The daily union., 1856-10-21
From the Hartford Times

PULPIT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LANGUAGE.
1t is one Of the evils of the system of pulpit politics.
largely followed in many of the free States that II produces
want of all respect among the people for the cegymans
office itself The prostitution of the pulpit to the Of
political rostrum after the Of the Reverend Rife
Beecher and Others is producing real tdhy In the
land than all the writings Of Paine and Hume We have
many samples of the violent and improper language
used by these rifle clergymen and among them from
publican minister who said in his pulpit that any
0hO VH stdnd upon the Cincinnati PLATFORM his face ana
(hedrt are as black as he'll and ddundtion"
In regard to this account of the Rev. Mr.. Lambs Ian
age we received the following letter from Gibbs
esq, of westfeid, Massachusetts,
WEsT sUFTIrLD, (Mass7) Oct. ls, 1856.
Editors Of the Hartford Times:
DElR srRs Some few weeks since saw an article in the
lines copied from an Ohio paper charging the Rev John
amb OF Mt Vernon, with using the following blasph
nous language in reply 10 remark Of member Of his
thurch Mr. NJ Reinhart [See enclosed card The black
political effect DESTROYS oflearning its truth or alsity
Mr. Reinhar and received from him the enclosed
fArd, which you can publish If you think it best
Yours, c. GIBBS.
The card Of Mr. Renhart alluded to s enclosed In our
orespondens letter II is interesting evidence Of
depravity of of these Fremont pulpit hsranguers
proves the RepreHd John Lambs pulpit blasphemy and
s outrageous conduct in compelling Mr.. Renhsrt to
GS under threat Of prosecaionl Let honest men
all parties read this exposure Of Lambs despicabe
border rufhanism." The Mount Vernon Banner, from
hich copy the card says in relation to Mr. Reinhar
in Knox county will dare to impeach the state
lent Of Mr. Renhart for he s honest and honorable
and other witnesses ready to corroborate all be
xyso
n The following is Mr.. Reinhart's card
IA To PUBcIt Is unpleasant matter for to az
before the public In the columns of a newspaper but
justice to myself and TO serve the cause OF truth am
duced 10 make the following statement
On Sunday August "a, John Lamb auditor Of KnoI
unty preached a sermon in the Protestant Methodist
urch In Mt Vernon, in which language used which
early understood TO be attack upon the democratic
ry whereupon arose, aud asked Mr.. Lamb If his Ian
age would not apply to both parties In reply be said
was not preaching politics. To which rejoned II you
not preaching politics then 90 on for do not wish to
errupt you he then proceeded for few minutes appa-
ly much excited, when he used th,se words nearly
can recolect Any 1ho WiH stand upon The Gin
nd PLATFORM his face and heart black az hell and
nnation' As this remark was made arose and
h others left the house.
after the appearance of the article in the Banner in
to this matter Rev Mr. Fistsr called at my house
ling that be did voluntarily, to influence me a
md, 10 make some arrangements 10 withdraw the re-
rks that bad made concerning Mr.. Lamb; that had
de myself liable to three prosecutions and that he had
Wn similar where IL cost men from y 900 TO
300 The next day came TO town, and with Mr. Fiser
ed at the auditors Office; and after some conversation
relation TO the matter Mr.. Lamb drew up paper re-
ting what had said, and, after reading Il over asked
to sign IT, This at first refused to do when be threat
that he would me and bad $500 TO spend in law
me in the case and IN did not sign IT. be would cir
ne hsndbills or pamphlets all the county against
Through his threats and the influence Of Mr. Fister
%t signed the paper, bat expressly saying that the
Is in italics about the Cincinnati platform, were true
M REINHART.