The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-03-03
]. s. NJ.
Ek. OLDS' NEW CHURCH
a NEW SECT.

notn III OnlO ana iowa, anu we Know
not where beside, there are few men
of tender conscience so distressed with
the condition of the church that thcy
very earnestly call for now church to
be foundcd-onc 80 broad that il shall
include men of all crceds, all doxies, all
opinions and none, saving aud excepting
men with whom love of country aud love
OF freedom umounts to a passion, they
cun have no place in the assembly OF
these saints of the Olds, Wood, Vullan-
dighum stripe We some curiosity
usto the composition OF the model church
but perhaps the law of analogy and
correspondence will settle that, aud We
are reminded that institutions are not
made, but grow-some Of them benuti-
/ fully less
The creed Is matter more difficult TO
adjust. In saying so we have no refer
encc to Enotty questions concerning de-
grecs, ioreknowledgc, &C., for we sup
pose II will ignore all distractions, aud
care but little for knowledge OF any sort.
II i'll not speak Of God as the Father
or Christ as the Redecmer without some
clause exclusive of"persons cf African
dcsccnti" il will say nothing of 9rce will
or free Interpretation or free thought, or
free grace, for free things generally will
be US much under par us the notes of
their friends, Dlemminger g. Co.
Next 10 the creed, we are concerned
for its ritual, for we take il for granted
that in an organization Of such dolicacy
aud importance nothing will be left to
the hazard Of cxtemporancous cmotion.-
This is TO be specially guarded. Men
grow honest sometimes In prayer, and
confess their sins, and sometimes ofitr
feeling and principles. These would be
sadly disturbing. But perhaps il may be
changed. A itany can be composed
cUnfessing the sins of Timbuctoo and
New England, deploring the folly of
skating, and conicssing the eDorRiiy OF
war.
In the prayers all mention Of the Pres
ideni, Congress, the nrfny aud navy can
be avoided. African can be prayed for
earnestly, entreating that in the order Of
Providence. its sons and daughters may
be brought hthcr for conversion, and
stretch out their hands with hand-cufis
on them.
The Psalmody will give somo trouble.
Poetry somehow sings most sweetly and
sublimcly TO the accompaniment Of free
dom. But il mny be magined-singingI
may be omitted. Indeed, we think
Shakespeare gives us good warrant for
supposing the members of the new or
gnnism will have en- music in their
souls.h
AS to the preaching. we venture few
suggestions. The frsi-euch sermon
must be written. 1t may be possible to
find men who will serve in the new pull
pits, but even with them it will not be
entirely safe td rely upon the death Of
all love Of freedom, and upon the cxtinc.
tion of all admiration of the right. A
manly, Christly word may leap from the
lips in an unguarded moment. As all
political topics are to be avoided, the
sermons must not only be written, but
should be submitted to competent CEN
sorship before being preached. Some
thing may be said against intemperance
new this wont do; for drunkard maxi
ing is licensed aud legal besides each
seller has his votes and friends, and on
broad principles, why should he be dis
turbcd when he comes TO the sanctua-yl
Something against poligamy may lip in
and that is civil institution, guarantee cd
BY Utah law, and the voters of that pat
riarchal colony must not be aliennted.-I
/. might say something against riots, and
that wonld be an objectionable nffront to
the "friends" of Gov. Seymour.
He prenc' ed on the sii Of Pharoah in
not catching the Israelites, on the mum
bering Of Isrol, on the virtues OF Absalom,
on the pomegranates Of Aaron's robe, the
mission of antiquity, the apostasy of
Boston, on the perils OF a free press, and
the Christianizing influence Of the slave
frndfl Bishop Hopkins and Henry Clay
Dean may be trusted TO enlarge the list. |
AS to the Damo--though "whnt's in a
name!"-ihis new ecclesiastical rose
will not smell sweet by any name! Yet
IL must have one, and here the sacred re-
cords are suggestive. When this new
church, with no prayer for the men in au.
thority, no sympathy for the soldier in
the field with bare and bleeding breast,
no word Of cheer for the patriot, no sym
palhy with the oppressed, no prayer for
the breaking off Of chains and the OPEN
ing of prison-doors now closed on the
bound, no pulpit sounding "Good will to
man and peace on eartb," by the triumph |
Of justice, then that church is fully ready
for the significant title recorded in the
Apocalypsc-"Synagogue Of Satan"