The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-11-12

!. EDITOR COLUMBIA aERALD:-t-ar
deeply ssGsibls * tbs so6pliment con
twyedi I'm thedecidet psFtialit1yzpsesa
cd by yourself and otlieis, througl
your peprs fer ~ asA proper Psssol
to represent the people 81 NaaIy coun
ty In the Convention, to which dele
gates are soon obe elected, to reform
the organic law a our stste Nor m
Iswitheut that ninsurs q aniltion-
iaudabie, i pe-comfnon to my fel
low-citisens. Nor ana I insensible t
the demands Of patriotism, having
been educated to believe that every cit
zen owes duties to the State which ar,
paramount to private interests or per
sonal convenience. Yet believing, al
80, that the county Of Maury has anon,
her citizens a number Of gentlemen
equally, ifnot better, qualified to legis
late for the restoration and preserva-
ton of the great principles which con-
stitute the organic law Of all wise, just
and vell-regulated governments, and
who are more than willing to serve the
present emergency, permit me to make
this respectful acknowledgement 70
yourself and other friends for, the com
plimentary manner In which my
name has been used, and for the rea-
sons given, and others Of a business
character, to positively decline being
looked to as aeandidate or aspirant for
any public Station. aa ~
Respect, your friend,
F.C. BENNINGTON.
,Colan,bia, Nov. 1859.
Mr.. EDrron:-I copy the, following
paragraphs from the sermon OF W.. J.
ELLIS, an Episcopal divine, Rector Of
Christ's Church, Nashville, delivered
Sunday Oct. 3lst, 1859. Mr.. ELLIS is
said TO be creating much excitement in
his own church for the holiness of his
views, which do not seem to give entire
satisfaction to high churchnen--bu
surely they are christian, He says;
"Some of the littlest people / have ever
seen We're christians-sot to speak they
thought that God did special favor to
them, and regarded almost as personal
insult the superstition that God would
let anybody else into heaten~ who did
not agree with them in theological opin-
ion, and to make such supposition was
q certain mark that the supposer him
self would never get there.
II am afraid that till the millenium there
will be large percentages of the weak
and thas till then there will not
be lacking priests who will creep into
houses and with great swelling words
ate and rather encourage this state of
things, and because these people; need
religion, and fire not capable Of taking a
better article-people will be- weak
minded and silly, and We must use or
such motiy IS as We find will in
fuence them; and 30 religion, which is
meant to correct our mental and moral
alterations and to, enlarge arman's
whole Being, is the Jealous ally Of super
stition and bigotry. We strong minded
men only in half way sort OF manner 1
believe in our religion" *s-:*F
IA confirmed member sof the church |
once said to me that he felt that if he |
suffered himself to think, If he used his
ters, be would lose his faith.', = IL
I'VE are verify guilty before God for |
much of the prevalence of scepticism
On the supposition that we are ever sim
,ere in our belief, christians should be
noted for their honest, earnest dove OF
ruth, and hatred of all shams and hEc
oocricies, but to the world they presenf /
he appearance of being committed to I
ouerilities and superstitions which are
not awhit more defensible at the bar OF
reason, than the practices of the African
man. III
These, Mr.. Editor, seem, to me to be
rue christian views Of things. But does
ne really state tho doctrines and prac-
ices OF the Episcopal churchf Do they
Worship . strange God, who will ts no.
'ody's God bur their,s?.
The writer records this in no factious
ceiling. BE is an humble, sinful man,
tho fain would know the true religion.
he Episcopalians stand out as church
a a sort of Isolation, having naught to
o with other churches and other creeds.
nd talk much of Combination" and
The Church" Methodists, cumber-
ands, Presbyrerians, exchanges pulpits,
reach and pray together, together they
reclaim the dying agonies of a muir
cred Savior, and partake together Of his
he'd blood and broken body. No Epis-
opal robe is ever seen around the COM
,union table with them. Why is all
his3 is not religion charity and love for
ne another? Why does not Mr.. BECK
TT preach in the pulpit of Mr.. OTB,
nd Mr.. orrs in the pulpit Of Mr.. B.f F,
Why do they not unite in administering
DO sacramento If all are christians
Thy carnot they mingle here, as they ,
aust hereafter? Will thossA who teach
sligion answer these questions to one
'ho wants to be "A CHRISTIAN.
I, DUCK Rrv ss sri Tros, Oct. Is, go.
Nh. HERALD Within the last ten
avs, two men In Nashville have delibe-
ltely. murdered their wives Stewart ty
lowing ont her brains with pistol, and1
yer, by beating and stabbing. Is not
lis a sad state of things in civilized
Are We going forward or
in the scale of humanity? Isl
lere not sca,sev for the frequent occur
nee Of such tragsdies1 and acannot ID
'medy be applied rsI.sE sat |,
If such men should be pat on trial in
Iaury County, whatswould DO the re-
lit, Judging from tho pastf Would
icy be punished as their crimes de-
rive, Would not every quirk, snd ar |.
flee, and subterfuge of law be employ