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been idle . He has endeavoured to excite compassion for himself and a regard to the cause with which he is connected . He speaks in the most saintly terms , makes the highest pretensions to divine direction and support , has thanksgiving sermons for what he calls his delivery , and gets resolutions passed declaring him an honest man . We do not deny it ; that is not our business ; but we are convinced that there is in the whole of this affair much more than meets the eye . There has been , we have no doubt , a
hushing up for what is called the good of the cause—in a word , pious fraud . Whoever are honest or dishonest , we know well who are the losers . Those of the public who have given their money are evidently gulled , and they will suffer without much pity . Among the various ways which Smith has taken to excite commiseration , the publication of a copy of verses from which we extract the following , is the most extraordinary . Extracts from an Epistle from John Fogo , Esq ., to Parson Smith , of Penzance . My pious old cove , I am sorry to hear
That something is wrong between you and Gambler ; And though famous for preaching , some say the fact is , You're not so particular as to the practice . You drew with persuasion as gentle as wise , The cash from our pockets , and tears from our eyes ; But may I inquire without any reflection , If you never made free with the ample collection f
Indignant , I hear you reply , " 'Tis all gammon ! Can a genuine Saint be a servant of Mammon ? For the poor and the needy I only besought ye : A nautical parson could ne ' er be so naughty . All slander and malice I boldly defy ; Tho' Smith of Petizance , no black-Smith am I ; That I ' ve made up a purse is an utter delusion , But the Saints while on earth must expect pers-ecvtion .
0 hard is my fate by Gambier to be rump'd , When for so many years the cushion I have thump'd ; The truths of religion came home to each breast , And the whole of the sailors on board were imprest . My talents for Sermons were equalled by few , 1 preached without notes , tho * 1 had them in view ,-\ wish from attacks folks would let me alone , Let him that is sinless discharge the first stone . "
Well said , my bold fellow 1 that is quite satisfactory , And the Captain , no doubt , has been very refractory ; Your statement 1 leave to all those who may gulp it , Thou Champion of cushions , thou pride of the pulpit . Religion I reverence as holy and pure , And shan't I detest , with its visage demure ? Yes , I scorn from ray heart , with abhorrence and loathing , A wolf , sharp and greedy , arrayed in sheep ' s clothiug .
What led you , grave Sir , to cry out Peccavi ? For I hear you were called to the Truth from the Navy ; Your motives , of course , T ' ve no wish to taint , But the greater the sinner , the greater the saint . In reviewing the details into which we have entered , our own mind is strongly impressed with the shocking impiety of men who strive to advance
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36 Rev . G . C . Smith ' s Modes of exciting Sympathy .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1830, page 36, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2580/page/36/
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