Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-23
Democracy versus Christianity

OF the people, baseu upon uih'rVht oui
advers. views OF fundamental principles Of
government, it may not be 30 easy TO DE-.
! termine. II is sometimes a matter OF
curiosity to see the votes OF a town or State
nearly equally divided, and their division
may be traceable to various motives. such
as conviction ct duty, pre- jajice. education,
family connection OF habit.
Before the moral ISSUES OF Slavery and
Temperance claimed the attention OF the
public and became incorporated into the
politics OF the people, when questions OF
Finance, Tariffs or something of that sort
divided parties. the democratic party had
no fault to find with The clergy. We know
no; why 1t was not. at tina, time, rs favorabl,
inclined to church going, and the snppor,
OF The ministry, as the other patty.
Tie Slavery question was the ir.t one.
involving n moral issue, which distracted
parties, and it shook the Wing as we'll as
involved a moral question. all citing the
conscience Of men. and because there were
men of conscience and principle in both
parties, that It caused trouble. The dem.
ocrsiic party at first attempted to daily or
temPorize with tie subject. adopting pro.
visos. compromises. &c. but TO no purpose.
The time came when tie parry uas forced
to adopt a national platform, and hen poli
ey outweighed principle. and to proven,
disruption OF party. ,he democratic party
became The defender OF slavery.
And just 80 1t treated the Temperance
question; bot II majc a terrible mistake.
for on; of !, and che Wing party grew the
great Republican party, which came into
power and has ever since retained IT,
Before these questions were made party
ones. clergymen OF the y orih were allowed
fall liberty TO discuss them, and dcnouuce
what oil eyii hey saw in them, thore was no
sensitiveness on the subject but all at once
any allusion TO ihcm became offensive 20
the democratic party. aud because clergy
men we're faithful and stood firm and united
in their denunciauons Of these two grea,
social evils and sins. the party broke away
from the Church and from preaching. and
the clergy. as a class, came IN TOR their Sc.
verest condemnation. Now. they will not
even have their Conventions opened bv
prayer. As ihoy iormcrly invariably did -
To such an extent DO they carry ihvir I,re.
Judicas tina they class all ministers a. poll.
tIcal emissarics-bat he latest work Of fol-
~ and downright lunacy j. the attack Of
tie la Cross Democrat upon Young Men,
Christian associations. Thu paper Is .aid
To have double the circulation OF any 9TH
eT democratic organ Ia the United States
and may therefore be considered an index
Of the sentiment OF the democratic party.
IL SAYS:
These loHg-hairod imps of niqgarisrn and
bitter foes 20 true religion. the Young Mems
Christian Associations $50 Called. who m.
f., the State OF Wiscon. in have Issued 4
call for general love feast u the brrtl.
rem, 20 be holden at Madison tbs veek.
The osicnslble object Of the pow WOW Is to
extend itc evangelical faith into the rural
districts through the efforts Of Law mission.
sr'cs the brethren claiming that the p,..
pie are "a sUNios~ Tor orthodox rpii1ior
that the regular ministers cannot SAMMY th,
spiritual wasn't OF their hocks hence the II,
c~ssity that the lay brc' hren DO lqv hill
and tiOp rO,uid iH ne Lor,i's riaeysri mill
Trey do lay out lhc uubehevrrs. Thi.
plausible yarn may do for school marin. or
wheszy Pu!itAu>, but TO the mind, exc Of
ad aLle. bodied working Ehif, man il look
eth amazingly like huge Sabbath school
Hc. IN the nrst place TIC d~rr md Tor Er,r,
goi'eat fIfh Is diH tcih q iytr,,rarf s,,,d
e""y thousands of high pressure diyines
are out OF commission. ,persmbul.,ir, 10
county. selling tins lives" OF the Lat IA
inented. pcddling patent Itch Killer. and
pick ING mp a prccariOus subsistence in yari.
ous other tIncrant clll.ugs Tor which their
Ministerial experience has well qualified
tIcW
No the true object Of the forrbcon .op
Devils Auction, or Youug Mems Christian
Association campaign. is to put A l,rre
force % sem clerical vagabonis in ,h. 6- III
10 prov through the country. d-9d 6egtigg
aH around. spoHgiHg nasir r,ctuaks. organ.
iking prayer CIRCLES on the Ethiopian basis
and setting up Grant clubs in every toun.
village ari hamlet Wiu os-, ne Jrsi
rUpf srofviirsis t~An compose a.. } " g.
4 Pr ne cr"ss ~ 'h~isf md Inn rrs~. n.
e4F W DO ever kres irruken down ..,i,.
err ou che Chicago or Milwakee B,,r,l. -,
Trade who iaiitd aud srtt cd Oh a. ~ cent,
"n ihg dollar, tArce years paper. that Va.
not loud mouth mber Of The As,oria.
F tom Who ever knew man 90 through
bankruptcy on false ariIdavi.s. and hon,
schedule, $40 was DOi q hard PRAYING saetn.
Der ul i"e A"agauauC Where BE- thtrc "a
aIaWiHy hU't dark. 4 Nir~Ay RIl..ll
oUicc. ~ "a fiArHaref Merchant irIa a.. as,
sfockh0lasr a. fsc J " q. 4 rrfissf f.
" estefn cIjIts their rooms are eenersI,
located near the Board OF TraIe. Who com
pose most o. their mrmb.reitu. ana ~ +.
notorious that no such collection 81 6gis5,i
p01shed hs1rtt>ss rrerals. are 90 be- found
elsewhere GA The planet a. the men sho
compose these sam. B1lrd. o. Trade.