Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-10-07
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For tie kco,oee C0ujicr
Fighting Diaholos under BccEzc-
bulbs Banner, or Reforming
file "ScO1t DyMasty', by Electing
Scott.

MIR. EDIroR: May not that kind of rca
soning which arrives at the conclusion that
the most effective manner of reforming cor.
rupt organization has already reached state
OF nsor"t Putreiac,ion, is to elect It's chief be
ciassedsas one Of the most astounding Ciscoy
cries of this fast, wondcr.working age? And
would not the assumption that because this
corrupt, gangrcnc organization has the ma
jority, that therefore We must vote for it's
continuance and pcrpctuaton, if practically
carried out, stop the wheels Of Progress and
kcform, and forever preclude the possibility
OF the worlds advancing either in religion,
politics or morals.
According to the reasoning of these modern
logicians, the most effective, successful made
OF reforming and curing every n,oyul "ill
which depraved humanity is heir to-" would
be to reserve the Scriptur,l injunction which
says, "Thou shalt not follow multitude to
10 evil" 10 illustrate by few examples F:
The most effective mode Of operation to be
adopted by the advocate of Temperance for
the purpose of curing mankind of the evils
of drunkenness, would be to abandon the doc
trne OF tcetotalism, and reverse his practice
and prccepts. IIc shonld change his tactics.
and in fighting against King Alcohol, instead
OF preaching total abstinence from all iptoxi.
eating beverages, he should drink the drunk.
ards drink herself and encourage others to do
the same by participating in the midnight
orgies OF the incbriate, and singing the OBJ.
scnce, blasphemous song Of the Bacchanalian ::
the moralist, to Reform the world of crime
and wickcdncss--of theft, highway robbery
and murder, should cnroll his name upon the
list of thieves highwaymcn and cut. throats.
and shout huzza huzza under tho oo,r.
clottc0 colors Of the midnight assassin and
in word, the ambassador of the Cross Of
| Christ, IN order to Reform and Evangclize the
world should, in fighting the battles of his
Lord against the an/crnallcgions of Dia1oios,
enlist in the dcmonizc0 ranks of Satan and
| light "to the DEATH" under the IyiD,sfouc.
en'Olnzoncd banner Of Beelzcbub, because for.
| sooth his Brimstonc's Majesty has, and in all
probability will have, "for many years to
come, large majority"-yca, an oygonised
! majority, fully equipped and we'll Disciplined
and drilled, which WILL for ',the purpose of
self preservation, march in solid phalanx un-
| til tho millennial dawn
But, sir, by onlya cursory examination Of
history, VIC find that every great and success.
full Reform, whether in Religion, Politics or
Science, has been conducted and carried for.
ward to successful consummaton, by scpa
rate, independent organizations, outside of
the organizations of wickedness oppression
and flsc theories. We will give example
drawn from tho history of Christianity.
! We read in reference to tho history of tho
reformation of the Sixteenth Century, that
Martin Luther, tho father of Professionalism,
when evangelical light first began to dawn
upon his mind, had views in regard to Re.
forming the Church similar to the views en-
teftained at present by our flexible, gum clas.
tic, temporizing politicians, in reference to
Reforming tho State government It ap.
pears thrt Luther thought, on tho first re-.
ception Of evangelical trdth, that tho proper,
most effective place for hin to work as Re-.
former, Das within tho pales Of the Roman
Hierarchy. But as tho rays of light penetra.
tod his benightcd mind, clearing away tho
dark clouds of superstition, he gave up one
10y one, the absurd, God .dishonoring, soul.
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