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”Joshua Miller, notorious as a teacher of infidelity, was found upon a stolen horse, and was shot by Col J Woodhull; N Miller, his brother, as discovered one Sundaycards, was also shot
”Benjamin Kelly was shot off his horse by a boy, the son of one Clark, who had been round until his flesh had been consu himself, while he was in prison for crime
”W Smith was shot by B Thorpe and others, for robbery
”S T betrayed his own confidential friend for a few dollars; his friend was hung, and he was afterwards shot by D Lancaster
”I V was shot by a company of militia I D, in a drunken fit, was frozen to death
”I B, and I Smith, and J Vervellen, B R, and one other individual, were hung for heinous crimes they had committed N B, W T, and W
H, were drowned C C hung himself A S was struck with an axe, and bled to death
”F S fell from his horse and was killed W Clark drank his before his bones were found, which were recognized by his clothing J A, sen, died in the woods, his ruht ho; his bones had been picked by ani hi laudanum
D D was hired for ten dollars to shoot a allows
”The most of those who survived were either sent to the State Prison, or were publicly whipped for crinity of the State”
This is a brief history of the Orange County ”Liberals,” as they called themselves To the infidel and evil-doer, it presents matter worthy of serious reflection, while the believer will recognize in each event the special judgment of God, which is too clearly indicated to be doubted by any honest uilty of the sa a Godless syste for infidelity, and all kinds of cri Antiochus for carrying away the sacred vessels froues upon the Egyptians, and drowned, at last, the King Pharaoh and his whole ar to let the people of God offer sacrifices where and in the manner the Lord desired it, ill be the punishments for those who, by a Godless systeion? If God sleenty-four thousandfallen into fornication (Numb xxv), hat punishments will He visit those who add, to the sin of fornication and adultery, even the crime of child-murder! Numberless child-murders are committed daily in the land
assuredly the voice of these innocent victieance, and the Lord will not deafen His ear to their voice If the American people will not soon put an end to the Godless systeeneration to be raised to infidelity, the wrath of the Lord, enkindled against them ever since the introduction of the Godless system of education, will fall upon them In former times, when the Lord threatened the people with His chastisements, they entered into themselves, and did penance, because they had faith, and the Lord was appeased But ourpenance So the wrath of the Lord will surely overtake them when they least expect it
CHAPTER IX
THE STATE--ITS USURPATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS--ITS INCOMPETENCY TO EDUCATE
It is certain and undeniable that two orders of things actually exist in this world, the natural order and the supernatural--nature and grace
These two orders have the sah, in themselves, they are distinct Nature is, and race; the natural must be always subservient to the supernatural This is God's iionA system of education that places the natural and the supernatural on the same level is absurd, and nores the supernatural altogether, is, if possible, even more wicked and detestable Yet this wicked, detestable, irreligious systein, and subversive of all political, social, and religious order, is imposed by the State upon all Christian denominations, whether they approve of it or not Now the State has no right whatever to force such a Godless syste of this reat i of what is commonly called the State
_What is the State?_
People in general have a vague and confused conception of this nty of the State,” ”the life of the State,” ”the power of the State,” ”the absolute authority of the State,” ”the paraiance due to the State,” etc, etc Not only the Public at large, but even those who assume to lead and direct public opinion, are constantly blundering on this subject
There is nothing so _fertile_ as an idea; it will, like every other ger to its kind If it be a good one, it will bring forth good fruit; if it be a false or bad one, it will spread its evil fruits over society Be it one or the other, it is never barren; sooner or later, the idea or maxim takes form and substance in an _Institution_; then it operates, in a ood or evil
To illustrate: a false conception of the nature and authority, of the legitihts and duties of what is called the ”State,”
has led, and will, if not corrected, ever lead to the ious disorder and oppression As diverging lines in mathematics can never approximate, but must continue to widen as they are extended, so a false departure from a political ”standpoint”
can never be rectified unless by a return to correct first principles
This is what is meant by the democratic maxim, ”that a frequent return to first principles is necessary to secure the ends of public liberty”