The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-03-03

disloyal and sedcious conduct during
its hour of greatest peril, and who re-
emily voted to name a bill proposing
an oath to test the loyalty of citizens
"an act to encourage perjury" He is
just the man for the prime mover of
such wickedness.
Ono would think this Olds a very
pioue saint, since he talks so much and
so feelingly about the bible. But it is
on record that certain bad men called
Pharisees, who lived about 1864 years
ago, were also very loud in their pro-
fessions Of religion. Our Savior, sew
eral times, took occasion to express
himself very plainly and emphatioally
to those gentlemen in regard to their
hypocrisy; and it seems quite probable
that, were he now here, he might ex-
press himself to this modern Pharisee
much after the same fashion. He loves
to make much noise about the bible
and religion, just as those ancient gen.
try used to delight to stand on the
street eornsrs, and pray at great length
and very loudly, SO that the whole
neighborhood might see and hear them.
1t is presumable that Olds has taken a
few hints frem them.
1t is said that even Jeff Davis has
been wonderfully affected with a pray
ing disposition since he took tho South
ern Confederacy upon his shoulders. -
From accounts his prayers rival those
Of his ancient brethren in point of
prolixity and volume of sound. Poor
Jeff he has much need of praying, but
it may be a question whether he can
do enough Of it "by hand" during his
natural lifetime to neutralizo the PERU
ry, treason, and blood outlines in
which his soul must be stepped. He
should have constructed "praying ma.
chine" similar to the one said to have
have been invented in the east -ho
could keep it grinding night and day
But, with all his faults, it is duo JEFF
that Olds make him Deacon, at least,
in his new-fangled church.
AS regards the members of this "pu
riGed" church, it may be said thqy will
not be innumerahle. The chief reason
is, the Butternuts, as a general thing,
are not very rGligiously inclined, judg-
ing from the amount of profane swear
ing and great vulgarity generally OBJ
servablo at their public gatherings. The
most of them would scout the idea of
becoming church members. Those who
have heretofore belonged to the church
would hesitate to enter the new concern.
Besides, there would be n great lack of
preachers, until supply could be man
ufaCtured to order. These, and many
other things, will operate against the
Doctors enterprise.
Men, who aid and abet treason ra-
ther than stand by tho government that
always protected and never oppressed
them, who resist laws lawfully enacted
to suppress insurrection; who murder
enrolling officers and those sent to ar
rest deserters, and who say that Jof
Davis is better man than their kind
and honest-hearted President, nigh. 60
into the organization if they thought
by so doing they would assist tho par
ty; but such are not the kind to build
up the church successfully. But let
the movement 60 on. Providence will
bring good cut of evil. AS good to the
State will ultimately rosul. from tho re-
bellion, so good to tho church will flow
from such action. The sheep will be
separated from the goats, aud the old
organizations purified, in q measure.
Butternut christians object to the
preachers on the ground that they min
gle their sermons too much with poll
tics. But it would seem that ministers
have the authority to reprove immorali.
ty and irroligion, whether they exist in
: churches, State, or individuals. One o.
the old prophets of Scripture, who, it
will not be denied, was a minister ol
God, proclaimed that call the nations
that forget God shall be turned intC
hell" Now, if it is not right for
, minister to tell political party of it
corruption, it can not be right for hin
to tell nation Of its sinfulness, mucl
less to say it "shall bo turned into hell.
But Notwithstanding all the outory o
1 these pseudo-christians against politiea
preaching, it is safe to say the preach
3 ers of their new church will not be fro
from it. A butternut preacher coul
D not resist the temptation to expoun
0 the text, "Cursed DO Canaan, a. servan