Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-14

From Ia Southern PnesbytsrRn.l
New YoRK, Feb. 1861
DEAR BROTHER PORTER; I wish Ihad time
to write you all that I hays to say. FrHt, /
viii speak Of religion. The universal testimony
Of pastors and she church papers is, that reig-
ion is AZ the lowest ebb. l hear Of nj work Of
grace in the churches. There is no spirit Of
prayer and humility among the professors OF rs
heion. as to conversions 10 their armies, l have
never heard OF any. Il IS not q mattsr Of won
der that religion has died out. The clergy of
the North a. = body are the most tims-ssfying
and blood fhirs.y men IN i. This is n5t simply
nv opinion I have heaTd ths declaration from
some OF their own number. Ycu car have no
conception Of their tracking s~erVilIy. There
is Old Or. MeElroy, Of the Se5teh church, who,
3 year sgo, was Conservative, aad IN favor Of
peace, is now for prosecuting ths war anti the
5oath be conquered.
DR. l. Res Is another sad exampis. I have
talked with him repeasedl3; be believes 10 his
heart, that this war upon Tia Soash ID 4 most
atrocj1Us crime, yei under tae tEEest Of the Ab-
oliic1ists IL his congregation, and iron the
feag Of losing his position. ho now prnys for the
8Reeess Of tbe Federal armies. Rsi. James
Brooks, Of S.. Louis, is another; he vas arrest
Cd and cast into prison with me-, and was loud
in his PROFESSIONS Of fidelity TO the eEnse, pet,
nader the influence OF Governor Camille, wao
HEH an 1iusL III Lis 4HaEENs 6AQ Oh obuef AIu-
c~olnitss there, he has preached and published :
sermon in which he Ergaes from Scripture, the
"diviRe right of kings and passive obedience ,
L IL precisely 5uch q OBSCURE as grsced the En-
glish pulpit q the days Of Jsnes II. Tbese
sre the inhrrlities 81 good men. As 10 ths bloody
harangues Of the out-sad-ous war clergy, no pea
can depict them, They re l5ics in the carnage
Of the battle 6sld. and 10 the spectacle Of w5i
owsSna ornhsns driven hons.ess from their
burning dwellings,. They delight 90 see S0uib
srn ladiss stripped snd whipped aAd exposed 10
the insults Of their former slaves. Not i pulpit,
nor 8 religious (savs The mArh) newspaper ia
the North condemns he hrDaaliHes Of 4 Batter,
tho buteheries Of a hcHiei. or tho basenssa0f a
Turchin They aud the christisn people Of he
Federal States openly declsrs that rebels have
no rights. 2 end hence, that II Is right to exssrmi-
nets them. to ssiEe iheir lands, 70 f.ee Their
slaves, and to do whstever else seeReth 10 them
COED.
"Resol0sd, The Lord hath given the aaEsh to
lis saints.
R.solssd, That We sro the saints of sLe
Lord"
religion is dying ont. In the Norih~sst in anti
church mGvema1t Is begun. Those sFho are.
opposed 20 inc war and AoBEEo1isaI, viii naset
for worship without any church organization.
Again, the Roman Csshoic church is flaming
largely, because Of lie supposed c9nserIt atism.
Bat the most extensive movement ia hswards
infdelGy. Tbs process 8 = short one, the Eortii- |
era churches are ~abolizenizsd; Abolitiorism ie
infdelity. 1 enelossa slip hoG the Herald, Of
yssheTday. Such are tho religious no ices
which spposr every Sabbath Cora Hath, is a |
pretended s-msdilzm, " she scoHs the Rseae, de-
mics the PeTsoDslty and exisisacs Of Cob aud
proclains the biankess atheism. Ono evening,
8 young man rose 10 the audience and tpeRly
charged hin with living in eoacnbinage with his /
father who had abandoned hia own fam;l5. Yet
the efeWds siTivis e for adaittanea 20 her bal
arc SO gEest that The police are obliged to keep
order.
The Presbyterian church in this city, par
ticelarly tie old school, is Ia a deplorabsl stste
Drs. Spring ard Potts snd PailIips, Il ID ssaHe
gsrss, are dronlag their congregations TO iisztb
Dr Seost here, and Van Dyke ia Bao8klga are
ths oniy men who arc alIvs aud soRnd They
are battling maHiully. bus under great discour-
sgefnen's. They both long for more sslubri-
sus climate sud 3 betaeF people.
Bnt turn away rem he spectacle OF an
church, and altags reckiag with human
sacrifices.
10 relation to political affairs hero, If ycs will
send to +" fox letter written 8 few iEeeks
ago, yoa viii SEQ my We've fully set forsh. Lost
you may fsil 70 ion that, however, I will briefly
leoAO ny SolSAAal11S II snih piecos Inc north Il
never seemed 70 ts moro united il the pftseca-
Of the war, more determined to coEqner
he Soath, or more confident Of its abilisv 10 dol
%, By dot Of much lying, the Govesnmink Al
Washington has persuaded the people that a
short and essy campaign 10 the sprins. will
md the NsE. This expectation, together with
noTmeu b~0unties, from $500 tc $500 to
sae9 s9laleh secureE Numerous recruits. They
sill make q desperate effort ia TIE next cam
Should They s8ecsed ia peae;nIlino
ergkeT inso tie Confs Jersey, ia captatng \ fas
noIe places, they viii DO Rrsetlg saca6g,lgsd
md the war indsh1itely prolonged. ]
But on the other hand (Which God er,akl Z
.hould they Be bahlsd and defeated. I Ssiers (.
be war viii terminate. There Is egidentiv-a I
eAction taxing Rliee already, Is il shoe ia
ne rapid iEcrsese Of he circulation Of he psacs z
lapeTa a The numerous p0biieanons ia fsya,r al
ieyegy sud the Krestdsmand fer them: ii he !
sEge Fote given fcr Yallandigham, which sas d
vote not only fol- pace, but forFesolgtidu 10 b
Genre Il IN the mRJortty given in this eitJs for
iuuther, the pesco candidate for maEoT i'll TIA q
gge -iHeaties In ell tla Statss e9sosed to The. 4
administrations and is polieyi N fha aisalEec. ,
on OF q large portion Of the Union party ID the q
order 6lases / d0-not lay too areh 4 iees q
pom any OF al Of these things, bat thsy M
one way, and indicate Z wi5a-gpeead iiis- a
abstraction with the present posture Of afFsIye p
hey viii amount to nothing 50 long ss IA M :,
aren't s8cccesss Of the Fsderaf armies uoainL,'n Ia
DDfdence II the FINAL triumph Of Federal power, r.