New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-08
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TURNING 1T TO ACCOUNT.
With all our respect for religion (and we hold true
piety in the highest esteem and reyereace) we have
not the least confidence in the socaled revival"
which has les headquarters in New York and, under
the minstration Of such men as Henry Ward Beecher,
has rapidly spread through ali Abolitiondom. We
DO not question the correctness Of the assumption
that sudden and unaccountable religious revivas may
be gennine and that public morals may be greatly
benefited thereby but when consider the class Of
people affected BY this one in particular, we must be
permitted to doubt It's sousaying efficacy divine
visitation.
II the reader Of Northern newspapers viii exam
inc the youminous reports Of this pompous cam
paign against the powers Of evil be will find that it
is conducted by the very men who are continually
showering from the pulpit abuse and denunciations
upon the South and the institution of slavery, and
who never use any other ammunition than the hot
shot Of fanaticism. In New York the two principal
leaders Of the movement are Rev. Henry Ward
Beeeher and Rev. Dr.. Cheever, and in other towns
and cities where it has been nargurated it is much
the same thing, those who have always been most
conspicuous in intoxicating the pious doctrine Of slave
stealing being furiousy engaged in the work Of
preaching praying and exhorting for the conversion
been accustomed TO hearing from them little enough
Of genuine gospel teaching, but in place thereof a
surfeit of fiery zeal for Kansas and Freesoil-are
likely to be benefited by this new turn Of affairs, let
us pray that the revival may continue to spread and
flourish. But to our thinking it is merely new
phase of that fanaticsm which has for years burned
with such intensity that it would have exhausted
itself long ago bat for the zeal and perseverance with
which its fires have been fed and famed it is as an
irreyerent old gentleman of our acquaintance re-
marked, that same old volcano, only now belching
forth from its crater fire and birthstone instead of lava
II 1t we're not Soft the movement was in the first
place genuine troubling Of the waters, the anti.
slavery fanatics have already perverted it to their
own uses and have already given it the appearance
1f new effort to indemnity the holy cause of Christ
with their wicked and inscriptions crusade against
layery-a fresh assault upon the rights and property
,f the South under the cloak Of religion. We find
The following evidence of this in the report of re-
marks made by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher at
prayer meeting in New York City. The extract is
made from the Tribune
| am going to read you request for prayer, and
don't do it to disturb any mans opinions, but ex-
peet to carry with me the sympathy Of every man in
his congregation.
woman a member Of the Methodist Church.
aas Just succeeded in making her escape from South
slavery, desires To offer up thanks to God for His
goodness In bringing her safely TO this city, and
ask the prayers of Christians that she might escape
he tolls q the man-huntefs, aud be guided safely to
l land of freedom. her
ISABELLA \ WHITE.
"mark."
took pains to ascertain whether this was gen.
nine case before came in here. and a gentleman,
whose word is as good as gold to me, assured me it
was true and genuine case.
Now, want to know if there is a man in this
congregation who desires to get rid of his sins as
much rs this poor woman did to get rid Of her
slavery2 She was willing TO put her life IN her hand
and for days to be sm0thered without food without
drink-smothered because she was conveyed as bales
Bnd boxes of goods aretO show her love of liberty
And there was once a little negro boy seen coming
up from the wharf in this city who had lain in the
bottom OF a schooner which came from one Of those
southern ports, till the frost had bitten his feet and
bus hungry, nearly starved with his poor ru>t-bit-
en feet, he was making his way upon the shore,
when he was seen by some one who had an idea of
lis position, and who gave him a loaf of bread.
Then that boy might be seen going along, scarcely
lbe to walk for his frost-htten feet deyouriug his
oaf OF bread almost rayenousy, like wolf, nearly
tarved was he. Oh what testimony of how much
le wanted to escape from bondage.
Is there a slave in this congregation? slave to
satan or their own passionsg Is there any who
wants to escape as much as this poor woman did
" ho strikes for liberty and Jesus CHRISTI
1t will thus be seen that in these excitement meet
ngs where such men as Cheever aud Beecher declaim
and such trausgressors as Horace Greeley are hope
FULLY converted il grace fall upon the poor sinner he
must take 1t with liberal sprinkling OF anti slavery
sentiment side by side with the precepts of divine /
love and holiness must sink into his heart unforgiv
ms and undying hatred of his white brethren south
II Mason and Dixons line while, all athirst, be
thinks at the fountain of everlasting life, he must at
he same time take hearty swig from the internal
contents Of the black bottle which the high priests
# Aboitondom present to his lips.
As we have already remarked we hold true aud
piety in the highest respect and rever-
snce, and have no disposition to speak lightly of
hings that can lay reasonable claim to be consid-
red sacred but we confess to a thorough contempt
or the Observation-Disclosures of the pulpit and must be
pardoned for believing that their abors are rather
Tor evil than for good and that as regards them and
their works the saying is almost strictly true, that
nothing good can come out of Nazareth though
hey are unworthy to have it applied to them.