Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-01-14
DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT.

| mole exclaiming s'How they excite my pity
with their pirate about sun lies HtSeTaoteS,
rok. p. l3S
If We could suppose the existence of an ac-
quaintance between an author so little known
| to fame the writer of the above work, and
| the exalted and ilustrious editors OF the Clear
| field Republican, we would be constrained to
believe that Victor Hugo, when he penned
the paragraph quoted, had in his eye the in
divdual who wrote the leader in the last num-
Der of that high-toned sheet, entitled .sThe
Week of Prayer" If they have not, in that
article, ssset up sense they lack, as a source
OF truth,' it would be difficult to comprehend
| the expression. Their reputation for piety
not having hitherto been very well establish
e6--one of them, on the contrary, being re-
garded as an infdel-it is the last source to
which we would have looked for homily on
ssprayer." Having in their preceding num-
ber reiigi0usiy advised our soldiers to go
into battle with 'sa deck OF cards in one pock
ct and Bible in the other''-making filings in
nearly every issue of their paper at Christian
ministers and the cause of religion-ever de-
nouncing theGovcrnment, and, to the extent of
their ability and influence, encouraging those
who are in rebellion against it-their quaifica
| tions to instruct Christians what they should
and what they should not pray for, as we'll as
the manner in which their supplications should
be made, will doubtless readily be conceded
Bailey, in his celebrated poem of ssFestus,''
records that Lucifer once preached a sermon
in the market place of a village, and exhortod
the bystanders, in most eloquent terms, to
ing concluded his services by giving out a
hymn aud pronouncing benedction, he re-
marked, in an aside, that ssmanner was a
great matter, and he hoped he had done no
| good" After precedent so ilustrious, it
would perhaps be unwise to find too much fault
with our neighbors over the way. DeFoe
says of this same Devil, in his History, that
''he once threw a three legged stool at the
service book in the person of an old woman,
and animated the jealous people to take up
arms for religion, and turn rebels for Gods
sake He seems to be repeating the opera
tion at the present day, in the persons of the
s'ancient danes" of the Republican.
The canting hypocrisy of this article is too
apparent and disgusting to be worthy of seri-
| ly contains the most outrageous attacks upon
| the officers of the Government, and all who
| support and sustain thcm-denouncing them
as ''Jacobins, :" .'traitors,' ssplunderers, and
'.aboltionists''- ts''-charging them with prosecu-
| ting s'a war that cannot possibly result in any
good" )" "fora a purpose abhorrent to our race,
if not transgressive of Gods law''-should
prate about s'unchartableness, and under
| take to define the proper state of heart in
which Christian should approach Throne
of Grace, exhibits degree of audacity hith-
erto without a precedent
This, however, is not the only specimen Of
theological ability which these editors have
condescended to give to the public. 1t is
well known that they have long since solved
| the great problem of human slavery by pro-
nouncing 1t a ssDivine Institution 20 Their.
polemical disquisitions upon this subject have
been so frequent, and, doubtless, familiar
| to our readers, that it is unnecessary to make
quotations. In recent number they paid the
high compliment to the Methodist Church OF
saying that ssa large number" of her clergy
men, ssas peH most of the other denomina-
tions, have spent their time in preaching poll
tics, endeavoring to make citizens out of per-
sons of African descent, and in their ungodiy
attempt to improve the works of the Almgh-
ty, have succeeded in splitting the Union!'
| charging them also with "devoting their
time and talents in a common effort to destroy
religion and liberty!'' The members of the
| Methodist Church, sand most other denomi-
nafions," will no doubt be sufficiently schar-
table, to appreciate this compliment, and
will be ready to accept with gratitude the ad-
vice and instructions of its authors as to the
subjects and mode of prayer.
If the spirit ofthe other articles in the same
number of their paper was not diametrically
the opposite of this sanctimonious production,
it might be supposed these editors had repen-
ted, and in 'sfaith believing had presented
themselves at the Mercy Seat. We have look
ed in vain, however, for that spirit of humli-
ty. charity and universal love which betokens
the true penitent. Instead, we find, side by
side with this article on Prayer, tissue OF
abuse and misrepresentation of all who are in
authority. So far from following their own
advice, and praying that .sihe rulers of our
they accus the Administration with being
s'mad'' and s'nfatuated,' - and predict that the
Government is about to ssraise the Black Flag
and show neither mercy nor quarter" Before
undertaking to dictate to their sspraying
friends" they should bring forth ssfruits
meet for repentance We are not of the
number CT those who pretend to more piety