The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-06

bstbsr they think 4 10 b. quite air play between
nan and man. TO catch paTshoneT IN his PeW, silent
md still b. custom decOruui, and the manners Of New
TyIa8d and turn upon him every eye IN the oougrea-
100 Eor shs politics he practices and tor the party u
Inch he has attached himself Is quite ceri
cal friend in my eye expressed II M sermon some
lime ago Ia eFeTy word OF which u gives me pleasure 70
,rse-that he should md himself Suddenly plunged-sA
nan hnds himself in a anO~ bank--lnto caucus
nat b you Il Is fair manly, moral honest Ia 10
DSt cruel and eo~~rdiy 10 treat individual man
Eut While hale and despise all hammer OF can't n rel
qon or in politics. and whil= do not think the 0 A0zs
t argument very good method for the discovery Of
tnt il logic OF out Of H. LEI nae in the bearing Of
me OF the clergy venture 10 suggest that the preacher,
Of whatsoever fh. who thus oyeTiiows has banks upon
nv element connected Ia the remotest degree with the
Dty Considerations on organizations of the day
t chance Of hindern the salvation Of that very soul
bic he has been ordained 10 promote and secure They
tel ~ every Of them that the salvation OF the soul
a The highest Of they tell every Of
tben. that nothing on earth Ia heaven be
u1Fsd with a. the indi sidaal In lis consequence
There il sometimes upon their lips that tremendous
e1ureon-whateyer ID IN the orienAi-''the sal
yOn Of the soui Is precious and ii ceases forever
A yea do shsy not enaanger their soul forever The
.ypsn las chance except Sunday, and they rob
him Of that Sunday through the week he has been
tous buy tIoabied. and be comes here Sunday
as .s., into house at night time, Tor rest and
fruc,on The Sunday is I'll be ha-, and you take away
that sunday for you OF that profession to say il is
fr "a 10 saw behalf of synaen whether that 10 is
no consistent with the character OF preacher OF Re
Zion Remember the very first word BIC hears in prayer
he very hsst word he hears hymn selected To be sung
however veil Il may be sung and By whatsoever choir the
ysy INST illustration in the to which he may list
co ssnds him sway gloomy and irritable turns the whole
erVcs into political mockery. and awakens trin OF
reto that renders him from st to last inaccessible
10 The truth closes his to the voice Of the ebarmer
charm he never wisely that day repeat, then,
sunday all that such layman has and the preacher Of
politics has robbed him of that Sunday
DO not know very well Why / have fallen this
rain Of thought and il is high time TO have done Let
us close VIC began Let unite In the wish that
children and our chdrens children. when they
into this house Sunday, know have always
KNOWN and feel have always felt. that nothing
but religion will be heard from this pulpit that nothing
shall enter that cannot enter and abide in that high
er and better temple of God TO which religion pnss
and TO which religion should conduct Let find. and
our children and cdrens children find here or in other
houses of worship, exactly and merely this Let
FAR as we may avail ourselves Of all the privileges which
this Bethel affords and il fail TO avail ourselves Of
those privileges and Of the teachings Of this pulpit may
that venerable aud beloved pastor he able TO say, with
his last words, to u.s. Il am innocent Of your
blood -