The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-05-02


with ~ sss tho Creators views aad
desires ~ to ", aad being tho strong
o. ~ announce oar claim, By God,
laws, to al thoss men and thing.
which come in our way. We, there,
fore, claim to own in fee simple
every psrsos and thing in al The
conquered South in any wise spper-
taiaing to the Southern pcopls
whether white or black. The black,
beloag " Us just A. woll 81 the
whites aud if IL wore our religion
to buy, cell and work then a. slavcs
then il would " done, unless .
stronger religion should interfere Il
prevent ~.
"We therefore hold that the
Southern peopla mot only Me,ho-
dists, hut AID have no religion, and
ought not 70 be allowed to assemble
either in former churches or else
where. and 70 have no doubt thu
time ia not far distant when such
prohibition will be fully carried out
and that too by our religion growing
up among you.
Tho period il very brief when
any man, much less an editor, can be
permitted TO assert that Northern
Methodist steal property, etc, that
belongs to Southern Me,hodists.
Tho fact is, all the Southern people
have fallen so far behind the pro
gress of the age in cvcrything-no,
only in religion-that they are really
ignorant Of the plainest truths as
we'll ~ il the religion Of the prese at
age, ss in the discoveries in science,
and their daily application to the
various arts Of life, Religion being
tho essential element Of all political
progress, 1t must Of necessity par.
take Of all the notifications which
the progressive aud educated minds
discover 10 be in accordance with tho
cloaresss Of the present age. Or
thodox and Heterodox arc no
longer srrayed sgainst each other.
Orthodox docs not, at tho pres.
ent day, smosg the truly educated,
presume 10 denounce ~ hcretical or
hetsrodox, those who differ with the
former on religion OF politics. Three
persons in one God, il no more nor
less than a figure Of illustration; so
a never. lending he'll, taught for
hundrcds Of years by all Protcstants
is not for moment believed by the
educated Of the present day. II is
true many ignorant people of the
Methodists ~ we'll ~ some other 70.
ligions, really do believe in endless
torment for the soul amer death, but
it is the work Of every well thinking
mind to be employed in removing
such horrible notions, Doubtless,
the old English trsnslations Of tho
Bible had much to do with creating
this horrid, sad and dreadful notion.
But even the Roman Catholics have
always discarded ii and substituted
temporary punishment q purgatory)
from which = liberal payment Of
money will release the victim. But
the whole masses Of tho South are
stepped in the srosssst and darkcst
ignorance and wcne than heather
superstition. The whole religion OF
tho Southern people may DO clssssd
a. ono aud tho same, and that Of the
worst possiils tendencies. Nor 10
there much sign for hope in the
future. Better, indeed, II every
house and school house in all tho
Southern States we're burned to tho
ground, 'l.l every native born there
forever prohibited from teaching or
preaching - you call il. In this
sveat teachers from the North would
slsne give bent to tho rising genera
ton there, and in less than half q
century there would be = religion
worth the name.
Rctarning t. Bishop Simpson,
NO who kaow him ara Of tho opinion
that his only faslt 10 dealing with
you people South has bssn in rseog-
mining any Of you II al a. deserving
70 " CHASED ~ religious body.
So far from considering \ southern
Methodist and then a Northsrn
Methodist as existing ia tho South.
the proper way would be to disregard
al classes there alike because all
are alike any way at hearty
1.-THE only difference beiag tho
price We have to pay for very poor
effort on tho part Of some to appear
Northern in sentlment---even VIM.
G. Brownlow, who, Of late years
(sincc 1860 hiss professed to he
Northern in religion, yet we who
knew him best while he 'stumped
the Wsatsrn States in 1869 and 90,
are st no losA to measure his relia.
bility.
Nov, l have spoken plainly and
candidly, just what all Northern
Mcshcdis1 feel and believe, but very
few Of them have the courage to
come ou, and speak their true senti-
ments. Iikewise tho other minor
denominations OF the North have
tho same opinions Of tho South.
The religion OF the North il bound
to rule this Continent, and those who
stand in the why Gas you all do Ia
the South) must get GU. Of thu way
Religion to be such is progressive
II is no longer duh, hum drum,
dry reading Of the Bible, and thai,
after a peculiar Interpretation Of past
centuries. Modern science, and
better enlightenment Of tho human
mind have discovered new sources Of
light and far wider Geld for the
application Of Biblical truths. The
Bible, like constitutions, must bc
subjected to the test Of experiment,
aud n found isapplicabls il must be
90 studisd q to reveal the meaning
and interpretations more in harmony
with mans progress. We have only
recently begun 10 discover the true
powers and application Of the Fed
ersl Consultation. 30 likewise, are
We just bsgianina 10 see and com
psehend tAst the Bible is in fact the
best constitution shy State or nation
can have, whom applied 70 every dsy
lilo among men ia political body.
W. propose to make proper spsl,
cation u our Bible to oil the South
ern States and people.
"A subjugatsd people have no
moro right 10 spply their own pecu-
liar moral ideas than thsy have 10
uss their physical implements Of war
cosqusrsd 10 ono they arc eonqussed
in IN, sad hence, for the present
(asd sosGs decades to conc, yon
psops evsht 70 b. Ike ehildrss,