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Mere adventurers, men of desperate fortunes, bankrupts in character and purse, contrived to make gain of godliness under the church and state government of New England, put on the austere exterior of sanctity, quoted Scripture, anathematized heretics, whipped Quakers, exterminated Indians, burned and spoiled the villages of their Catholic neighbors, and hewed down their graven images and "houses of Rimmon."
The local name, Hadad-rimmon, may seem to connect him with the god Rimmon, likewise a Syrian deity, and it is quite conceivable that the two words may have been alternative names of the same god, just as Phoebus and Apollo were with the Greeks. We may conjecture that the Sun was worshipped under both names in Syria, while in Phoenicia Hadad was alone made use of.
One night he was called to supper with the Laird of Dun, the well-known John Erskine, who was one of the most earnest of the Reforming party, and in the grave company he found there among whom were one or two ministers and the young but already promising and eminent William Maitland of Lethington the question was fully discussed, Was it lawful to conform while holding a faith not only different but hostile? was it permissible to bow down in the house of Rimmon?
"We are all miserable sinners," he replied. "Have you seen the Yorkes lately?" "No; but I'll be bound you have." "What do you think of the story about old Lancaster?" "Oh, I think she'll marry him if mamma can arrange it." "'Children, obey your parents," quoted Mr. Rimmon, with a little smirk as he sidled away. "He is one of our rising young clergymen, nephew of the noted Dr.
I knew her slightly. Poor thing! she was quite insane." "Poor thing!" sighed Lois, softly. She felt more kindly toward Wickersham than she had ever done before. "I shall do what I can to help you find her," he added. "Thank you. I hope you may be successful." "I hope so," said Wickersham, sincerely. That evening Wickersham called on Mr. Rimmon, and the two were together for some time.
"I am so sorry for you," the poor woman said. And the next second she added: "I want to show mine to Alice Yorke. She is the only lady I know in New York. I used to know her when I was a young girl, and I used to be jealous of her, because I thought Ferdy was in love with her. But he was not, never a bit." "Come away," said Mr. Rimmon to Mrs. Lancaster. "She is crazy and may become violent."
"You will be amused by hearing that I am to preach the 5th of November sermon at Bristol, and to dine at the 5th of November dinner with the Mayor and Corporation of Bristol. All sorts of bad theology are preached at the Cathedral on that day, and all sorts of bad toasts drunk at the Mansion House. I will do neither the one nor the other, nor bow the knee in the house of Rimmon."
He walked forward and handed the paper to Keith, who saw at a glance that it was what Plume had declared it to be: a marriage certificate, dirty and worn, but still with signatures that appeared to be genuine. Keith's eyes flashed with satisfaction as he read the name of the Rev. William H. Rimmon and Plume's name, evidently written with the same ink at the same time.
"I verily believe that God will visit the earth and His church, and that He will sit as a refiner, and purify her from all impurities; but whether He will condescend to use again such imperfect instruments as we have proved, I do not know. We have bowed ourselves in the house of Rimmon. Shall we ever be fit for the service of the house of God?"
He was also a generous man, as the gifts he offered to Elisha show. And he was conscientious, or he would not have asked Elisha about bowing down in the temple of Rimmon as a part of his duty to the king. All through he showed himself grateful. Yes; I think he went back to Syria not only with "the flesh of a little child," but with a child's heart.
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