The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-03-19
PHIDla Politics,

| The Mansfield Banner relates q most vi olent
and abusive sermon delivered in that village, by
Mr.. Beach, OF Oberlin, In the the garb Of minis
ter Of tho gospel. He denounced the War
with Mexico in most aggravated terms;
the army as school Of vice, and the service Of his
country as an offence against Heaven. At the
last election, the Lima Argue had occasion
to complain that minister of the Gospel oifica.
ting there,n mot content with denouncing the war,
had endeaVored to make his denunciatisns serrc-
cable TO party. We are thankful that a better
sense OF tho character OF their holy duties has
kept the grOat body Of the Ministry of eur State
frSe from such interference, and that in our own
section, whatever may be their political feelings,
they have carefully avoided conac citing them with
the exercise of their religious funeti ..
Such connection s peculiarly dangerous in
our government Party spirit restrained within
due limits fosters a noble emulation, and tends to
secure TO the people the highest faithfulness at.
tainuble in public servants. But when extra
nsous passions are inermngled in the strife,
when to the zeal of the par,izan is uddoa the fan.
ute rage Of the sectariun, there is no hope that
r0asen and justice will guide the decisions of
men--truth il crushed under foot in tho conte,,.
ahd public interests and national prosperity are
lost sight OF in the struggles of faction When ro.
lRlon which should address herself TO our spirit
uRl nasure-to the soul of mOn-is degraded to the
level OF serving the prejudscs, the appetitss and
the passions which belong to the pursuit Of party
AMBITION then she assumes the chara cter of false
reIlslon-her ministers fall below respectful con.
slderatIon. Whom stormy appeals, or covert in
SIhua.ion show that under :hs Rarb of the Min.
lister OF Peace is ambushedu political enemy ser-
vlSg party rather than God-moro careful of
human applause than OF the saactioa of Heaven.
euch man justiies no higher sentiman, towards
him than loathing, hatred or contempt
Church and State have in ouI Republic baen
wisely Separated--it is true the minister of reli.
g'on In the true performance of his holy func.
tIons aids the maintenance Of laws, by the req
pest he infuses inEo Society for noralp-but
when his regards travel to distant obiects-to the
guidance OF temporary questions of political pol.
icy rather than the weightier matters Of eternity.
all experience proves that the very religion
""'N" shOuiC teoch ulHl mOC6rhuon, seems 10 |
sanction violence tha, deGes reason-a frenzy
which knows no liberation and feels no forgive.
ness. With such mind imagination tortures
what are at best but errers into crimes and assosi
nss' political opposition with religious horesy. On
the day when ia our Republic the Pulpit assumes
unchecked that to the care OF souls shnil be od.
ded the care Of the State, the sun Of our liberties
will sink in the nigh, Of anarchy. The balance
will be Gone-the moderator have mixed in the
''rife-and party in its unbridled rage rush on
10 accomplish the doom Of freedom.
In the House Of God, political s.rifes and par
ty differences should be forgotten There men
OF every shade 0fspinion sho uld msts in peace.
and no minister, whose aim is to point tho soul
TO heaven, viii! Introduce topics which force the
mind back to the passions, prejudices, aad striies
OF mere werldly interests, with an aim to iomeni
and increase them. We know the whig party
court the support Of every variety of opnien, al.
liance with every local and temporary interest,
but when they deseerats the House of PRAYER to
the uses Of their ambition, all men have an in
terest that the Proclamation be rebuked and ,heir
instrument spnrnea as an unworthy hypocri.s.