Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-23
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

OF FoLh 90.
PROM tn Boston Tsaycter.
Rev. Ds. Mathew HyIes on Preach
t0g Politics.
The eccentric, witty Dr.. ByIes, the fr.t
pastor Of the hollis Street Church. Boston,
among o'hsr rich Thing. from his pen, la.
LETT on record. III his own sharp words lis
opinion OF 'hn proprety OF ministers IL tie
gospel preaching politics. L. tins day
when so many cleregmen al diG.seG' lie.
nominations are coming dswn ftom tie
great work, ard knowing and makit
known so many other thing besides 'J.sn,
Ch'is' and him crurifed,'' " may be wen
Tor them respectfully 10 consider The " sdoin
OF Dr. Byles' words on itIs subject
In that incompatible work Of Rev. D..
spragne, just published, Am Els ~ TIE
American Pulpit" il istaid N the bogranl..
zeal notice Of DIR. Byles, that on benz a-l.
ed why he did not preach politics. hr repl,
ed ~ have thrown up four breasiworte.
behind which ! have enrreuched mv..lf
neither Of which can be forced. H. a..
hrst place do not understand pnlitics. p
The second place, YOU al do, every man
and mothers son Of you; in the 'hird place.
you have politics all The weel-rray H., ore
day or, Of seven be devoted 10 relie,.
aud in The fourth place, ! an, ereaa.d IN a
work OF infinitely greater imporiar go.
Give me any subject TO preach upon e.
more consequence than the truths brinr +,
you. and viii preach II on The rext Sal.
BATH
REMARhs = Wecomrncn1 the above
TO the attention of the APOSTLE m
priests Of the "Church OF the Il,f, X.
lies. How true is the remark of IN
Byles, that u true minister of t;od doc
not understand politics. The reason
IL obvious. E,erv true and smrrle
clergyman win fnd his whole Thought.
time ard labor. 50 romp.tcly absorb !
IN the study ofthe great truths Of Iris
tianity, that he will know Of nothing
but Christ and him crucitiel." D.
will be only the cxpounIcr of spirited
things, leaving carnsl things TO the
Management ofilosct,' e'r ally dcd-
icatcl TO the lrcacljn. ~ '..4 t',~n"l :
we'll knovire. that when l ~leli t.4'
succeeded in convc1Il," ~ienr' 80 ,
practical acknow ~ w.
truths Of the Gospel, tlciI n5t,t uN,~
will conform 10 the wil| of thci, =, s.i,-
Grated souls, and the, will i've, ID ri
things, in conformity to faith, hope, al X.
charity, and become not only good
christians, but good citizens.
II clcrgymen can become rof'hccsf :,
why are they set apart and dedl-
Gated to the preaching ofthet' pei,
onlv'
For six DAYS "a the week the news
papers, stump orators. and iudN idua. =.
are engaged in the absorbing discus
sion Of political measulc~. There IS
and there can he 10 uuanImity upon
the subject. The minds oi men will
be divided respecting the cNpedleneN
Of every proposed political measure.
Not SO with religion. 1t affects not
the business, trade. prosperity Md
growth Of the nation, except hy the
indirect influences which ii bring~ to
bear upon individual life. 1t is spirit
ual, is addressed to the soul, and looks
for practical effect, by the eye OF faith
beyond the grave. Preaching ought
to take this high ground. that II adj
dresses itself to the inner life. II that
is made right, the outward conduct
will be conformable TO the inner faith
Temperance. morality and charity are
proper themes for the pulpit: hut Ii
quor Laws, domestic Institutions ofoth-
er States, Nebraska Bills and other
mere political measures cannot right
fully be spoken of in the christian pull
pit. Men will differ abou, legal RENE
dies, and the preacher has no right to
use the pulpit to defend or condemn
them. We hope that some white era
waited meddlers in this region will act
. little more according to the rules OF
Dr.. Byles, and make religion, and not
politics, the theme Of Sunday preach
ing.