Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-20

or is still better furnished for ths worl
before him. With these gifts furnished
he is better prepared to understand, il
lusrate and enforce, the great truths o
the gospel; while his heart is inditins
i good matter. his tongue is as the pen o.
a ready writer.
| Sd. An intimate and extensive knowl,
edge ofthe holy scriptures is an indis'
pensable qualification OF good preach.
.er of,hc gospel. In them he finds eter-
nal life, and by them he is taught how
10 proclaimttat life to men. They con-
tain his Instructions from which, as an
ambassador OF Christ, he is not at liber>
ty TO depart, in announcing the will oI
God to man; they are the pasture into
which as good shepherd, he is to lead
the sheep and lambs; they are the trea-
sury from which, as good steward, he
should draw supplies for the household
Of faith; it is in them he is taught the
nature of that field in which is 10 work,
thai i, is world. and a woi'd lying in
wickednsss, in them also beholds a rem
edv. bleeding dying Saviour; in them
the pa,I, from sin TO holiness, from dis
honor 10 glory. from earIh TO heaven, is
so clearly marked that the waylaring
man though fool, need not err therein
| in fine, the scriptures are that mighty
weapon by Which Satan's kingdom is 10
be destroyed, aud every minister of
Jesus should be able TO grasp and right>
Iy TO WELD this sword Of the Spirit.
The Liberty Almanac for 1S47--A
copy of this Almanac is On our table.
This is rare thing-disfisured with a
Of 'Cu;s, representing Slave PRISONS
slave llogeing, &C., accompanied with
boun,ifui portion of scurrilous anec-
dotcs of slaves and Shareholders, some
slave sale advertisements, slave laws,
&c. &c. Ahont the only valuable
information communicated in the way of
Complaint.
Ofthe Pfcsidcney.-Ttc publish>
ers complain that out OF IA presidential !
terms, II have been filled by slave
holders, l BY Nolliern man with.
Southern principles, and only 2 by Nor
thern men.
2. lice Presiatacy-Il is stated.
.tials HE se.bns osle,
exception, Tie; vice 81 e president has bfen
a slayeholder.
$. President Of The Scnaie pro fem,
-They state that UP 10 June 1872,
there had 76 elections of President
pro tem.-rlia slave states had GO and
and tic. free states only l3 of lEose
elected.
A. Tie Department of statc.-Up
10 lS45it had. been filled by 10 from
slave States and only 5 from free Suites.
81 War Department In 1S4G there
are 9S officers in this department at
IYasllington-4o from the District of
1Coldnbia, the balance from Maryland
aad- Virginia; Slave States.
6: We .Nany.-Of 1854 naval off.
GERS, New England. has only l72; of
! IS commanders, New England has only
II; of 32S leutenants, New England
has only 50; OF 5G2 miolshipmen, New
England has only 80. In lS42, of 1911
naval appointments, the slave states had
III, T,.olhers Is.
I. Diplomatic Cops.-Of7 full min.
istcrs 8 are from slave states; OF IS
charges 9 are from the same.
From tie Information communicated
lin thus Almanac, and the manner in
which il is communicated, we draw these
differences:
/. Is is not much sympathy for the
slave as a spirit Of sellishness that i'm
pels these fanatics 10 carry on their cru
i SADIE against slavery.
!. 2. Slavery cannot have that blighline
influence which some represent it to
have, or we could not have furnished SC
many distinguished men in the several
j depaltmen Of our government.
! 9. Slavery cannot be that offensive
4 thing in the sight of God, which Aboli.
: tionis,s represent it to be, or pure anc
holy God would never have exalted +;
nation under the government Of slave
holders; (as ours is represen'edt have
been, above all the nations of the earth
Thank our friends Of ll.e so called "Lib
er,y Party" for the evidence they hay'
} collected for us, that our nation ha
grown up to wha: it now is under tn
wise couusels and energetic administra
ton f"Slaveholders." ."-Chriitian In
dc1.
A GLOOMY PICTURE.
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