them is grateful to him for not doing more, the other is grateful that he hs dune so much. Never was the practical side of Mr. Forster's character' more clearly shown. He thoroughly understands the English loveSfoi a. practical legislation, and his whether it be a compromise or not, recalls the well-known passage of Macaulay on the Toleration Act The principles which have guided Mr. Forster may almost be stated, in Macaulay's words : " To think nothing of symmetry and much - of convenience, never- to remove an tenornaly merely be- cause it is an anomaly, never to innovate except when some grievance is felt; never to innovate except to get rid of the griev- ance, never to lay down any proposition of wider extent than the particular case for which it is necessary to provide." The bill is, M substance, an effort to keep all that is good in the existing system, and to -Supply its deficiencies. We want to cover England with schools, said Mr. For- ster, and when we have done that to insure their being attended. The kingdom is first divided into districts, and an inquiry is to be made in each district how far it is al- ready furnished with schools. If deficient it is to have a year to supply its own needs. If it fails, then the Government steps, in, requiring each district to choose its school board, rates to be levied fel the support of sehools, lied the board either to aid the scnoois existing or to establish new ones. .Then if parents keep their children away, the boaad may fine each five shillings. Re- ilgions instruction is to be given, but the censcience clause is enlarged, and more ri- gorously applied. No child can be requir- ed to be present during the celigious exer- cises, provided his parent files a written objection on the ground of religious belief. A complete summary of the bill is sent with this letter; but the above will make its weak points intelligible. The school board is to be chosen, for instance, by the vestries, who are notoriously too often ignorant and selfish. Mr. Forster admits it; but hopes they will rise to their du- ties. The board so chosen may establish denominational schools, which is to invite Nlarch 18, 1870. • "NEW YORK HOUSE." The Subscriber has JUST OPENED in the above House, A SELECT STOCK OF FRESH GROCERIES! AND LIQUORS! AND FLOUR FEED All of which he will sell at the LOWEST PAYINC PRICES The fact that the entire atock is Fresh from the -wholesale markets, should be suftcient argu- ment to induce patronage. -it is our duty and our privilege to improve - o this heritagFare to add our t t 8 worth and its power, and leave it to our children more effective and enduring than we found it. If you want pod value for your raeney in Boots and Shoes go to T. Coventry's. 87-tf FARM PRODUCE Taken in exehangelfor Goods at Cash Prices. irg-Killoran and tyan's Stand. THE CANTON 'rnt V Fr T. ' A, • • IL • • A- rf• WAR .EHOUSE-1-- IN THE .NEW 'POST.OFRCE -BLOM- 18 THE. PLACE FOR.. CHOICE TEAS. The fact that the subscriber makes this article a speciality, should lead all intending pus -chasers who like the best marketaffords, to, at least try histock. .T110 Fiiiest Lig.00S1 And a select stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries, always on hand. JAMES C. LAIDLAW. Seaforth Jan'y. 21st, 1870. U.14NITTJ.RE'. CHEAPER THAN EVER AT THOMAS, BELL'S --WIREROON-1. 711 BELL es now prepared to funsish Houses at „ Toronto prices- -UN -MD VII_A.I-EINGt. In all its departments, attended to in a satisfact- ory Manner. A hearse for hire. THOMAS BELL'S PATENT SPRING MATTRASS - Kept constantly on hand and fitted to any bed. - stead This article is the best and cheapeat made, as attested to by aTI who have used it. Warranted to give satisfaction. lir Remember the place • 'Old OPPOSITE.. . .-. • . AfiVIULKINS: PHILIP., CLAPP. Seaforth, Janiy. elst, 1k704 103-tf. $1 Canada Tweeds for 80 cents. ' AT The New • York House. WINTER STOCK NOW COMPLETE ( At the New York House. A Large Stock of WOOLEN AND READY-MADE CLOTHING! Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st. 1870. 37-tf. LUMBER! LUMBERI MHE undersignedhave on hand at their Mills, half a mile North from the Village of Ain- 4eyville, 500,000 feet of Good DRY PINE LUMBER, of the following different kinds; viz s ----inch, inch and a half, and two inch, clear. large lot, (over 100,000,) inch and a quarter, and inch and a half flooring, both dressed and undcr- dressed ; half inch siding, common boards and plank. 12, 14 and 16 feet long. Board and strip LATH, all of which will be 801d at reduced prices, -- WM. CAMPBELL. They have lately added a first-class planning machine, to their other machinery, and intend keeping dressed lumber of all kinds constantly an hand. The public may rely upon being able toprocure any of the above artieles of Lumber at their Mills. so long as it is here adve-tised. Parties sending lumber to the mill can have it dressed on the shortest notice and lo-westpossible terms. & T. SMITH. Ainleyviile, Feb. 11, 1870. 114-tf • House and Lot for Sale OR TO RENT. IN EGINIONDATILLE. THE undersigned has for sale or to rent; on reasonable terms, a good Frame House, with wood shed, cistein, pump and good yard in con- nection, The above premises were lately occupied by Dr. Vercoe. For particulars apply to JOHN F. WEILAND, Hotel Keeper, Egmond.ville. Egmondville, Feb. 11, 1870, 114-4ins. HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. THE subscriber offers for sale a large Frame Cottage, 30 x 40, new, and Village Lot on the corner opposite the Baptist Church, Seaforth. Farm property would be taken in exchange. Ap- ply on the premises, ALEX, McAURTHER. Seaforth, Jan. 28, 1870. 1P2 -6m. - NOTICE TO DEBTORS. A LL persons imd.ebted to the late firm Of 11_,Zapfe & McCallum, are hereby requested te call and settle the same with the undersigned on or before the 1st. of March next, otherwise costs will be incurred. ZAPPE & CARTER. Seaforth Foundry. Seaforth, Feb. 15, 1870. 115-tf. Money to Lend. ONEY to Lend on Farm Lands at 3 per cent. Apply to P. F. WALKER, Solicitor, Goderick I14-8ina, Goderich, Feb. 11, 1870. NOTICE TO BUILDERS. Th,e subscriber has at his Kills, C°33* 5) 100 'it Tuokersunith, 114 Be S., a large quantity of fast - class brick, -which he offers cheap for Cash. JAMES PICKARD. 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