Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-08-29
NoRTH-CA ARoEINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1856
THE TWO PATHS.

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the contrast between two items clipped from our
changes yesterday, and propose to lay them before
our readers without farther remark than to say that
they will requte the trouble of reading especially
in this connection.
The first is letter from "Elder" Hill, of Saco,
Maine, evidently practsed belaborer of the drum
ecclesastic," whowrites to friend in this style. We
find the letter in the Washington Union:
- ' SACo, Sunday, July 20, 1855.
Ny DEAR DRt:-How goes the battle? How does
your soul? How is the health of your family p
Peace be with thee and thine. co..
How goes the battle on temperance and slavery?
It seems almost though hell had boiled over and
cast its scums on shores. Roman priests, Irish
Catholics infdcls and murderers, by the cargo,
landed on our shores to meet the Americans at the
ballot box and contest civil freedom while the
slave power are bent upon destruction. All the
vile out of hell pressing together against the
Lord and his Christ to destroy truth from the EARTH
and bring down Gods judgment upon Drunk
ards have had the power already too long. The
four great national SINS Intemperance, Slavery Ro-
manism, and political corruptons can never be
cured or checked by the Wing or Democratic par
ties--never, neverl We must come up and form
new combination against sin and hell and the devil
Against Romansln at the ballot box we must meet
them. They won't come to our churches and hear
US preach-not they. We can pray, but we must
act also. l tell you, Br.--, unless the good and
true of all shades of politics out and up togeth
er we gone. Mr.. Morrill,, of Readfeld, has been
nominated by three large conventions, for next
Governor. was at the convention, and never
more earnestness and real grit than at those
tions. Now his enemies will not hesitate to say all
manner of evil against him. l say know him, and
have for years, to be an honest man. He cannot be
bought or sold, l can assure you. l thought
would drop you a line about the matter. hoping it
might stir us up together for the good Of the cause
of God on earth. hope if you look at these things
as do, you may influence the good and virtuous of
your acquaintance and members of our church to
60 in with Is in this heavcn.born movement. The
blow must be struck soon, if at all. Love to all the
family and friends IN --, remember old times
Yours in Christian love,
r. HILL.
The other (Which we cut from Tennessee paper)
is portion Of letter from a clergyman in Louis
vile, Kentucky, whose name is not given, written
to one of his flock:
am now in my 18th year, and have been in the
ministerial office little upward of half century,
During the long course of my ministry, ten years
occupying the old homestead and upwards of forty
in my present location and under different phases
of the political atmosphere, l never saw it nay duty,
or felt the slightest inclination to preach what is
generally called political sermon. And if by one
word, insnuation from the pulpit, ever
disturbed or interrupted the feelings of political
hearcr, never knew it. | never entered the cleo
toneerns canvass for any man, even my most IA
vorite political fIends. And when thought proper
to offer my suffrage at the polls it always done
by silent vote, in unobtrusive manner do
not know that ever gained secretly or indi-
rectly for any man. Indeed, always thought it
unbecoming the gravity, the dignity and sacredness
of the pulpit, we'll detrimental to the spiritual
edifcation Of the people, for the ambassador of
Heaven to turn aside from his Masters work to
mingle with the excited multitude where little else
is to be heard but wranglins and jangling about
men and measures, without any addition to, but
most certainly detracting from the credit and nHu-
of his clerical character. OF all the offices ever
held by man. that of ambassador of Christ is the
most dignified and responsible.
! "No other post affords place
Ofequa honor or disgrace"
| Can any man doubt which of these is the true pa.
| triot-thc true servant of his Divine Master2