The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-14
THE OPINIONS OF A CLERGYMAN.

The following an extract of letter received by disn-
guished member Of Congress- dated Bristol (ya Station
May o. 1854:
al thank you for sending Senator Douglass letter
vindcatng his character and position the Nebraska
BILL against the assaults contained in the proceedings of
public meeting composed Of twenty-five cergymen of Chi
cago My first impulse reading it, to thank God
that the protest of the 1900 New England cergymen had
been presented to the Senate nasmuch has already
had the effect TO expose the hidden things of dishonesty
and to call forth tho expression of views from honorable
senator's showing that there is sH among public
disposition TO forbid the bans OF union sought 10 be
formed between church and State and has led to hope
that twill have the effect TO incline senators and
sentaye in Congress to bestow greater degree of
sderaon upon the petitions them from time time
against the appointment OF chapains to be paid Of the
public treasury have but objection TO the honor
able senator's leter-aud that H. he has treated them
throughout with respect and kindness than their
daring assumptions entitle them to receive Claiming to
speak you in the Of God they should at least have
pointed the passage in His word wherein lie had author
lied them thus speak and thus to threaten. They claim
to be opponents Of the will Of God but when their eIpos-
ton is produced IL proves he the viii Of runmad fanst-
les who have received their commission and qualification
from theological seminary and not from God, The
will Of God is fully expressed in His word, and all that
ministers required TO do in conneron with the gov
ernments Of the world may be found expressed in the first
letter TO Timothy
But need suppose that although the
gners Of that protest may be termed legion they speak
the sentiments Of all the mnisers-no not in New
England IN evidence Of which, / herewith send you q
number Of the Signs Of the Times published by min
.er Of the Gospel in the editorial columns OF which you
win find meritcd rebukc dealt out against these 1000
oergymen In which the editor fully sustained by every
minister and member composing his subscription list which
extends every State and Territory the continent
Extract from ne "Sgns Of ne Times derotei 10 NE Oh
school Of he Baptist church and PUBLISHED at Middle
Ton, Ner York, q The date Of Apra l, 1854
with the political bearings Of the Nebraska BILL and
Of all other bills before the Congress of the United States
we do not design medde through our paper We have
higher and more sacred matters 10 dwe which
concern the kingdom Of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
His kingdom is not of this world, and lie has commanded
the subjects Of His kingdom mark the distinction he
has made between the church and the Saeto render
Caesar the things which belong 70 Crsar and to God the
things which belong to God As citizens Of this world
commanded to be in subsection TO the powers that
be because they instituted Of God So far therefore
as they do not infringe upon nslenable rights Of
science required by the authority Of Lord aud
master 10 be subsection. In a representative gov
eminent like own Christmas including ministers OF
tho Gospob In common with all other citizens have i'm
portan interests at stake TO these they attend only
citizens Of the world and felow-cizcns with the chill
dren Of men They should be known in their re-
gious yocaon only in relation 70 the affairs Of Zion.
Three thousand cergymcn What n swarm for little
New England 10 muster And do they think 10 nimi-
date The Senate and the representatives Of this great
pubic by Their biasphemous assumption Of the Of the
Almighty God Win they alarm and errify scna-
tors by threats Of Judgment and Of the fiery indignation Of
the Lord Who would have thought that 30 soon after
the reouke they received from the Senate few years ago
on the subject Of the Sunday mails they would again
pose on that body the necessity Of repeating the reproof
II W perhaps, well for the safety Of country that
hse religious asprants have couched their
IN as etrayagant and insulting language they have.
WIZ 90 more to open the eyes Of the community in
gard 70 their dcatorial spirit than volumes which might
have been written.
The castgaton which they received from the undaunt-
ed senators Douglas Mason, Butler Petit and others may
make them vince; but we hope 4 may do Them good
should the whole affair be overruled 10 lead the
senate and House Of Representatives TO abolish the chap
amoy ana so ehecuay sever these unnatural hgsments
which now unite the church and State we shall have
cause for unegned thanks to God