The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-09-10
A Stranger In Town.

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A Stranger In Town.
We learn that on last Thursday
night handsome child, six or eight
weeks old, was left at the residence of
u lady on Wheeling street. 1t was
wrapped up, and laid in a basket, with
the following note: ..
"Talle care of this babe. Call its last
name Waldron. Will send you $3.50
n week, and clothing"
The owner can recover by proving
property and paying expenses.
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Political Prenching--the Rev. Mr.. Given.
A respectable gentleman, resident
of Violet Township, Of whose veracity
there can be no doubt, sends us the fol-
lowing letter in relation to the Rev.
Mr.. Given. We publish 1t, not to de-
nomce tho Rev. Mr.. Given, but to
show the hypocrisy Of the Crisis and
the Eagle, both Of which papers hold
him up as minister of the pure Cos
pei of Christ, while they denounce ev-
cry minister who breaches the duty of
Christians to sustain the Government
as political preacher, and as prosti-
tuting the pulpit to partizan purposes
They hold that to preach Vallandig-
ham, secession, and slavery, is to
preach the pure Gospel, but to preach
loyalty to the Government, and obedi-
encc to authority is political preach
ing, and prostitution Of the pulpit to
the uses of a party. The Rev. Mr.. CIV
en- is said TO be u talented man, and q
Southener, naturally in sympathy
with the South and in. favor of slavery
and secession. Consequently he acts
with the Southern party Of the North,
and with that party defends the two
deadly sins Of the South, Slavery and
Rebellion:
VIOLET Tp., Sept. 3D., 1868
EDS. GAZETTE
While writing on bus
ness, | wish to say that | see that the
whole tribe of traitor editors, from the
Crisis down to the Ohio Eagle, are en-
gagged in q TRADE of abuse against the
ministers Of the Gospel of the various
Churches, for daring to speak word
in favor of the Constitution and the
Union, and for trying to assist in put
ting down the present uuholy and
wicked rebellion against the govern
ment Of the United States. l wish to
call attention to the course the Rev. J.
f. Given, Of this (Piclcrington) Cir
cult of the NJ. +. Church, is pursuing.
Mr. Given is now engaged in making
political speeches. He made polite
al speech near Waterloo last Saturday,
where he declared for Slavery, declar-
ed that each State had the right to Sc
ccdc, declared against the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation, and declared that he
was against the war, and tho measures
taken to suppress the rebellion but he
was in favor orc. Il. Vallandigham for
the next Governor of Ohio.
Mr.. Given is the leader of the Cop
pcrhcad tribo in his neighborhood, and
to reward him for his services for the
tribe, they made him donation on Ju-
ly 18th, the company all being copper
heads. l chanced to be in Reynolds
burg on business that day, and / think
| can say that ! never saw as hard a
crowd together on such an occasion in
my life. 1t was hard to tell whether the
donation was at Mr.. Givens, or at a
grocery near his residence. There was
but three or four members of the church
present, but noticed seven or eight
present that knew to be drunkards-
Two of the company were very drunk,
and in Mr.. Givcn's house.
The grocery keeper who sells whis-
Ky and gets drunk, was chairman of
the committee of Arrangements; the
tribe kept up continual running from
the grocery to Mr.. Given. Rev. Mr.,
Given then and there made them
regular copperhead, "secesh" speech.
He then abused the members of his
church--declared he was in favor of
part slave and part free,
(see Crisis, July 22d.) Mr.. Given uses
his influence against the measures
adopted by the Government to end
the war. -tp 70. 81 rr -rvn r..,r |
I have two questions to ask 1st, |
how can the M. 4. Church sustain
man who is disloyal and in favor of
slavery? I'd. How can the Eagle abuse
the Rev. Mr. Van Anda and other min
isters who speak in favor. Of their
country, while Mr.. Given is engaged
in preaching disloyal sermons? Will
the Eagle explain2 I
''; t3'n- FAIRFIELD.
STATE FAIRS s-The Ohio State Fair
will open at Cleveland on Tuesday,
Sept. 13, to continue for three days.
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