Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-08-04

nave ever been made rich in tbs frdY.' 1t Is
sery true; and the '.priests' kno,r it ,reH. They
take another pay; their constant cry is ''Give,
1--WE" AMI they who put not into their mouths,
ire denounced as infidels, heretics. and blasphe
neIs- "Does he expect Us to believe such bias
piemy?" says s. U. .Ye nave heard the bias
oaemy, what think ye?'' said also the Jews who
nad the Bible for their rale. What objection 5. I.
;an have to another man ..seiting hay stack
cannot SEQ; the objection he has to starving
The people from rords" il moro plain he knows
there is an agreement between the priests and
he people .'ofi'chng cars: "-feed Us with irorts,
and we will feed YOU with meat. Now It tie
priest starvcs the people OF pors, there IS danger
If the rule working the other way and starving
Kim. As to Geo Fox receiving elaboration and
titles Of Daity'' 81. boldly deny it, $. L. says
he has ''the evidence let him bring it forward.
. have ..eyidence'' too; but unfortunately
for =. L. II goes the other way. Geo Fox never
'.rcceiyed'' The title aRererend;' title chere
in scripture to be found, except applied to JE-
noyAu-a title exclusively appropriated to OmnIp-
otence, the object OF all alteration! ''Hoiy and
rererend is His name,s' says the Psalmst The
priests who have The Bible for their ..rulc:' have
sacrHegiousty applied this title to themselves.
Although few of the hearers OF priests appear ma
kcd ''as signs did the prophet Isaiah by the
command of the Lord, yet the priests themselves
tell of many Of their hearers who were 'iniest
ed with demons after IA most horrid manner
fIearken to their story Bricks and sticks and
stones ere often by some Invisible hand thrown
at the house, cat thrown at the woman--a
long staff danced up and down toe chimney--and
when thrown on the fire, two persons could hardly
hold it thcre-an iron crook was hurled about
! chair and keys fled about the room-when IN bed
they were beaten with a bag of hops--the unseen
fury pulled man backwards--he scratched.
pnched, and pricked with avis, needles, and bod
kins--a dish leapcd iuto the pail and threw water
on the man--a boy i.ing about so that they
feared his brains would be beaten out--thc man
took him in a chair, but the chair fell dancing"
Sc. &c. e.. ''and many other fruits OF devilish
spite were ,l.ev logged wiiha', until II pleased
Goa rnercIfuliv TO shorten the chain of the devil"
This is very small specimen of that 'hideons
witchcraft that filed ali those parts OF New Eng
land with astonshment;r affecting persons .'of
exemplary piety,' ''deacons and all, and safest
ed to be true by the most cody ministers of New
Engand.'' Let not S. L. say these things hap
pened in days Of yore; for 50 did the other fonc
or tero persons went naked as sign, there were
not many thousands among that pricst-ridden
people who were covered with the spirit Of delu-
sion inform s. u. that call upon him for that
something which he ''might add'' ''of more
cent date concerning giring and receiring" Let
Us have no insinuations. Speak out fearlessy. |
challenge him to the task. As to S Us other as
seriion, can say: ''ihe writings of these men,
are not "prcerrcd to the Bible
S. U. protested not long ago to Nabhor hire
ling priesthood Now he turns right about aid
attempts to- Justify it, How does he reconcile such
conduct, with christian department? He SAYS,
s.the issue then is between p r. and Jesus Christ
and his apostles As there is disagreement
between these parties, the tissue" IS speedily
T rived at. What says Jesus to his disciples when
he was about to send them abroa,, to preach =!
"Frcely ye have received, freely give" And
here let not the unearned reader be dupcd by
any pretending that s.frcely' in this place
m ma abr ufI ortcip Al ri Il
rean means III instance any such thing; It's sig
MITIGATION is grdtuitOusly, wntout compensation.
Here then is positirc command on the subject
before US; command express as words can
make it. Here is Chrsts 'speculiar sentiment =
Bat says s T. '.the Iaborer is worthy of his hire
;. -. rue. anu now opposite! He who enoined
tupon his disciples to preach ,ritlout compensation
nstructs them, thew rdrel abroad in the minis
try, seat and drink such things they give''
the houses they enter; ''for the laborer worthy
of his hire" Eat and drink such things as they
giye"-an act of true christian hospitality the
part of the householder. lie: s. u. go forth in
the power of the disciples, and if in the course oil
his ministry, he will call my house, he shall
have enough to eat and drink, OF the best can ST
before him;-5ut even then, it would not be be
cause nc minister the gospel that wouiC
feed him. But is this all the shlrc," saws S. L
No, truly; for this is not properly the shire"
is spiritual Master, spiritual labor, and Il spi
ritual ''hire s'Irho workman is worthy of hi
meat says Matthew. Il have meat to eat which
We know no. Of" says Jesus. ''My meat is to d
: the will of my father" 'sIf preach the gospe
q: willingly" says Paul, ~ have my reward.
: "What is my reward then? Verify that when
z preach the gospel, | may make the gospel
: Christ ,ritaout CHARGE Thus Gods minister
( ''iive of the gospel" Sew of the priests gro,
/. rica in this 'cay,' says S. U. There is the diff
n erence: Que the servant OF the Lord. and b
$ the Lord he is re,rdried; the other is hired b
l. man, and by is he paid. But S. Z. RI
l. iers me Paul also: and what does Paul the ten
t. maker say? 81 have coveted no mans silver {
e gold apparel Yea We yourselves know, tn.
e. these hands hare ministered unto my necessities
&c Are the hands of the priests of the present da,
ID engaged in making tents for Ii, clihood But
x must pass to another subject. S U. appear
is 10 be quite annoyed BY my last motto; and as
IS anticipated he informs it was .'fron the De
: IT," Very we'll; but as got it out Of his ''rule
@ fai.a,: supposed it might be quite acceptable
Is him; especially he has told us he takes ii
,. scriptures a whole he rejects noae." And
T. it appears there is 10 his word of God. some ,ror
o, of the Dera! IL take them all; reject none
e. Ichalienge s U. 10 show me where ''boasted