The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-11
Fspm the easlinssos nawksys.
T(l yEE IT TRULY.

Frpm the easiinssos nawksys.
GLAD TO SEE IT. TRULY.
s. kre MT al os,r RI. aid with in the sea Of
ss4s lit ell convulsi ms, w,th"u. The h"P-
*& esy, from the church, wing principle
= kc,iiude in political "rg,nz ton We had
I'm ~ come 10 the conciusi n Tint the church.
rs nm organization, had become as corrupt II mol
nose so. Than the pol ticai parties If the coun-
lry. To this W. are forced by tie s,rifr and
zeal manifested by one Protestant Organization,
10 ou.strip the other, not in al for the truth or
good work., bnt in the extent Of i's membership
nd i,s sple ndeI church edi6c-s with their spires
10 the skies. And although there Is
treat deal Of truth in these remarks, 90 far as
snme church organization are conerned, ana
.hnse who are called, as hey state, TO minister
10 the wants ofthe needy, outside ih,' palcs OF
the church, they are mot all %, BY any means.
As in politics, ., 10 It in the church. There are
carrupt men in all communities, in al! organiaa-
tons, ia church and State, but il really seems
to rs more criminal 10 find corrupt men IN the
church, than in politics In the latter we ex.
pect. 40 i, has become a kind Ct profession, ."
exert all his ability to accomplish his end, hut
when the gospel ministry ITO ,ps from It's high
calling, IL the muck Of political d.quisit,'n,
whe her in the pulp, or in the street. We can
firm M other conclusion han hat it - m0snt
ebaak in religion, and that its aiR is to nttnn
the Object of it's ambition by infringing npr
the credability IF mankind under the show Of
the smrplice or eoacl Such views, too, are not
alone with us. but they are those al others
whose observation only vsrifes wh 1 we have
said. and h, received from their hands, due
buke far THE wordlness in the form of o"di'-
ne.s. n, minis CT OF the gospel can serve God
and .N.mmon at the sau,e tune, tor there Is ~"
compatibility between III, two ideas. II The
churchman really supposes th.t tie g"spsl l.
made better and fur herSd on its mission by
c,inba, ting tie errors aud the vices Of mankind
with weapons that Of carnal nature. they
are sadly mist1ken; because the weird lsrs tid
resprc for the minis ~. suon, as Il hrds that
il 10 beeinuing to make friends vi b the NAM
mon OF unryhreousne.s by bowling down I" H..
as on. Of The influ-n noes % he rend-ied -fticirn
in their nds. - accomplish their object, which
IL worldly. The minister, too, who will leave
the spi ituality OF the gospel Tor things 'empor-
IL, 10 get name in the world, ar the go,d 81 :
inon Of the W. rid, must lose all that humility.
that neekness, which was the adorning crow n
oil the Redeemcrs character, and become more
or less dep,aved, in heart less zralons fer the
cause and more worldly inclined, just IN degree
AZ he has held fe' fellowship with the spirit OF the
world, indoctrnat ID h msel. into the news, and
feelings and exsrled himself in their bs half : !.
And every cncou,a AZ cement given to him by the
world seduces him from The church, and slack
ems his zeal for truth and the hallp~ed precep's
Of the gospel, till soon by example his church
become, as lis paster, seeking the l"aves and
fishey OF worldliness and soon all 10 gone
Such il the course, some Of the clergymen oi
the country have pursued. In the excitement
OF political parties, they have forgotten their
own duties and gone out after the world in adj
vocacy of dngmas, such as Temperance, Maine
law, Anti Nebraska, Anti-Fugitive Slave las,
and such like hereses, which become the pulpit
abou, as much, as they the gospel ministry
Yet their hearers with few exceptions, on ac-
count Of the worldliness o! Their minds. cit I'M
der their abol Jon and disuuion harTangues with
u greater degree Of complasance than il il were
a sermon prrdicaied upon the doctrines of the
gospel. No clergyman has any right to enter
upon the discussion Of political questions or
those having any such tendency, as it must to
some extent lessen the influence of that man as
. preacher. As proof Of nnr views on this sub.
iect, We quite an article from the St. Louis
Christian Advocate.
elm addition 10 the oil jsctions already urged,
il my safely be maintained that in majority, II
not all the instances Of this Kind, the preachers
lose either in whole in part their zeal for the
cause OF CD, as such, and in its place cherish a
zeal for the success Of the pariizan question
when they - sirenuously advocate, and are feign
to regard this as Fl for G d and his cause. :
This course If pursued by the clergy uncheck-
ed by the societies which gave them existence,
must eventually break down our whole chris
tian economy, ami make religion hiss and a
BY word in the whole land. The Advocate
further say.:
ITO The mind Of the present writer. this ques-
ton assumes a serious aspect, and seriously
threatens, in many places, the pie'y, peace and
safety OF the churches II is time TO speak out
plainly, fully ard p"intedly.
TIE preacher Of the gospel ought to know
his calling and practice it without aspiring be-
yond it, be satisfied with the favor Of Deity in
so doing without going out Of his calling to OBJ
tain the plaudiis Of The wicked one, and lose all
he had won Again, the Advocate says,speak-
ing Of the labors Of the Apostle Of the Gen
tiles:
" But political preachers, especially those Of
modern times, must needs take q different, il
not q wider range. Not content with tina,
which filled the head and heart, and claimed
the und. id.d efforts of the apostle 3 ministerial
life, Abol,iionism, the Fugitive Slave Law. the
Nebraska Bill, Native Americanism, and kinds
red matters, come in for share Of their pulpit
+ffar.s, and have portion Of their Sabbath day
Illuminating spectacle the whole scene presents,
would be MT little amusing is, the want al
harmony, not to say the discord, among them-
selves The political Abolition, anti Fugitive
Slave Law preacher often d-nonnces in no
measured terms The political Native American
iem preacher; while the anti Nebraska Bill!
preacher drnounces the Abalition preacher, and
The poli.i cal Native Americanism preacher de-
nuu0ces all the rest!-each one thinking bim-
s~H right in his political preaching, but Almost
peady 10 weep over tie enlargement and ultra.
ism Of the others y
The question which now forces itself upon
NJ 10, How 10 this 10 be remedied? We say,
very easily When men are commissioned t.
preach the gospel, compel them 10 do il without
fa,ering, and it they are still determined 10 be
political apes, have them commissioned as such
By ~lthhnlding from them their stipend. This
will cnsrect it all in less than score at years.
And this must be done, for the very nature CT
the case demands that something rigid in char
sc.er or discipline should be adopted by the
Conferences, the Synods, and c,nvent'ons to
quiet this revolutionary spirit, that is rising in
our churches, through the ministry, and des-
troyinx the peace aud welfare of our social
condition 40 u people. We are disposed to
treat he minister Of the gospel kindly, extend
TO him all the courtesies due his holy calling, il
he il one who discharges his duty towards his
God, himself, and his country, by pre- aching the
:. Savior and him crusified - but if he cannot
d. this, we cannot esteem him wea,hy the res
pect due his high calling, and as having no
claims upon the sympa,hies Of the world Of
mankind
From the Cincinnati Gazette. :.
HENRY CLAY'S HOME AND GRAVE.
We made a promise some days ago to give