Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-04-29
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Those people who suppose that this .dsnem
ination is mach 6ncsured with sy.ppathet;'
feelings for those who inaugunted and arc
now prosecuting the slaveho!dsrs' rebellion
are but little acquainted with the true posi-
ton Of the Church, or the ehafs ter Sc he'
ministry. At the 22d annual meeting of tbs
Iowa Baptist ate Convention held at Daven.
port last October. the comm t,ee on the State
of the Country, of which Rev. m F. Ravlin
was chairman, submitted a report cond ,lnr-
ing the rebellion as "ncst wicked and unjust
iiab'e." and giving an unqualified support
Of the Administration in all its efforts to
crush out treason" The report was adopted
unanimously. The following resolution win
give our readers sd an an iidea idea Of its patriotic
spirit: ..'[ - 7,
Resolped. That wehaye no sympathy or
fellowship either with armed rebels against
our Government or with northern traitf rs
lesgued in secret combinations for. the pur-
pose of giving aid or comfort to our enemies !;
and that in the recent elections in Pennsyl.
vo'AdS otAV SItU AOW8 W0 0fCCuklSLLOu Vac i&AULku
of Almighty Godslgnally manifested to deliver
US from this northern GRITTY foe, who sought
to put in position Of powerqa tried, con.
victed, and sbanished traitor, and VINO .would
join hands with foreign ds-pots aud the bloody
conspirators Of the South, at the expense Of
national honor, yes, our very existence as a
Republic.
The Rev. gentleman who submitted the
report has been performing most excellent
work for the Church in this city in awaken.
ing deep religious feeling among heuncqn-
verted. His ministrations here have been
attended with abundant success That the
Rev. Mr.. Il. is q most efficient worker in the
Gospel ministry and an honor to his profess
sion, is evidenced, not only by the result of
his labors inthis city, and the high esteem
in which he is held by his own Church. but
by the mAigant attacks upon him by that
slimy capperhead who edits theeIowa Statss.
man. ANY minister who incurs the hatr.d of
such papers as the Ssasesnsan, or any Of its
kind, We are satisfied has NOT mistaken. bis
calling. .a 45 s.4l- ~ ae-f
s. NeNtra11iy. e.Is.f
The losoa Kaltey Gazette is thestitle TO .
paper Of four columns. the neatness of whose
appearance cannot be excelled. The number
before US is filled with a variety Of reading
matter that seldom graces the coiumns Of an
interior weekly. The paper is published at
Aarengo, and will, we doubt not. te well pat |
ronized. 1t has, however, made q fatal mis-
take in announcing its policy as neutral.
There never vas, there never can be, neutral. !
ity in the afsirs of life. Norman can accom-.
plish anything by an effort at neutrality. To |
be neutral in the concerns Of this life, a man |
must Danish himself from the presence of his
Fallows. No good was ever effected by this
much abused term. To be neutral, is to be
neither for OF against Think ofths Saviour Of
he world being neutral in his mission What
good would Luther, Calvin and Wesley ever
nave accomplished, in the religious world, by
position Of neutrality What
would have been achieved for America, if in
he days that tried mems souls, our " ash
ngton, franklin, Adams, Henry and OTIS
lad remained neutral spectators Nsutrah-
y and in times like these!
In the political world, Kentucky, a soyer-
,ign State of the Union, desired to oecupy q
neutral position. But neutrality then was
reason. |
No, no, Bro. Linehan, you cannot be ntu.
ral and be just to yourself, your country, Or
our God. '' He who is not for me is against
ne. Change your policy, and let your pa
Der become an exponent of positive ideas
There are already too many negative minds
or the good of the race. Neutrality betokens
want Of courage to stand u 2. and boldly meet
he issues Of life. /
Ben. BUTLER GIVES A STEAMBOAT CLERK 4
4EssoN IN ETIout "A colored woman
lamed Clara Duncan left New York recently,
n company with white gentleman and lady,
o 90 to Norfolk as teacher to oontrahands.-I
IN the steamer from Baltimore to Fortress
Monroe she was forbidden to go to the first
able, and the white lady was insulted for oe-
;upying the same room with her The case
Tas brought to Gen. Buffers notice, and he
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