Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-02
The Be ellefonte Getting and its Apostles.

ia the latter place on the evening of Nov.
lst, 1864. Specia! mention was made OF
the Rev. W. W. Hicks, who as The "pre-
siding elder Of the occasion, was to " de-
liver his promised speech, in which he was
TO fully set forth the perfdious Bigler,
while Senator at Washington in the ear
ly days of Secession, and show fom the
records, that instead Of denouncing them
(the Southerners) TO their faces he fol-
lowed in the footsteps of his treacherous
master James Buchanan" We hope ere
this that the Rev. W. w. Hicks has hada
safe delivery, and that ligh, has come to
the Gentiles No man is so proficient in
showing up treachery, as be who has COM
mitted treason, and none more Competent
to set forth perfdy than he whom the
Devil has dragged from the Altar 10 the
IIustings. If Mr.. Bigler is 10 be despised
for following in the footsteps Of his
treacherous master, James Buchanan"
what should men think of the hypocrite
and proselyte who refuses TO follow in the
footsteps of his master, Jesus Christ, and
treacherously forsalles his call OF God " TO
preach the Gospel" that he may become
the mouth-piece of demacogucs, and the
braying defender of Shoddyites, whose
cry is blood blood :! blood!!! A faith
full servant in bad cause is infinitely pre-
ferable 10 iaithless renegade in good
one, and though bad men and children
may be amused at conceited divine,
turning from pulpit FOUNDER 10 political
expounder, there is yet Tor ought to be) a
very different class of persons, who will
look upon this exhibition Of dcgeneracy,
with modification and shame. MY
kingdom is not Of this world said the
Saviour, else would my servants fight"
The Jacksons and the Hicks, however,
are ofa very different opinion. They, like
Gen. Grant, have determined "to fight ii
out on this line il it takes all summer"
Having succeeded years ago in dividing
the Church, North and South, these crea-
lures are now prowling around the coun-
try "as wolves in sleeps clothing" not
calling sinners to repentance, but stirring
up discord-incting insurroction-glory-
ing in civil war-arraying brother against
BROTHER and hurrying thousands of souls
as unprepaled as their oTN, into the pres
ence Of God. A party must be hard up
for raw material when it has to 90 to the
Church TO find menials to dots dirty work, ,
and we are really at loss to know wheth-
er the Church or the party would be most
benefited by the transfer. One thing is
sure, good men will feel happier when they
discover the real character Of their pastors,
and find the facility with which they are
capable of serving both God and Mammon
o,ytus 80 ,iio uuru on sunday, and crying
TO Old Abe on Monday, is kind OF a two
handed bus iness, but it must be done.
Old Abraham sounds the jubilee, and they can no
longer stay.
They can no longer stay away, they can no long
er stay.
o Shame Shame! mot to relgion) but
TO those who profess it only to deceive,
and are ever ready to serve God and the
/ Devil torn about. Such men merit and
should receive the contempt of every hon
est man. They openly "crucify the Lord
arresb, and put him TO open shame" A
bad minister never made good politician,
which the Rev. Mr.. Hicks nnd,kis dear
brother in negroi:m will be very apt to
discover before they bring their pious eff
forts TO close. The true minister and
christian has no aspirations for political
notoriety, lie finds nothing in bis COM
mission to justify him in becoming the
lackey for any political organization
much less the reyiler of those who have
never injured him in any way. Having
been called OF God to preach His Gospel,
he finds ii not in political textbooks, or
the empty clamorings Of fanatics and shy
sters. dis is higher ambition. His is a
holler calling, and his will be a greater re-.
ward.