The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-20
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that its publicity has become neces-
sary to let the world know that you
are such But let me tell you that
whore you are best known, tho people
know better, You will quarrel and
knock down; "friendly," inlccd.---
You are friendly only to those belong
ing to your sect. but shun those of
your ueighLors who do not subscribe
to your faith. You do not vis;t t..A
in their Affections, or assis, r.a3
when they are in want. Let those
speak who know you best
How is i, Bro. Conscientious, that
my German Baptist neighbors voted
until the Gospel Visitor said "nay.
brethren and then all the Maclliles
refused TO vote, except those who vot-
ed in opposition 60 the Government.
What caused this sudden change un.
less the article in that paper (the on
ly periodical published in your
church, ofApriI last. 1t seems that
You "pcople of Cod have found a
Constitutional RIGHT so abstain from
duty. This is as new to me
as JEFF Davis constitutional right of
secession. / hope our Law makers
will bear in mind that these constitu-
tional favor seekers have caused Il
great deal of trouble. bloodshcd and
treasure, and hold them strictly on a
level with honest people, and pass no
special laws for any. North or South,
and those who cannot live under q
common law that is dealing out jus
tice and equality TO all, had better
leave this country and seek one more
congenial TO superstition and igno-
rance-where jeff Davis Constitu-
tions, Mormon Bibles and Gospel
Visitors can have full sway over their
beloved institutions
"Our ministers preach the plain
and simple teachings of Christ" dc.
When Bro. b. said in his "simple
teachings that Hthere is not one
word within the lids Of the Bible OF
Infant Baptism, and parents who have
their children baptized are making
are making flag stones of themselves
to pave the road to Hell for their chill
dren to walk over into the pit Of cv-
erlasting torment When Elder X ,
who you claim fell martyr TO the Sc
cesll on account of his loyalty, Just
before one of your love feasts. said,
"The reason we do not extend invi-
tations TO other branches ofthe church
to partake of the Lords Supper, is
that we believe that without dwclls
the wicked, the whoremougers, &c,
and within the saint" and therefore
they could not commune with them.
Bro. W. said that "there can be no
salvation to any one unless they are
baptized with the baptism we baptisc
with" Bro. b., while administering
the rite OF baptism, said that sal
mankind must come to this ie. to &c
into the water, "unless that was done
damnation was inevitable" Bro. NJ
said that all other baptisms than i'm
mersion were mockeries and woult
bring everlastins damnation on thC
subject.
Such are the teachings OF "Consci
entious scruplcs." Christnever bap
tized any, aud Paul thanked the Lore
that he baptizsd but few.
-"Our hands unstained with slav
erv." How is it that the hretIrel
belonging to the pro,slavery part,
voted, and those who claimed An ii
slavery principles refused to vote
Silence gives consent, and your ac
tons last Fail proved beyond Il doub
that You loved slavery.
"lIad all the branches Of the Chris
tian Church done the same, could th
present difficulty have existed ?"
answer, no we would have fallen a
easy victim to slave Oligarchv, an,
to-day we would have the yoke c
tyranv on our necks. Our free in
stitutions annihilated-the variou
branches of the Christian Church Pre-
scrihed and obliged to support
Ministry incompatible with our view
and compelled to hold slaves or b
slaves; our posterity would run NOR
and more into slavery and turn thi
holy Government into a heathenisl
superstitious Monarchy, based upo
slavery with all its damnable heresie
only congenial with the lower region
OF Hell.
Now, when the war is upon us yo
say "save us, we had nothing TO Il
with the laws-we ought to be |,
alone, let the people of the worl
fight the battles and protect us an
our property, for we are non comba
ants" You surely are not non con
batants on account of Scriptur;
, teachings. Elijah, the man OF Coo
slew four hundred and fifty of Baal
, prophets at one time. If slavery W;
, the cause of this war, help us to lli
the bad prophets and peace will
again with us. If you do not wa
to go, hire a substitute and pay hir
as others have to.
Judging the people of God, &
G Judging their conscienees by h
= own | have right to Judge a tr
by its fruit, and being well acquair
}; ed with many Of your members fro
q my earliest childhood, seeing the
S actions every day, and have foul
5 their characters very similar 20 tho
who made less professions. If y
/ will come to me | can entertain y
l. for hours, narrating incidents of t