THE WAR ARMY AND POOR CULLEN.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4887, 8 September 1884, Page 3

THE WAR ARMY AND POOR CULLEN.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)

Sic, —Your notices of poor Cullen's mania in Saturday's Stab brought to my recollection the advice 1 gave him three months ago. I advised him to drop going to tho Army meetings altogether, because of his excitable nature, and the outrageous exhibitions of these people. I told him if he persisted to do so he would certainly become a maniac. I advised him to keep himself quiet by reading, &c, and not expose himself to any exciting religious services ; but the temptation, it appears, has been too great for him to resist, and hence the result anticipated by Others as well as myself. There are several other ! persons who attend these mock religious services whom I can see plainly will fall into the same insane condition as Cullen, if they persist in attending them. The fearful and lying dogma of an endless bell fire for poor humanity, which they teach so glibly, is quite sufficient to drive even the solid and the serious, if they believe it, raving mad, but weak minded people especially should beware and not go nigh them. The Deity in his love and mercy has ordained the ultimate redemption and salvation of the whole race. Believe this doctrine and there is no fear of religious mania, leave alone absolute insanity. There is nothing affects the brain so much as terror ; fear is always the sister of torment. —I am, &c, William Wood.