Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-08
BY It)HNss MAHIN,


& .asAK MAxpsSaent Church.
es2.sAa sort iDAsiig uads ia Chic and ILL
oneia 81 establish ~ iadspspdent church. We
mesp bY indepsndent : church organization
uptfSmpeled by the present religious corpor'
IstShs IL fhe country, instituted for the pro.
mutioU s1sit4ty Of eslisioss iostruction end
free from the te;nt Of psii6eA bSueh an or.
saniFatiSon S is mYchh = n needed in he sayntry and
has been Tor years.
s Ist tassa movement beihiugurated right herr
st the Capisalg levin sooai ex&end its benef.
iosRA AiaaVspc>oto ether ,parts of the StatA and
chAlsngs. the respect, and devotion Of lArgs
class Of conservative men and women, who
are excluded sfom the established churches.
by the pre- cnce of politics and the force di
the party lsah. .r--Dss AoinS' Statss"'a''.
Uec. 4ottAhs9s 2ueoiIol adi .Ri7s7i tsna59 !
It is unnecessary for US to inform oaE read
era Ttha4 the yesy deyout aqd .pieus W. H.
Nsrsittis ths author Of ths Sssegoingd The
truth is, it il |. eomnsndsbls proposition on
the part Of Deacon Merritt. and We sincerely
hope that i may And acceptancs in the hearts
Of thesnsirs Rutaesnns famiy.9 Let US have
. new church, Established on the sure foan.
's1t,oT of coppsrhi q saanity. Letit Be flee
from tie tint ot snh woman whipping, snh-
man selling, anti-child stealing. autirebel-
lion and asisason, end instructed inutke les
sons of perjury, thess, asisehood, murder and
npins.o We know Of ininy persons in this
city, who, IKE Dsscoai Merritt, have bec3tns
diispstsd With present Church Organization.
becaase they VIII insist upon preaching that
/, Sod II the father Of al Asmen, and all men afe
brethren acd who pass their Sabbaths in
the;f closets reading the weekly Courier and
New York Dey Book. What is most needed
now il an independent Church, so organized
that : fmIaistss may stand in hia, desk and
psach JED, Dawn .. second Asssiah, Beaufe
gard Joha the tBaptist, noyda5a repeneant
soul Of Tarsus, and Brxgg . second Peter,
without eiviag offence to the eager and atten-
tive audience A church, where Southern
ltssison may find itq justification, tyranny its
ssporifier, and the inhabitants of Mackerel-
vile aud the Five Points receive the right
hand Of fellowship and be- recognized ss
s'friends" of the new Gospel Of Peace as writ
ten by st. Benjamin. Itis high time that
these picus people who are starving for the
true mamma, and are longing for the true Cos
pei, cshould be lifted up and be permitted I'd
wOrship in secofdance with the dictates Of q
20 cailsd Coincidence There are, men ii Nus
sstine literally fa4ishing for a,trasc cminitry,
aHdthe will retnsh their Idevont thahksgiI-
'inssits Dsscon merritt Tor hiy introduction Of
This Important subject That the good work
may receive most Efficient aid, We propose ID
The friends efeur Independents Church in this
county 10 sssembls ia this city for organiza1
ton. We Of course have ! decided prefer
Gencs for those Who sba4 exercise control
oyer public min;stratioos, and SHALL therefore,
freely exprsss .our choice in advance. Let
the Rev. Henry clsy Dean be invited to To-
cate = ptStoss. dHis ren T. known n refined and
eloquent style OF prsscAins, his veneration
q 1for csnssrSatve9 whiggery will win to The
fold - numerous body of 2repentant DEM
,ocrats. roIp, case Of his inability to accept
4hs1 cali let the 7Rsx. Rrosher lTa''sy, Of
Ksshas county, beinvited. The prosecutions
'sndartd ~ himself and dscessed brother IN
behalf of fhs church South viii endear him
to his congregation. Elders Cunils and DUN
lavey, repentant hArd-shells and recent csndi
-assss asSr the lows, Senate, would prove
Sncisnt minister . Next 70 preaching. music
rood music ~ rsbsolutely nscsssaEys dtq
public sefyiesu A good lssdR . unforeseen
tial, and We insist skss brother J. q. wailses
BE induced . LEAD the choit. Brother Samuel
Gilbert would make = most excellent sex-
-toa-a position requiring superior executive
talsut in fAct butlittie iafsrisrtto the o6aee oi
Sheriff. Ho The Deacons shodid be sober, God
fearing men, and it would therefore be neces.
ss.y for the prosperity and growth Of the
church to ovdain bsoshef e. H. Thsyef.-
hat'temptation might not strive with him, i,
might be advisable fer another Deacon 70 be
appointed who should take fchargs of the
Church rRoias, and We would suggest tina,
btothefs AGhAnna Or Sherfsy, Or, IN til.
sysns q 'hsle e beng unable 70 serve, brother A
s,s'ss;s 80 2 y nat seN.a = ~
ras AZ onu.oI'"asp sp0"a'n. "a''. =. eC5 'C5
@ os sne 1' ,.,1 " esssns'ai ae'lH1 % sne
Pssl'sc'csn Oh tne ensuing churches and II
-muss b oFaenized. AS to theolcsiosi ques'
tionaj they ana of minor importance, 80 they
70 c"1'Set lts1.Fls s, IN may oe peneveo w
OF 1pirinl devils, total depravitY or human