Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-04-26

State, which is Congregational. There is
a third class Of Unions, which are not res
tricted to any denomination, but are limited
in extent, as the Illinois, the South Carolina,
&c. The list we gave in our last number
comprised only those Societies or Unions
which ale UNCONVENTIONAL. Our Society
took the title of Union to express the as.
socaition of evangelical Christians, with
out regard to name. The other Societies
have adopted it to signify the connexion Of
the members oftheir own body in a COM
mon enterprise. The genus and the species
have the same term.
Whilst we are making this explanation
for the benefit of some who have not nnder-
stood the distinctions referred to, we would
add few remarks, to remove some other
misapprehensions.
l. There is 10 interference or rivalry be-
tween the American and the other Unions.
1t was never the design of this society to
monopolize this department Of bencvolence.
Its effort has been to encourage the torma-
ton Of Schools and Societies, whether con-
ncctcd with it or no. Whatever tends to
promote religious education, turthers the
main object of our institution--whethcr this
be done lor any one branch ofthe Christian
church alone, or for all its branches collec-
lively, there is so much accomplished for the
great end in view.
2. The multiplication Of denominatioral
Unions, instead of diminishing, increases
the necessity for general Union. The
main object ofcach Of those is to advance
and supply the schools ofits own dcnomIE-
alton. These schools require compara-
tivcly but a few books Of 4 distinctive cha
ractcr-purey denominational--and the rest
come within the scope ola General Society.
Ofcoursc, tie more schools, the greater
must be the demand. Besides, in proper
ton as teachers and other assistance arc re-
CURED for such schools, the greater deticl-
encv will be created in behalf of the multi
tudcs who cannot be collected into them, on
occount of the diversity Of the opinions Of
the parents, the want of accommodation.
&c. 1t follows, then, that the American Is
not superseded by local Or dcnomnatlonal
Unions, however numerous they may be,
and that there should be no collision be-
tween them. Each denomination or dis
trict may support its own Union: but it is
no more reasonable to withhold aid on that
account from the American Onion than it
is to refuse to support q Foreign or Domcs
tic Missionary Society, because every man
has his own pastor and church to maintain.
3. Therefore. the principles and opera
tons of the General Union must continue
unchanged, whatever changes may occur
in the degree ofl;lvour in which it is regard
cd bv tho several denominations. We sonc-
times sec assertions based on the supposl-
ton of one or another denomination aciM-
drawing from our Union; and the inference
made, that as each withdraws, it loses :, is
Mon principles. This springs from inattcn-
ton to the fact, which we arc weary olrc-
pcating, that no denomination can withdraw
from the Unicn, for the good reason that
none is connected with it. 1t must 60 Oil
in its work Of encouraging Christian cduca-
ton and circulating moral and religious
books. on the principles ofChristian Union,
so long us it-hos friends ofany church to up
hold it.
4. 1t is, then, the reciprocal duty ofthe
general and special Sabbath-school Socic-
ties to regard each other as feow-labom-
crs in the same field, and TO avail them
selves Of each others assistance. There is
probably no section Of our country where a
dcnominational Union can meet the wants
of the whole population; and VIC suppose
there is no evangelical church that would
not find great help in adding our publlca-
tons to those furnished by its special soci-
ctv. On he other hand, it is the duty ofthc
missionaries Of the General Union, and it is
r,adc obligatory by their commissions, not
to interfere with any UNCONVENTIONAL schools,
by attempting to change the principles on
which they are established, or to disturb
their connexion with another Union.
S. Every motive of Christian bcncvo-
lence that leads any one to support local or
special institutions Of religious instruction,
on the Lords day, urges to the commensu-
rate support Of the only Union in this coun.
try in which Christians Of all evangelical
denominations may and do unite. There
arc hundreds ofthousands who can be reach.
ed by the gospel in no other way. Tomce'
this destitution the friends of the study OF
the Bible should vigorously combine, and
send forth by the instrumentality ofthe Sab
bath-school, the message ofmcrcy through
the Divine Rcdcemcr.
RURAL ECONOMY.