The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-02-25

This same Paul instruct ID Titus "to
put the people in mind to be subject to
and povsrs--to obey mag
istrntes, to be ready to every good work"
Now this passage shows that Paul,
like all "priests," had an itching dispo.
sitien to meddlo in politics, and TO pre-.
serve and sustain lawful and good gov.
ornment, which he in another place
taught was an ordinance Of God, which
his followers we're bound to support
But this meddlesome disposition Of Paul
was doubtless the occasion Of his get
ting into so many troubles and perils by
land and by sea. 5
Let US call to mind what an "uprosr"
bo caused at Ephesus, by his teaching
that "they be no Gods wbich are made
with hands, so that not only the crate.
men we're in danger of losing their
wealth, but the temple Of the great
goddess Diana was in danger of being
despissd-in other words, the cause Of
religion was in danger. Was not their
religion an institution Of State2 Had
not the good people a right to be pro-
tected in their religion aud property
against incendiaries? Just as our fell
low citizens Of the South have a right
10 be protected in their rights of prop
erty in man, and to worship God accord
/ ing to the dictates of their own con
science2 Did not Paul act the part of
"radical Aboitionist" in thus disturb
ing the relations of property and the
lawful institutions Of the country?~ Did
not the Prince of Peace tell His Disoi
Piles that He "came not to send peace
on earth, but a sword"p His mission
was one of peace, but the sunshine of
peace could only emerge through the
dark clouds of turmoil and war.
When Satan tempted the Savior on
the Mount and promised Him the king.
doms of the world if He would fall
down and worship, according to the the
ology or the philanthropy of this Gre
former" He ought to have accepted
the Devils compromise" and thus pre-
vented tho long catalogue of sufferings
endured-the groans of widows and or
phans, the victims of religious wars
= the sutfsrings of the innumerable army
of martyrs--the st. Bartholomew mas
sacres, and the many other prosecutions
= that have been inflicted in every age Of
the world by the evil passions Of men
y The New Testament teaches that Gov
ernment is an ordinance of God, Il
y war be necessary to maintain Lawful
u Government against insurreetioa anc
e rebellion, then war is ordained of God
% and must have His divine appreciation
'e The humane poet Wordsworth says:
~ Goods most perfect instrument
In working ont pure intent,
~ Is Man, srrayed for mutual slaughter
Yes-carnnge is His daughter"
A recent writer says:
r. "Tbe battle OF Right and Wrong viii
70 60 on, and take shape on trnmpled fields
\ X X And so long as war will no
O' he ignored on the side of Wrong an,
e' Despotism, it cannot--naust not be ig
lr aored on the side of Progress, Freedom
e. and Right"
n We have troubled your columns Will
'l. this rather extended review Of "Re
former" s article No. 5-uot because c
in any literary m crit or theological or Jos
te zeal strength, but in order to show whr
n kind of miserable infdel garbage CoT
OF perhoadism feeds itself Upon
n That class of men who have wi
ire such apostolic heroism stood up ''fc
C. Truth, for Duty and for Loyalty" ha'
OF nothing to fear from assaults from sue
9 a quarter. Such concentrated malig
ne nancy defeats itself, being rcu udered ii
9 noouous by it's excess of venom,
is A LAYMAN.
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