Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28
For the Journa,.
Ecclesiastical Testimony ON the
State Of the Country.
For the Journal,

For the Journa'.
Ecclesiastical Testimony ON the
State of the Country.
1t is interesting to note the ac:s of ecclesi-
astical bodies on "the state of the country"
The " Convention of Bishops" in New York,
tried to soar above and ignore terrestrial
things, but few leading, earnest minds COM
PEELED them to come down from their ETHEREAL
atmosphere and notice mundane matters
They passed resolutions on the war, probably
unsatisfactory to both parties. The Richmond
Enquirer shows up their folly in trying to
fraternize with the rebels, by saying that they
had already organized an Episcopal Church
South. 49, ...t ..-.. ..-.- 81. .-.
Two of the Synods of Indiana, at their last
meetings, met the issues of the country fairly
and squarely, and adopted the following
papers. The one says:
Eminent among the sins we should con-
fess is that of slavery. This has long been
confessed by the Presbyterian Church as an
iniquity thoroughly at war with the spirit of
the gospel, and of our Saviour's golden rule.
and only to be borne with because the wav
did not seem opened provident1ally for it's en-
tire removal. We rejoice now to believe that
this Ubiquitous system has received its DEATH
blow at the hands of its own friends; that the
sentiment Of the nation is more than ever
against it; and that the action of the govern
ment, justified fully by the treason of it's SUP.
porters, will issue in its present limitation and
final destruction" il "a {; so7 , .gai p .,'i
The other says: nj 5q se .f q
"The Synod of Indiana, in session at
Greensburg, October 10, 1862, recognizing the
manifold and grievous evils Of the civil war
by which the nation is convulsed, and its very
existence threatened, as the righteous judy
ment OF God upon it for its national sins, and
especially for its completely with and support G
OF the system of slavery existing in many of
the States, for the instruction and guidance of
the people under its own pastoral care, and
all men to whom its voice may come, deems
it its duty to declare: 8 ) ,71i'eaa i j
THAT the nation has no right to expect
that God will turn away from the nation his
judgment, until the nation shall have, with
sincere and cody repentance, turned from the
sins by which the judgment has been pro-
voked. 80
THAT it is, therefore, the imperative duty
Of the citizens Of the nation, while Rambling IF;
themselves under the mighty hand of God,
and confesslng their own sins, and the sins Of
Inc nation, supplicating his mercy upon it, to
urge upon the National government the exer-
lion of the whole power with which it is
egtmately invested, whether under military
aw or otherwise, to withdraw the nation from
III completely with, and support of slavery.
That it is the sacred duty of the whole.
PEOPLE, by all the means in their possession,
md to the whole extent of their power, to-
ustain and support the government in all
awful and just measures for the suppression
# the traitorous rebellion, which has been
riginated and sustained in the interest of II
lavery, and slavery propagandism and DOM i.r
nation"
The first paper was passed unanimously
he last, offered by Rev. g. D. McMastsrs. d..
J., was adopted by 46 to Z. DR.. McMasters
the man who was "ostracised'' when, by
he cunning and intrigue Of DR.. Rice and the
oney of Reaper Mccormick the Semi
ary Of the Northwest was located in Chi
go and transferred from the control Of the.
mods Of the Northwest to th>. General
then embracing the South. In
ollcal lore, Dr.. AcMastera is thepeer Of ous'4F
reckinridgss, and Hodges, and Alsxanders,i
ID bad been an honored teacher in the Sem.
ary at New Albany; but he was then sac
iced by the votes Of the South and their as
OILS at the North, for calmly and honestly.
herring TO the tenets Of his Church on the
bject Of slavery. -" Iowa. y
A NEW PoskoroIls-The Chieaep papers, q
i'm that Chicago is now aAead Of Cincin-.g
d in the pork b~saAess. Their sAeures.
ow that in Chicago 614,1 hogs wers cuei1d
{ year, against 4as, 900 in Cincinnati.