The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-06-16
BY REQUEST.
THE RELIGION OF OUR DAY.
BY j. L. HERsEY, n. II.

The Devil is the founder of much of the
religion of the present day, and what are
it's fruits! 1t makes Pharsees and hypo-
critics 1t has built up all the sectarian
societies in existence. 1t causes its vota-
ries to build splendid temples of worship,
and adorn them with every vain superfluity
and ornament which the Imagination can
invent, with the money that should be ap-
propriated to that pure and undefiled re-
ligion that clothes and feeds the fatherless
widows, and poor and needy of every kind
and name.
This is the same religion that has caused
all the persecution, and martyrdom through
out the world in every age. 1t has caused
more wars and bloodsheds than anything
else. 1t has filled our unatic asylums with
raving maniacs, and driven thousands to
the grave. 1t has dethroned reason from
its empire. 1t is the same religion that
slew the Saviour and drove Him from the
world, to seek an asylum in the bosom of
His Father.
They love to have the highest seats in
the SynagogueS-and to be called Reverend
by men. They have calls to preach where
they can have the highest salary and the
best living-and that is generally amongst
the most Ignorant, superstitious, or unprin-
cipled. And where can we find more of
this class than among the great and honor
able of our Nation, who have never had
their minds enlightened, except by that
light which teaches the wisdom of this
world?
These emissaries are set of impious
beggars, who are ready to take the last
farthing from the poor widow and orphans,
las appears by many of their own con-
tracts, in order to swell their own revenue.
They are those who compass sea and land
to make one proselyte, and when they have
made him, he is two fold the child of mis-
cry than themselves. They tell you it is
duty to give to the support of missions,
that every Missionary can save certain
number of souls, which, without Mission
aries must be lost But their own actions
do not correspond with their doctrine, for
did they believe the souls of their fellow
creatures could be saved in that way, they
would try to save some by the money squan-
dered on the supert1uous flummary of their
places of worship, their dwellings, and
their dress. Did they honestly believe
their doctrine, they would be willing to
confine themselves to the most simple and
economical manner of living, aye, dress in
sackcloth, and live on oatmeal mush to
afford salvation to the perishing souls OF
What is there that the Church of this
Nation is not guilty of? Ministers profess
to be sent of God to preach His gospel
while they go for money and preach to
please the people. The people 60 to meet
ing protesting to worship and please their
Maker; and then get others to preach,
pray, sing, and fiddle to please their own
ears-making day of amusement of what
they call Holy Sabbath
There is mystery of iniquity in the
modern reformation that needs exposing
Thousands, aye millions are made, by their
religious teachers to believe they are born
again when they have not become sick of
sin, nor have a true desire for holiness
They are led into the church, and made to
believe they are born of God sure of
happiness in another life-and then 90 on
serving their own lusts all their days
dupes to the ignorance or deception of their
preachers. They are in their element at
circus, muster, at political elections, and
when dancing to the sound of fiddle.
Oh! for Martin Luther to cry out for
reform in our churches; they are all wrap
ped up in pride and formality. Go for
Reform! Wood6erry Neus.