The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-03
THE CLERICAL MOVEMENT REBUKED IN THE
RIGHT QUARTER, AND IN THE RIGHT SPIRIT.


The ST Louis Christian Advocate Of the goth of April
contains seathng editorial review Of the Chicago clerical
movement The whole article is written with truth
power and would gladly reproduce il entire if weFau
spare the space The following extracts however N DC
read with interest coming they do, from rcsu'Sso
organ Of the Methodist Church South
After quoting the protest Of the Chicago nsefs' 'is
Advocate makes the following comments
'tThey protest against the bill gre MOI a. "os
breach of faith, &c. Win they please INFORM o pun
lie and enlighten Congress to why tber Is IN he
bill "a breach of faith, and conseqrnuy grea' ino
wrong, and at the time NAL wrong IN ,he Noia
ton of the Compromise Of 1850 measure when some
these very ministers denounced in interest terms
,"H the Missouri Compromise iszo were maue " ui'
may not the original contracting parties through the same
means repeal it, without anyyioaon OF good faith as easily
they could repeal compromise OF 1850 which these
ministers have so often sd earnestly insisted should be
done2
'sBut they append sfew resolutions Here ID one;
That the mniry the diyinely appointed Institution
points Of moral a,d religious truth and that SUCH II is
their duty rqroye, and rebuke and exhor with all au
thority and dooTine -
Yyerv wsr But now, is this ministry falble inia
ble? If frble then these ministers may ~ poasday be
sometimes mistaken some points OF moral and religious
truth and this mistake honest though they De- may take
for truth what is in reality false IT, the other hand,
these good brethren say the ministry inibe respect
fully ask for the proof
Here is another tl,oir resolutions:
That in our office ministers have lost none of
prerogatves nor escaped responsibilities citizens and
that in the relation which bear to God and thu church,
find the highest for fidelity in that which bear
| to the State and to our fellow-men' PHI
sSure enough They have lost OF their prerogatves
escaped their responsibility citizens by becoming min
listers Of the Gospel Wonderful But why did they not
protest ctsens rather than as ministers OF the Gospel
They may do that which citizens they dare not
do they may do that citizens which is improper for
them minister's The constitution of the country
guarantees to them all the rights and privileges of citizens
but knows nothing of them ministers Then why should
they seek to obrude themselves before the national ega
character unknown such to the constitution Of
the country ?"
The Advocate appeals with crushing force the hstor
ca antecedens Of certain New England clergymen and
sends the home upon them with telling force says
But this the part of New England clergy
is nothing in their history They denounced gov
eminent because of her warke in 1872 have
evidence of this in of their printed sermons and
produce when necessary They denounced the Missouri
Compromise measure in ls20the very measure they
profess hold sacred They denounced the Mexican
They denounced the promise fugitive slave law in
1885, and continued to denounce until this bone
thrown them. They have themselves to be protestant
and mistake. What has been the consequence of this
the people and the of truth and righteous
In what part of widely extended country there
most inhdey2 Where do unversalisn, untaranism anc
deism most prevail? Where did Mormonm and Mierisn
spring up2 Whence the spirtrappng f.olery? Ii
what part of the country the womans rights meeting
and conventions held where the Bible and everything deal
and sacred to human interests denouncedg From wha
section issued that almost nnumerabe train of evils whicl
the blind spirit OF aboonsm gave rise evils which, alas
have fallen heavily upon the proessedy loved 81
much In what cities OF this Union do find pauper
most crme7 What States manufacture and deal tn
greatest quantities of ardent spiritsthe fell destroyer
body and soul? These questions easily answered Then
what have the proessed ministers of Christ been about
While hundreds of them have been engaged in lecurng
this that and the other subject, oregn perhaps, to the
A. a..
of political excitement, what has become of their hocks
The found in the answer to the above
: political views and truly Christian sentiments:
These memorialists seek make the impression that
great majority of the people in these United States OF
posed to slavery Let this be admitted and what then
Congress proposes organize these Territories throw thcr
for the occupancy of people from any and all parts
the unon and then let those persons who may settle Their
determine whether slavery shall shall exist in thei
midst Now, II majority of the people in this Union be op
posed TO slavery fair suppose that majority of thos
who may settle these Territories win be opposed slavery
and when the time for action they will prompt
vote and thus exclude slavery from that country In
candor ask not this fair suppostion from their
admissions Then why should they fear the consequences
Are they afraid to trust the matter the majority thos
who settle in that country do they fear that
who profess violent opposition slavery will chang
their tune with change Of circumstances
again These ministers stand aloof from party poll
tics but happens that the and memorial
commenced just after they had been called upon thus
by some leading political partisans Did not these poca
partisans know what kind Of material they had deal with
Look at IT. Messrs Chase, Wade aud others cir
calling ministers Of the Gospel protest against 10
Nebraska BILL and forthwith bishops priests and deacons
protest-hundred and thousands Of them timei We d
say these ministers allowing themselves
the tools Of political paran but the whole affair look
0 badly
OF the Of true religion and the interest, of III
people does not suffer and suffer greatly because the cours
pursued by these minrs in regard to this subject vii
be highly grathed and very agreeaby disappointed
4 RESPECTABLE sLANDERER.
Our comments upon the f,sehoods rctaed BY the New
York Commercial Advertiser against the general admins
raon including the President have put that repsqbt
Journal in the explanatory attitude i prevaricatcs ant
denies with true Pharisee knayery. This is CHARACTERISED,