M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-03-30
SabbaIh-day Reflections.


from its insipient stages to its present
growth, iii every phase in which it
codld De presented-viewing 1t as anti.
republican and anti. ti.Chfistian-any one
can imagine our surprise TO learn that
many, very many Of the leading profess
ors OF religion, including the breaches,
had united themselves to this hJ dra-
headed monster. We could we'll con.
ceive how ambitious politicians, or
those young in years and who desired
TO be politicians, might be persuaded
into these lodges, and how they would
desire 10 get UuI when it was found Of
no avail 10 their ambition, but we could
not comprehen the influences that SO
far operated on minister Of the gOsple,
whose very existence to preach freely to
free people depended upon the security
OF our laws and constitutions, as TO get
him involved in the oath. bound orgsni-
cations that struck at all the free gos-
pei and peace Of the churches.
Who was sn foolish as to suppose that
this political organization agains; one
church would stop at the overthrow of
that, and settle down in calm9 The
blood Of one would be but acquiring a
thirst for the whole, until every organ.
1zed society Of protesting Christians was
BROKEN up aud put under the politici.
aus Ieet. The history of the French
Revolution has been read with little
profit. if this idol did not stand out
distinct in the distant horizon. But
while this infatuation ragged at blood
heat, argument Was Of no avail. The
time, however, is rapidly approaching
when men will see with other eyes and
hear with other ears.
Many has asked what church is next
to follow in the ruthless rush of mid.
night piot;ers for conquest. The story
is soon told--already the cry of pre- para.
tion has gone forth, and those hungry
Tor fresh prey will not be long in taking
the trail, as will be seen By the follow
ing The first to start the guillotine in
motion will be quickly felt 10 feel its
edge.-Statssmun. ...
| trIom lne New orleans CouTleT.l
KNOW NorHISGIsM AND MErHoDrsM.
We have repeatedly said that the hos.
tility Of Know Nothings to the Catho.
lie religion. which is not concea led
except where a majority Of the old Whig
and anti.Democratic population, as is
the case in some portions of Louisana,
is Of the Catholic faith--v ould, when
it had attained its object of subyerting
that mode Of worship and prescribing
its followers, turn its attention to some
other form Of religious belief or form Of
worship, and attempt the same meas.
ures with it.
| We were as much panied as surpris.
ed 10 hear through undoubted authori.
ty that at the late session Of a Methodist
Conference, held at Jackson in this
State, two entire days, out of session
Of four, were taken up in initial ting cir.
cult riders into the new Order; and we
have also been informed, on the most
respectable authority. that, on the occa
sion Of an election for DisIct Judge,
which was held few months since in
that District, the most active partisans
on the day Of the election, and those
who were most conspicuous in the dis.
tribution Of tickets for the so called
American candidate, were the Profess.
ors aud Presiden: Of the Centenary Col
lege, an institution under the direction
Of the Methodist Church.