Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-11-30
crRIoUs RELIGIOUS STATISTICS.

Wig "A knew snOInlpB paper w 49,
of the accuracy OF the statistics but II tney Aie
correct the fact revealed is curious one' IL IS
curious that preachers should, at Their synoos anu
,,onso,arces and associations, take vote to see
how thew stand politically. 1t is curious that, |
.h1a ,reacbers stood sloof from politics. the dem
ocrs,s could only carry this State by a small ma
;o-itv once in three times, while now we can carry
The State by seven thousand and hail. But il
che statements are true, it is not strange that
rrescbers should have to complain of the decay
of vital religion in the land
Read these alarming statements OF clerical III
reference with politicsi Have we reader who
will not agree that the sur attempted to be cast on
the bard.sbell Baptists" is in reality the highest
commitment which could be paid to that body OF
honest patriots and true christians
from Brosualox's Knorul1s Whig, A0o p, 1861
Wa,eneat--there never existed on earth, or
rs, This side of the internal regions, more pro-
scriptiye, truth defying God proToking, or He'll
deserving organization, than this Foreign Bogus
Catholic Democratic party
We would be pleased to sea all the Locofoco
Crcults and Stations in this Conference, accom-
nodated with preachers of their own political
faith but there are not enough OF that stripe For OF
the one hundred and seVen ltnerant Preachers be-
longing to the Conference, there are not more than
Ten of these Foreign Catholic Progressive Buchanan
Patriots, and these neither remarkable 'or their
talents or pietY. A.
ioin the Presbyterian Church, but it would make
their spiritual condition worse, since on: OF the
large number of Ruling Elders and Preachers, who
convened in the SYNOD at Athens, last month,
there were but FOUR Buchanan Sag Nights
3. Shall they go over to the Missionary Bap-
tists That would be getting out OF the irylpg,
nan into the fire. Out of all the Deacons ana
Preacher. convened in the General Baptist Asso-
citation in McMlnn county, last month, there were
but TWO Progressive Foreign Buchanan sham
Democrats
4. Shall we send them by letter to the Cumber-
land Presbyterians There they will hnd poor COM
fort, for in their Synod held in Lebanon, IN Mid1Ie
Tennessee. we are informed there were but SlA
of the Bogus Democrats all the rest were ior
Americans ruling America" with Fillmore IN
their lead r.;u,,.,
< Snail we turn them over to the Episcopal
Church That would be cruel, for we never heard
hut one Episcopal Minister who was Locoioco,
and not avowedly Wing, and he has been twelve
wears suspended from the exercise oil MS m'niSte-
rial functions, on account OF niS ionoHe'7 'i W.
men and iiquorl
6 If Democracy wish to get nd Oh the teach
inus of Ministers holding the principles OF the
American party, they ought to 60 over IN pouy
to Rome, and in doing this, they would not nave
far TO 90 Or, If it look little too Fopd' 10 az
his let them unite their spiritual desunles "itn
the Hard Shell B0ptists, who are, IN East Iennes
see. generally Buchanan Democrats. These sing
Oavid's Psalms pow with double lines, ana grease
their boots with tailow And wlthsl though ao-
sorbed in a mass OF conflicting tenets, they are
good Judges OF liquor
So much for the South As this is Sunday
morning, we copy, for Sunday reading, the annexed
article from the Psnnsylvanian, relating to northern
nreschers. Throughout the whole canvass there,
the pulpit was turned into political rostrum The
"6ard shell Bsptsts" there were also for Buchanan,
snd were terribly abused for it. The democratic
party still lives, and lives TO triumph as entirely
over clerical interference in favor OF abohtonlsm
north a. over the same interference in favor OF
know.nothiugism south
aCBUgoH AND STATE--No wonder tie msjorl-
ties for Fremont rolls up among the eighty thou-
sands in New York. At Penn AN, on election
day. the Presbyterian church, the Methodlst Epis-
coral church, the Baptist church, and. the wesley
sp Methodist church, held a prayer meeting at
"a o'clock A M to pray for the success oil the re-
pnb6cau cause followed by procession OF the
male members to the polls, to vote for Fremont and
Dayton" r.
We elm the the above precious boast from a
late number of our smisble black republican cotem
porary. the Morning Times. In former years the
delusion was prevalent that churches were erecteu
for the worship of Almighty GoD, and that prayers
in them sboud be mainly directed to the saving OF
sons or the general welfare OF the nation rrespec-
tive of the triumph OF any mere political party
aiming at the control OF lis government. inns
idea is growing entirely obsolete 10 black Iepnoll'
can stroueholds The worship OF the Creator IS q
ro,ra secondary incidental subordinate affair, as
hYp;u Of aln r.
ing for black republican candidates Ohurcnes are
tnpned into political club rooms. The audiences
are no loI ger instructed in their religious, but IN
their nol,tlrsl duties. They are no longer warned
10 repent of their sins, and reform their lives, but
thew are taught to beat down and destroy that
CREST party which has been to this nation as plsr
Of Sire nv night and pillar of cloud by day since
the organization of the government. They are no
Longer urged TO seek the salvation OF their souls
hnt tho triumph OF their party and the election OF
their candidates The test by which men are to
be Judged and exalted to eternal bliss, or doomed
10 everlasting perdition is to be found IN the man
,ar thew cast their votes into the bsllOt-bOX The
devil of theology of former times is permitted to
devour whoever he ptesses, aud to continue his
rsvsges unchecked, ii the Border Rufans are
onIy we'll taken care Of The man who votes the
Fremont ticket, and is active and efficient in sup
nort of that party, may do ss he pleases IN other
thirgs without endsugeriug his future welfare
the RIGHTEOUS, have been swept away, and a man
"a ~ he deemed good anu holy, or wicked and con-
5aOred 50 he votes for Fremont or Buchanan.
II is difficult to imagine how it is possible that
.r1 +rnlv Mons man, any really sincere follower of
he DiTi2e Master, can be so blind and creduous
800 70 see that persistence in such course Of
action as this, is about rs great deed oil wicked
foIlY "a can well be performed-that 1t virtually
6riSes God from his own temple, to supplant ms
oiv image with that of trckey politicians; that It
bTinga mo disrespect the cause oil 1eigon, and
rasi;sos the most ardent wishes OF an Evil Spirit
that the preachers who inaugurate sucn move
-nent are either the veriest wolves 10 sheeps
olotbinq or the most srdsnt foolsin ChrIstendom;
I'D thsf il high time the churches of this coun-
,honld be recouverted TO their legitimate pur-
noses Those used as Blsck Republican Clno
Rooms during the last campaign should either ~
once have ali DISCUSSES throw OF and bear llscIiP'
t,ns Indicative OF Their true character, and while
cro1r5ed nv those who wished to attend Black he
DnbIicsr meetings, De Stunned by all sincerely
s1Viors 70 worship their Creator; or else, II they
IN he ussd in good lstb as churches SHOULD pei
Iat them be re-dcated, and forever hereafter hea
sscred to their legitimate purposes- Pe"nSy'Van'-
an.
Tur NvssAeK The Presidents Message VIII
he sent under sesl to the Postmssters in the va