North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-11-11
Written For The Democrat
Christianity VS., the Negro.
VIM. NJ. PIATT
Yours Truly,

Christianity VS., the Negro.
Negro equality rules, the hour threatening
clouds hang over us the land is draped in
mourning the nd smeDts OF God are falling
heavily upon u, bat still the preachers seem
intent upon nothing SD much as to break
down the constitution and free the negro. 1t
is fearful t. witness the lnroads which this
acc1lrsed d"ctr'ne Is making upon christianity
There appears to be an active compeuton
between the preachers and the i.n5ecile abu
iitnn leaders as TO which shall furnish Tor
| his uUsancrified purp Pose, this unhuly uegr"
war, the greatest amount Of tnel. The cun
lest Is still doubtful, in abuse and hes ami
>landerinc of respectable cirrzrns, the preach
er> may .juStl. clam the verd'ci bnr few II
any f the abolition and sectional !, ader> can
VIE scandal with the so called h use "f wnr
ship. fn meanness the preachers clearly have
the precedence. Br"tlierly fellowship Is
measured by the amount of ue2r" re.ialIi,
ynn pn>sess instead III earnest etf"rf to- "ffcr
acceptable worship to Gud. The SERVICES ara
evidently intended to stir up p'lIt Cal strife
and advance the abolition cause. Serm"n-
are carefully written and studied t"r this
pnrpo>e; the av0wed design be NJ 10
keep rhe people under the influence of the
gospel. An abolition SERMON, or political
one. is preached weekly, and in all the ser
mcns and prayers for old Abe and the Cab,
net, there is not breath IN the Hply- ghost
christians never mislasc such q breath-all
Of this ~ done to revive the tagging interests,
not of religion, nor for the fnrth.rance of
Ch:lst's cause, but fpF the niger.
We object to those expedlents under tne
pretence of pomaing Chris,'s cause. They
are directly contrary to all the examples
given us bv Christ and his Apostles.
Never had christianity such formidable OBJ
staces to encounter as at the present day );
gag and may gag are juined together,
Slavery did exist when the Saviour was
on earth, and He declares that He came not
to destroy the law, but to fulfil the law"
Now ,hese so called preachers undertake to
quote scripture to justify themselves IN this
abolition cause. About all they can find is
that we must do by our neighbors as we
would they should do by US. So we suppose
according to their teachings if You steal ne
groes YOU do Gods service.
Paul, when the servan. was converted un-
der his preaching, sent him back to his master.
You cannot find ia the acts of the apostles
| OF in their epistes any aIlusion to any practice
that bears the slightest n.blance to the
modern con,rivances for the abolition Of
slaves. What they did in behalf OF their
religion was done directly they made sacrifi
ces for Christ. Now when the claims Of the
gospel are generally admitted, the church can
not be sustained without catering to the de-
praved apDestes of miserable, dishonest, abo.
len condition in communities rhere this doc
trine is generally believed-th spirit of
Christ is utterly wanting. Whatever doc
trines it may hold to in theory it cannot be
christian community it lacks the vital ele
ment, they practically educate the people to
! impiety. Pure religion requires not merely
right actions but right feeling; il does not dis
tribute its blessings according to the mere
showing IF the subscription book mite of
the widows gwen out Of love to God out
weighed in the balances of the sanctuary, the
golden Offering of the ostentat"us pharsees
who spike and acted to be seen and heard of
men. II is not tyery one that says Lord
Lord but He that does the will Of Him
who seeih in secret. The motive fixes the
character tn the action. The doing of pious
acts for selfish ends is stoutly reprsssed by