Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-02-01
From the Lutheran obser, er.
From the Lutheran Observer.
EXTRACTS FROM A SERMON
Preached in Hollidaysburg on the
22d Of November by Rev. l..
Knight, from ! Tim. ]: 2--4.

| pei now should attempt to walk in the foot
steps Of many of their illustrations prede-
cessors, such as Davies, Edwards and 9TH
ers, and should freely expires their opinion
of the s.Kansas outrage and other iniqni-
tous proceedings, they would be denounced
by many partizans and denagogues as
"traitors' and ssmidnight ssnspirators,"
&c. In some States le. g., Narylandl the
minister of the gospel is totally deprived by
law of the rights aud privileges Of free cit
izenship. While subject OF the Pope of
Rome, or of Aohanmed, can bold Office in
Maryland, native born citizen, minister
of the gospel, can hold none. If ever the
time was, that ''supplications, prayers, in-
tercessions. be made for all office -holders
and Office seekers, it is now. If ever the
time vas, that the country and the church
we're in dang er of not 'sleadig quiet and
peacablc life, in all godliness and honesty :,
it is the present. Why what will politicians
not Go in these latter days to GET into office,
And when IN, what will they not do to hold
ON to it! What care they about involving
the country in war and butehering thous-
amos of their fellow sitizens, only so it will
enable them to hold effice. What care they
| whether freedom or slavery, night or wrong.
prevail, only SO it might help them into
ofice' What care they, in adding territory
to our already too rapidly growing country
whether these possessions are peopled with
molly, ignorant, approximations race, on
| ly SO they will help to vote them into Office
What care they wetner Esotestantism or
Papacy, whether Mohammedanism or Nor
monism triuinphs, only so The triumphant
ones will give them an Office. Verify the
lust for Office is becoming so great that
the political desnasogues land their name is
legionl would sever the glorious fab-ic of
this union into thousand pieces, should
there appear the least chance ii their riding
into Office on one o. the smallest fragments
3. A third source of danger is Popery.
OF this We have long ago been warned by
such illustrious men Us Washington and
Lafayette. Many Reman Catholics in this
country are 40 doubt among our best class
Of citizens and little know the intentions of
their leaders. Many Protestants, too, ap-
prehend no danger from this source, at
least they profess not to see it, There are
many Jesuits in this country, some wearing
the garb Of neutrality, and Others even that
of Professionalism. Ard, although the bold
attempt to destroy our free school system.
the burning Of the sacred word Of God, and
the sudden entrance into the political arena
and graspiIg the balance of power, did
arouse American freemen from their sluua-
bers for little season: they seem neyerthe-
less to be closing their eyes again in secur-
i,y. And unless God in mercy prevent it,
they will awake before long, Ike Samson
shora of their strength. Bonaparte, one
of the most sagacious men and greatest
generals tha. ever lived, was eatwittcd and
ruined by two Jesuits in bis cabinet. And
then We have in this country thousands of
notlnngarians. or dough-faced Pro.estants
and political Esaus, who would sell their
countTy's liberty for mass of potage.-
Daniel O'Connell said IN ls43, "You should
do all in your power TO carry out the inten-
tioas of mis- holiness, the Pope. Where you
have the electoral franchise give your votes
to none but those who will assist YOU in 80
holy struggle"
| Brownson says in his review, Roman
Catholic, of November, 1854, that govern
n,ent, sis mischieyous thing where the
Catholic faith does not predominate to in
spire the people with reverence, and to teach
and aceustoms them to obey. The last les
son to be forgotten is obedience. But is it
the intention Of the Pope to possess this
country, Undoubtedly it is. And in this
intention, is he aided by the Jusuits and
all the Catholic preIates and priests in the
countryl Undoubtedly If they are faith
full to their religion.
What can be moro plant Romanists
themselves tell us their intentions. The
orders are from headquarters, that Catho-
lies in this country are to vote for such per-
sons only who will assist them in carrying
ont their intentions. And the intentions
are to have the power in this country. And
| ask every unprejudiced mind, have Ro-
manists not been voting, are they not now
voting, and will they not continue to vote
agreeably to these orjers' Yes, verify, to
4 man. And they will have many Prctes-
:ants to help them carry out their inten-
tions. And then, according to Catholic
authority, tThe Rambler "If il will benefit
the cause of Catholiciss, the Pope will toll