Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-12-13

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Fn.nsD sxgoPr f like Eag 81 paper nessd
fingly, but don't want to fsaer thee; thee is
young and might bespoiled.= Iwould en-
iscouragesthee. / see thee has published any
IsIetter abouzsshs ,aelsssapss - thesz9oss ast
IKE to take tue p6hsibifisySof appearf1g to
approve my logic. Well, that is right May
be judged too hard, but 1 am so sick at
heart, of all men (if we can cali them mem
when their ambition arises to the Presidency,
succumbing to the slave power. Thee Knows
we friends have always opposed slavery. So |
would, if could, check this hateful evil, but
suppose nobody~wfii- mind me-nlucfl, so Nee
must not Judge ne toosahard, I love thee, and
the Telegraph. j and the independents Press
but when the fire burns l must speak a ffttlc,
but | want to do it in love. And now, does
thee judge judge the old broad brim, shad- bel
lied farmer wants to leave the bIeatings Of his
lambs, and the scackhng Of chickens to be
blackguarded as an office seek err not indeed .
But must drop this.' e''ll % A. -isf
Z / wish to say a word, ,tirough your columns,
TO my Friend Barrett OF the Independent Press,
published at Wiiliamspert. e. The profane call
him the Rev. J. W. Barrett. Holy and Rev
erend is he Vino made us all, and preserves
US, and none other is reverend. How [ hate
the Romsh titles Reverend, Right Reverend
Most Reverend, Lord Bishop, and SO on, as
applied to sinful man. Indeed / am sorry
that there is SO little to be reyered about some
of them, and SO little in them of reverence to
the. great Benefactor of man. l want to say
to my friend Barrett, Il suppose I ought to
say Brother Barrett, as / understand he is a
MiRister in the Methodist society, and they
call one another brother and sister, well. j
want to say to Brother Barrett, L have some
what against his spirit, as an Editor.t Letme
talk to my friend directly, and I Iuay be. able
to do il better. Well friend, thee has taken
upon thee to preach. j esus Christ, cur most
holy Saviour, and thee says thee WAS called to
this work and thee is publishing Il political
paper Well L don't object to that, Jesus
Christ taught US the best politics the world
has ever known, and | think those who teach
Christ's doctrine, ought to teach politics and
must, if they preach the. preaching that he
bdis them. have no doubt but that Satan,
aud MS party, who want to have every thing
their oicn WGy, object to thee, minister, hav-
ing any thing to do with ssthe dirty waters OF
politics. If the waters Of politics are ssdirfy''
ought they not to be purified, and ought not
the teachers of Christ's law to trysand do itfe
and thou art working in a good cause too, I
like the cause thee advocates. / ann with
thee, and now l hope thee will hear me. /
am more afraid that thee will deffIc ssthc wa
ters of politics. with thy fieshy spirit, than
am of thy meddling with the dirty waters. l.
want thee TO remember thy calling, and to re-
member what Jesus says thee must be, when
thee writes for thy paper. fear thee does
not do this. Thee manifests a bad spirit to-
wards thy neighbor of the Gazette, and calls
him hard names and speaks very eontemptu-
ousy of him. This thee did not learn from
thy Master. VIII thee look at some of thy
in thy editorials about .sTheo. Wright
& Co." Remember, friend, the wrati, of man
4orketh not the praise of God. Paul says,
"a bishop must be blGnleSS, sober of good
to tcach,-no striker but Da-
-ient, not bralgler. l Tim. 3 , g and again.
FIhe set'ugHf Of The Eor5 MuSt moi Strire 5ut De
gentle eei50t all Hae9 opt 10 teHCt, patient, in.l
NeekneSs InStTucting those that oppose them |
selves, if God, pcradventure will give them /
repentance to the acknowledging of the truth +!
y Tim. 2: 24, 23.- Again, EsA bishop must |
De blameless, as the stewart. Of God, not self I
ciIed, -4or soon GagEy--slo striker; Tit. II
)f the Great Teacher, it was said, ''Hc shall |
Tot strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear
lis voice in the streets.' Now friend I have |
given thee the highest authority (thee knows |
We protaStants appeal TO the Bible-as the onlv-i
nle) for condemning thy fieshly spirit. Would !
Theo. Wright & Co.; receive the gospel from |
hee, after thee has called them such hard |
IdEileS! Thee says thee is a minister Of the /
gospel, called Of God to preach it. r II thee
vas the only one, If there was no other to
reach the gospel to Fheo.5 Wright < Co.
Fould thee not be the means E,indifectlv of /
heir damnation? IS al5HF ,ssr...E ~
And does thee not set very bad example
0 al thy readers also? VIII they not thiHk
he way to treat an enemy, is to say the bit
crest things against them that they can, Just
$ thee does2 Is thy example FOR good! Are
by bitter words excited because thy Master, or
hce has been spoken against! Can thee not
cave 1t to thy Master to avenge the hard words
poken against Ayssif2 Receive my council,
am, one of thy number, and love thee, es-
ecially what | see good in thee. | approve
by general cause, and the object thee aims at,
ut ! would have thee mend thy manner and
20, what thee does do, in love. l have no
ympathy with those who say that .'miniSters'
ave no right to meddle with politics. (Thee
.nowS | approve not altogether of paid min
strv. and if any man win agree to preach to a
eople for so much, and, to avoid giving Of
ence to them, and to fulfill the duties of his
ontract, will lay off his own individual re-
and Obligations to the law of
Tod, as be would his coat, when he goes to
hop wood, and will cease to think, and speak
nd act for himself in politics, and on rum,
nd slavery, aud Rome, as God may give him
lght ana conscience, l despise him above
ii creatures upon Gods earth, and he is the
lost adorable thing God ever made but if
e is a whole man, full four quarters of a man.