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( 952 THE LEADER, W^mkf,
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THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER—ITS USES TO THE WOR...
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Anothkb Ascent of .Mont Bx-ANc.^-At nine...
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Three Or Fonv Sunday*; Ago I Was Induced...
About three o ' clock each party made their appearance on the Esplanade , and each began their harangues at a short distance from each other , the Mormonites having by far the greatest number of hearers . As before the Bible was made the text book , and to many minds present the peculiarity of the doctrines divulged wasj we believe , scarcely recognised . The name of Joe Smith wa & never mentioned except by the crowd , whoever and anon kept vociferating questions respecting his -wives . Then would follow a shower of stones and burrs , till f ? at last the latter stuck so thick upon the
apostle ' s head that he became the subject of considerable fun and merriment . A milkman passing forced liis way into the crowd , and out of the lid of bis pitcher asked him to drink , which the poor Mormonite good-naturedly declined . During the intervals of such scenes a few words only were audible , and were invariably followed by vehement exclamations of " blasphemy , impostor , thief , liar , " or such like coarse expression . The persecution and vile treatment of the men became such that I could no longer quietly remain a spectator . Two policemen and one or two constables
were quietly looking on . I accosted them , and inquired why they suffered such disorderly proceedings ; these Mormonites as preachers were entitled t ~) their protection . Interference was followed by insult and abuse , till at last the brass-buttoned and blue-coated official , running as I thought to their rescue , made his way into the crowd , and ruthlessly pulled the unoffending Mormonite to the ground . Here a scuffle for a little ensued ; but on the production of a magistrate ' s license to preach the policeman relinquished his hold , and received , amid a storm of hootings and veilings , instructions
to be present on the following Tuesday for the purpose of granting protection . The meeting broke up , the Mormonite promising to the crowd to bring with him on the nightmentioned a diseiple , who being personally acquainted would be able to give every particular relating to his lord and master Joe Smith . In the interim , feeling curious to know something of this latter-day worthy , and of his whereabouts , I discovered that this intrepid apostle was no less than a tailor , named Jacob West , belonging to the quiet village , of Wrington , hitherto , and until now , [ only celebrated by its local connexionwith such names as Locke and Hannah More . To those
who may desire to know a little of the personality of Jacob I may state that he is a pleasant , sincere , meek-looking little man , about twenty-three yeara of age . Dressed as apostolic tailors ought to be , in a good suit of black clothes , and perfectly becoming and . complete in his ministerial costume , save and except in the trifling affair of a black instead of a white neckerchief . The most noticeable peculiarity in his person is his long sleeky yellow hair , plentifully anointed with pomatum shining liko a dollar , with the side locks carefully disposed behind
the ear . There were many points in his character most commendable , and I confess it was no small sight to witness the little fellow , with an amiability , calmness , and forbearance worthy of a better cause , suffering quietly a torrent of abuse , insult , and wrong ; all , as he ignorantly and credulously supposed , for righteousness sake . Accompanying Jacob were two brothers , named Harris , of Worle , one a labourer , and the other John , I believe , a fisherman , late preacher among the Bible Christians in th s neighbourhood .
Tuesday evening '^ meeting iollowod , which had been looked forward to with oven greater curiosity than any former occasion . It proved almost a repetition of previous meetings . Tho promised champion and quondam friend of Joe Smith , a Mr . Curtis , a citizen of America , duly made his appearance , and physically produced no inconsiderable impression . In starttiiro wo should think be stood
fully six feet high , proportionately well built , rather under ihiddle-ngo , features Avell defined , forehead massive , underneath winch twinkled a pair of <> x ~ jnessivo black eye « . Altogether from bj . s countenance and general bearing wo were quite prepared , us wero tho crowd generally , for Hoinothing unwumlly grand . Ho commenced with uplifted ^ l *]! wi ^ l * J §< 4 ftti <> sturo avo could only tolerate in a ' ^^^^^^^ f ^ k ^^^ IM > HOOner ( **^ P - " bin mouth //^ j ^^&^ R ^ m ^ T ^ fiil -instantly into tho ridiouloiiH , LJ ^ p ^ fi ^^ M ^ ^ S ^^ diHappointmont . llis ^ min-¦ JW *^ OT 8 v ^^^ W ^^ B Ilor < UICO l ) rovotl In ? deplorable , || 0 \^ A ^ iiniMpS 3 ' fi ^ Wkt 'tf ^ ojtft ? Avas reminded of tho fable of \ ^¦^^^ a ^ 0 th ^^ iu ( i shop . " What a pity , " we ex-, * ' " olnimMwiW ^ oy'harol , " that bo pretty a faeenhould «^ f 5 | iaT o B ( vlittlo" brains J" Ho proceeded am dst nnnoR 336 | fent interruption to spook on certain passages oHlio Bible , especially o » thut part of
Scripture history setting forth God ' s dealings with man . Among other things he stated that Enoch gathered together a people , which was flatly contradicted by a Plymouth brother . A considerable noise here ensued , and as usual ended with cries of" Tell us about Joe Smith and the Mormonites . " " If you will listen , " he said , * I will give you gome information about ' them . I have been with them , and worked with them , and knew Joe Smith personally , and knew him to be an upright and good man . ' *
This announcement was followed by the greatest uproar and confusion , during which a drunken fellow , named Fry , rushed into the crowd , with a short pipe in his mouth , and exhibited his antics before the speaker , much to the annoyance of some and the amusement of others in the meeting . One or two other opportunities were given to the Mormonite to satify the curiosity of his excited hearers about Joe Smith , but nothing beyond a simple repetition of the above general statement could be elicited .
Mr . Ball , of Taunton , a tall military-looking gentleman , afterwards succeeded in obtaining a hearing . He retorted upon the American for speaking of the want of liberty in England , advised him to come for the future with clean hands in making such an accusation . He next gave an outline of the Book of Mormon , with several illustrations of the ignorance and profligcicy of Joe Smith , which was received with unusual relish by the crowd . He said that Joe was himself wont to reinark , If I don't get drunk sometimes my followers Avill worship me . " *
A few other speakers , including the gallant Captain already mentioned , had their " say , " and the mob dispersed . The Mormonites were followed throu gh the town by a disorderly rabble evidently bent on mischief ; they kept up hooting , yelling , and making all sorts of noises , till at length tho lecturer and his friends were compelled to seek for shelter in the Public Library , Avhich being refused they availed themselves of the protection of tlie police , but' not before one of their party was
violently beaten in the street . They Avere escorted by these functionaries across the boundary of the parish on the Avay to Worle , and report states that scarcely had the police left them when some vagabonds attempted to put the Mormonites—four in number—into sacks , which had been prepared for the purpose . Failing in the attempt the American and one of his comrades Avere seized , and rolled into the ditch adjoining the road ; on attempting to get out they Avere again instantly ducked .
Nothing daunted , however , we have heard on good authority that these heroic disciples of the redoubtable Joe have promised another visit to Weston , Avhen if their preaching continues to be rejected they will " shake the dust from their shoes , " and give the place up to tho terrible judgments of the Almighty . " A few general observations touching these proceedings may be offered , should they meet with your approbation , in your next number , by your obedient servant , A Spectator .
( 952 The Leader, W^Mkf,
( 952 THE LEADER , W ^ mkf ,
The Sunday Newspaper—Its Uses To The Wor...
THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER—ITS USES TO THE WORKMAN . ( To Iht : Editor of the Leader . ) Sin , —We have in Glangow what is called an Athenaeum Iicading-rooin . Tho admission is only a penny . A long succession of rooms is occupied by readers . The plnco is supplied by a great variety of newspapers and inaga / ZmoH , and frequented by great numbers of persons . It is said to bo tbo bent conducted newsroom anywhere ! , and it is always open on tho Hunday from ten in the morning till ten ufc night , and on this dny it i . s literally crowded by persons who iind Sunday their only opportunity of learning tbo news of the week . Ho grout is tbo demand for tbo Leader , that three copies always lie upon tho table , nijd when wo have an article upon the " Emperor , " nix copies are required . J wan lately ono of eight or nino persons avIio made n . u excursion on the seventh day up the banks of tbo Tuy . It wns tbo first day upon which the early cditioii of the . Leader appeared in tbo town where 1 then wan ; and that number happened to contnin | , hfl first article upon the " Emperor . " Wo sal ; in a group on a ledge of a rock , and one of us mid the article to tbo others , very glad i ;<> find thai ; public opinion in England in exerting itself to givo working men u more cheerful and UHei ' nl Kabbath than they have hitherto bud in Scol . ln . nd . Since that timo , articles havo appeared in th « ' . DaiUf News- and several London journals , upon the secular Uhcs to which the Clyde hits boon put on Sundays ,
I can testify from the experience of my own work ' circle , that artisans are beginning to take the ad ^ somewhere given by Mr . Thornton Hunt , 0 ^ nce suiting the wages-mark e t as the capitalist * does th " Share-list or the fluctuations of the Funds . Th portunity of reading a newspaper on Sunday is of ™ **" great service to us . Oil Saturday night we are f tired , and on Monday morning we have to go to-w t and on Sunday to read is our only chance . If th fore , as a workman , I do not know the state * of Th " labour-market at home or abroad , if I miss the opno tunity of emigrating when I might improve mv con " dition , or work for wages which will not support ru self and family , or remain out of employment in S > land when I might have work in England , I suff pecuniarily and also religiously , for want , it may be of reading the Sunday newspaper . I say I suffer "Telkri ously , " for no man can be religious in the best seme
while he is poor and distressed . The poor man r « Or > only be religious negatively . He may be devout but he can hardly be useful . A poor man can't perform works of charity , he can't appear decently , he can't preserve his . home in comfort , he can't educate hia children properly , he can't discharge the duties of a good citizen , and as for national spirit , which you say every citizen , however humble , ought to possess poverty renders that almost impossible both as a matter of feeling and means . If , therefore , the Sunday newspaper , by giving me political and indus . trial information , enables me to avoid any of these evils , it enables a man to live religious in the best sense ; therefore , a sound , faithful Sunday newspaper is t'J him worth all the newspapers of all the days in the week .
If you can do me the honour to insert this in your "Open •• Council , " 1 shall be obliged . * Yours respectfully , Peael Wilcox ,
Anothkb Ascent Of .Mont Bx-Anc.^-At Nine...
Anothkb Ascent of . Mont Bx-ANc . ^ -At nine o ' clock on the morning of the 21 st ult .., Mr . Albert Smith , Lord Killcen , Captain de Bathe . Mr . W . Russell , Mr . Bur- ' rowes , Mr . John Macgregor . Mr . Shuldhanij Mr . Fanshawe and thirty-four guides , lift Chamounix , and afterseven hours s walking , reached the Grands Mulels . There the night wa passed .-iu a hut constructed to hold twenty at the most . As early as one o ' clock , Mr . Shuldham , Mr . Maegregor , and a string of tw . cntj--three guides , proceeded to the summit by the light of the moon , the remainder of the party , who were to return to Chaniounix , making the solitudes of the snowy range to ring with three hearty British cheers . " The cold , " writes Mr . Maegregor , "had not been of
sufficient intensity to freeze Ihe snow into the proper consistency for supporting thjj ^ jeet . At euch measured step , therefore , wo sunk nearly to the knees , and alter about three hours of this tiring process we attained tho grand plateau , where the effects of a rarified atmosphere begin to be felt by the traveller . Two of tho gentlemen , who Lad kindly accompanied us during part of the night , now returned to their companions , still jovially packed in the little hut , und Mr . Shuldham nnd myself , with our guides , continued the march . The night was so perfectly clear , and the moonlight so bright , as to mulce tho aid of lanterns superfluous . A largo number of stars became visible , which could not bo seen under other circumstances : nml wlion nWit ii » ir nVlrvelf . tbtteiist . became circumstances ; and whenabout four o ' clockthe enst became
, , rosy with the rays of the rising sun , the whole scene was lit once awful and beautiful . The passage of tho Mur do lit Cote was somewhat tedious , as neurly ' every step had U ) bo cut by the axe in iho ico . Hero even tho guides became overpowered hy the sleepy nir of the great domo abovo uh . Out of thirteen persons only ( , wo did not succumb to this potent influence . At ten o ' clock I sat down on the very summit , und soon afterwards Mr . Shuldhain , whose unconquerable pluck had sustained him through all tbo difficulties , attained the snme height , though compelled hy indisposition immediately to return . The Queon's health , and thai of tho King of Sardinia , were duly pledged in champagne , drunk out of a leathern drinking-cup . Wo ate chocolate urid prune * , the provisions most acceptable in those lofty p laces ; but sleep ruther than hunger aeomed to prevail . The view was Constance
magnificent beyond description . From Lyons to and («« nou ull was clear . Beyond that u faint horizon could bo distinguished , bounded by unknown mountains , J ' wholly unobsciircd by clouds , or oven fog . After spending nearly an hour on tho summit , eating tho icicles , which , in tho form of largo cuttle-fish shells , constitute tho grout doiim > f Mont JUauc , ( he descent commenced . Ji » five minutes , t > y sliding on the soil snow , wo attained tho spot wluch Iroj " below wns an hour from tho top , and thus passing r"l > l ( l ^ over tho ground , with the aid of our al poii . stnks , wo reae i the ( Jiaml Mnl « ts , and , finally , the valley below . \ »« "" ' rung a merry poul—we were Nos . »!> and M ** tllOsO , . , had ascended Mont Blum : —thent . be naiinou 1 hmiII , " , " j m , l damsels of Chamounix presouted bouquets . > S ' w . " ^] i . rt there b (!« in so propitious an ascent ; and , with " \ '' | Ul Smith hh chnirmun . thii whole parly wit down next « i « y ^ ^ oxcisll . int , dinner in tho opon air , and with all U »« » < ) i ( l thoii in ChaiiKiunix , us ndmiiiiig ni »«« tutorN ol the w'iy '
racteristic ! scono . Tho bridge was illuininate « yineK '" , M ) fnvd at intervals , tho l ^ ngllshiimii made HpvoalwH , " ' guides sang higubrjou . s songs . 'J'lio moon looli «« l '" ' ,. brightly , but . with a culm radiunco ; and « ' » JJ "'""" " , / , „ tureen full of capital punch w «* distributed H '"" , ^ . ,,, t gnohtN with mi onlivoning eili'ct . Thiw <)»< l < 'd tlio Ja * icIu , lo of the higlicst . mountain in J'Juropo ; and i cannot . ^ ^ ^ this account , of Iho proceeding without tho oI > s (! VV ' f () " (' . rv < , m > repetition of the enjoyment in within the reach ol -. ^ ^ who Iium good weather , good guid « , « K <><>' '"'" , ;' over fh-icnt energy for a walk of twenty-tin % r honra on " ' j doiiit snmv , un < l without uleep . "
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 1, 1853, page 16, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_01101853/page/16/
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