The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-07
For The Pioneer and Democrat
Brave Preachers who do not Fear ths
Face OF Clay.

For The Pioneer And Demoera
Brave Preachers who do not Fear the
Face OF Clay.
Who would dare say that this enlighten.
ed age would tolerate anything like clap,
trapl o, no nothing Of the kind! What
self.sacrifce do we behold in some of the
preachers Of the day! Some uncharitabe
people would hardly believe it, but it is ne
vertheless true, that there are men in the
pulpit, who actually have the moral courage
10 stand up before a a house full ofrdmpant
Abolt,onists, and openly and fearlessl y de-
nounce the great sin oi Slavery. They even
run the risk of their precious lives by ira.
ducipg the whole Southern Church as blood
stained hypocrites, and handing over to the
uncoyenanted mercies OF God, all Northern
Churches and Ministers, who would dare TO
hold communion with q STAKEHOLDER. And
would Won believe it, all this is done pub
icly. in the hearing of congregations, who
believe every word Of it, and who think that
this is the only true Gospel Of Christ. Now
it may be owing to my lack OF backbone,
but must confess such courage amases me-
can account for the fact that these men
have lived to grow whiskers, on no other
hypothesis than their prudence, manifested
in selecting their field Of labor. A Northern
CITY has no purely Anti. HGpsry ChWch;a a few
ofibe red hots think the cause freligion is suf-
fering greatly from this lack. Antl-Slavery
views are popular, the community Is largely
New England, il they only had church in
which they could indulge their appetite for
the abuse OF all who do not believe as they
DO, they would give largely for its support
and be very good Anti Narsry Christians.
They call a meeting and send the Maccdo-
man cry to head quarters, " Come out West
and help us,"--we are here ike sheep in the
wilderness, but we have no minister to 60
in and out before us, and break unto Us
p< dean Uiit dnt,.S'arery tread Of We
Having carefully considered the fact that
the population Of said town in the West Is
almost unanimously snti-slayery, though
oil do no, apprors Of making the riote go'-
,sI 10 onu,i m his one rord) 40 the
oonnueriny hero comes" All who are Of
like mind gather around him, the first Sab.
bath he APPEARS before his a1miring audi
ence. with knit brow ard defiant eye be
arises 20 begin bis sermon; text" Peace on
Garth good will to men, Looking away
down topdrds Nes Oritdhs, be says, " No
man shall put bride on my lips, VIII De.
noance the social eyils and crying vices ol
this nation, | will denoance slavery If every
aboIiticnist stood a, the door with draT7'
-royd, to deterd me. -,
To the honor Of our country be II sa'd'
that such moral aud physical courage never
roes unrewardel either North Or South.
The man tha, will hazard his life in de.
nouncing slavery 10 a city where nine'tenths
of the people are aa:is!avsry, will fni
congregation to rally around him. and ]
the same man were 20 20 TO FLORIDA and
take I'D tie defence of slavery the p<opl'
yoald a- 10 il that no man should Sst %
him 10 harm him.
Wh.n will our tisd, tiIae-serving preach
ers learn a lesson from ,be=e daring 'oad'sT'
Of TIE eros. Po3r towards they arr
afraid to preach N please TIE people; They
have bride on their m0ains, and dare not
sAy wha, the vast majority Of ihe peopl'
vonld ike to hear them sa'. Ihsy preach
tina, the gosPsl "a seut TO oil c'As+s u u'cn
and that masters a. well a. sayes nay ne
saved. They know jha, this c0tnifd'te vii
thin ibeir CONGREGATIONS aud MAKE lheli M