Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-04-11


need boiling down.
The imprudence Of Parsun Batter, OF
this place, in his attack aud attempt.
ed interference win the due execution
Of the laws OF the lstni, although well
rebnkcd by you in your terse note to
the published extract OF his grumbing
discourse, on Sunday lust, merits, in
my opinion, further comment, for the
reason that his sermon, ''so.called," is
not only an attack ON the Jurisprudence
OF the country and all reasona-
bic aud proper efforts to pre-
vent and punish crime, but contains
u threat thai the terrible ,engeanc. of
organized Puritanism will be visited
On all future attempts to vindicatc law
and justice, unless n proper regard is
had to Buffers meeting. The sermon
OF the Parson Is direct insult to the
Court and the eminent, distinguished
and able counsel engaged in the case I;
but have no fear that the well mcrited
positionsand characters Judge 0rvis,
Senator Wallace, xJudgc Barrett,
District Attorney McCnllongh aud his
abls assistants, Mvssrs. Murray aud
Fielding, will suffer any injury from
this very jealous fanatic, and sincere
y hope the cause OF puritanic bigotry
will not be greatly enhanced by efforts
such us the Sunday sermon referred
toi but il shows conclusivcly that the
old spirit OF Puriianism is us vigiani
MS ever in its efforts 10 obtain mas
terry over the religion Of the States aud
the consciences of manhood.
Wherever these people get foot
hold, whether in England, Scotland,
Zurich. Holland or America, they en-.
deavor TO secure their ascendency by
trampling upon the civil and religious
rights Of Others, there il no where to
bo found an exception. Everywhere
liberty has been trampled nnder their
feet. Indeed the genuine Puritan can.
not do otherwise than oppress Others
and wrest from them their civil and
religious rights while they are faithful
to their confession oi faith, which
teaches them as a command of God,
that every member is bound to 1.-THE dis
approving, detesting opposing all false
worship, and according TO each ones
place and calling removing IL" or
course, by it they are bound by Gods
commandments to destroy and remove
all worship from the land but their
own. No denomination would be
allowed TO remain here after the Puri.
tan should begin to keep the com.
mandments. 1t was following the
pnritanc ideas of the commands of
God when in earlier times in New
England they whipped the Quakers to
death, and drowned the Baptists, aud
within bali u century stoned the Meth.
odisis and burned the public buildings
OF the Catholics. Puritans have nj.
ways been at war with the Constitu.
,ion of the United States because that
was in the way of its greed of dcspotic
power. O.
Some years ago, TO feel the public
pulse, these friends OF civil and religious
liberty combined, aud made an effort
to have the Sunday mails stopped by
an act Of Congress, to save the ooun
try from the great sin OF transporting
letters ON the Sabbath day, or rather
to advance step further in Puritan
ism, and enhance their power. II was
TO accomplish this all-nbsorbing object
OF Presby terian ambition that an ei-
fort was made few years ago to have
the Sunday School Union Incorporated
by an act of Congress as n national in
siitu,ion. These "iriends Of civil and
religious liberty" did aot hesitate to
avow that their purpose was, to use
their own words, 40 force out of cir.
culation such books Us they disliked."
and to become Us they expressed il.
"tbe directors of the CONSEQUENCES of i'm.
mortal bcings.p
TO show further that this is no new