The Litchfield County post., 1828-04-03
PUBLICUS.
From the N. r. O6seruer. DUTY OF CHRISTIANS CONCERNING
 ELECTIONS.

MEssRs. EDITORs,-
 am no ad'"catr for blending religion and politicks; and am iui'y aware of the deli cacy of the subject, when inqulre if Chris- tlans have not an important duty tO perform in regard to the election of their rnlrrs While the utmost prudence should be used, fought not religious men to exert more di- rect and uniform iniuence to promote the election Of religious men. or at least those who appear to be most under the influence of religious principles But especially ought not tn 5 to 10 made subj ct of more fre- quent and earnest prayer! We know that God has all hearts in his hand. and all events under his control ;-that He it is h tt raiseth up one and pulleth down another ;s and that when he determines [" punish a nation, 'he srtteth up over it the basest of-nen.' But after all, do not even Christians often regard thls thing almost as a matter of mere chance, neither acting at ali, nor praying at all, in r;-
 aIon to it But is it true that GOi d th
 influence the minds of meti, III relation to their designs, as well as that he, does control events Aud is 1t not true also, that the most important events are connected with those designs and those purposes in the minds of men, over which, God tXerts in some way, "a controlling agency Was not David's res t"rn n to the throne, from which he had been driven by the rebellion of Absalom, brought about in answer to his prayers, that the counspls of Ahith"phel might be defeat ed Have We not reason to believe, th at the Jews were prestr, ed from dest. { n, in the days of Mordrcai,in answer to his prayers, and thost' of other piou, Jews. that God would dispose the heart of the ki"g 10 regard F. thor with favor, when she should venture int" his prrsene?
 If these things are sO-and if; as Christians generally believe, God governs the world in answer to prayer;--"hy should they not pray much md frr,tntiy, hoth for those who now bear rule among Us. and in relation to future eL ctionS Should all the Christians in our land u"itr in ptrsevering surplication for this thing, would not God near Aud can Christians, iOhO loUe Mtir country, refuse 10 pray for such an bj rt W II Dot erery heart unite ! Aud does not the present crisis of our affairs seem especially to demand this at our hands
 Is it to" much to hope and to pray for, that Holiness |" the Lord may sptedilygbe written on every char state, on alT our halls of Legislation ald on our Courts of Justice I've have recently been informed that in some of the Judicial Circuits. in one of our States. the Judges and aH ihe Bar, have becOme Pioas, and the business of each day of the Court is opened with prayer, ei- ther by the Judge himself OF some menber of the Court Now dare "e not hope to see this spirit carried into every department of our governments If the church has felt herself stratnrd in lhs respect, has sie hecn strained in the promise of God. or only in her own u"beef! I rejoice in the spirit of Christian enterprise with which our day IS characterized, and in the spirit of holy wrest- ling which accompanies it. But inquire if this subject. among others has r+criv pd the attention that it ought !--HOw often are our rulers so much as mentioned in our publick prayers But while Paul would have us make 'suppicatiOn for all men, he specifies particularly, 'a! who are in authority.' Now if it b dut! to pray for rulers, is it not a duty, in country like ours. where we are permlft d to chO"se our own. to pray alse in reference [" such choice And will not the general principle hold good here. as we'll as elsewhere. that prayer aud corresponding ef- fort should be united l acknowledge that | am recommending course different in some respects from what have myself p-rsued. So much asprrity often attends our elections. that have generally stood aloOf from them. AnG m pursuing a different course new,