The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-26


3 Attic close Of the meeting, reso-
luton was adopted reeomnepding the
of Mr.. LINCOLN for the
Presidency. 80 .'
"THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS
Is THE SEED Or- THE cHURcH."
RELId1ous NoTicE. Tho Rev. ]. F.
Given, of the christian Union" will
preach at the. Methodist. Protestant
Church; id Lancaster, on the frat Sab
bath in May next, being the frst day
Of May. Services 10 commence at half
past ton in the morning Eagle.
We copy tho above in order to in.
form the public that the New Church
Is established, and that already tho
New Gospel Of Peace according to St.
valiandigham has been twice preached
in our midst.
In our strolls about the green and
quiet town of Lancaster we sometimes
pass house which was built with
hands, and which shall not be eternal
in the city. 1t lisa house built of brick
and wood, with dark and dilapidated
exterior. The chimneys have tum-
bled down, and the bricks have lodged
upon the cornice. The roof is ragged
and sunken, the steps are rickety and
rotten, and stones thrown by tho
hands of tho wicked have broken
the windows over the doors. But
what matter how rude the exterior
may be, when within thcro is love, and
peace, and joy--love Of treason, peace
with rebels, and joy at the stubborn
resistance Of tho rebellion. Unlike the
Abolition churches, which arc painted
without but within are full of Aboli-
tionists, and wars for the Union, the
church OF tho patient and prosecuted
lnnocents Is dark without and light
within--light from that rebollious fire
which, burning within, consumes tho
love of country and the Gospel of free.
dom. We have beon thus minute in
describing the place whore the New
Gospel is first preached, because of tho
minute space which it will till in the
history Of tho world. Whcro great
men are born and great things arc
done, there will the pilgrims flock
through the coming ages. Who would
have thought three hundred years ago
that the little house in Stratford upon.
Avon, would to-day have the eyes of
the world upon it2 Who thought
that tho house with the little Dutch
balconies in Frankfort on the, Main
would stand fol ever2 And who be-
lieves that the building in which the
burning Butternuts and consuming
Copperhcads meet to-day, will ever bo
heard Of hereaiter2
To the thinking mind, the orgauiza-
tion Of the Now Church excites no won
der. 1t is only tho phenomenon OF
history repeating itself Two hundred
years ago thepuritan pilgrims crossed
tho great deep, and, touching on the
rock bound coast that stretches away
from Plymouth Rock, hailed tho new
world until "Tho lofty aslcs of the
dim woods rang, TO the anthem of the
Tree" Six centuries ago the Abb.
.genses separated from the Mother
Church and endured and defed the
prosecutions Of the world on the hills
of Provence Six months ago the
Olds'shaws separated from the human
race, and since that timo have wor-
shipped twice in the temple rented for
that purpose. And shall they not also
be rewarded Yea, they shall rest in
everlasting oblivion, and their works
shall follow thom.
The Now Church will succeed Gn
dying) for several reasons:
First---It is founded in tho blood of
the martyrs. The bad and bapishcd
Val!andigham, who is it's patron saint,
and the owlly Olds, who is it's Martin
Luther, have both been deliberately
martyrcd by the honest and tender.
hearted tyrant Of tho White House,
who goes about like roaring Aboli.
ZIONIST seeking Democrats to devour,
and who Is the arch enemy of all tho
patriotic traitors and Union dissolu.
tionistS North and South. Think what
sacrifices the pure and pussy Olds has
made Think what bibles, opium, and
waSto-paper he denied himself for the
good Of the Church, Think how he
and ~ N" have both been iucarcc.
rated for the truth. Think of how hc
came down from his high station as the
keeper of dry goods store, and, cit.
tingsmong sinners and Republicans,
underwent the humiliation of drawing
three dollars day from the State Trea.
sury for recountinr his priovonoo0 a.