Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-25
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= ! We have been struck (says the n. Y. News by
the contrast between two items clipped from ex-
changes yesterday, and propose to lay them before
our readers rithoHt farther remark than to say that
they will requite the trouble of reading, especially
in this connection.
The first is a letter from sElder" Hill, of Saco
Maine evidently practised belaborer of g the drum
ecciesiastc" who writes to friend in this stFe We
find the letter in the Washington Union
.,.-. Sace, Sunday July 20, 1866.
My DEAR Dr.. How goes the battle? How does
your soul? How is the health of your family D
Peace be with thee and thine. -.
How goes the battle on temperance and slavery?
1t seems almost though hell had boiled over and
cast its soums our shores. Roman priests, Irish
Catholics indels and murderers, by the cargo, are
landed on our shores to meet the Americans at the
ballot box and contest civil freedon while the
slave power bent upon our destruction. All the
vile out of hell pressing together against the
Lord and his Christ to destroy truth from the GARTH
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, never be
cured or checked by the Wing or Democratic par
ties-never, never! We must come up and form
new combination against sin and he'll and the devil.
Against Romanism at the ballot box we must meet
them. They won't come to our churches and hear
US preach-not they. We pray, but must
act Also l tell you, Br.-, unless the good and
true of all shades of politics out and up togeh
gone. Mr. Morrill,, of Read6eld, has been
nominated by three large conventions, for next
Governor. / was at the convention and never saw
more earnestness and real grit than at thesecon
TONS 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 sold, l can assure you. / thought
would drop you line about the matter. hopiHgit
might stir 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 yrtuoas Of
your acquaintance and members of our church to
go in with US in this heaven-born movement. The
blow must be struck soon, if at ALL Love to all the
family and friends in --, I remember old times
.-s Yours in Christian love,
T. 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 of his flock: - .. -. -.
1 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, never saw it my duty,
felt the slightest inclination to preach what is
generally called political sermon And if by one
word, or even iHsnuation from the pulpit ever
disturbed interrupted the feelings of political
nearer, never knew it. L never entered the elec-
pioneering canvass for any man. even my most IA
vorite political friends. And when thought proper
to offer my suffrage at the polls, it always done
by silent vote, in unobtrusive manner. I do
not know that ever gained vote secretly or iadi-
rectly for any man. Indeed, 1 always thought-it
unbecoming the gravity, the dignity and sacredness
of the pulpit as 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 wrangling and jangiag about
men and measures, without any addition to- bat
most certainly detracting from the credit and inu
of his clerical character Of all the ofcesever
held by man, that of ambassador of Christ is the
most dignifed and responsible
"No other post affords place
Of equal honor OF disgrace"
Can any doubt which of these is the true pa
triot-the true servant of his Divine Masterp