The Hickman courier., 1871-04-08
Religious Excitement I'm Cal


Itappears that one ''Dr. Collinsworth,
has completely upset our kin.PcoPle o
the State of Galloway. We publish tn
subjoined article only to show the state o
feeling engendered as represented by tn
Murray Gazette:
| fThe times are out of joint, oh, cursed spite
Good people, pray God to set them right"
Sometime ago we had occasion to speak
about how crazy our town was on the
subject of Theology, but now notoulg
our town but our county for miles around
is one eternal blaze upon that question,
and the most bitter ranglings are now
going on between the different religious
denominations, and where and whel this
broil will end God only knows. Now,
our community was getting along very
quietly until DR.. Collinsworth, rayel-
ing preacher, and who, by the way, is a
man of no ordinary ability, arrised in
our town and gave us a series of ledures,
in which he said he had proven that the
Catholics Baptists or Reformers vas not
the Church of Christ or any part thereof.
After delivering some ten or twelve leo
lures, he left us and went to Paris, Tenn.;
but now he is here again red hot for
Theological debate with one Parson
Sweeney, Of the Reform Cor Campbellite)
Church. Now, there is no donbt but
what DIR. Collinsworth is very learned
man, but in our opinion he is in very
poor business, travelling from town to
town stirring up strife and contention,
arraying neighbor against neighbor, and
we fear if the excitement gets much
higher something of very serious char
acter may grow out of it. The meek and
lowly Saviour, the Prince of Peace,
taught charity, forbearance and love.
But oh how different with some of His
professed followers. IF the Doctor would
preach Christ and not Isms, strive with
the same energy to save souls as he does
to destroy churches, he might save many
precious souls from eternal woe and lay
up for himself stores in Heaven.
Here's what the Union City Courier
says of the Doctors visit to their city:
He caused more useless wrangling and
strife; more bitter and irreligious feeling
in this place, than there would have been
in year. He may be very learned
man, but we believe he does more harm
than good to the cause OF Christianity.
And asshe following lines, written by
Burt Bolen in Wayvery's Magazine, fully
expresses our sentiment, and as we think
it fits in here admirably, we give it:
The Creeds Of all churches are for the
most part, mere romanees of mems i'm
maginations. And far from being fc.
tious of harmeless character, they are
wicked and hurtful in proportion as they
assume that their way is the ouly true
way, aud declared the gates of HEAVIER
closed against all those who will not ex
cept their dogmas. The truth is tha
nothing else than Biblical Love to Goo
and Man will ever avail to save man.
souls. IF people have this in their hearts
it is not worth while to enquire to wha
church they belong or whether they are
connected with any Every such person
is within himselfa true and thrice blessed
church Of the living God. And if they
have this not, it is little matter whether
they be Protestant or Roman, Higf
Church or Low Church, Baptist or Ana
Baptist, they will all one day awake.
from their wild dreams of theologic trust
to find themselves and their theology
deep down in He'll.