The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-08-19
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Shsfsos 10 writaa 4 short chapter. s s But Il:
8 y. g aheh pot ss marvel II Es @ ases not +,
shogopglly ehristianized.swe are never
rasthelssss sstslerably weli1onp.tiie road TO
s achrissian civilization. ;;ags;scs sssasee I.
.s1 tYSbslisve that sliefeiss asGod, ana
that hS bus endowed US US with natures and
sSuls s & sesppp.ible 70 His kingdom, We
8 , believe FL! He has appointed certain ways
80 Ses aalyation ofn his creatures here
asaoh Earth.s sWesbelioye aHemill reward
sssshe Good and punish the Wicked All
shess things We believe. Then, gentle
.ssadsra s'f tho loRAseEBgRa, News,
s. WeFyel not At what We shall have to say
A.sa.day. ON the subj, ct of Christiauityi
.tggaRerhnps iRthis were not an enlight-
s'laned aud intelligent people, what We
shan s Wssite, would not Be applicable to
s-,sa chen, sll But they hare. hadsithei aad-
asyaptagess of farisiiseoR seducation gand if
RsbS theirkactiors ihey day themselves
saopsn 20 the charge Of deporting tha them
Ssaitss ID an ia aiaacipiiised manner, uS iSn they
must, .nuss not moader if the Is Press reminds
aathsmY 81 itnissa1psseos % s.ssz Sis 81
ze xWeraro.n not seciarians, nor do we be-
saissecinany suoh doctrine. Our faith
siih inithcsfight We believe that it is
'sp0ssibls for man to get 70 Heaven,
~ who fs.i e ed, moi member of any Church,
proyided he; comes up tosali the oaserre-
hqpiTements. of God. And.we belieyathat
.&bersissto besfound, inside of the pale of
NGhristian Churches, a w;ckedness like eSutln.
-toshat which caused the destruction rue ion of
SSdom and Gomorrah of old. ! Wo, be.
lieye, also that there, can be seen there
theireligions of Heaven, meek and lowlyI
spfafesaors Eofs that faith taught by
.slahn who yielded up his life in the, eS= 4
sreme agony tf the Roman crucifxion.
oaf belief is that there are good men
~ the church and out of it. s,But what
Me;gdesire tospcak offs <she convention.
ali0hrissianity ofyto-day. OF course the
esnoial acseptatiOa Of tho II term, ain places c
EYlr4s4g =
aeitber 81 The door Of. Or rather, inside
sS Sf ne he's churches y dp themselves. .ess ss9r.
siNoEsiR uehavoi proper conception,
ftheiaeaniog of4he word Christianity,
sstake 10 bo the religion taught tau by. ),
Christ While on earth, and from day to,
Day BY His, ministers, from tile Bibles
That religion tells as to- love one anoth 2
erj to d6sas we would wish To be done
tssya6a aojnags NOT lest We i be j. judged. dd.
TNOwit may b. said That we are Judging
now, butaMesareznot; Sc are only writ
ing Of d fact patent to every one, e. Aud
Without 81 any further apology for lat.
'So intend 70. say, We will writo it and
bedenes kas t 80 'sssa a
That christianity is at a low ebb in
this country is a deplorable but unde-
niable fact. That fashion, the love of
dfsss, the loye Of display, aud tho love
ofthe things of this mutablc aud flute
wogM hayetaken possession Of many of
tflslhHnrtsof those who claim 10 be pro
iesHed Followers OF God, Is also ginr-
ing aud yolemn truth q truth a.at
stspps Itself strongly even, upon the
minds Of thOsewho profess mo- faith in
the. Lord ofhords; astrath that makes
tlroshacGk ard lowly followers Of the
Jesas IF Nazareth, shed great bitter
DROPS osigEief, s,sf, ~ ,e.14~s ~ i.
This is. a fact that is not only 10 be-
Witnessed in aEe Ghnrofh but in tho
coaanne fits auembers outside of it, - /
Thcr1are1nany enemies Of religion,
thsOfstibaf aud practical Tom Paines
in thig world ,sY1 svho win snatch, tseH,a ikea
bogry pike would q roach. the least
ersoFsorg shortcoaaiig Of member. Of
thsbGhurchc They laugh at and ops
nose eethe feachings Of. the. Bible In 81