The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-08-05

politics over its board. Of course
the minds of the old aud steady will
reject anything that is wrong, no matter
III it does como from the pulpit ;sbut tho
question is, can,the young, whose prejus
aa;;sss aud passions arc strongsr resist fthe
evil ilinAueoce excited by such gteachipgs,
and at such place Experience teach
es us that they cannot. If the ministry
of Christ are so sorely aggrievcd be,
cause the Church and State are being
merged one into tho other, why aou,t
they preach what they feel? Why de-
liver political sermons from the sanctuary
of Col? Why frc and add fuel to the
passions of the already intolerant aud
Prejudioed? Why say that tho, negro
is kin toethe monkay and the orangou-
tang? Why say this Or that man is a
theft And. lastly, Why deyiate from
the word of God ? These afe .quAs,lons
we put to those right hearted Minis crs
of Christ who heard tho sermon preach
ed by Mr.. Christburg, at Cattle Greek.
on Sunday morning lasi. aud who .disa-
proved OF his utteranccHi coming MS they
did from a professor Of Heavens reli-
-giob.. Mr. Cbristburg's scrmon WIS
nothing more nor less thu tirldo of
abuse against Republican Governmcn
Our sober readers will wonder nj this;
but it is just us we rccar,l it and VIC are
not setting down ''anght in malice"
We were requested that day to notice
this scr..on. and we have done so We
will not forget TO mention it more than
once. For u n inis,crto insult Il great
portion ofhis congregation, is something
so strangely novel to, u4 th,t We sl,,ll,
MT lo"eet Mr.. Christburs's sermon di-
rectly. Asa new new phase of chris
tinnity and departure from the old
landmarks of preaching, VIC will have no
difficulty in remembering Sunday morn
ing last at Cattle Creek Camp Meeting.
We will nerer cease to remember how
Mr.. Christi urg sail that the very first
sentence of the glorious Declaration of
Independence, which WAS pcnncd BY the
immortal Jefferson was lie to begin
with; how the Constitution has be,
torn into shred; how tho Supreme
Court of the Uaitcl States cou.l be
bought; how he spoke Of the broad
black face negro; ana the forty acres OF
land and Il mule. Well may i, be sal
as VIC heard gentlemen remark direct
ly after listening to this s,rlDn, ''Wai.h-
er are:wc dritting" In mark contrast
to the sermon preached by Mr.. Christ
burg was the able one whi,h followed
it, delivered by the esteemed Presidin.
Elder of this Circuit. Mr.. kenuedy's ser
mon oi itsclfwas enough to shame tho gen.
tlcman who preceded him. That eloquent
gentleman counselled submission TO the
DEGREES of Heaven; said that out Of
every dispeusation Of Providence there
might come forth blessings that Gods
ways were inscrutablo and that We, in our
finite state could not ccmpreh .nd the
infinite. In short lie preached from the
BIBLE, aud that eloqueusly Afterths SER
mon we dined with some friends and left
for home. where we related to our mamma
what we had heard and seen. In these
days Of persecution and strife it seems
that the prosecuted ought to be free from
the abuse of the ministry bu' last Sun
day mornings experience leads US to be-
lieve that after awhile those who are
abused for opinion sake, instead OF hav-
ing the sympathy of Gods followers,
will have to cry out, with Caesar of old,
E III, BraAe."