Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-10-18

an ,ref,,set fir seed ;tlien they will complain
than ,bey deeeneraie. The finest and ear
f,es, 81 every kind Of vegetable should be
sscd for seed ;; by this method, instead OF
fpocnera,ing, they may be improved.
Eyery cultivaior should attend to this
subject for X is much noglec:sd, and great
lcsssis occasjoncd fer want of little time
asslsa.t,ention.-Mane Farmer.
NEW .FANATICAL SECT.
a slrong sensation was produced last year
in Rrussia by eer:ain developcmenls relating
10 q afanai,cal sect, of extraordinary charac.
ier, mhic..has exhibited for years in the
4oWn Of Konigsberg. 1t excited the more
attention because shc mater has been ia.
ken up bys goyertimenf, and because it In
wolves, ii, one way or another, some dis
tingu;shed names. The leading facts are
these. "a man named Schoonherr, stu.
dent offs theology, invented, some years
siace, asystem Of religion, the cardinal doc.
iriae of which was a Kind of ddalism, all
things being composed Of two original elc-
issuts light aud darkness, and the character
of every. .lhng aad person being aecordng
: 10 ihc fela.ive proportion Of these two 'psgre-
d:otgs. Heaees resuks scalcof physical
nd snaoral exceacpce, according to which
niennsafe bouhd 70 arrange themselves aad
those Who hold inferior places in this scale
must implicitly subject themselves to oil
,tso nt,pp a
ted 10 reduce this scheme 10 practice, but
died i'll disappointment, though he still pro.
fassed unwavering faith in his own doctrine.
HIS successor was more foriunate-Ebel, a
preacher in Konigsbcrg, and an early con.
vert to,he new religion. HE succeeded in
forming society or church, organlzcd
on Schonherr's hierarchical plan. at the
head ofwhich sood Ebel and lady. as
beings inwhosc constitution light was most
predominant. The characteristic Of this
churchiwasa most minwe and rigid sys.
iesn Of auricular confession. The course
pursued as to religious teaching was some
what similar 10 that in the ancient mysteries.
The ordinary language Of religion was re.
and on but with an eso.eric meaning only
iioYa, ,te the initiated. Hence It is said to
be a,fact, that sincere and humble, Chris
tians were ofen edited and benefited by
the preaching of this new gospel. Hence
too some men distinguished for THAR ardent
.piiety, deceived by The language and pro.
sss:ous Of Ebel. joined his society. To
ts,.ar ss.cr slime... and horror. tllcv ailer-
warts discovered that bls real doctrines
wsra not only unscriptural, but immoral,
not only allowing but requ'r; ,g gross licen.i
aioasaess, when fully Sc:ed oa.. 10 1922,
Dr. SACHS, an e,nircnt medical professor
a.nl pracsiioner, renonnceG The connecfion
and was followed four years after, by Pro-
sfessor Oisbausen, (author Of The Commen-
stary,1 d preacher named Tippelskirch, and
s,se pious Count yon Finkcnsteln, with ma
! ~ others. Itis much to be lamented, that
; such men should have been inveigled in.o
d company Of 4 character 90 doubtful i,
can only be explained from the religious
ardour Of iae German Christians and their
. thirst lor tha, cop,munion Of saints which
IS 8 Is Sd hard toShc obtained in this age of
infidciiy. Afier discovering the character
afsEbel they abandoned him entirely but
lave thought It right 70 take no active steps
10 opposition, uniiliaselg, when the counts
al attempting to dissuade q femaie relative
, from ioitiing the new sect brought upon him
All .he fury OF It's leader, which he express
cd IN a letter fun Of gross abuse and sian.
: slsroas ~ falsehoods. Even this the count
kep, 10 himself until he learned that the
:wri,er had given i q prisa:e circulation
wiereupon he submitted it TO the govera-.
iaeIlf, and the consequence was an order
from Berlin that this mystery Of iniquisy
should be thoroughly searched INTO, AT!
the dale OF our las! accouats the inquiry
was IN progress; but in the mean time the
facts already known have been made
use Of by malignant enemies, 10 bias, The
reputation of Olshausen and his friends,
Ii cannot be denied Chat their former con-.
ncxien with this vile association, and their
subsequent silence for so many years, have
placed them in an unfortunate position !;
and while,we were persuaded OF tbeir hon.
es;y and innocence. we look upon their case
as an Instructive instance of tho danger
1setiad;ng all attempts TO improve upon the
ssospetby adding any system of machinery
whaicyer,, aud particularly one involving
secret association under any pre,ex'.
: s S. S. Kisiler.
& From the National Ihtelligencer.
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