Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-04-25
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MEssns demonstrating in a pre-
vious number, shown to the satislac-
ton of any hlbiassed mind, that, the
know Nothing" association has n
natural and direct tendency to the
advancement of Roman Catholicism
in this goyemment, it now remains
to be set foYh the leading reasons
why it automatically impair the
strength andinhuence Of Protestant
Christianltyf This must be the re-
suit of giving it n political caste;
even if thcrewcre no other concomi-
tants of Objectionable features assoc
ciated with ais, it would of itself
break down shc Protestant churches,
ifadopted. The evidence oc"know-
Nothings' may be introduced to es-
tablish this position. For the Ro.
mish ChurclLts politico ecclesiasti-
cal organization; and they assert
that this is tie ground of Wcir objec-
tons, and ting plea u pou/ which they
justify the opposite as$ociation; there
fore, they woald lorce the Protestant
Churches mtg the vortex of political
seds, AS dceEas tie ltomish Church,
and thus destroy the vital principles
Of. Christfanity, according to the YER
dict of their2awn rendering. 49,.
Andif the moral corruption Of the
Romish clergy fs<iustly introduced,
they viii suffer nothing by q compar-
ison with hesreckless character OF
numerous political aspiranls, who
have usurped the rightto DO the work
of Protcstantcle rgyhen.. But, pass
ing by all such as hay emo other OBJ.
jectin view, fhan to make n tool OF
The church tos peIitical and personal
purposes, ana TO speak only Of the
more sincerehnd sanSuine, it Wilde
no less true cfthem; as politicians,
they cannot successfully manage the
interests Of tie church.. OF the sin
cere, the sPira Of forbearnnce should
be cultiyateds and they arc entitled
to a measuresof sympathy for their
misguided zeal; yet the evils ofwhich
their conducthas entaiIed on the
church are noacss formidable by rca.
son or1heir 80 certify. If they are
correct in tltssr assumptions, that
politicians -hake the right to, control
the church, tie assumption proves
alike too muchfor their organization
and for Protestant Christianity,
For that is. waat the Romish church
contends for; and in this case, the or.
der is merely reversed. Besides
such conclusion, must force a re.
Election upon tie Divine benevolcnce
or why did he get apart q class Of
men for the special work of mana
ging the interests of the church, I'm,
der the guidance of his providence?
But, ifit}is Argued that, they have
accredited Protestant clergymen uni
ted with thcrA, and bound upon
their political affairs, such fact does
not relieve. buI greatly increases the
difficulty. By'thus taking the yoke
of the worlds bondagc upon them
selves, they arA none the better pre-
pared to do THEIR Masters work.
But on the csntrary, they subjoc
themselves by fueh political alliance
to be recognized in the same ligh,
that the apostle. exp ressed in regart
to the Jews under similar circum
stances. 'Chrfst is become Of no ef
feet unto you, khosoeser Of you arr
justified BY the f6w;ye are fallen from
grace" Wherever clergymen, o.
others, throw themselves upon AM
human system Sc trickery for th,
purpose Of advancing their own pc
culiar associations, they thereby for
felt the claim I'd the title Of Christian
and by the act, become reiigionsts
And when itcofnes to pass, that, any
are prompted tdiseek Chrisfian com
munion from ary other cbnsidera
tions than the principles Involved Il
the system Of Divinity, they Snly ad,
80 many dedd weights which retart
| moral and religious reformation. u
/ And that the .Enow- Nothing cler
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