322 John Bachman. 



<3itement, and often embittered feelings, which are 

 engendered by a religious controversy. When, how- 

 ever, great principles are to be defended, and the 

 reputations of the benefactors of mankind are to 

 he rescued from defamation, it then becomes our 

 duty to lay aside, for a time, our more agreeable 

 occupations and to battle manfully in the cause 

 of truth, of justice, and the pure principles of Chris- 

 tianity. 



As a native American citizen, and an inhabitant 

 of Charleston for nearly forty years, I have felt 

 deeply grieved that an attempt has been made, 

 resulting in partial success, by a Roman Catholic 

 Alderman, to deprive one who professes to be a 

 Protestant clergyman, of the privilege of free discus- 

 sion in matters of religion ; and he, as a member of 

 the City Council, voting against his being protected 



from a Roman Catholic mob. 



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Men's characters are formed from the school in 

 which they are educated. The principles we have 

 imbibed, influence our character and conduct. 



The Roman Catholic is taught to render implicit 

 obedience to the Church. That Church he believes . 

 infallible. * 



The Protestant founds his religion on the teach- 

 ings of the Scriptures. * If the 

 Reformers were not perfect in their lives, this does 

 not affect his religion that is derived from the 

 Scriptures, not from the opinions of men. He be- 

 lieves the true Catholic, or universal Church, is com- 

 posed of the pious and good of every tongue and 

 nation, and every form of religion, and that Jesus 

 Christ is the Head of the Church. 



The time now had come to test the efficacy of 

 these different teachings, in the same city, (Charles- 

 ton), and within a few days of each other. 



