The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-12-02
POLITICAL PREACHING

We copy the following from the LyCOning (Pal Ga
zette Of November 20;
"TheTe among who still adhere 70 the ancient
deuson that churches designed and should be used
cusVey for the worship Of the Creator and who under this
anhquaed notion contribute largely OF their funds for the
erection Of church buildings and for the maintenance Of the
clergy. They are, doubt, honest and well-meanng
and might have passed for good Christians at some for
time but they have failed 10 keep pace with modern
progress and find their odfaFhioned Christianity sadly out
Of date wherever the Beeeher improvements have been IN
troduoed.
'Mr Farie of this place, is fair example Of the kind
speak Of He gentleman Of liberal education, OF quiet
and unobtrusye department and close observer OF the
eleventh commandment As citizen he has the confidence
and respect Of the community. As politicis" sc,;or
seems 10 be confined to the si"~' c !, ~. 49,, =.
'' " character as a Christian, OF course we have
o.nng to say save that he good representative OF the
class mentioned above which has not adopted the modern
improvements upon Chrisaniythe class who contribute 10
the church, thinking it to be purely religious insuton-a
class who contribute to the maintenance OF the clergy S
pecug that least while they in the pulpit they WIZ
preach Christianity and nothing ese. But such e1oec'ao
adays very likely to be disappointed. Politics
whether they like 1t or not must be administered 10
them along with their religion Free speech the order OF
the day. and II they do wish Christianity treated
as secondary affair in comparison with black republican
m In the churches built up and sustained at their expense
lacy stay out of them, and to churches where the
Gospel according st. Beecher ST. Greeley Is not
preached This the alternative placed before Mr. Fa
ries and others Thanksgiving day. With his family he
attended the I'd Presbytea church, of which be Is
ber Finding that he must listen to OF political
partisan character leave the church. he chose to do the
latter and after expressing his dsapprobaton of the
of the preacher retired with his family and followed by
Judge Schnabe and Mrs. H. b. Parker with their families
general movement throughout the house seemed to indi
that the remainder OF the congregation would follow
their example, when Mr. Updegra and requested them
to remain till Mr.. Sterling finished his DISCOURSE"
ia al ~ No aho IN he NJ
comment The political preachers have been most point
e lily rebuked at the baot-box But this is not enough
Let such members of their congregations prefer the
Word God the word Of black repubcanism withdraw
from their pastoral care and unite with churches where
their religious sensbilites will be shocked by political
harangues and basphemous appeals from desecrated pull
pits may be urged with truth that this political priest
this Reverend Mr. Stcrling-has been transformed from
poor preacher into malignant politician at the in
stigations and solicitations of few the many of his
own church members. So much the worse. His duty
minister of the church. whose head is the Prince OF Peace
is plain one. If he did know his duty, il both
wicked and presumptuous in him to enter pulpit
teacher Of the people If he did know it, and failed to dis
charge it in order carry out his narrow bigocd
political notions or curry favor with opuIcnt patrons
who night have been rebukcd in private for their want Of
patriotism, and who should have been rebuked in public
from the sacred desk for attempting make ambassador
Of Christ mere in the bands OF designing politicians,
he has show himself be utterly unworthy of the conf
dcnce respect and support of any Christian community.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Having heard from California, have returns of
the late presidential election from every State in the Union
The result is a follows