The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-05-04
The Influence Of Christianity
On a Community.

We have received a communication
from subscriber in Ohio, on this subject.
He shows that it is to the Christian
faith of New England, that she owes her
present prosperous aud happy condition.
AID he further shows that piety and Chris
ian faith is the only sure basis ofProsper-
ity in any new community, with all OF
which we heartily agree.
The letter closes with the following par
agraphs.
81 have wondered therefore to see New
| England men who are laying the founda-
tons Of society, use. newspaper, Tor per-
nit newspaper to be used) to utter low,
coarse wit, las the 'Hodge-Podge' wri-
ter in the present JOURNAL April 9Th -
in regard to the social labors of Christian
women; and to find in the same paper
/ resolutions of infidels dercgatory to rcig-
ion. know that it Is said these attacks
are aimed at the evils connected with re-
lirion. The spirit and drift of a writers
thought always betrays the state OF his
heart in regard to his subject.
If the Journal is to continue the pub
LEGATION of such articles rs those of the
present week in regard to Christian faith
and effort, shall be sorry that | cannot
admit it to my family. There can be no
better religion than to love God as the
supreme Father, and to love and sympa-
thize with all men as brothers. If God
were to give any other than the Christian
religion, it would necessarily be a worse
one, because it could not be better"
In regard to the Hodge Podge paper,
we shall leave the writer to take care of
himself. We would remark however,
that we deem the structures it contained
appropriate. Though "the social labors
of Christian women, when associated in
the capacity Of sewing societies" may be
"labors of love-" they too frequently result
in banishing that feeling from themselves.
Now with regard to the ''resolutons Of
infdels, derogatory TO religion"
OR correspondent should have seen
that those resolutions were inserted as an
advertisement, and he should know that
the advertising columns of q paper, are
not usually written to suit the exact SEN
timents of an editor. We differ in sen
timent from gentlemen composing the So
ciety that passed those resolutions, but
/ we suppose they have a right to believe
as they please, and state that belief. The
Secretary handed US the resolutions, ask
ing if we would publish them. We re-
Piled we would. He then said he did not
/ wish it done, if we thought it would in
jure the paper, by giving offence to the
! Christian community, and at his own
suggestion they were printed as an adver-
tisement and paid for as such.
We would like to ask our correspon-
dent which showed the most Christian
courtesy, the infdel in declining to urge
the publication, out of regard for others,
or himself in threatning to stop the paper
because views are expressed in it, differ
ing from his own.
Further; is it the best way to Glove
and sympathize with all men as brothers
to deny to some men that facility for
the expression of opinion, which we claim
for ourselves; and why should you send
to paper, not professcdly religious, an
expression of your views on the influence
of Christianity, while unwilling that 9th
ers whose belief differs from yours, sho'd
do the same?
Our correspondent feels an interest in
River Falls. If he will visit us we assure
him he will find an industrious, temperate
and vigorous community. He will find
an empty grog shop and fine Academy.
If he tarries on the Sabbath, he can wor
! ship in a well-filed church, and he will
learn that New England men have not
ignored New England principles.
In conclusion, we have two things to
say.
l. We believe Christianity is Of Divine
origin, and will not be shaken or essen
TALLY harmed, by any resolutions Of in
fdels," whatever. ..s
2. We never expect to narrow a paper
down to the expression Of our own indi-
vidual views. We publish q local and
political paper, and we think our readers
know what oar politics are. AS a local
editor. we deem it our duty to faithfully
show the material, social, and religious
state Of the community, aud while there
is an association Of infdels here, our rea-
ders may expect to learn that fact from
advertisement or occasional notice in the
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