Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-10-30

tr1OuS obedient and truthful, and TO receive
the reward therefor. And he was free to be
idle, careless, wasteful, liar, roguIsh and
disobedient, and to receive the punishment
due for so doing.
God tells the servant to obey his MASTER
The abolitionist tells the servant to disobey
his master. Now, i will admit if the master
ordered the servant to lie, to steal, to be idle,
to be impudent, &C., then he would be right
in telling him not to obey him, because God
tells everybody not to do these things, and
we ought to obey God rather than men,
The abolitlonist in teaching the negro to dis
obey his master, without explaining when he
ought to disobey him, unintentionally teach-
es him to disobey God.
There are but two parties in this world
the just and the unjust-or Gods party and
the devils party. Those who follow the
counsels of God, and tn Sc who do not
Those who teach men not to follow the coun-
sells of God, and to disobey his commands,
belong to the DEVILS party, whether they do
it Intentionally or unintentionallv. Now, see
the President to issue proclamation called
the Amnesty Proclamation, requiring certain
persons to take an oath to obey the Constitu-
tion, and also to obey President Lincoln's
Proclamation-two contradictory things-or,
which literally translated means to obey the
Constitution, and at the same time to disObey
the Constitution
My Lord and Master washed my feet and
thought it no,disgrace. So think it no dis
grace to wash my servants feet. Wait upon
the Lord and He will wait upon YOU Ser
vice is reciprocal My servants wait upon
me and wait tupon them.
1t is no sin to rebuke man for expressing
his opinions, but it is sin to persecute and
imprison. and Danish a man from his home
and country, for expressing his opinions
Whether those opinions be political or reli-
glous, it is all the same. Christ never did
such thing. lie never attempted to coerce
people to live with him who did not wish to
live with him, like the party in power has
done. Every man that has the spirit of
Christ, will act like him, and every one who
has MOI the spirit of Christ belongs to the
DEVILS party. Show me man who always
returns good for evil and l will show you
christian Show me man who returns evil
for evil, and will show you the DEVILS fol-
lower.
For the last four years this party has tried
to suppress truth, and why? Because the.
devil deceived them and made them believe
or or to be truth, and truth error. Now hear
the sentence of the Lord. He says, '.woe be
to them who call error truth, and truth error.
or good evil and evil good L say to the
Northern people, how have you done unto
the Southern people, Gas ye have done unto
them, so shall it be done unto you"
81 make no boast of these things I write
unto you If the Lord had not told me,
would not have known them. The Lord is
not deaf that he cannot hear, nor is he dumb
that he cannot speak, and know His voice,
aud follow His voice and not strangers.
Not inquiring of the Lord aud walking in
his counsels.
THE REMEDY.
Repentance towards God and man, and
bring forth fruits meet for repentance-a res
toration of all the property taken by the
General Government and by individuals, and
turn and quit following the counscls of the
devil aud his followers and fnlloM the cnun.