The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-30

South
Connected with the Methodist Church,
south, are. .,.., 200, 900
Methodist, North, In Virginia and Mary.
land ,,..,,,,..,...,. IL, 600
Missionary aud Hard Shell Bapti.ts ia 900
Old School Prcshyterians. ............. u, 900
New School prcsbyterians. supposed. 5000
Cumberland byterians.. ....,.,.... 10000
Protestant Epipc opalia ............ 7 900
Campbcllits, OF Christian Church.. ....,. 10000
All other sects combined, ,...,.,..,,.. 10000
Total colorcd memhership South. .. i6s, 900
II probably never occurred 10 political
preacher, when denouncing the great and
unchrisiian wrong of slavery" that Gods
ways are mysterious, aud that even this
"unchrisilan and damnablo' institution Is
etiecting greater results than oil their mis-
sionary enterprises. Yet 10 It IL. Tho
Knoxville Hh'g says
"lt In safe calculation TO say that three
for every one connected with the churches
attend Divine service on the Lords Day.
Ia the extreme Southern States there are
more, for the owners and OyerRNrs require
them. in many instances, 10 turn out to
preaching generally. Then the i65. 900
multiplied by three gives us one m'iiion
three hundred and NINETY fee ihoWdnd slaves
in attendance on Divine service IN the South
every sabbath.
Millions Of dollars have been spent, and
hundreds Of valuable lives lost in the at
tempt to evangalize Africa, aud yet STARE, y
---abhorrcd, cursed, aud reviIod institution
Of slavery has brought five times the mum
Der OF negroes into the church than all the
missionary operations Of the world com
blncd
These fact, are food Ior reflection. Sell
righteous and above VIZ ways of humble
godIincss, as political preachers generally
are, one would suppose such practical re
suits would staggcr their self ooDcct and
overwcening confidence that they nrc right
in dcnouncng slavery, aud God wrong in
permitting it.
That man proposes, and God dieposrs, IL
morally and physically true, and the Psalm
isl says "rhe Lord cxecuieth righteous
ncss and judgment for nlI them that are Op-
pressed and wrong" II IL fact that the
proportioDate number oi the entire popula.
ton at the South, slave and free, who at
tend divine worship. h much larger than in
the northern States. There must De- cause
for this. II is TO b. found 10 the fact that
only the truths Of scriptoral godIIncss are
preached at th" South while northern con.
grgn,ions are ~ often snutcd with political
dIatrbcs; We beIioy"Ii will bc found that
p,UpIc lose confidence ~ their preachers IN
religious instructors. just about IN proper
ton that the preachers aim al bring c0DsId
cred political preachers. The prUicssionH
are IncOmpaiIbc. aud IA" IcS' they nr at.
tempted 10 be- intrrmIuglrd, the better for
religion and the public morals -hew Hdmp
shue Pariot.
Tvs FnRE IovEEs,-~1he New York
HcyoM snys oi this indecent set Of shame,
.s WOMEN and idiot m"n
4 female oi the ramc Of Branch has
publicly attempted to siha upon b"r rex
and drug them down with her INTO tho depths
Of indrccncy Mr. or Miss DAVIS. on the
c0ntrnry, il a lover II rduCaiInn aud the
fine arts and prOI1ss cOlIrgrs 10 be
thrown oprn ~ wpnnn, whrr" Eh" may be
educated N all departments like men
and, furthermore, ~ through mtt"rni
/ ty, woman IL the grca,'st nrtst a. well hs
sufferer" che should b. free tU select brr
own surrOundlngs aud 10 spncIiy her
/ own time for assuming the great artists
work Of reproduction. This IL thc sort d
talk row uttered by the.e pciticoat reform
err Artists, indeed Why, there are enough
Of this class already. They can BE- scrn u,
any time IN various parts Of this city, a.
living statnary, price two .hllllngs, and very
Often at the station HOUSES and Itan1aII'.
Island for nothing. No colleges ar. ncocs
sary 10 instruct their followers IN this branch
Of art There are plenty Of priyatr in.tI,u
/ ,onl In our large cities and towns where
th,se disciples can learn all they wish r
! know. Every animal that roaIns the field
il teacher for ,hcse women, and viii
charge them nothing We 8rr really shock
Cd al the conduct Of th,ee Frs Lovers
We had supppscd, cOnscioua u the public
hisgust, they had withdrawn themelyGg
from further D1srya;jDa. But We ncft
mi.taken. They have turned up "a ar,tts
aud taken upon ,bemelyes the credit Of he
ing the authors u life, and that mys,rfiDu
and sacred operation of Almighty wisdom
which preserves the generation Oi man, and
breathes INTO his uDstrils. while yet hi
members are scarcely written" The in,
mmtal spirit which canrot die. Wha, ar,
We coming to! II upt the world bai
enough already without adding TO its crime
the d'f,nce and vlndcativn Oi open aud un
disguised scnyuaIny!
In H"nDepIn county, vest Of the Mi"si.
sSippi the Republican, have nominated w
-. WAsHBussE, A. &. AurIs, H. H. Nc
GRArn and AAEOs GOuID.