The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-01-27
For The Star.


For the Star
Ma. EDTToR:-lt is moi often that take
the pen 10 correspond with newspsp pers,
but it cannot be helped sometimes and
when a person observes how things and
men have changed, and especially those
who should stand more firm, meaning the
preachers OF the Gospel, we cannot help
but feel sorry that the world is progressing
so FAST In improvement So that, with
lew exceptions, when we go 10 church TO
hear The gospel preached. we hear nothing
but niggerism and selfishness, which in my
opinion is not the gospel. ! read a com
municaiion short time ago that was writ
ten by wonld be preacher, in which he
says there are az great men in the world
10 day as any whose names now live on
the pages, of history, and think that ac-
cordng 10 his opinion there are men who
can do more tnan stop the effusion of blood,
for We read both in sacred and profane
history OF men who have called forth and
raised the dead and brought Them TO life, as
you can see in I'd Kings, 4ih chapter, 33d
and 35th verses; also, in the Acts OF the
Apostles. 20lh chapter, 9th, 10Th, 1lth aud
18th verses; and The lame were made 10
walk. So also in the Acts, 3rd chapter, 2d
and 9th verses Now do not think there
are any such men in our day, unless he is
an exception, iTlasmuch as the great men
of those days were preachers ~ The gospel.
81. Paul charger Us 10 take heed when he
says, "for know this that after my depart-
ing shall gr'evous wolves enter in among
you, not sparing the flock: also OF your own
selves shall men arise, speaking perserse
things TO draw away disciples after ihem.n
Goth Acts 29;h, 30th, aud 33d verses, 81
hay foH tun u,lJ
apparel y for in his communication he there
felches up the discipline 10 build upon but
dose not say one word abont the command
ments of God. out our Savior puts Us on
our guard against tnch men in Matthew,
18Th chapter, 2d TO 9Th verses inclusive;
and also in Luke, 10Th chapter, 18th verse,
and various other places The world ir-
deed is progressing 10 hear him tell the
story Is he sO strenuous on the chapter
in his discipline on dress Why does be
not enforce that and various other rules iusi
as important Ia the soul's best interest as
the new chapter on Slavery! Bot thai is
very charitable 10 be praIing about Slaves,
when he don't own one aud is therefore
not accountable for Slavery. But there are
as great objects of charity here among US
bal they are OF no importance 10 such men
because they are too near al home and
they cannot sound the trumpet 90 loudly as
they can by having objects farther of, not
wIthstanding IL is forbidden so 10 do ard
that we shall only answer for the deeds
done in the body and not for what Others
do or may do. They think not OF the re-
buke that the Savior gave TO Pete. in Johu
2lsi and 22d verses. "Whai is that TO :hee
follow thou me I" And in Hebrews. I2.h
and lI;h verses, 'to follow peace with all
men,, and ! was always taught that all
ment every one, not a part. But ii such
men will just look in the prophecy OF
Isaiah hey will there find in the 56ih chap
Ter and from the 10th 10 I2:h verses lucIu-
sive what kind of watchmen there are in
the world, and | think we have a good
many of Them COW. But that reminds n
OF an anecdoie have read abost Old Hick
ory One of that class of watchmen came
10 the old hero alter he was elected Presi
dent and asked him if he could not give
him some appointment, telling him that he
had lett a good congregation and made
public speeches 10 get hun elected The
Old Hero looked al him and said $50 you
are a preachsr2' Eyes, SIR" was the reply
'sWeli,n said The Hero, ''ihen you are
traitor 10 your master and cannot trust
you" ! thitk that is the case now days.
In The Epislle 10 the Romans, 10Th. I7ih
9th verses. and Gal. Is,, 9th aud 9Th, you
can read Tor your Information some whole
some truths. ! saw in communication,
written by a Reverend about The iog in
January bringing irosts in May. Now
don't pretend shat that is the case, bul am
not as old as the writer tnereiore ] cannot
say from observation that il has failed ten
times out of uine as he says since The crea-
ton, bui he is old. One passage more
wish to refer 10 and that was spoken by a
veIy wise man, at least he was so styled by
God himself in Isl Kings, Sd chapter and
18th verse The passage | refer 10 is in
Proverbs 26it and 7th. wish TO be shown
where Christ ever meddled in such things,
and commanded his Disciples to do so
do not think where He says, che that would
be my disciple lei him deny himself, take
up the cross and follow me.o do not
think he men. that they should not meddle
with things that he did not condemn. But
il we read the scriptures we find descrip-
ton of certain teachers or preachers given,
and we are also commanded 10 beware OF
them which you can see in Philip, chap,
2d verse. and also in 18Th, 18th, Goth ver-
ses. Psalms, 1I9ih Chapter. l, is, verses,
and 139th chapt., 10Th verse, and % Corfu.
Ii chapt., and l3, ID and 18th verses.
Will now cOuCIuue " appearing tO your
numerous readers TO not condemn me be-
lore they search the Scriptures for them
selves, and il l have misqUoied any of the
Scripture it was an error of the head and
not of The heart, and hope shat il may do
good as it goes iorh. Yours sc.
A RETURNED SOLDIER.
GENERAL McCL ELLAs and the Democrat
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