Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-06-29
TIE CLERGY.

The system OF slavery overshsdowed the
pulpit One while its uttcrences against
the foul system were few and small, Slave.
holders gagged the clergy King cotton
stuffed the mouths Of many 40 full that
they could not say word against the so.
called divine institution. About the time
OF the rebellion when the demon Of slavery
snatched victim from almost every house.
hold, the clergy pulled out the cotton and
spoke ont pretty loud and we had fighting
parsons aud fighting quakcrs all moved by
the ono and same spirit. In the late meeting
OF the general assembly OF the Presbyteria
church at Chicago, the clergy South called
the North department Of that church to al
account for words uttered In the excitement
Of gun-powder heat. The Old School As.
scmbly South had said that "God had
raised up the Southern Church and the
Confedcrncy to conserve the divine institu-
tion Of slavery" For this hearenly. minded
utterance, the Old School Assembly North
charged the Southern body with chism,
heresy, and blasphomy. Now, in the year
OF our Lord One Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Seventy seven, and tile Centennial
year OF the independence Of the United
States OF America when every body even
mulcs, ought to see and understand that
the system OF Slavery was conceived by,
and born of, and propagaied through the
devil and his imps, the clergy South come
up TO Chicago and ask the Northern clergy
Of the Presbyterian church to get down
upon their knees and cry, 90 Lord, we
have sinncd and are verify guilty. Because
we have said that our brothers South are
blasphemers, inasmuch rs they have said
that Thou, o Lord, instead of the devil
and his imps, didn't conceive and bring
forth and propagate the institution of Sav-
cry" And the record says that out Of
three hundred and twenty seven, ninety.
seven bowed the knee. Shame on tile
clergy II Is there no mistake in this reck-
oning? Il it indeed true that a large BODY
slavery is n divine institution II so, let that
body be rent asunder by an internal COM
motion. BY their own confession they are
kuilll VI bSnlblut iClShl uHu DluspnemV,
for they hold persons guilty of such con
duct in their bosom. And 80 far as we
can learn, the Methodists and Baptists and
other large bodies are no better. Alas for
Anne -ican Institutions when the clergy do
not discover wheth the system of slavery
ia divine or infernal-whether it is OF God
or the devil !l-or 80 discussing still hold
fellowship with each other practically
aayiug, Good Lord and good devil-all
for the sake OF peace--we have the most
business-our church is the largest" Cen
tlemen of the cloth, we beg your pardon
in this world as well as in the Internal re-
gions the devil outnumbers you, all told
more than two to one. This is not all.
You are receiving his internal majesty into
your flock. For the sake of largeness and
peace, forsooth you go snocks with the
devil. And what Is still worse, you bap-
tise the whole kit sheep and lambs, goats
and wolves in the name Of The Lord. This
is not fair. Give the devil his due. Ex-
ercise spiritual or moral or righteous, dis.
criminate baptism, the righteous in the
name of the Lord. and the unrighteous in
the name of the devil. You cannot cheat
that old functionary. He may be quiet
for a while but he will play the devil with
you by and by. 1t is true, take him all in
all, BeelEebub is big fool. But that old
scout will out.wit any number Of the clergy
who come fooling around him. He has
done so thousand times. He always does
it and he will do it again the first time
you attempt to play game with him. The
only true policy is to drive him out. If
praying wont do it try fire and the sword.
Z" On but it will break up the church and
spoil my popularity" Well. isn't that
better than to go to the devil with the null
titnde7 PEAcEMAKER.