The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-08-19
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Shsfssof owaflto 4 short chapter. la I Buat. It.
-, ss e Thorn not marvel II. We are, not,
;hosoaghly christianized, we arc never
-z7sheless stalerably ewelleonastlie road to.
q christian civilization. sissssea sss9rg
-sfsi WsBslisves that there Ii aGod, and
Z that he has endowed us with natures and
souls responsible to His kingdom. We
I; l believe He has appointed certain, ways
-os for the salvation of his creatures here
asaoh earah.' We believe He will reward
ssfskc Good and punish the Wicked. All
these things We believe Then, gentle
readers Of tho oRAsaEpgRa, News,
!; Waryel ne. at what we shall. have to say
A&asday sonsthe subj, ct of Christianity
,ssgsPerhaps ifthis were not an enlieht
iaashsd and intelligent people, what VIC
: shall write, would not be applicable to
-,la shsp, but they have. had da,the, ,ad-
aayantagessofacisiszea education and if
Esby theirAactions they day themselves
saopsn to the charge Of dcporting them
Tselyes ia an spcipaised manner, they
must, mus, not q, weHder if the Is Press reminds
them 81 itoisgasy@los y s.gssy sat q
10 We aro. NOT sectarians,4 nor do we be-
shste0 iuiany such doctrine. Our faith
esia is thssright. We believe that it is
possible for, a man to get to Heaven,
who is not member of any Church,
provided hc comes up to all the OTHER re-
banirements. of God. And " bclieyothat
there issto be- found, inside of the pale of
NGhristiaa Churches, a " w;ckedness like un-
-sotLat which caused the destruction of
Sodom and Gomorfah of old. we be-
lieve, also that there, can be seen there
The religion of Hearon, meek and lowly
spEofessors asfs that faith taught 5 by
aiim who yielded up mis- life in the ex-
aremof agony OF the Roman cruci6kion.
Our belief is that there are good men
in the church aud out of it. .,Butewhat
Me;desirestospcak of is the convention.
aiiohristianity.o to-day. sOf course the
general acseptation Of thc. term, aI places
ieoither at the door Of, or rather, inside
OF the churches themselves. egs ,ear.
siNoEssif uelhavos proper conception
Ofalesiheaning ofithe word Christianity,
Wetake y to bc the religion taught by.
Christ, while, on earth, and from, day to
day by His ministers, from the Bibles
That religion tells us to. love one anotlr 2
eE; TO dosaswe would wish to be done
bsyabdt0jnags not lest We be judged.
TNowit may be said that we nre Judging
nov, but We sare.not; we'a are only writ
ing Of d fact patent to every one. And
Without any further apology for what
We intend to. say, We will write it and
bedonea So
That Christianity is at q low ebb in
this country is a ideplorable but unde-
nidbie fact. That fashion, the love of
drsss, the love of display, aud tho love
Of the things of this mutablc aud finite
world, have taken possession of many of
thsikdartsof those who claim TO be pro-
iessed followers OF uou, Is aisv q gar
lug and solemn truth a truth that
stanps Itself strongly evcna upon the
minds Of thoseswbo. profess no faith in
thu. Lord of,hords; attruth that makes
thO5mcsko and lowly' followers Of the
jesus Of Nazareth, shed great bitter
drops Of grief, az. - ~ !.
This is, fact that is not only, TO be
witnessed in ale Church, but in the
cosanct of itsauembers outside of it. a .
Ehsrs,ase many enemies of religion,
ths5fsti6aP aud practical Tom Paiues
in this yorld, who will snatch, ikea
bsngry pike would a. roach. tbs least
errof.org ehortceaning of member. Of
thsb Ghurche They laugh at and ops