Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-07
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS

The htslligsncer takes from the New
York Commercial Adrertaser, strong
article upon modern street preaching,
wherein the writer says:
Eve ask any man of sense, candor, and
hberality whether the harangues that have
lately been delivered in the streets Of this CITY
and Brooklyn on the Sabbath day parrake of
this character? Whether the sentiments of
those harsngues have benefited the profes-
sion of christianity Whether the attendant
circumstances have not only violated the quiet
and sanctity Of the Sabbath but are deropa-
tory TO the character of a christian, orderly,
peaceable people at any time 1t is but a few
Sundays since that under pretence of s. greet
preaching" an infamatory political address
was delivered on the steps of the City Hall,
the choral portions Ct the - service being the
singing of liberty songs by the audience
Then; under the same pretence, We have had
the blasphemies of man styling himself the
Angiel Gabriel, and of one or two of his copy
lists, and appeals TO the worst passions of our
nature by DilliBgsgdte abuses of religious
creedS and those who profess them. The at
tendapt circumstances of such "preaching''
have been Just what was to be expected, and
christianity has been Knocked, debased defled
The same secretly organized bands attend on
each occasion, and are ready to make q
fight in favor of OTr's blasphemies as of Par
son anti-papal diatribes, giving irrefragabe
evidence that there is no religious principle OR
creed In the street preaching now practised
but that l: II simply = cover and an occasion
Tor the exhibition Of organized lawlessness
his state OF things ought not to be per nitted
Liberty Itself, as we'll religion, is outraged
by 1t. for this Is liberty into licentiousness
with a vengeance"
The Union, discussing 4" the worst phase
of Native Americanism," says:
"A new era. however, dawns upon us. ReIi-
sious predjudices are invoked to the political
arena. The pure and pious precepts OF a holy
faith are 10 be soiled in the mirs of tho parti-
can Struggle. The clergy are to be appealed
% take the rostrum. Churches are to be turn
ed into party conventions; and from filnaticaI
organization outside the temples of God we are
10 be asked TO take part in a system Which ap-
p!auds the proclamation of prescription and
bigotry from the sacred desk itself A cumbin
ton like this, extended throughout the Union
and entering into every contest for ofit ers and
representatives. OF the people, would end by
filling your national legislatures with a ma
)orlty Of men pledged against one particular
sect, anu ready to rect q standard by which
al meE wore to swear, or to be DISTINGUISHED
Thus wozlc We have church and State recog-
nized IL iss worst form, and in deliber ate vio-
.SI.s u Ia constitution Of the United States
Fans sm progresses in its designs with
Characteristic Inconsistency and recklessness
a few yss,s ago, natiYe-Amerieanism was re-
stIictsi to objections to our present naturaliza-
tion Laws, and it was a common thing to hear
rs advccsaes declaring for religious federation
Now, the worst preeepts Of intolerance are
secretly adopted and publicly proclaimed.
The Sentinel argues in favor of the
official recognition of the Dominican
Republic, &c.