Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-07-11


! live in peace And oh GOD in Heaven,
for this most wondrous peace, to thee give
thanks, and here before the world, before
thee, before the angels and the spirits of life
Nld death give / myself unto thee. Take
me as one of thine anointed take me as one
redeemed from all evil passions Takeme,
oh GOD, to thy love, for the love of thy Son,
Jesus Christ, fills my heart with peace, with
joy, with love to all men and TO thee, and
faithful to those VOWS will / be, that may
meet with the pure, the good and the holy
in thy kingdom, there to be forever blest.
And now, guide, watch over and guard me,
for Christ sake. Amenl ABlea I
The meeting will JOIN in singing
-BIest be thetie that binds
Our hearts IN cHSIsTIAs LovEi
The fellowship of Christi a minds
Is Ii Ne TO that above.
Prom sorrow, toll and pain.
And sin shall be free
tr And perfect love and fris ndshp reign
Through all eternity
Oh the blessed influences of Christianity.
1t fills Us all With love for 'ethers-with love
for those who have wronged us, as Christ
loved those who sinned against him. How
| talked, and prayed and sung. And set
myself apart for the ministry. And | began
to teach Christ and Him crucifed Aud /
| was an Agent for Heaven. [ was a pro-
fessed follower of that dear Jesus who is all
love and kindness. And / was looked upon
as a sanctiied son of a sinner, and walked as
one who was better than his neighbors.
Oh achdt a lar 1 am
''WhiIe dead in tresspasses1 Ec,
Tiny quick'ning spirit give;
Call me thou Sob sf God. that I
May hear thy vOIse aud 1--we"
/ III L %
gregation--to work I'm the vineyard-to save
s0als-to teach perfect love to Christ and to
all our felow-men. And / praye l-and /
talked-and | exhorted--aHd [ wore a long
face-and knelt by the dying-and gave
away ia mariiage-and J. baptized niggers-
and | won an Influence.
And then forsook Christ, and took up
politics. And | taGght people to hate each
other And taught nl5 church te hate the
men of the Seuth-to hate other denomina-
tions-to hate, and villify, and SANDER, and
abuse, and toinsult, and to quarrel with those
who did not agree with them in politics.
And | instilled sectional nate, discerl envy
anger and wickedness into the heartso of the
simple ones who we're confided to my charge.
/ taught people to hate each other |
preached the negro and sbolitionisfa instead
of Christ and salvation. And | neglected
the souls of sinners, And | endorsed wars
| preached that it was wortha crown to save
even one poor soul from hell And / urged
men to go to var-to .become mad-to kill
each other and to go into the presence of
COB with an oath ON their lips-death IN
their hearts-their eyes set IN rage-their
hands striking the steel to the hearts of their
brothers w
Politics paid better than religion. Politics
were popular | wanted notoriety / did
not care curse for the cause of Christ, Pri-
vate ends and a little money were the things
was after. Christ never preached hate,
envy, discOrd, malice, ETC., as 1 have for
years. But this Is American religion It
is the kind that pays. Christ is out of mind
now. 1t is all niggers and popularity. But
amt pretty man of God to kneel beside
dying man What damnable mockely
As if Christ would listen to such liar,
baek-slider, hypoerite and villifer of religion
as l am FEgfH 9aiEg eWeaEe
my former hopes are fed;
My terror now begins:
feel, alas ! that am dead
In tresPasses and sns''
But what of it? III go en- and fool peo-
I'D 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 Icant save them. I III earn political
pay if | can't win the approval of GoD-
the Cop am trying to fool I'd ike to
hear Christ preach sermon. I wonder if
he'd instil hate, sectional discord envy ep-
preston, persecution and sach ideas iato the
minds of his followers. He said:
Blessed are the peacs-nakers, for they
shalt &c. u
think that is a mistake. i don't believe
Christ ever said it. / think the one who re
ported that sermon must have been drinking
the sacramental wine too freely That is
where Christ and differ.
American religion is that of hate, wrong,
dIscord, envy, war, oppression, and killing
of people for difference of opinion
'-But t4oE, souI-searchins God hast known
The hearts Of nj. that bent the knee
Aad ha 81 accepted those clone
Who in lhe spirit worshipFed thee.'
But it makes no difference with me. There
is no trueireligion in me- I'd endorse the
devil and preach hell if it was popular and
paid, I'd forsake Christ any time for an
inci ease of pay, and let the cause of religion
die cut forever,
What bar Z am
And what liars all those so-called chris
tians are who profess to have their hearts
filed With Heavenly love, yet war upon
people for difference ofepinien-Who read
IIOm 6lOieH' D1Dicc--7NAtO hucci W otOAcb
chairs-who read in stolen books-who look
at themselves IN stolen mirrors-who lay
their children to sleep on stolen scfas-who
slumber'en stolen beds--who eat
from stolen dishes-who beautify their dwell
ines with stolen ornaments who go otochurch
in stolen garments-who psTtake of the blood
of the Redeemer from stolen silver cups
who ride to funerals in stolen carriages
ride for pleasure behind stolen horses-Eho
have shrouds made from stolen cotton--Kho