47. XLVII.
DEFINES HIS POSITION, AND APPEALS FOR AID.
Church uv the Noo Dispensashun, }
July the 3d, 1864.
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The Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and other hetrodox
Churches, are, to-day, the most hefty obstacles in the path uv
the Dimokrasy; and, to successfully opose em, I institootid
the Church uv the Noo Dispensashun, uv wich I am paster uv
sed Church, in charge. Wat the Dimokrasy now want is
Church extension: hence this sppeal.
Dimokrasy is built upon the one ijee that the nigger is a
babboon. That's our corner-stun — knock it out, and the
entire fabric tumbles.
The hetrodox Churches insist that the nigger is human, and
that he hez a sole to saiv and fit it for the skies. This doctrin,
ef it pervales, knocks Dimokrasy higher than a kite. For
why? Bekause: ef the nigger's human, and not a beast,
wher's slavery? Ekko answers, No where. Because: the
commandment sez, “Thou shalt not steal,” et settry. Ef the
nigger's a man, we steal wen we take his labor. Ef he's a
beast, wy, then, we hev dominion over him, and may use him
ez we do the pashent ox. The pint is plane.
The Church uv the Noo Dispensashun, uv wich I am paster
uv sed Church, in charge, devotes its entire intellek to constrooin
the Skripters in accordence with the Dimekratik ijee.
Sum uv our brethren, who still hev Methodist and Presbyterin
sooperstishuns into em, appologize for their support uv
the grate instooshn, by insistin that they bring the Afrikin
over to this country for the purpose uv chrischenizin uv him.
Away with sich nonsence! I'll none uv it. Is it chrischen-like
to ceeze a man in his native land and bring him to a furrin
shore agin his will? Agin: Ef that's evangelikle, is it proper
to maik the forsibly evangelizd heathen work for his board and
wun soot uv cheap close, per annum, continooally bein perswadid
to renood effort by the cat-o'-nine tales? Ther is grate
gain in sich godlinis — at least 500 per cent. Most anybody
will go into the mishnary biznis on them terms. I, week ez I
am, kin bare sich a cross. Besides, wen yoo've got a cargo
convertid, why don't yoo send em back? Dost thou desire to
convert their children? O, mizable subterfuge! Ef the parience
wuz convertid, woodent the children be? Ef that's yer
ijee, what do ye sell em for? Hev yoo took a morgage onto
em for expenses incurd in bringin uv em here, and hev yoo the
power uv foreclosin?
Bosh! Ef they're human, they hev a warranty deed for
their bodies and soles, the same ez we hev. Hence, ez slavery
is nessary to the Dimekratik party, we must defend it on solid
ground.
Therefore my Church, uv wich I am sed paster, in charge,
strikes out boldly, and teaches that a nigger is a BABBOON —
a beast. Wen wild, he's anybody's property that capchers and
tames him; after wich, him and his young is abslootly his, to
do with as seemeth good in his site. (Blackstun.)
Troo, amalgamashen, wich alluz appears to be practist wher
the instooshn exists, is agin us, for wen a slave hez a man for a
father, he's only half babboon. But I never seed any Dimekratic
principle that hedn't a week pint in it.
We want money to establish our Church. We must send
mishnaries to Northrin Illinoy, to the Western Reserve, and to
Massachoositts. It takes money for our preachers to live now,
for whisky is 10 cents per drink, even in the most obskoor
doggerys. Men and brethrin, kum to our aid.
We hev no lack uv labrers in this grate vinyard. Evry yere
the other Churches expel more or less uv their preachers, for
irregularitis in swappin hosses, and for extreme conviviality
and sich, who are willin to be reseevd into our buzm. They
are ready; all we want is means to set em aflote.
Remittencies uv 10 cents and upwards thankfly reseeved.
I'm President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Board uv Trustees
uv the Associashen. Remit librally and to-wunst. The high
character uv the offishary is suffishent garantee that the money
will be properly applied.
Petroleum V. Nasby,
Paster uv sed Church, in charge.
