The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-08-19
thoy toll you that these priests and min.

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they toll you that these priests and min.
listers direct you to look for life, where
life never was, nor ever will be; that
they point yeu to Paradise of Bldch
they know not off thea,selves; and lastly,
they point you witha chuekliHg sstis-
faction, to the hypScriey of many be-
longing tothe Church sxssS
Now need We Say that these argul
ments, upon the young and careless,
will make their impression. ass ethe
least drop of blood will taint and dis
color glass of clear water, so will such
words as the above from tho lips of the
infidel, leave their imprint upon the
minds of the young SO will their hearts
be tainted and discolored. -
sgs Now if allsthe ways of tho members
ofthe Christian Gltarches, rwerei perfect,
were formsdsaua fashioned upi to the
rules and rcqdirmcnts Of Gods word,
then would the atheist and the in6del
attack them in vain, But day by day,
and week by week, -are fleft 6upunf ,she
unerring sands of time. examples of
wiekcdness andahypocricy, and deceit,
for the enemy of Christ to use agains.
His religion. .a,..z,,..-,
Think you that He will not hold those
to a terrible accountability, who, by their
actions in the pale of His Church, fur
nish arguments to be used against it !?
Better for those, that they had never
heard OF God, Better that they had
never heard His word proclaimed. Yes,
better. far that they had never been
born a..s gid sz SO " Eic s'asa
Ministers are becoming discouraged
by these evidences OF the seeming lack
of Christianity i'll our n.idst. If, they
see q man whose career, is one of wick
edness, they are almost afraid ITO ap-
proach him upon1the subject Of religion.
They fear that their interference IN IN be-
half Of his immortal welfare will be re-
wardcd with the retort, II am as good
as Mr.. That One, who is member of
your Church, and L will not join Fit."i''
Just such expressions rs these, We
have heard thousand times. And frc.
quently We have thought that the man
outside ofthe Church, was better inlevc.
ry respect than the one to whom he
had1allusion. Now ought this to be the
case? Wouldn't it have been better for
those who want to do right, that such
individuals had never come among them?
But as We have not time to write tho
TENN ci.mhat we might say upon this
subject, and as there are a few other
points, of which we design to speak has
tily, we viii reserve our opinion ofthesc
blocks to the Church, for some future
chapter, iIae53 rs q ase ls T
One glaring truth is that religion is
getting too fashionable now days, to
do much good. When we use the term
fashionable" VIC mean it in this seuse.
We mean that it is made to conform to
the views and tastes of all the various
factions Of society, fastead Of these fac
tions confirming to it. Therefore it
has becomes q thing, of fashion, a useful
adjunct Of, society, not in making it any.
better, but as convenience to be used
at little cost. For instance: :if a young
man visits town, and desires to become.
member Of this particular branch of
society, he .straightway inquiries ,eAich
Church would it be best for him to ut.
tend in order to ipgratiato himsc into
the good graces Of the leaders of said
branch. He is informed, and is hence
forward an undertaking attendant at that
Church, Tut nercr ono time inquiirespheth
or the doctrine preached there is right.
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