The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-03

A HIGH EXAMPLE, DEDICATED TO TIE AMERICAN
CLERGY.
= IksVs sosxen gp-~y s GSvls have always taught
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There such comprehensive psrtneney in this grand
and impressive sentiment that hesitate whether % re-
gard in the sht Of invocation liberal and public
action, appeal Of heasenly Inspiration against ~
intolerance II refers undoubtedly the past but Il
may also be reproduced for the present There Was sgni
the that led 20 this declaration
rba Saviour was about sssr cad 70 de or Ia Aeis
Tic MAS offered up sacrifice relentless religious pro-
scripteu Inancd bigots demanded his life upon weak
and wicked reasons They ossraSsa 1s csril porer and
compelled conviction aains, justice and law ~ had
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how, before his and Judge and IN reply 70 the
Roman goscrnoI- he the imput2ion q secrecy
The cherished exredents Of his foesecrecy and inoler
sncs-how He repuda,es aud rebukes them Il was 10
such frame q mind that lie carried forth and eFue
fed
VS. told that many clegymen belong TO tbs secret
order Of the present daythe snhedrn where political
offenders doomed unheard and religious opinions grad
uatsd and prescribed upoG pain Of Acknowledgement We
know that many Of them openly encourage these doctrines
and that pupiis from which should emanate only calm
aud peaceful preccp,s made by naiieal
cegsynen ring with the prsudices and passions Of IA
nasicism the threats Of excited partisana This
know, and read Of day and it is in condemnation Of
such example that hold up the dying words OF The
Saviour u man.
The history o. the Saviour, apart from his direct and
chief eonnexson with religion furnishes many sublis les
and warnings bnt nowhere ID his character umi-
aud grand bis suffering for the sins Of others
his federation Of different opinions his universal charity
his welcome to The stranger ard biz aiscoarageent Of
all and clandestine proceedings especially when
these interfere with established rights and laws How
many Of modern preaehcrpoliican think Of this whIe
bounding the crusade against all who worship God in
way thu, differs from their own Win it be out OF place
II we introduce for the elcaton Of these reverend lead
er the following passages from the the Mount
We hope thess teachings have been forgotten in the
zeal Of The clergy or temporal and worldly Affairs
Blessed the peace makers for they shall be called
the chiidron Of God
Blessed are they which are presented righteousness
sake; for theirs il the kingdom Of heaven.
'Ye the light Of the world city that is Sc, bin
cannot be hid.
.sSeither do light candle and put bushel
bat caadlesck and il giveth light all are in
the house.
Lei your light 80 shine before that they see
ycur good works and sorify ycur Father in heaven
Many incidents in the wonderful career OF the Son
God who dwct among the lowy and the poor and taught
apeace earth to ALI mankind, illustrate his adherence
TO these truths Going Jerusalem on one OCCASION he
sent Of his disciples forward TO village to prepare
supper and lodging The people however fearing that he
going TO the temple of Jerusalem refused afford
him the necessary accommodations This greatly offended
the Disciples who applied their Master asking II they
should call FIRE nom heaven destroy such nhospia-
bic people He reproved the incorporate and misguided
Ia! Of bis disciples saying Yoar zeal is Of God be-
II Is not according knowledge How many Of
political clergy have forgotten the good Samaritan
when they rail Catholics against the people
the South hurI their auathemas against those who
fuse to accept their ideas of Bible construction
That there numbers Of pious and God-fearing
the ranks Of the American clergy who depcre and protest
against this sad prostitution of sacred functions political
purposes we are grateful to b able 10 admit They
And they feel whittier tending and where end
and they know that when the teachers Of religion
fully embarked upon the of political po!emics the de-
cay q national morals will mark also the approach of
ionzl dissolution To these the nation looks in such
least high that which they primarily dedicated
Tisy < Aaerieaa people fran Esing lost the
dangers N inelerae By recalling TIE American clergy
~ their dssy 10 God and Aesr country