Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-07-12
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Sc Orthodoxy ''---ss nsiOver ''--'' Professor
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ssOrthodoxy ste A nSiover s,--'s Professor
stowe"
The aptness Of hypocrisy to be,ray itself, isalmost
the only protection against that cowardly and detes.
table vice An example offs baseness and self-be-
travail is found in the Worcester Transcript Of. Fri
tiayJasi. We refer to a communication IN that pa
per, ptolessedly the sign manual of one Mr..
ssOrthodory," though, in manner and spirit very
much Of piece with certain editorials Of the Tran.
script, which, under the pretence of patriotism,
have sought to propitiale the slave power as its pat
ron saint.
This devout Mr.. "Orthodoxy," making the i'm
maculate and unsupported Transcript the channel Of
alarm for the faith once delivered TO the saints, az
fects holy concern lest certain rumors, which have
been busy SEM abroad by stealthy hands, about the
lapsed state of Andover Theological Seminary,
should be fully confirmed by Professor Stoves re.
marks in Great Britain on the subject Of American
slavery. What possible connection there may be
between the horrible system of despo,sm in the
slave Staes and the Theological system at Ando-
yer, how The exposure in England Of the enormi-
ties of American slavery endanger the doctrine
OF origna,sin at Andover, neither the inspired MIR.
Orthodoxy "nor the godly editor Of the Transcript
condescends to inform the public they are both so anx
ious to alarm. For ourselves we had not even so much
as learned from any qrarter that the souudness Pro-
fessor Stoves views had been called in question by
any one. even by the Jealous and nveerate sur.
mser Of heresy. Irdeed we happened to know that
instruction in theology is not his business but de-
partment separate from bis; and We had supposed
that whatever fuss had been conjured up about An
dover "heresy." had no reference al all to Dr.
Stowe, who became Professor at Andover. not be.
fore, but after the rnmpus referred to in the Tran
script. The cry, therefore, of MIR. sOrthodoxy'
against the implied heterodoxY Of Prof Stowe,
seems very like that the wolf against the lamb for
making the water muddy up stream, where the wolf
was growing vengeance.
But the simplicity and gody sincerity Of the Trans.
cript's other self. the sanctimonious Mr. "Ortho.
doxy," and his gody Jealousy for the sincere milk of
the word, and his sanity to guard the church
against false doctrine, may be very safely estimated
by the pure tone Of moral sentiment and religious
principle avowed by himself For, deeply concerned
as MIR Orthodoxy processes to be for the genuine
stereotyped Westminster "original sin,'' he feels
comforted and relieved, in the very centre of his
heart by the hope Of Professor Stoves nsncerity,
"a hope which he cherishes with especial fondness
and compacency. "Perhaps, after all,' says the
simple hearted and benevolent Mr.. Orthodoxy
sPerhaps, after ALL the Professor does not believe
what he says, himself 1t was probably his position
that made it necessary keep up the miserable llu-
sion. At any rate viii have the charity to think
so" In conclusion, the disinteresied and holy.
minded MIR Orthodoxy" relates very precious
story-one which seems to his conscience, and
smooth down the last wrinkle of his anxious brow :;
the story Of a conductor Of newspaper, who con-
iessedly lied for pay--a sin which Mr. Orthodoxy
OF the Transcript, probably thinks the more highly
Of, for having himself done much of that business,
so unproGtaby. 80