The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-10-03
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The Truth well SE0kea.

The snbjoined digniGed, truthful, and cEni-
nently Christian article We copy from the
Baltimore Patriot oI the 9th inst. The mad
ness which now rules the lonr--ttie peFversion
OF the sacred calling of so many modern d.
vines, some oi them IN our OWE State, and not
hundred miles from cur own city-te mel
aAcholy attempts 10 divert tise sacred yoiome TO
unauthorized AMI uachfistian purposes sub
stitutr for its teachings Of ppace and love a
warrant OF seditioo, strife and discot, or 70 dis
card it ehtirely-afe candidlv aud dispassioli-
atrly alluded 10, and the fearful consequences
to Christianity itself strongly drFtied. The
present Pfaetice Of toa many ee1gynisn, in lea-
tiug the spiritual wants ot fheif Anfks 10 The
tender mrFeies Of tie tgowlirg woItss oI@Hsf-s
drlity, and F~s%ffing almost es,tirtly 10 s|pFtacli
Christ and bin frlcifird,'' is becoming appa-
rent TO all in the decreasing interest with which
the ordinances and institutions Of religion are
regarded, end their growing ia,tfeiencv upon
the spirit Of evil which everywhere silliets Sc
ciety. The extract b.Iow iS}fom letter OF an
eminent and distinguished Episcopalisa clergy
man Of New England, bdt aFplfes with equal
force. IN all the States moth OF Aiason and Dix
on's Gne, md is not inaPhdcabIe in the city and
county Of Lapcaster Present appearances
would SEEM 10 Indicate that this country isTap-
idly tending 70 the HaFai condition Of Revou-
tionary France, and the carsey is fully set forth
IN The following extract
81 think foresre that oae Of the most IN
happy results Of the political agitation we are
eoisg through will be the generalization, or
Talhekthe -Ckrisffsqai-otioa Of society here
at,lhe North. through theshameiul prostitution
Of the, pulpit 10 political purposes. This has
now been Carried on 50 long aud taso great an
extent, that great moraI'eliects must Inevitably
follow. The claims OF all the members Of the
human race 10 personal freedom every where,
and under all circumstances, have been so long
and 50 veherently urged from the pulpit that
the belief IN them has become, with not a FEW,
a second gospel. claims quite in conflict with
the acthal gospel efonr Saviour. and with the
examples OF slavery in the Old Testament, not
only authorized, but commanded by God hin-
self The QUESTION then occurs inevitably TO
the fanatica mind, Ghjcb gospel am ] TO re-
Ceive! Then, again, there has been the unho-
~ alliance Of the three htousGnd clergymen Of
New England, with the unhailowtd crew Of
Atheists and D-isS, male and female, all wor-
king tremendously etegether TO establish this
new gospel, and 10 assert principle in moralI-
~ not lecognizedty the Old. On the same
platform with the 5000 are the men, Mr.. Spea-
ker Banks among the resi-, who affirm that ''if
God authorizes slaverg,-are m1st kGre aew
God" What pollution in The very contact OF
Christian minister, with such creatures as Car
rsou, Wendall Phillips, Theo. Parker and 9TH
ers OF the same tribe and what are the people
10 think when they see their pastors irateFnlz-
ing with theopen and sworn foes OF all reveal
"A H. md
mon cause with them in crusade against gov
ernm"nt and law? Why the multitude cannot
help losing their reverence for Christ's religion
aud lis supposed ministers, and this IS precisely
the process which IS now going Oh. Such eau
ses operating SO widely as they are now doing,
and have been doing fnrserera years, mnst tell
Oh the public mind at last. The fruits will ap-
pear by and by.