Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-03-25
Politics I'm line PnInr1.

In the Indiana Journal of March I'D. Is47. we
md an article headed 'The Iocofocos and the loar
winch alter abusing the democratic party, for prose-
cutting what the editor is pleased TO term an unjust
war, closes the article with the following:
"Let minister of the Gospel breathe prayer to
high heaven that the scDurge might be removed from
the land, and the vindctive spritof locoocoism finds
uuerance IN imPrecaons and charges long and loud.
From this one would suppose that the editor or tina
print had holy horror for those who believe that
minister of the Gospel has right to. betray the
sanetty OF his office. to promote the interest Of po-
ltcal party, by making partisan speeches prayers
from f1e pulpit. The circumstances here alluded to
by the editor Of the Journal in the quotation given
above Is this: minister Of the Gospel of this town.
who rs UindlctiUs lchig partisan, has fit to
prostitute his high and holy vocation by delivering
partisan sermons and prayers from the pulpit,
using strong assertions without proof, defamation
without argument, and violently censuring the men
and measures Of the democratic party, without dgni
ty or moderation. On Sabbath before last usual,
this ceFgymen saw fit to vent his spleen upsn the
administration by denouncing them corrupt rulers
for wagng an unjust, unhOly, and ungOdy war
against an innocent nation. After this partisan Dr.
vine had delivered his political speech IN the shape of
prayer, several of the members of the congregation
arose and left the Church. rsmarkIng, that if he de-
sired to make iohl9 SPessh they would prefer listen
ing to his defamation aud assertions with regard to
the unjustness of the war; some evening in the Court
cratic party you'd have on opportunity Of replying.
This young political clergyman came to Indlanapo-
lis eight or nine years ago He is young man, pos
sessng great huency of speech, and a splendid mag
nation, giving every Sabbath fine descriptions and
comparisons drawn from the various books c fiction,
with which his crazed brain is well stored (for
person has ever had the hardltOod TO accuse him of
reasoning any subject) His gestures fine. and
1t is equal to dramatic performance to witness them.
Among the many original gestures which he Is IN the
habit Of making, is which certainly produces a
great effect, at least upon hiznSey, rendering him
speeches. during the performance, viz: after some
splendid flight of the ina gnation he folds his arms
his breast, and looks at his delighted congre-
cation in such way to say to them, did you erer
s0ineSS any performance equa TO tbati What a lcOn-
derful am Indeed from the iattery which he
has received since he has been here has egOtism has
become unb1unded, ,an6. A!s ambition puffs him up
with paHitg ard olnd AMI ne IS troubled to see any
person above him in the estimation of the community
in which he resides HENCE his abuse of men who
above him. But his suathemas cannot reach nor in
jure those great and good men, whom the people have
selected the guardians of those interests near and
dear to every American citizen, National honor, and
prosperity.
In 1910 his friends could scarcely restrain him from
making stump speeches, and from that time to the
present, he has been engaged in working against the
democratic party And yet the editor of the Journal
complains of democrats because they take offence a
the language used by partisan clergyman, who has
been for the last eight years, abusing and in
sulting the democratic members of his church, who
We're giving their hard earnings to support HIM. We
regret that the editor of the Journal should have al
iuded to this matter at all, and more especially IN the
manner which he has seen fit to do, for political
effect. Bnt however much may regret difficulty
in any church, we must be permitted to express the
candid opinion, that the democratic members of the
church on the occasion referred to- acted not only
right but they deserve communication for their
1t is true that threefourths of the persons composing
the congregation wings; but still the feelings
the democratic members of the church ought to b.
respected.
If this partisan clergyman intends preaching thu
peculiar political doctrines of the ohig party, il
place of the pure and holy doctrines to be found in th
Bible, he ought canddly to inform his congregation
of that fact, that his hearers might know wha
they had to expect when they went to hear his polt
cal harangues from the pull pitt But we hope that a.
these difficulties may be settled amicaby by the min
lister preaching no more political sermons from tn
pulpit in future, and that this church may prosper
last the life Of ANXIOUS.