The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-06-15

his dream, and never more repined at his
lot.
From the North Carolina Presby terian.
Yankee Preachers and Yankee Religion.
II is our duty to pray for the temporal
downfall Of our enemies and to thank God
when he answers our prayers. The spirit.
ual downfall Of our enemies we can only
grieve over and be warned by. And yet,
this also is a cause for encouragement to
US /; for righteous God will surely Judge
the Yankee nation for their horrible bias
phemies Of His holy name. This encour-
ages us TO persevere in contest where
our enemies are Gods enemies and the
greatness Of their iniquity may well make
US thankful that God has separated US from
them by a line made dark with nations
blood and nations wailings for her fallen
ones.
In a captivity Of nearly year, / was
more than ever convinced Of this downfall
BY what / saw Of Yankee religion-Yankee
religious tracts and papers, and Yankee
preachers. j saw no Bible or Testament,
intended for distribution to Yankee soldiers.
that did not have the Union flag blazoned
upon the title page. A little book called
Hymns fer Soldiers" had the title way
up in one corner, crowded out by huge
Union flag. and among the hymns were
Hail Columbia, Yankee Doodle. Old John
Brown, and Come Rally Round the Flag;
OF which last, | remember the following
stanza:
Come rally 10 The can for three hundred thousand more
Shouting the battle cry Of freedom.
Well gil the vacant ranks ofthose whove gene before,
Shouting the ba.tle cry Of freedom.
All the tracts were mere abolition ti-
rades; and as Tar as saw, gave no wsrd
of spiritual instruction. The religious
newspapers were prostituted to the cause
Of the Union and abolition. Even such
papers as the Philadelphia Presbyterian
and the New York Observer have ceased
to advocate Christ and Him crucified, TAX
ing instead, Lincoln and the " Niger"
Bu, nay object was to speak Of Yankee
preachers, Of whom | saw emily four; and
With these | wish 10 aequain. the readers OF
the Presbyterian.
One had sort Of general spiritual SUI
perintendence Of the prison camp of the
priyates at Point Lookout--an old school
Presbyterian teo--but as far as / could
learn. land made diligent inquiry,) he
never gave any one single word of spir-
ltual TEACHING or warning. lie distributed
none but the vilsst political tracts and po-
litical religious newspapers. At the beds
Of the sick and dying he was present, not
to point them to the Lamb Of God his only
object was to convert them from what he
called their "heinous sin Of rebellion"
" Repent Of your sins and take the cath,"
was the burden Of this holy mans teaching;
and many weak-minded men were beguil-
ed by him, especially those who felt them
selves TO be getting sick--for sick men al
ways died in the camp--but it they took
the oath. they were carried to the U. ,.
General Hospital and well treated, and for
each oae who was converted by this man
Of God, and became "a star in his crown
Of rejoicing" he got fifteen dollars in green
backs.
At Fort Delavrre, some time in July Of
the last year, IN official statement was read
TO the Yankees at dress parade, 10 the effect
that vicksburg and Port Hudson had fall
en- in the West, that in the East, Charles
ton had fallen. and Lees army was entire
ly annihilatej, that the war was ended, il
only remaining 10 occupy the conquered
country, North Carolina had already come
back into the Union. This was done by
the way to discourage the privstes and
make thsm take the oath, there being abort
5000 confined on the Island at the time. A
Chaplain, thinking this suitable occasion
to exercise his holy Office, got up to pray;