The Republican journal., 1876-08-31
The reunion of the Methodist church Of

VI A'ASShACNAtDS
the United States is full of significance to
those who observe the course of events.
Thirty years ago there was q schism,
growing out of the slavery question. The
northern Methodists had long looked with
distavor upon slavery, and Conscientious
ly believed that they should not endure
church relations with those who held men
in perpetual bondage The southern Meth
odists, appealing to the Bible and the prac-
tees of the fathers, justified themselves in
giving the benefits and blessings of the
gospel alike to master and slave. The re-
suit was the separation of that religious
body into the Methodist church North and
South, peacefully, and with fair division
of property.
The reunion of the churches, which has
been some time in progress, and may now
be regarded as Il certainty. is an event of
the greatest Significance, not only to all
Christians, but to all patriots The disso-
luton of this great and powerful church
preceded but a few years the separation
of the government and the civil war Now
that the war is over and slavery no longer
exists. civil reunion is followed by heal
ing OF the breach in the church, and a re-
establishment Of all the relations of iratcr-
nifty. 1t is very hopeful sign that bitter
ness is wearing out, and that we shall
soon be, in spirit and feeling, once more
a united people. ...
The kennebeC Journal is getting things
badly mixed 1t insists that the lntidel
Ingersoll is y good Republican aud en-
titled to consideration rs such even
though he does rcvile God and the Bible
But we notice that Wheeler, the candidate
for Nice-President, made Il speech at St
AlbIns, Vermont, on the 10Th. in which
he declared as follows
Freedom, TIE CHURCH, the school-houSe, the
town-houSe. these my friends. form the very
cardinal principles of the Republican party.
Will the Journal please arise and eX-
plain which is right ? The pious Wheeler.
| proclaiming that the church is a principle
of Republicani7m - on the kennebec
Journal insisting hat it is no disparage-
ment to a teach Of Republican doctrine
that he i. public blasphemer, and a IL
! bald contemner of all Christianity and re-
| ligion The kennebec sage has the floor
| The very proper Belfast journal is shocked
that the Republican managers have requested
| many Republicans throughout the State inClud-
! ing postmuSter~, to contribute to the funds
| necessary to circulate documents, pay for
| speakers auti other proper campaign purposes.
The fact is, we haven't Reformer 'rilden's bar
| rel of money" and are obliged to pass round
! the hat among the brethren. Portland Press.
Not exactly. There's nothing recent
: that has really shocked us except Bob In
gelsoll's blasphemies. But we thought it
funny that one Of those circulars should SO
soon encounter a Tilden convert ''among
the Brethren" and wanted to give the
boys chance to Join in the laugh
The Democrats OF Bangor are wide
awake. There was splendid meeting At
City Hall on Monday evening, at which
Marcellus Emery, Esq, presided John
p. Donworth, Esq, Democratic candidate
for Congress delivered an elegant speech
reviewing the issues Of the day. He was
followed by Gov. Sam Bard OF Alabama
who devoted an hour to reviewing the
speech which the ranting lngersolI has
been repeating through the state.
The journal reporter of our Republican
| County Convention states that Judge Rust
Withdrew his name after the first ballot tui
Judge Of Probate. This is 4 mistake, Mr..
Rust was not iii the Convention, and his name
was not presented Il candidate, though Il few
votes We're thrown for him. Prog. Age.
All we really knew about the matter i,
that thirteen votes were thrown for W NJ
Rust, and that b. NJ Roberts Immediately
arose and withdrew the Judges name
We inferred that ii was done by authority
1t makes the editor OF the n. \. Time,
red hot to see the vile democratic papers
INV tpl'S lIIl5 CAII tlCI ii OlIl HIS paper
of Oct 26, 1871: "IIere we have-thluL,
TO the la60rs OF Samuel j. TIMe,1-full aut
complete evidence that VIM Nj. Tweed
differs only from a common thief in hay-
ing stolen tens of thousands instead o
tens of dollars"
Some Portland doctors recently CON
spired against Il female materialising spir-
itual medium, who produced in Il dark
room the personal resemblances to depart
ed friends, and succeeded in catching the
medium herself disappearing in the
clothes OF heavenly visitor She owned
up.
The Chicago Times thinks Bob. Inscrso
should not permit himself to forget that IN
honest lie is not The nobIest work of man.
1t is lucky combination which the Re
publicans find in Bob lngersoll-a man
who can lie as he does, and don't believe
| in q future state
One of the subscribers to the Camden
Herald recently went to Il drumkard's
grave, and the editor calls upon the rum
sellers to come forward and settle the UNI
paid subscription bill That's case where
rum and rithmetic won't agree
! Our friends OF Knox County are in the
| field with their ticket, and an excellent
one it is They are full of zeal and conf