The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-11-08
Raglan VS.. Ignoramus-

Editor Chroaicle
In your issue of October IL, I see
an article headed "The Heresy, not
the Pedagogue, is Worth the Pow
der" The so-called heresy is the
theory .sthat Christians should not
participate in public demonstrations,
nor hold Office, nor interest them
selves in the public veal" which the
writer stigmatizes as "pernicious
doctrine" Now, see no scriptural
arguments adduced in proof of the
perniciousness of the doctrine. If
it is Christian doctrine it must be
taught in the Scriptures, otherwise it
is q human theory, which may, for
all that, not be pernicious to the pub
lie veal. Since all good females and
minors do not vote, hold Office, nor
enact laws for their coutry, how then
can the theory be destructive of the
public veal if Christians leave these
matters to non-professors of Chris
tianityP Is it not notorious that
Christians have brought reproch up
on themselves and the Bible by par
ticipatng in worldly government
affairs? Hear Robert Ingersoll and
many others: "What but good inten-
tions of Christian voters came near
bringing perdi.ion to the government
of these United States? To me it
appears wonderful that governments
have not disfranchised Christians and
compelled them to live according to
the law of God only, or renounce it
and live according to the laws OF
men, seeing they are blamed with all
evils Detailing the worldly govern
ments in which they have participa-
ted and interested themselves so
zealously." "The Most High ruleth
in the kingdoms land governments
of men, and giveth them to whomso-
ever be will, and sitteth up over them
the basest of men. Dan. A, II.
Hence it follows that the Christian
who aspires to be set over them seeks
to be made base, vile, and contemp-
tible in the sight of God, who exal-
ted Nebuchadnezzar to be scourge
and q curse to the earthly kingdoms
and his own disobedient people who
would not obey and live according to
his law. Christ's kingdom or govern
ment was not of this world though
| in the world, neither was his true
followers of the world.--John Is, 19
and II, a. Paul said, "What have
to do, Judge them also who are
without?"-1 Cor. 8, -. Certainly,
then, he had nothing to do in making
their laws or holding offices under
or over them. RIGHT SEEKER
THE pEpAaoeuE TO THE FRONT AGAIN.
Editor CAromicls;
/ am extremely glad to hear that
you are improving so rapidly; and
may now tell you that l did not have
the least idea of turning Gambia
when / spoke of "scraping yonl
bones" for, 81 have never eaten any
thing that is ESQ., common or m
clean" Now, sir, / shall not cal
again unless you send for me, for
feel confident that yov will do splen
didly, if you do not gorge yourself
again on Religion Radico- Demo
cratic politics. Remember. we mus
look for Christian duty in the Bible
and no where else.
| ! see from your issue of the It'll
inst. that Ignoramus is on the war
path again. He claims to be fight
ing the heresy, not its author. Thos'
who have read his articles may judg
whether or not this declartion is true
| If this is his aim he should ''choos
Q few smooth stones" from the Bibl
and sling them like David, and qni
his ridicule, burlesque and persona
refeefjens, which savors largely o
the giant conduct in those days. In
stead Of appealing to the Bible 70
proof to establish his position, ignor
anus, like all the pretended defend
\ err of the affirmative of this question
le6ts his cause on y suppositior
a1npoee this commpnjty ahop|d tak