Their confession of faith is a caricature of Calvinism, and is expressed by their preachers about as follows: "Ef you're elected, you'll be saved; ef you a'n't, you'll be damned.

God'll take keer of his elect.

It's a sin to run Sunday-schools, or temp'rince s'cieties, or to send missionaries.

You let God's business alone.

What is to be will be, and you can't hender it." This writer has attended a Sunday-school, the superintendent of which was solemnly arraigned and expelled from the Hardshell Church for "meddling with God's business" by holding a Sunday-school.