'T AUTUMN =I It is the evening of a pleasant day, In these old woods. The sun profusely flings II is golden light through every narrow way That winds among the trees. His spirit clings In orange mist around the snowy wings Of many *patient cloud that now since noon Over the western mountain idly swings, IValtingtishen night shall come, alas! turi,soun, To veil the timid blushes of the virgin moon. The trees with Crimean robe. are garmented, Clad with frail brilliance by the wrinkling fro. 4 For the young learn. that Spring s with beauty fed, ' Their oreenne. and luxuriance hare Gaining new beauty at too dear A cost, Unnatural beauty, essenee of docny• Too soon, anon the bar eh winds wildly tom ed, Leaving the naked trees ghost lit 0 and grey. These leaf-flocks, like one Impel, wilt vanish quite uwny. Hew does your sad, yet calm, and contented guise, To melancholy autumn solitudes, With my own feelings softly harmonise!-' For though I lure the hear anfi woo In all the manifold and changing moods, In gloom an sunshine, storm and quietness, By day, and when the dint night on them broods, Their lightsomo glades, their deep, dark text terlea -1 et a sad heart best hit es a still calm scene like this. Buon will the year, like this Vastest day, have fled, With swift feet speeding noiselessly and fast, As o ghost speeds to join its kindred dead, In the dark realms of add mysterious Vast, The shadow-peopled, vague and infinite Pant. Life's current downward flows a rapid stream, With clouds and shadows often overcast, Yet lighted by full many mammy beam Of happiness, like snout ll•oughts a n a gloomy diem. Like the brown loaves, Our loved one. drop hway, , cane after one. into the dark abyss Of sleep apd death , the frosts of trouble lay Their withering touch upon our happiness, liven as the hoar.froeta of the Autumn kiss The green4ife (wan the unoffendlopleaves And hove. and Hope, and Youth's warm cheerfulness Flit from the heart ,—go lonely sits and grieves, .Or sadly smiles, wlittelfouth his day dream fondly weaves• 'Day draweth to its cl o se ; Night cometis on ; Death, a dim shape, steeds on lire's western verge, Casting Ism shadow on the startled son,— A deeper glottal that seemeth lo emerge From endless night. Forward he bends, to urge His eyeless steeds, peel as. the tempest's b)sat : Desk I bear we not Eternity's grave surge, Thundering , armor 7 At the dread sound aghsst. Tungpsie with (Tecate tenet,,, hurries head long poet. - - POLITICAL PREACHING CIE= “For I hare not shunned to derfare unto yin the mh•,(r counsel of Got! "—Acts 20 chap These words occur in the vstry eloquent and affectionate discourse winch the Apos tle Paul addressed to the Elders-of the Church at Ephesus. Inten, them as words suitable to be addressed by me to you in this, my final discourse as your l'astor I do not mean to say that I have in fast de clared to you the whole counsel of Qod I may not have had the time accessary, or the ability. But I have not &alined doing it If I hare failed it has not been through fear,or favor,or from any motive whatever, and yet, if the judgment of some be correct as to the nature of that divine counsel with the delivery of which the Minister of the Compel stands charged, 1 have, to some ex tent, shunned to declare it. It is suppos ed, by some, that it is his duty to teach po. doctrines, and to instruct his people what politieni men and measures they shall sustain or reject The Ite• Henry Ward Beecher, in a discourse published in the New York harpendeni, Noe' Bth, 1860,says• the man that says that Christianity does not allow of the dismission of political topics, on the Sabbath any, and in the Church, is a foul—or to be redeemed from that only by being ignorant of the Bible which he is set to teach " I confess that I am one of those agstrist whom the accuso (mu is directed. According to the estimate of character, lam a fool And yet, I think That I am right : a i n d Aeoposo to present some reasons for the 4unviction This in not, with me, n recypt. conviction I linv,„ enter( t tiled it and been governed by it for many years ilmoo to melt. 1.10. MEM It is very important that we determineol the outset, with Dome degree of precision wit t this ts. It to Very 'common, both to cruileinnidt and approving, to assume llml to he polities nrcnbho'it which is not We niny be wonted by ;;squiring, fret: What is not political preaching? We ore not chargeable with It when we tooth or titmouse any of the doctrines of the Bible; nor where we cite, or comment upon, or use for illatration, any of the facts of the Whist Wo are net to be accused of it when veins* obedience to the laws of the land i.Put them in mind," says the Apostle, "to b 4 autvect to principalities and normal° obey magistrates, to be ready to do every good work " I know of no indifference of senti ment as to wh e ther these laws are to be obeyed or disobeyed No parties ore di•i ded upon this ground To teach obedience to existing laws is vary different from die auseing4hAmerits of laws proposed to be enacted or rtiposled. Neither is it political preaching to urge upon hearers the /twin' of the government,either in ordinary times. tie in those of epeeist emery:evilly. . The, preaoher may do this without adverting to any of the topics which divide the opinions entertained respecting the measures of the government We may also discuss in the pulpit any question of publio Or private morals. as slavery, or war, or duelling. pr the traffic, In ardent spirits an a b ge.or ,the lottery system, or the theatre, or hone reales. These are very 'clearly within the province of the pulpit. "Thou shilt show nip people Ike difference between the holy end the profane, and moat them to under eland the ditYrreno• between its unclean the elean.lll Nor are we preaching po litically when we apply ouil. prose these great ettiloal principles wider are designed -to govern men in all the departments of life, private and public It when we lay down those moral maxims and laws by which rulers at ell-grades ore required to be gov erned ; nor when we denounce any form of sin as perpetrated by rulers. It Is not po litical vouching to expound and apply of G o d's law.; nor to describe and denounce th e moral evils Which enter into a compt administration of e MI or munioipal affair.; except when it is done with the avowed. or oonosaled intention of promoting the inter. oats of a political person or party The preaoher enters the domain of poll tins when be commends personally the mut. dtdste of a peittidel s tarty, with the view of aiding his election ; or entails the opposing Pandidato. Also, when he either approves denounces the views imputed to the timadidete„ fity candidates, ttough neither the ermirr'nor hie party be mewed. Also, whoa he commends of assails prominent wen. Olt account of their prioniplesond set s as rulers, (thee& they hays missed• to be &Vers, or candidates ter ogioix,) While the tit VOL. XII country is dit bled in opinion respecting tbo merlin of their principles or acts. lie is of course, clearly political, when he assails such, no 113 to dainage,or a ill, the intention Of damaging the political party to which they belong , else when he discusses the plalform, ur principles, upon which a party goes before the public, and upon which it rests 113 Clllll3lB to public support, and pref erence , ur when lie applauds or condemns either of the parliee by name or description. So, also when he suggests, or proposes, or urges the enactuient of laws, for the scoop, plishilent of any end, or preaches with the view, 'ontennible, Of bidden, influencing civil legislation , or discusses the merits of civil enactments, or of such as may be pro posed ; or proposes, or advocates reforms in the organisation or adtpinistration of the Government It is also political preaching to discuss the purely moral aspects of ques tions which are in themselves legitimate to the pulpit, with the intention of producing political results 1 have already said that the moral character of slavery, or war, of duelling or traillaing in ardent spirits, as a drink, is a proper subject of inquiry from thd pulpit, and I shall not coverall that the rightful prerogatives of the pulpit be re stricted. I admit,also, that these questions may be discussed in the pulpit, at a time when political parties are arrayed against each other in ioferenco to them,and yet the discussion may dot be political. It may be in view of purely ecclesiastical, or of moral ends, There is Church legislation, as well as civil. But when the preacher goes to his stock of sermons, and lakes ens on slavery, temperance or any other subject, which be hod preached frequently, with the unmio glad approval of the congregation to which it has been addressed —I say, whoa, he preaches such a sermon, on the eve of do election, with the design or influencing the election, although, in appearance, Ilia may confine himself strictly to ttie Moral aspeote of the subject, coif there may not be in the discourse an exceptionable word, he is chargeable with political preaching The ammus of the subject ix political It takes iin character from (be intention. The pro' ple will so understand it. lie may say as often, and as emphatically, as ' be pleasee, that it was written, and preached years ago with unqualified approliation. They know what it meats now. If lam not mielaken, I have heard, or read. examples of political preaching in all of these forms. flexing thus explained what I mean by political preaching, I now ask your atten tion to some of the coneideratious which in fluence illy judgment upon this question But, before proceeding further, it ma be be well to define more particularly the poiat issue. It is not whether, as some express it, we shall carry religion intopolities We should (ferry religion everywhere, and into all the departments and doings of life. Nor is it whetter we shall carry politiestintoreligion whatever this phrase way mean I do not know why a truly religious man may not be a politician, provided he be an honest one. But to tusks political sentiments a test of religious character, or of fitness for office in the Church, or of acceptability in the picacher, or to refuse the courtesies and sunhat:nye of Christian society to members of the Church because of difference of polit ical opinion, is contrary to the spirit and letter of Christianity,and hones highly rep rehensible. Nur to it whether political questions may be decided, or discussed in Church judicature.; or to strictly deeouti nationsiperiodicals; although I think that 1008 t of the reetionioug against polltioal preaching hes equally against those meas ures and doings. Nor is it whether a into toter Coll with propriety advocate his polit ical views /In the secular papers, or on the platform. But, to it iryht for Arm to briny hit rotyies in Mt pulpit f These are all dif ferent questions Each should be discubs ed and determined upon its own merits. might be decidedly opposed to preaching polities, and yet I might appear ill my character of citizen, in some suitable ,place and disgusts the po tit ical questions of the day. I have not Nought it expedient for me to do so, at any time, but I mean to any that it would not be politioal preiching,auti does Cut come into ibis enquiry. I object to the practice defined that it in volves a violation of contract. The church es do not nail or receive their ministers so political teachers, or with the agreement that they are to lake advantage of their po sition to propogate or enforce their poiiii col views. They are received and support ed for another purpose There is a tacit understanding that they will preach the gos pelaud that only. With any other their ser. vices mien- have been declined. Would this al p roh have consented to receive and support me with the usiaerstanding that I would insist upon teaching (rem the pulpit what are supposed to be my political seoti musts T If some absent themselves upon pie terre supposition of say entertaining certain political tenete, without taking the paine to enquire whether I bold theta or not, what would have Lima the Plleet if 1 bad determined upon using the pulpit for their propagation 1 Now the point which I make is this—the opposition of the con gregollog to such a course woad be Just. I should be Violating a °entreat. Net formal written iimatraol t tone a contract nor• orth leis, Another objection tp Gas demorlption or preaabing la that it must subplot many to }Waal sad unjust privation, of religious privilege Take the ease of 11 bushman mss. l'erbsps alyrrs wakingbours,during the messier days, of the week, and all him eirength, hove been employed in business. Bat be le a Christian, and be looks forward to the Sabbath an to day in which be way rest from worldly thoughts and cares, and recruit hie spirituel atrength, Be goes to the balm of God, but the minister has pre pared atiseourse upon some exalting topic f civil government. Re is, of course, dis appointed and grieved. Cr the Christian politioian or statesmen, may be there, by whoin the week bas been given to the ex citements of a political *saws. He dr Circe greatly the repose of the tiered day. And lam needful at curb timei are the re straining, softening, hallowing influence of true religioul Malignant passions are striving for the mastery. He is deeply oenscloos that hianiind hes come too much andel' the direction of wordly toms. But his expectation is eat off. it is now the' minister's turn: The Sabbath le his chief day for politics. •Tilt pulpit is hie high pleas of power, frum'whleh ho proolalme bis korla his thwtsts, • tut Ortillit It BELLEFONTE, PA., FRIDAY AITOUST 30, 1867 Thepeople must now hear, with due rcuser• once, what he has to any. Perhaps the hearer desires to keep out of the whirl of political excitement lie Ilas'had enough of it. lie has mode up his mind to retire West all party carafes's. Perbapsble health innmpaired. lie cannot coma regularly, even on the Sabbath day, to the sanctuary. It may be that ho is drawing near the aloe° of life With great effort, on a floe morn ing, he has reached hie accustomed seat.-. Ilow hungry he is for the bread of life ! flow he thirsts for the living waters from the rrnitten rook ! But for bread he reale roe a 'Stoat. Tha cup of gall cod vinegar is put to hie lip. The scorpions of party huts ore thrust into his bosom Pity him, blessed saviour, for by minister. whom thou bast sent to represent thee, cannot at- with The purpose of its existepce and most tend tO him now! More important heal- tend to its dieintegratioe.. nese engages his thoughts and feelings —; Nut lens does political preaching tend to Perhaps, among the hearers is the mother church organisation on political grounds. Her husband cares non for religion, and ; Notwithstanding the tendency to ilisorgani- Ipennls InVilibballts away from home, in Illation just stated, the religious sentiment search at r i roue gratifieatiene A still exist It in not sandy destroy , : neighbor hati("kiddln sigo of bri The people will associaleanLrganise little ones, so that she mat onol•inf man f,,r Litigious purpose, bet tlreq will nut or wean, go up to the house of the Lord 2.s4 . t i nlly 4.141\ together by political affinities. how is she disappointed o With AI .et. such preaching become, as some would heart-sioknhas must she return from this have it, the order of the day, and these ten- Inockery of worship ! dencien will sone assert themselves prneti- There IS aloe a monilest tendency in the catty Bet what ashifting, mettable found preach tog we condemn to drive people away alien, a political platform must be for a from the public means of grace It cannot ; church The organisation of the Christian ho wondered at if some, who agree with 010 Church, on such a basis, would ensure its preacher in hie political views, should con-1, destruction Political preaching, would elude that they nun spend their Sabbaths ! be in effect, a war of exterminatiou upon more profitably in their closets than in the the "Church of Trod, which Hellas pi:reline church And nothing can be more natural jed with Ilia own blood " than that pose who do not agree with him should take offense, and absent themselves from the house of Clod Thin is done by many. And those of thin class, who do not withdraw themselves entirely from public worship, will be unfitted to receive profita bly the word.. Although the preacher may discuss and enforce very important parts of chrintiaa,doctrinie And morals, the moment polities are introduced, a revulsion of feel ing wilt take place. Even if no new topic is taken up, the moment it In seen that be has an eye to the advancement of the inter ests or his particular party, though there may be nothing wrong in his words, his in structions will cease to bare a good effect upon those to whoin ho is opposed, lie may insist that the subject is fairly within the province of the pulpit; Ilea it is his duly to declare the whole counsel of God, that the pulpit has rights which he cannot allow to he invaded c—lie will may inspire and probably make the Impression that, in his professions of adherence to principles, lie is acting the part or the byp oorit Let polltiatil preaching be established as the right and duty of the °khakis ministry and it will become necessary that Churches should have political creeds This will be necessary to the preservation of any degree of harmony, and obviation fellowship,— Their political, as well as theological, or thodoxy must be tested This will involve the necessity of some new arrangewieifte in ecclesiastical polity Either come chief dignitary, or a council, or n COnlailllee which ono be convened upon very short notice, meet be invested with power to AM late the creed and course of ttgo church for any given lime, or the churches must Mild 00t,e111101111 equal la cumber to the politi cal cenventions by which the platforms of parAcs are constructed ft is well known that political creeds ore continually chang ing Principles alledged to be inviolably sacred are laid aside, as dead issues, as soon ns it is ascertained ihat they Sr Al not carry their libellers into power A politi cal training would become necessary for the gospel ministry Political a, well as theological prufcesorships would be requir ed in our schools of divinity The 11110 oiler must prove himself to be of the right polit ical stamp And is it not °below., al a single, g um, that this description of preaching must pro d,* diertalroioo strifes and divisions in the Church It (menet Ire expected to he al - on one side. It will be Ilia right and duty of one minister]. !finch as soother Each meet preach his own imbues. Ho must not practice deception upon his hearers We must suppose, then, that member will be arrayed against member, pulpit against pulpit, oborob ag duet shush, Minfermicir against eonferenoo, oonventlon against con woollen, assembly against assembly What must or the effect of ibis upon thin general interests of piety? Slifficient for the day are the evils resulting from inevitable church antagonisms upon theological, en eleeinstingl, and moral questions To these must be added the Berne disoords of hostil ity. It will not be wonderful If the Mtn *nee of the pulpit should go into the mar ket. Zealous political preachers will be likely to have propositions made to them Tbeir services will he in demand lu lime of high excitement the principal worship per. will be ungodly men, who have come to have their partisanship gratified. Men who het upon eleotions will be there They Will prise the pulpit, end uphold the minis ter. Just a. they suppose their aims to be promoted thereby. Meanwhile the minis ter may be supposed to warm up like other solidi:dans. The well known Inspiration will come upon him. There will be clap. ping, and stamping and ittforiated applause in other ways. If I base not been tolsin. formed these scenes have occurred in church.s that would scartsely tolerate a vol untary audible anion as an expression of purely religious feeling And then the hungry sheep—oh the hungry sheep-they look up and are not fed. Aud how will members of the Church feel, against whose settled -and cherished views and feelings the preacher direets his argument. and deolatootion 7 Will theret:tit be alienations and coszsequent separation of those who would otherwise hate worshipped together in love and harmony j To me it is plain that such preaching has. a disorganizing tendency. Beek it elearl the tendon°, of intredeolog anything Into any °corporation foreign in the 'abieot toil which it was treated. Suppose a soolety organised for the sole purpose of promoting, temperance, and composed of men of all creed? In theology and politics, what would be the probable effect if come Or' it. mem. berm should insist upon introducing their yeoliar notions of relit"?' or , religion into its meetings, and wielding its organic pow er for their propagation I in It not abet. oust ihat the tendency would be to break Lp the society. Men would say t ttlVe Aid ant ottani,* for any such purpose. Should "STATE DIETSTIS AND TEDEB.&L UNION." you form a sotiely for the purpose of de haling those questions we mareioin It, but but we will not allbw their introduction hero If you parent, we will leave you to yourselves " So, of a beneficial society, or soy other. All this is well understood. Now, the Church was not formed for purpose. Some of its objeola are w e ly dffierent from those of ILe State It ha. a different sphere of lollop. A subscrip tions political tenets is not made, acondition of membership Men and woolen are, and should le, received into its pale without any regard to their poAitiest VieWS or pre ditectioes The objeol irittiol beet fit and that purely No offer ielegitimate The result is, that, the ititroduotion of pol ittcs into its administration is incongruous And eon any one doubt that one of Ilse etas of the pratice dear inn led, must be tho deterioration of the pulpit There ir some difficulty in investing sacred themes, with the interest desired, because of their familiarity, and the frequency of preaching. But political themes may he expected to supply this intermit, They will be turned to for that purpose, now tilmtanding that sacred themes might, by proper study, and effort, be made more nil mauve than 'buy usually are. The saititiOn of the minister must be directed accordingly. Ilia sourest; of doctrine and appeal,,willnotbe the Bible, and theological works, Be much as the party political papers, Ile will probably give a rehearsal of what they will hrairb road througb tho week : and mini/dm..it, generally, tint be far leas capable, front obvious causes, of conducting those discussions, than the po litical writers and orators, who site not in the flbrintian ministry. St Matthew, St• Mark, St Luke, St. John, St. Peter, Sts Pant, and St James, will to n meat /wet Vie superseded so authority by lAA, prOitrilient. saints of the political calondor. The un• scrupulous fabrications of a meralecious press will take the place of the incorrupti tile word, “the tratimerny wit inli find lice given of Ills Sitn " The sacredness of the pulpit will ho de stroyed. At present the minister of the gos pel is protected against any questioning or interropt ion by hie bearers, but the intro duction of politica jeto his sermon changes the nature of the addreor,and alio the pm! o I position of the limn Ile, is not now the minister of religion, preaohing the gospel The house of Clod is trails formed, for the Gine being into the politic hall , the pulpit ado the hustings ; and the preacher into the politico I leatti mitt not the demagogue And now, suppose that some one who haat auto to boor thu gospel, finding his pOilli oat principles %mealy, should braid.) , mon tredict the minister upon Ike spot, sod t lei -0114 demonstrations 1111011 1 / 1 e.g.,: — e h, would be oh icily lAo4revr 1111(1 . ' 1 111 . 411 10 It moral point of view A Ito would Ito the. prime actor ? Who would be the hr , ri Mar in cause of tho disorder • Who would most deserve to culler i.e a diallUlder ill the public peace ! I say the MIIIISIM What may you ? I now ask your rattentll,ll to a thetight w Lich linpreseleti My own m t tid Mort tone any that 1 have yet presented Polit real preaching tends to destroy the trite freedom of the pulpit and tedium it to lifettrfel thral dom. 1 have hoard flourishes about I bu maw:Totten of the pulpit i•Thank God the pulpit is new free,' excitation one of the ablest In toisteis of your borough \ Ise ! it is asserting its indepeudenee by assertion she rig* to go nun bondage nod wear chains . the pulpit as slowly furgtog fetters for it self Unless the mgt., aloud tie oder taken and maintained the titne will clothe When tho s e e I nine w ill oh tte mud gall„biliii will Le diflioult, I r lila impossible to throw them off. La another party mune into power, and another will if the Republic ortinta":, although it may not he any party now in eeislenoe,—Such °Lenges belong to the na- I tare of republics—and it may demaqd of the church, no a proof of Its loyalty, that It commit itself, by the ministration. of Its pulpit, by its press, and by its Judicatories, to the support of a partleularpolley. him. istere of the gospel hare sent an alarming precedent The right and depot bringing poluipal ottemions lute the polpit, looted°, the right and duty, not only of commend ing meneures of government, but also of condemning them, when they ern believed to be pornticious. Dal, if we lolls h tattles es a. guide to our reasoning., oondemnipg laws In the pulpit, will soon be oonderenik as disloyal, and the gospel ministry wilrhe reduced to the neeosoltrof publicly approv ing and lauding the most fiagitlou acts of Men in power, or of encountering onase• quei . lumi net pleallant to contemplate The Church and the ministry must take And 01 lint On the right positional this eith ice', in otdec to avetd bolos toed° the bole and sport of selfish men, politicians and olturs These will make a great Rile about principles, nod will indicate, in unmistake able tams, the duties of churches and 111 in istere ; but what are thole boosted princi ples when they can no longer make them Itibeervient to their pecuniary interest, or thole eggrsdieemeat f Hereafter, when - Setae man has a scheme of reform, as he Will eall it, be will come to as, and derhand our official support: We shall And II diffi cult, if not impossible, to keep our Church es together should we continue to subject them to the disturbing 'lament of polities, and will probably have learned to ray, swim, after the (maniple of our fathers ; "That is not our bush:tees Te quashed is polities& W e ti We are miniet f th e ospel. h We cannot bring such pies into our pul pits." The ready reply will be: "You can When ylto choose to elo so. You most not septet to d ' rue by snob talk as that. I know your bleterl es well sajou know 11. You are a sat of unprincipled time.mervere You desire to wait until we have made this movement populdv J end then you will have no difficulty " They will expect to tech into complete mitoricrlioncy to their wishes, and ministers of the gospel will be N 0.,. yielding, and tamely doing the work assign ed them by infidels. It has always bein the policy of self . • led reformers to subsidise and wield, as fa as they can, organisations already in axis nee, especially churches II costs not a little elms and money to create ... powerful ,associal .ns To find these rect.y made is a very L. eat °onset:dunce But the church es, of t s country at least, obtained their inquest be attending to the spirituit I wattle of the ogle, sod just to the extent that they ern ay the power, time acquired, for the prom.ttop of Cher objects—espeoially political—will they diminish that power. Sanspeciu, beeping up his alliance with Deltlah, will sooner or later be shorn able et rength fly political preaching, Protestant minis ters are sanctioning what, a few yaws ago, all Protestants in this country agreed to condemns, in the Roman Cm tholies It is well kuowu that the bite bishop Arch bishop Hughes, was charged with align*, ing large audiences, on die ere of the eleo lion day, upon political topics, nod indi cating to them upon what side they should cast their votes I remember well what an outcry was raised. Little did I think at that time 'lint thcry were Protestant minis ters ready to do the same thing as soon as they could promote their interest. thereby Ken t on Catholies,h isliops and prieettiolay you can go into political preaching now, as much as you please Protestant. once oboe tit you for it, but times have changed• The world him moved The pulpit has become free lou see us the eatuple of a free pia' pit It to now held In he therm& and duty of Protestant ministers to do what they condemned sou for doing You Live in turn the beak{ of their example An I lww plain it is that the pt nionilee and practice to which I object would bring about the complete secularisation of Ibe holy Sabbath. If, as 'lir Iteeeher Morale, the diecussion of political topics is proper ou the Sabbath, and in the church, wir y not do the Sabbath in the parlor Arid if preitclug it the streets, and highways,and flablo,Cidioods, on the Sabbath, is not crin4ary to idirist Mashy, may not polities by preached in these places ell the Sabbath, as well se in the churches Why may we not go where we can get the largest audi ences and do the most good ? And if min isters may ibbN it elly do nut other politi cians 9 Why may not they do in public bails, orNit the wood., what ministers are doing in Ili Lurches ? In a word, why may not whlijo Sabbaths, as an important election apyfroaches, or whenever It may be deemed desirable, be given up to unrestrain ed political esolleineitt, ministers taking the lead, and laymen follow mg after Why racy riot the Sabbatha of our Camp Meetings bo devoted to politics' Were not the Fenian leaders and orators fully justifi ed by this doer rind of Nir reecho's, in :,011e.,,ling the musses of thole allierents to hear their addresses on the Sabbath tiny As I unclesl4lml the in,the teachings and ex ample of Christ owl the apostles ate agaiwt Mr Ileecher's theory and loneliest 'rho Savior carcrully avoided polnioal Winos, in all his iliscouroos. Ilts mimics sought to astray him by , artfully leading lute into po litical utterances O• one cc° isini they ' enquired.of him if it were lawful to pay tribute unto Ganser llow cunning no well no malignant ' There were 1040 y Jews in the roman Empire win, deinnd •nn tlie,e liere whets as ready to'tin d,catP tho ruin in authority They espeo led, ler hue answer asite would, th it they would get hint IWO Rouble Yon toinem her bow ha foiled them "Show me the tribute money," sa:d be, .•4 ad they brouyltl unto trim a peony " 1111 lie said %tufo thorn. 'ilrhuse is ibis sliipereKription They say unto him said he untr them "lender therefore unto eiesaritio things that lire l'ivsar's, non unto thud the things that are God's," Thimby n general max tor, the truth and upplicabilily of what they all acknowledged Le fully answered their tiu cell., and yet avoided doing what they intended he •hould do Fur a 111110 Los disciples,as well as he intended to establish a new Stille, IV. well as a nen church. [laving been ac customed l'o the Union of Gliuroh nod State, both in Piiieetinialiatul in l'sgun countries, they supposed that a tie• Church net, •oaa rily implied a new &Oita, and that tiro mu ploy stout of petit Meal principles and force. would be necessary Ile upturned all their calculations by saying. "My kingdom is nut of this world." 4 deeloration which deo out end tie practical exposition exoept when poliiios ore excluded from the pulpit The Apostles followed the example of their mas ter. Until recently, I suppose, norrolaments, In this country, detored to hear political prottoltitql, if indeed any did : and now. I apprehend, natty desire It exoept upon their own eidrof the question ito not overlook that there are some plausible things to be saki in defeats* of this praotioe. We ore told that ministers cannot yield to the dictation of others, lo the soleollon of their thereat ; "that neither lawyers, nor doctors, nor any oilier order of nice. have the host nuttiest', to control them in this re-poet " It is I,,ed ly intimated Dint we have !submitted to iwproper control,b44 l'henaorol.lb the prenoher will ale only at the throne, the written word, the signs of the times, and his own oonsolenoe, null no t the preSs, the pony, too of editorewhat lie must preset, " Tbtn sounds well I ad mire independence in the pulpit; I glory in • free pulpit. I allow no one to dictate to me what I shell preset,. Di yielding to sever* pressure, and something horderlof upon dictation, and dissembling ormol of Was bare Wed royseltetime trouble and perhaps beast a great men. in the sell• matins of some, by whom I amheld le nth low mileorn. But it is eoneeded, thecthere la some power above the Pulpit. Is i call from the greet Head of the Church, to 'preach the gospel, a call to harangue upon any subject that 0107 cult our ?buoy or our Interests? Are there no topics unsuitable for the pulpit, though proper for dieussion eleawnerti,l Does the command "Preach the word,"imply no testrietlon moo theme When Peel wee "orperated unto thev.gospel of cod" was be merely eciployed as • pub• lie lecturer and writer, on oil guidons of philosophy, or science, or history. or poll lice, or religion, ncoording to his Andivill eel discretion Hot_ "the vigo of the times." arc to Inc our guide Sonic have hectler4 o zlirest.l ihacernling 1111. signs .f She They have area I hat by poli tical, preaching, on the popular sale, of Course, they could acquire a .popularity otherwise out of their reach, and a•mil much dihicuhy With all their independence, they have not 'hail the independence to de cline it, whatever their convictions might he They nth that it pays well, both in reputation and money, and hence they are determined to do their duty—that they are There is no need :or the pews to dictate They are well enotgli understood, without any formal suggestion. And, when it be comes unpopular and dmadvantageous to preach politics, these men will ltd no in structions from pews, or parties, oreditors The algae of the time, will be sufficient for hem- ~ S oijoe admit, that, as 4{ general rule, it is not eight to bring political questions into the pulpit, but, say they, ••Thor? are some political questions which ha,: 111 v l olpects —These are legitimate lint this, in cry opinion, opens wide the door to all political questions I know of antic in which I could not fail a moral aspect Take, for an ex ample, the tariff question I could discuss it in the pulpit, upon the pretext, trite or Woe, [fiat a protective tariff nugments the cost of living, anti, consequently, prevents many poor persons front attending the house of Owl, an I Mils presents IficirtlOtmerOtoOt Or I might take the other side, and say that it secures profitable labor to the poor man' and enables him to eloilie we/1 loin faintly i and send his children to the Sabbath Saloon without the mortification of hie feelings I could easily conjure up a multitude of such reasons, and thus justify myself in discussing lb° subject from Sabbath toSab bath. Take the financial policy of the gor ernotent In the year IS 12, I was in coin patsy with the late 1100. John Nl'Lean In the course of tho otswyersation, to whiob I Was nn attentive listen, r, he remarked !Cat unvtis , financial measures, were demoral izing, as they ga . h.ao rainy opportunities for peculation Thin eel roe to thinking, and I soon anise to the conclusion that all unwise legislation must be, in Come war detrimental to the morals of the people. Whether this large generalltatio n incorrect or not, it is clear that unwise financial leg isolation lion a moral arpect,and this_bringa the whole subject( into the pulpit for Sab bath or week-day discussion, as the minis ter may choos . e. And if say subject ebould arise, that does not immediately disclose moral aapeet, I have only to employ au in termediate proposition, to connect It web moral interests Duey llatfegt the physical welfare of the outiuntinity That will do for our moral and physical interests are closely joined Thus prayed 4 rgetc ",live me neither poverty nor mottos, lest 1 be full and deny Thee, and any who la the Lord ! or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of God in vain• - It is ales worthy of retool k that the main object of preachers in taking up political questions is to get at, not their moral' but their political aspects Soya the Sol, hr Cheevor, a leading ad vocate of political preaching, Theta is nothing front the begins lag to the cud of the alphabet connected wills moral Issues and be.rnik, upon man's duty, which May nL the proper time, be made the sub ject of investigation., the pulpit." Mark this “nothing c. 0., 1.4 with moralmnuest" nothing "bearmY upon duty !" Now I eau at present thutk of uo theme that is :nut in Hume way ronurelo.l welt tau, LI is sues end cannot bents la to ten, Nome light Upon duty In accordance with thin platform, illsontiroun on antronotny, or peel. spy. or imam stogy, or inetet•orology, or hydrostatics, or anatomy, or physiology, or any other department of ph ilenophy or science, a in order Is the pulpit, on !Ito Sabbath da re y, morionk 01 evening, or both, for who will contend th it they liti•e no min neetiol with worst 3.0,4 11.1 cannot he oath tang . open T 1,110105 of duty There 11111 Y 110 neer...l . y lh II a repent lent I Tr iii your borough, en physiology, should take his inanikin's to a pnbltc ball Ile ought hare brought thole July thesanci nary with ritual proprtely Observe, I 110 not object to such lecturer+, ylunk them nlelt.ll , Ant i Joubt the propriety of deity ering them from the pulpit, on the Sabbath, or at 4v lithe to tlio ohatmoter of ill•Ine Cheever's argument seems to take front the guspel every thing distinctive Any proposition ur history is gospel if it be not immoral or untrue. A kindred view Is prevented by • lecturer on "Polities and Religion." 8411.1 ho. Goliglon and poli ties with us become one " Addruittleig Ibis we amount avoid his conclusion that to bring polities into tit eulpit, •in the ditty, net the mere priori< of the minister of relig ion, that may rma Glet be need, but the absolute duty lab lb minister may not enade without yin a most awed oh: hi/aliens end ihiperi hug dearest interest.” Rut it is plain that the conclusion requires the premise, which, it it be true, tseeerslt Wee the edditional inference that. the Anterior:ll people, with few est:l.omm, are entitled to the creditor being very religious, espealelly when engaged is rims ind• Pres ident of the United -States. It would be diffieuli to Bey Into whet please they do not carry their religion and wo may be stare of an ostensive revival of religion tiVMI four yi•are. Ilitt those hrethern 141.14 l do their whale duty. They moist ' , declare the whole cottinsit of God." They must show the people their, trausgiessione Nor must sincere in high places Le showed to scoops All thll'is right. lint all this can — be done without politicillarms, or touching political ques tion , just as a minister eau preach faith• Cully the law of God. and rebuts lie, with -out being personal. All know that person._ alines are not la pile. In the pulpit, but Ohtani presetting le. Ito In regard in poi. hies. dad here, must urge the example of Christ and hie apostles. Did the great tougher hemp beak any part of the Fother's will Was he delinquent f Yet, -_wksn, I ask, did be datums tire merits of the civil rulers, or their edicts, or indicate to them his views of State ;whey I When il iil nay cabin apostles do what la title respeoet he deoliemd I It minuet be supposed fors mo ment 'Gut they were ',oersted. stilt* prim oiplee and measures of the noteso govern steel, imperial ,gr,prowint4l, or indifferent le them, but is which at their dissolute. sr spiel/es are tiose discussed ? They de- NO. 34 rehired ll e whole r , inset of God and y e t left political topic+ out of their minieirn lions. I !relieved tit it it in hot just to 'eny that, til many iwintr.e., proles, flute high ve.l4• ONllly. It a plot fire prech tog poithoe, give theinsel•es the most con cern fur the sins of the party to vslileit they are ory mood Theirs are the only sins which they care mush to see There may Amine and sinners all around them, allow ed to mum undurtut bed The sin of beto tionenes., for instance stalks forth in majestic effrontery undel: their gate, but they are careful how they any anything about that it would not be popular ; unions they atobld make it appear very plate diet they ore talktug about the }icon tiousness o f sonic people at a great dielance The tunes of the trumpet are few and dul eet, soft as those of a flageolet when filled with it lady' btu./lb, they rclateitti the sins of the people among whom 4,14 lire, from whorl they derive ante septict t, and with whom they poluteally agree But when they come to to whom they WV petit call opposed, then you here the stirring blasts Then the trumpet rings out thril ling pet's arousing the slumbering echoes, until cavern talky to cavern, and hill-top shouts to hill-lop Then truly they do not shun to declare the whole counsel of God. liar it w nuked, must the 11111641 i r cunfiue himself to mere generalities in defining and denouncing sin Must he not be pointed and particular, in order to he effective' Anil how min lie thus acquit him s elf in relation to rulers and polittoal leaders with out en tering the field of polities I answer lle can be as general, and part,culnr, as were Christ and hie apostle., in which ease be will imitate a fidelity which be cannot sur pass. It to also asked, with a high degree of plausibility . Most the minister cease to discuss moral questions because they hate been dr iwo into thenrensof politica! The temperanee question, for example : Must we oensk to preach on temperance political parties hare taken up ILe viibjeot and are divided spoil A writer says • t•II tho liable forbids polygamy, and the minister may denounce It, mull he be adopt t( it Is proposed to admit Utah with its Mor monism into the Vision " Vet ,10 more pa bUcui preaching than Mu ass 001•1" I have already said that ser cons on 18 . 111 - verauce are not necessarily political, even when preached in the midst of a heated can vass InVolvlng theque•stion , iflogislation up on that subject They may be preach' 1 for purely moral or ecolestost teal put poses. Ilitt let us suppose that it is impossible topreach upon the subject, at a given time, without being supposed to favor ono of the political though there 18 110 1111801100 to do so, shall the preacher oossoon bit iteeOuut , This is a question of expediency. It must he left to his discretion. Ms rightin re. gord to it la net In utopia My argument require' p e to object In his discussing in int pulpit the political mitre?, it May have acquired, or its moral aspect. for a politi eal purpose While lie may not shrink from duty through fear of 4iisequeuces, there ore certain prudential maxims, of high au thority, the benefit of which he may seek in tlefertninuili to duty —Let not your good be evil spoken of "Abstain from all ap pearance of evil " '•All things aro lawfol unto nie, hitt all things aro not 'expedient." What would be eminently proper And useful , limlrr sown oiletwoolituces may be iurprdper itud pernicious under others futleed,there are times when the ilmeusiton of important doctrines of theolols to ClloBl . faliy postpon ed to slow of more pressing moult - nal inter ests w ,en the pulpit and the press have discussant a alaral C. 118141011, not 11 pub lic sentiment is ao much aroused that the citizens rise up and demand air it leg ibbilltin to tegntil 4e It ; When it becomes the topic of conversation in liar-rooms and saloons, nail wu 10,1, and shops, end counting-house. nil ever) whei e, and political platforms are coustroted.mil parties divided upon 11, the pulpit can well alli , ed It be silent tiptio It fee a 111110 It to the beet thing it Call do : . tor the anise It has done its work .Inullier way., elf.ctually ?he question 1.0 gone into the bonds of citizeov, no 811011 Aud the 1111111810 r cull (0014 ib II II is his duty to Like pirtliV s tlio 0.0801118111, he 0.111 mingle with felbier ettizenv outside of the pulpit, in his charbeter of citizen lie eon .Idt - rite them in public balls, or on the highway. /lc win use the secular pro.. lie con give hie opinion% when and wherever it is de sirable and proper 1 luny¢ 110 doubt that the cause of-tempera nee has suffered severe ly from its beisigArsalwd politlpally 111 the pulpit, and not it little Goo the, jilspussion of 118 0101111 relations under unfavorable . oiroutustenoes. Three raw/ulnas are ap. I plioable to the question of polygamy. Do the p . eopie need to he conriactal that it is a . ain 1 Or, is It tof sufficiently abb.:wed? Why, then, do not the pulpits speak out 1— Why thus aileuet I Now ts the time. Are I they waiting un ID it become a political question 1 It has beet' Wit lido if winklers exclude polities from tha)e pulpit ministrstione, th'ey must go lobo tho hands of selfish and and unprincipled teen ; and that they min not be safely entrusted with the party press of the country. Ilut the Impugn of this country aro supposed to hare some in1;111- g , sod moral prinolple ; 'else ehurobes and taloialare have existed to Ter; little puposa The logical molt oftbisergurnint Is eh i t intoiste r s of the peps) should herd the whole Mail governent confided to Item Anotherdefenolve ergument ladrawn from the example of the jewieh prophets asps Mr 41•Mober ; ••If you were to fakir lbe imnsideratioa of political effete. oat oetbis Old Testament, MG very warp nod woof of the minor prophets erotica be taken away, and the very imbalance of the most remark able portion, of the major prophet. them selves." It is a eufileimit answer to this ..to.eerbat the functions of the Jewish pro. phet end those of Christian minister enema In all repave Ideatloal. The g seat or the Jaws was a theaOrlNG Gat_Vlo4 their king lie gays to theat.dlreollitheir laws. Ile Isaaeserd ir, the Sovereign of ell pooyisity but he sustained to Dorn a peauliar relation—the relation 'blob the Cm, of Bottle or soy mbar abso/dte monarch sue tale to hie dominion. 'Vanish kluge wens bud subordinate ollicors of the realm. And while the'prophels lostruoted the people ganerallp, their ofllos required limm become between Jehovah and the kings and hear b limes/sages to them. Frequently the Mega summoned the plollel* htto their preeense. and said ; “Go up and asked of cllsd." They went and returned saying : saitlathe imnkr in tit , la way impala* gilmtflime of admiciatration, spiperi.l'y in. relation to war, were de termined, the prophets not only declaring the salmi of God, bat pre dicting the particular results of the policy Indicate& It Is plain that no ouch office so this exists now. Should any minister of the goapla somata It, Im woold be regard ed an a fanatic, ti not a lonatfo. We may turbo Church Mati slur. Mal are we simnel *stain oh a civil theocracy. Precisely how much of the "beechen and writing of the Jewash prophet' Is political, I am not now prepard to jay, but I challenge the prodne lion of a single Instance fd which the apos tle. o f Christ employed themselves its the consideration of poltileal•ffiaire;" antithetic I tali. in curtnroi ion wills Clirirt himself to tie Cite r•osnolltrs of fists tnitsisterg 01 the Ni w Tet,aisient THE CALLA-LILY Rotes rare atortisisies round her, marjoram and lareeder, Waving pink@ and !Ismaili' *mins, seentlut the morning star— Put the paw, passing slowly, set hie eye, none but her! Msyklog whore she bloomed sereneln‹,l Ivies weet her petals war ! Lilly white, more rarely mantled thin the K ing who ruled of yen —So within the hallo they gathered hansan dow ers a lovely store— Hut the gazer, gating idly, (poked the reliant parterre o'er, Set his eyes on one and henceforth saw bee only, evermore ? Now one would mask that Maud wore alum, or that told' of costly lace Floated over llama's 'boulder, with a rare be witching grace— But who winded or her garments,when one once he saw her face ? Wh o , dross or sparkling jewel held her ribbon to ito place' She, looking with her grand eyes calmly down lulu one's inmost soul, Or, smiting with a queen-like consciousness of power to rule Ah ` the rareness and the gladness of being besutiful. When our 110.1 it tool with looking on the ',nois ed.aa or earth, IVben 110 sees the wrong oppresaing and the overthrow of worth— Thrir the poor, dark weeds and bloaatiena slrng gee into painful birth, —Theo the poor, mud, ugly tares emus to blot the toe ely earth When Ilia heart la deep with feeling,fell of love and tenderness, Then the sweet brkhs rpring up eon!), glad to live and ?rand to bless, —Balm and chamomile and heed, lavender and "leaves to Mile -And the gentle, dove-eyed women, born to smile on and canna! But 'II. when a glorious mile break. on Ilia brow arid glad. Hi. &we That the roe% ware •nd blo.eum and the lingo' bud and blue' Thrsi the beautiful hod boing, moat of • lip and bright of trerm— Whom to roe Whop° 4114 gladnia—whour to torn is tilosowities• ! (Tow) -- - THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER —A cheating grocer should reform he, we igbe —An evil habit is never conquered by yielding to it. —What west mynah!. a pretty girl hell, log ? A dieing bell (e.) —Noah It probably the first pervon who went to sea for fear of being drowned. —A'Wash'sld (Mass.l woman, only thirty eight years °rage. is ■ grandmother. —A full grown sag le was captured In • street i n SL Louis, Wisconsin, the other Any. _Young women should set good ez►mple. for the young men are ►sways following them. _An Ohio chap has mada attar from the black walnut We, said to be WWI' than maple. ----The hoard of health of St- Louis content- Riot° tho orahtion of fres paha° baths to that city. —Dr. Cartall,lho &man Catholic candi date, hae boon dotal Lord Mayor of Dahlia for 18811., --Little prig believe in the mett in the moan—big girls believe in a man in the bone,- moo _Why it tho toimatty to winter like the Black Crook r Beeson their aro so lairay ((who ETITM! _To osoortems tho notate. of children in • street—bent o big draw To ••rertaia the number of losfect—,tart •dug fight. —A woman is not at to have a baby who doesn't know how to bold It ; and this is as true of a tongue as of a halm. —Fully has more commuotaturs thsik wt. Juut-7-perhop. beesuseller work. ate more nu Meru.. wharf eared in at Philadelphia an ToandaY, drowning threw men and dertroylag $.30,000 worth of sugar nod molnasea: —James B. Thomas, the Radius' Mayor of 6t. Louis, is under •rain, for M vatting s unto —The lwtkr , a temper-mine toper priVed at liolblayaburg, has been diaeontinue—iiii; ed out by "mountain dew," we supped.. —A ()mire* negro nautedSulltran has been appointed "Curator" at the Bna lib/madam lost, tution, at a ul►ry of 81,800 a ywr , by Professor Henry --The greet source of OWL/WM IS Tari•ty We lore to expect ; cod grflon toxpootat4on 6 d - appointed or gratified, ire want to be again . ex pecting, —The Turkish ministers name ia Blasius. Bey. Ltjusts milts our mslities at pnment, For our whole sonata I. little Woo the. • black bay. brother Paoasylesoloss Lajas* lad to pay a don of Meaty dollars for Patting his ono *mood a lady . * waist. Tills Is • waists of moo- —rho New York ehrostaly &Oft c atos "a black mart'• party k Ike Baulk." Bask au arrasomuumn, k nye, would toes rola the Republteas party. —About ally more clerks 'Okla.& he Ala. tamed from the War Departsamot. The Watt baresele bales rubbed air the old craft. the lit. tie ono, mast (Aka. --v•A day or too aIsooSIKOSS Imo Mel , ' ed at Itlobtameto pay 'portion of Um expos me of resiet.idloa in Virgiala. Soon of this imam .are oat of ehe psalm army tamale Mishima* of fisamylvarla. --Mr. *Mori Pike, a astir* of NOIIIII4I/y. port, Yam, mod editor of PM litemplas „illypemi, Mae . ./mospreetea rebel ;" more Cahill 11•41114 ehUSOiIJ lallow-eitheas Mak h• should slyest. ame military discipline. — A .err madam oat hukt beings/bed bet °pinto. of Um awe of • church, the arm time P she bad ever milla,tr arAmit nod , "1 It a pretty box of oblatim; bate it'a aa aw ful way to spew) dakdaddadtd —A negro aria *Mike firf =lama. Ohio, wen moniod at Shrove, II rosy, this State, a Am days me, by a Iladillat SOW, of ihe imam. 'TIN imeli amelm.'!! aillialeism a Sadiaal orsori, omit UMilllepli, hat la soy, lista to tall mbash lial. , .—N. r i ff" 1 4 4 4 0 a hirTP sad a* oada• try I. outdo to spew, 'Mho WI 01111 half 141 the meaty Is tined. Thus whits two of the hoar thousand Winona of dollen/04e arriaxad, we eamud prosper. from hat !hi pftple itv z *ll5 idlemeeAllimeid fie se MaleSoMlorlithibit or mejest. ilkosm MOM -I! oort sobs& Omit. rd Ima 1100/iKosberio • * ProoiltudiK 1 1 1 18 o • ' 1 For Prooldooll—Ron. Mods K Smoker. For Vivo Prtmallattn..em-P,6-U. BMsWr Ti. 1. • WOO ,bn.• K 41 4 7 4 1 4 0,11 Ald bm.' l4 roNg liVO4ll =ENE
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