The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-07-05

in rage-their hands striking the steel to
the hearts of their brothers.
Politics paid better than religion. Poll
tics were popular. 1 wanted notoriety. l
did not care curse for the causeof Christ
Private ends and little money were the
things was after. Christ never preach
cd hate, envy, discord, malice, etc, as 1
have for years. But this is American re-
ligion. 1t is popular. 1t is the kind that
pays. Christ is out of mind now. 1t is
all niggcrs and popularity. But amt I a
pretty man of God to kneel beside dying
man What damnable mockcry! AS if
Christ would listen to such liar, back
slider, hypocrite and villi6er of religion as
| am!
'My former hopes arc fed;
My terror now begins
/ feel, alas that am dead
In trespasses and SINS"
But what of it 2 I'll 60 on and fool
people. III fill hell with sinners if | can't
fill Heaven with saints.-I'll have friend
in the devil if not in Christ. I'll damn
poor ignorant souls if l can't save them.
I'll earn political pay if can't win the
approval of God-the God am trying to
fool. I'd like to hear Christ preach a ser
mon. l wonder if he'd instil hate, section
al dlscord, envy, oppression, persecution
and such ideas into the minds Of his fol-
lowers. He said
"Blessed are the peace-makers, for they
shall" &c.
l think that is mistake. I don't
believe Christ ever said it. l think the
one who reported that sermon must have
been drinking the sacramental wine too
freely. That is where Christ and l diff
fer
American religion is that of hate, wrong,
disoord, envy, war, oppression, persecution
and killing of people for difference of
opinion.
" "But thou soul searching God hast known
The hearts of all that bent the knee;
And hast accepted those alone,
Who in the spirit worshipped thee"
But it makes no difference with me.
There is no true religion in me. I'd eli
dorse the devil aud preach hell if it was
popular aud paid. I'd forsake Christ any
time for an increase of pay, and let the
cause Of our religion die out forever.
What a liar an!
And what liars all those so-called
christians are who profess to have their
hearts filled with Heavenly love, yet, war
upon people for difference Of opinion
who read from stolen bibles---who kneel
by stolen chairs-wLo read in stolen books
who look at themselves in stolen mir
rors-who lay their children to sleep on
stolen sofas-who themselves slumber on
stolen beds-who eat from stolen dishes
who beautify their dwellings with stolen
ornaments--who 60 to church in stolen
garmcnts--who partakc of the blood OF
tho Redeemer from stolen silver cups
who ride to funerals in stolen carriages s.
who ride for pleasure behind stolen horses
who have shrouds made from stolen cot
ton-who are awakened in the night by
the braying Of stolen mules-who are pur
ged with stolen edicines-who get drunk
| on stolen liquors-who play sacred airs on
stolen organs and melodeons-who play
patriotic airs on stolen pianos-who, sur
| rounded by thousands of things stolen from
the South, in the name of loyalty, by the
men who are the brothers Of their victims
by the christians of the north whose
preacher and Heavenly guide board | am
| Won't catch it when die If there
is hot place in hell--a lake where the
molten brimltone is deepest locality
where the eternal worm is bigger than the
serpent of the late rebellion, I'll have il
if there is a just God who Furnishes those
who enlist for him, and work for the dev
Ito fill hell with victims rather thar
Heaven with ransomed ones. The only
consolation have is that four fifths of tn,
ministers of Christ are as great liars ant
hypocrites as | am, and if they can spent
an eternity in hell, l know / can.
La Crosse Democrat.