--to the English Parliament, if they please, whose cries of "hear! hear!" and "hurrah!" will suggest to them topics of profitable meditation. We have been particularly struck with the noisy clapping and shouting of such fastid ious critics, on these occasions, who cannot endure an amen, in the minor key, much less a thorough outburst of religious joy. But such is the prejudice of education, and of party interest. The philosophy of the thing is the same in both cases; it is according to the nature of things, and is, therefore, invulnerable.

But "such responses lead to noise and extravagance. Not necessarily. Few Christians are so destitute of good sense, or good manners, as to disturb brethren with their extravagances; and when any such appear, they may be checked without difficulty. But some professors are too casily disturbed. They can hear noise about any thing else except religion. But is it any worse to praise God aloud, than to praise the president? to clap and shout for joy when we are happy in God, than for others to do so when they are pushing for political victory? Yet the latter is all right, and even popular. We say this, not to justify the evil referred to, so much as to show the unreasonableness of certain complainants. We despise a senseless and improper noise in any meeting; but a hearty "amen," or "glory to God," when it comes from a pious spirit, and is well timed, we believe both reasonable and Scriptural. And we hope the church may not soon become so cold, or nice, as to account it disorderly.

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