The mountain Democrat., 1865-12-16
MODERN THEOLOGY.

that we perused the reported expressions
of those "blood hounds OF Zion," Revs
Dr. Stebbins, DR.. Chenery, DR.. ScuddeT
and DR.. Peck, on Thanksgiving Day
These enticing Saints, these nmb-gar'
mented disciples of meek and lowly
Saviour, were so gentle, so kind'hear
ed and amiable in their expressions tow
ards those who may have been their err
/ ring brethren, that if any sinner had
Heretofore oeen in doubt as to the path
he should pursue, he should doubt no
longer. 1t is impossible to furnish any
thing like the outline of sermon from
these -pp!::;sa5 -6iAGibes. Throughout
Stebbius' oral expectoratious cGerc ~4A
nothing but the venom Of the partisan
and the sophistry of the mental coward.
Instead Of devoting himself to the con-
sideration of the moral necessities OF
these under his pastoral charge, he al
lied himself to the herd Of disreputable
/ sDcstructives who are seeking to lay waste
the fairest portion Of once great and
glorious land. Instead Of preaching the
doctrines Of Christ, what do you hear
from this saccrdotal hypocrite, except
the fercest utterAnces Of political vitupe-
ration? Where words Of encouragement
and counsel should fall from his lips. he
uses the language of feroc;ous political
invective. Hear him! lie is a white
man in face, but .Regro down to the
foundation of his dirty being. He says ::
Personal liberty must be guaranteed TO all
men within the Republic, and citizenship should
be based On manhood and not on race or color
In short, we must insist upon all that has been
gained in the war This last consideration in
cluded the great moral and humane aspect o
the war. We must not leave the negro u vag'
aboud upon the earth. We had no right to sci
him free and then leave him ut the mercy o
the Spirit Of Slavery.
And the moral, (?) high'toned, divine
Chentry, what says hep In an address
(not a sermon) full of the most inane
pIatitudes he does say these positive
things:
Down with this mistaken idea Of State Rights
went also the powerful oagarcby and caste
| which il bred in portion of our country. and
which has always been fruitful source of evil
We shall hear NJ more OF Southern chivalry
since the last act in that drama was played and
the curtain dropped, when its great leader, in
woman's attire, became captive to a few
Union soldiers.
Good for Chenery the FIRST express
sion approaching bold one, he ever ut
tered throughout his puSiilanimouS life
How digniiied and honorable for proles.
sor of Christianity to repeat an exploded
fal>ehood, Evidently that is Chvnery's
forte
Scudder. as usual, was around, when
any mean thing could be said, or-any vile
idea be suggested In his ordinary Fourth
Of July, highfaIutin style, he said
The nation had been disciplined and strength
ened BY the war, and the eagle Of the country
| SO often wounded, bad at last recovered, and
was again soaring alott commanding the re
sprct OF the vutures that had so eagerly wait
ed to pounce upon Its dead carcass.
The adiposc Peck was, for once, pArtic-
u!a,iy pertinent. The obese pulpit desc
orator went into political particulars:
lie next referred to the direct Providential
interference # the Almighty in the conflict as
seen in the two several engagements between
the Monitor and Merrimac and also in the fall
OF Forts Fisher and Jackson, with the military
evGNts depending on them. lie spoke of the
great Fourth OF July as sgnalized by the
battle of Getty ysburg and the fall ut Nicksburg
and concluded by calling attention to the many
civil demonstrations Of Divine Providence
that were made during the war, instancing
among these the Presidents Proclamation,
the destruction of slavery and the peace that
/ followed the battles around Richmond The
I discourse was illustrated by numerous events
and incidents during the war, showing God
control over the contest in It's progress and in
| its results.
Other cxpositors Of the doctrine oi
"Pcace on earth and good will toward
men," INDUCED in comments of varied
character on Thanksgiving Day; but they
were moderate and christian.like in COM
/ pariSon with these We quote. OF this
tribe of sanguinary scented-ecclcsiastica
canincs, we bid all our readers, beware!
Place the welfare of yonr immorta
souls in the keeping of the meanest es
capped convict, who should have paid The
penalty Of his crimes in death on tht
scaffold, before you allow any surplce(
woman. strangler Or blood hunter to teach
you the way to salvation.
The sermons delivered in San Francis
co last Thanksgiving Day, made more
sinners, we venture to say, than all tht
sanctiuonious teachings of Stebbins
Chenery. Scudder and Peck and theiI
stripe, can ever save.
CSFAIRNEss. Last September the vo,