The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-07-28


Here we discover the great moving
cause which drives from the churches
the sympatbiEiug admirers Of q de-
bauched and cruel aristocracy, founded
upon the toll and groans of an oppressed
40 down-trodden race. The direct and
pungeut application Of the truths Of
Of the Bible to the great living,
active aud all absorbing issues Of
the momentous times in which We live,
is too much for these thin skinned SER
vitors Of an "accursed" system, which is
now, to the JOY Of oil good men, toppling
to its fall by its own suicidal hands.
Pau'sinstructions to his son Titus,
young minister or bishop, were not
confined to "vague gensralities." =
Teaching us that denying uugodliness
and worldly lusts, we should live sober
ly, righteouSly and godly in this pres.
ent world" But in the 3D. and 4th
chapters, he says: "Put them in mind
to be subject to priucipalities and pow.
ers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to
every good cork" He is told in the
previous chapter, "These things speak
and exhort and rebuke with all author
ity. Let no man despise thee" Here
is full warrant from the Apostle himself
to ministers young or old, faithful
ly and with authority TO speak the truth
as the oracles Of God from the sacred
desk, whether men will hear or forbear.
The men who are always found at the
party caucuses, but never at the prayer
NEE ting, are the men who have such
aversion to "Pulpit politics s"-such q
holy horror at it's desecration to the dis
cussion of the moral, religious and po
litical bearings of the great questions of
the day. Do these meu show by their
daily walk and couversation--by their
> reverence for the Sabbath, and the 9th.
er institutions of the church, that they
> have higher standard of religious obi
cation and duty than others2 Do they
, when they neglect the public assem-.
bIies Of the church on the Sabbath day
i. employ their time in devout and holy
, conversation or spiritual meditation
are they more dilig0nt in the private
duties Of religion than otbers2
F. Why do the representatives of this
d dispensation Of Democracy, assail Sab.
n bath Schools and turn their backs upon
churches, prayer meetings, &cP Is il
G not because here they 6nd an uncon.
4" genial atmosphere-their selfish and
a unhallowed prinoi Piles are rebuked in
: such presence. Here are taught the
i unity, the essential equality before
d God, and the ultimate high destiny o
r. the races Of men. Truth, dmty auc
y, loyalty to established government ar,
,r here inculoatod; the sincere prayer for
" Kings and ell that are in authority i
n offere i up for the preservation of civi
Is government and for the removal of ever
D. source Of evil, which hurts and destroys
e. or ma rs the peace of the land Wha
n are the principles of this party whic
as so much hates the light? Their aim
a. are dir ectly nntSgonistic to those of tn
at Bible. They cultivate and nggravat
al as their most available means of part
e. success, the prejudices and the antagc
r nisms of races. The Bible teaches tn
20 unity and the harmony of races. "Peac
to on earth and good will to man." The
q aim to conserve slavery, that "institutio
\ which, has brought so much troubls an
in sorrow upon our land. They cheris
al this system of barbarism and oppressio
a. and desire its perpetuation in order I
he prepare new woes for our afflicted cour
he try. The Bible would sonsume SLAYER
rs with the spirit Of its mouth. The Decl
'. ration of Independence 10 conceived
8, the spiTit Of the Bible, because it rsco
he mixes the equal rights of all men to III
Of aud the pursuit of happiness. The Bib
d? addresses man as man-as an account
ne bio being to God. The Declaration
Ii Independence takes him up as he can
ne from th' hands of his Creator, with a
or the dignity and attributes, which I
les has bestowed upon him. Modern D
Ia. mocTacy is not the Democracy of t
"a Bible--itis not the Democracy of Il
ty, Declaration of Independence; il ten
&C. to decentralization, to break up Saba
til Schools for the study of the word
Of God, to overthrow the churches, to I
ch rest the car of human progress, to.
of loose sSery internal agency to sxtingui
the that truth and shut out that Lig
lch which was sent to enlightcD, elevate a
tn, save the nations of the earth, aad th
uto indefinitely postpone that blissful