The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-04
Communications.
For the News.
Progress Of" f"Butternut'' Religion.


fairly under way in certain fauored To-
calities, aud as its designs are gradually
developing, we can see m ore clearly its
true character. Whether it will "run
with gospel speed" as the pioUs editor
o the Gazette seemed to think would
be the case, remains yet to be seen; il
may prove an up. hill business.
We presume that said editor Gf he
has not already done SOY will, of course,
give it the bone ft of his Christian ex.
ample and powerful influence, by be
coming, at an early day, full member.
Thus, be would not only be aiding in
holy (D cause, but would have the pleas
ure of creating sensation among the
"iufernals," imps and devils of this and
the unseen world. He would be both
pillar and an ornament in this "su-
perhum junction" structure.
History and observation conclusive
ly prove that men, in general, are more
sensitive in regard to their politics and
religion than in reference to any other
matters. The former, relating as it
does merely to temporal Attire, but the
latter principally to eternal interests, it
would seem to be no question that, if
the alternative to abandon one or the
other was presented to gody men, they
would discard their politics aud hold
fast to their religion. Imagine faith.
full servant of the Lord exchanging his
beloved church for an organization com
posed of men of every creed and char
r acter, the great aim of which is hope
less effort to bolster up a rotten polti.
cal party, whose chief mission for some
years "a seems to have been to subserve
the interests and passions of slave
holding and slave breeding aristocracy
Can a righteous man d. 8?
From present indications it would ap
pear that the "platform" of this "puri
fed" church-yclept "The Christian
Union"-is to be of the broadest kind
There are no "strait gate and narrow
way" There will be room for all thai
wish place, provided they are SOUND
on the "nigger. cor course no "black
Abolitionists," ," "n"gro worshipper" mol
"wooly head" is wanted, to mar the
harmony 'of holy devotions) There
they can meet in sweet communion
Cnlvinist and Armenian; Catholic and
Protestant; Unitarian and Trinitaran;
Presbyterian, Baptist and Methods;
Universalist, HelI-rodemptioni't and
(why not?) Deist, &c. No question is
to be had as to whether the peculiar
tenets Of the applicant for admission to
the privileges" of this Immaculate
church are orthodox or heterodoy, SO
that he is opposed to the principle that
all Of his fellow beings shall be allowed
to enjoy Certain inalienable rights,
and that this great nation shall not at.
tempt to preserve itself by putting
down q formidable rebellion instigated
by hatred of this principle. Do the
disciples of the "Christian Union" have
no fear that the men, both white and
black, who, in this contest, have fallen
in defence of the right, will rise up in
judgment against them? They act in
the name of Christianity without seem
ing to think or care what the response
bility may be: The Convention which
met at Lancaster to set on foot thi
church, did not even open it's sessions
, with prayer--a thing without q parable
in tbe history of religions proceedings
Those men, in their zeal to serve slave
ry, forgot their duty to God. An,
y those who follow them pay no regard t
s such Scripture injunctions as the fol
), lowing: "Let the oppressed 60 free;
: I'll ou shalt not return the slave to hi
l. MASTER" He that stealeth a man an
Y selleth him shall surely be put t
DEATH" "Whatsoever ye would tina
l. men should do unto you, do ye even S
!. to them &c. Such course not onl
J. disgraces humanity, but brings con
tempt on religion.
y And what will be the conseq uence {
I, such action to those concerned? Plain
d ly, dishonor and ruin. Their "church
If will expire with the Southern Confed
i eracy. Those who publicly join
i will be glad to get rid of the infamy;-
Just as the man who, after tho electio
: last fall, was accused of having vote
r for Vallaudigham, appeared before
y magistrate and made oath that he di
n not 80 vote. But these Christians
le will not be able to remove the stigm
n ia this way. Those of them who hay
! II their respective churches to joi