The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-02

CLERICAL MoNsTER.-The Rev. DR.
TYING, Of New York, and the Rev. HENRY
WARD BEEcHER, of Brooklyn, must look to
their laurels. We had given them the credit
OF bearing off the palm of malevolence and
diabolsm, but they are completely thrown in
the shade by the Rev. X. j. BREcktNRIDGE. ot
Kentucky. Never, from any devilish Divine,
nor depraved newspaper, not even the New
York Tribune, haye we seen demand for
the btood Of aromen and chiidren, Hear the
wretch. In Il late sermon he says
"I have never btieved in the doctrine OF
Purgatory, and have all my life fought against
1T; among other reasons, / have declared tha t
in the whole grand sweep of Gods moral GO
Verrment, could find no place TO locate it f.:
and, II a place could be found, saw no ne
cessity for it, with the full provisions for re-
demption made in the Redeemer Christ But
if there ever was a time when such place was
needed, it is nor, for a man occupying the
stand point which do, the conclusion forces
itself, unbIdden albeit, upon the mind that
there are many men who deserve not to be
saved, and are not worth claiming. Such are
that class of kentuekians who would still
wish to remain neutral, when our State has
been invaded by marauding soldiery from
tennessee. They refuse to offer their lives
Tor the perpetuity of the country, and the
putting down OF the rebellion, and so show
themselves unworthy of nations blessing.
lney take SO feeble part in the rebellion that
they hardly deserve the public notice of na.
tOn mediation. But l hope there is not a
soldier in this vast assemblage whose heart
Is not nerved to the same high purpose OF my
oWn-that this rebellion shall be put down, it
matters not at what expenditure of money, or
ohdt sacrifice Of The blood Of rebels or their riges or
chitdyea the Government is worth it all, and
worthy of more"
We doubt whether any rebel of them all
even after such diabolieal threat, has the
heart to wish that the blood of Breckinridee's :
wife and children, or of the wives and children
of his party, or one drop of it, be sacrificed in
this or any other war. Yet this is the lam
guage of a man protesting to be minister of
the Gospel of peace and forgiveness, a meek
and humble follower of Jesus Christ, who
taught us to forgive our enemies, to pray for
them that despitefuly use us, and who de-
clared that they that draw the sword shall
perish by the sword! What wolf in sheep's
clothing He says he has been all his life
fighting against the doctrine of Purgatory Did
he ever read of any Inquisitor that breathed
more internal spirit of persecution than glares
like sullen flame of hell in the deep caverns
OF a heart which cries out for the "blood of
wives and children ?" Did he ever hear of
any Roman Catholic, or Protestant, or .Puri-
tan, or even Pagan prosecutor, who was not
content with butchering mon, but also insisted
on having the blood of their wives and chill
dren? Did he ever hear of any one besides
himself, except the North American In
dians, and other horrible savages, who was
as ferocious and bloody as Robert j.
Breckinridge, Minister of the G0spei and
Doctor of Dtrtnty? Whether there be a
P'rsatory or not, is question we are unable
to decide; bat if there be, we should not be
embarrassed by DR. Breekinridge's difficulty in
fixing the place We should "locate it" with
ont hesitation in his own neighborhood. WHERE
minister of the Gospel, with the sacred name
of the Redeemer upon his lips, hourishes the
Devils frebrands at every Kentuckian who
dares even to remain neutral in a war upon
The rights and freedom of the South This is
the crime for which he, minister of the Cos.
pei, says they " deserve not TO be saved In
what chapter of the Gospel of Peace did this
monster in Israel, the Rev. Il. j. Breckenridge,
ID. d. learn shat the conditions of salvation
are faith and obedience to old Abe Lincoln p
Whether there be, or ought to be, a Purgatorv
lby which is meant temporary place of fiery
purlfication hereafter,) or not, is question
which we, who are no theologians, do not pre-
tend to decide; but that there is, and ought to
be, Hell, no one can doubt who reads the
above extract from Breckinlidge's sermon.