Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-02-25
THE CHRONICLE.
MONDAY, FEE. -, fs3S.
PRESBYTERIAN Political Preaching.

fIeSUytetIdu OlItiCui AASdCl-Ao'
We have recently read with much interest
Rev. DR., Sprague'S annals Of The American
Pulpit," Vols. } and !, devoted 10 biographical
notices Of numerous preachers of the various
branches of the sby,erian church in Amer
lca. Among the deceased notableS therein
recorded, are Rev. Matthew Brown, d. D., L.
Id, President OF both Washington and Can
onSburg Colleges, IN Washington Co, Pa,
whose early years were spent IN White Deer
Valley, Lycoming county; Rev. VIM. stephen
Potts, ID. D., natige OF the Fishing Creek re-
gon, in Columbia county, who died at -.
Louis and Rev. Charles Hall, d. D., ma
tive of WlllIamSpor, whose death occurred
while Secretary for the Am. Home Mission
Society
In peruSing these annals, we are often re-
minded that the pioneer pastors OF the Pres
bylerian churches were not deferred from re-
buking sin, by calling il "po!iuc>,' or clo'h-
ing it in the drapery Of oiIcial Government
sanction. Scores of them not only prayed
and preached rebellion against an oppressive
government, but took their stand-as chap
Iains, captains, or priyates-in armies mill
tant, and fought to the death under the ban
mar or RI. ..b;cbo- Iaw" M denomination
.;,.lt.' ,....t-,.l ,L, ;r,.,.;r,. 3
'"0ie
chartered rights. The deSPotism Of Great
Britain was not originally as Subversive Of
true Liberty as that Of the Slave Ohgarchy
nov is, but II did not shut the mouths of the
venerable fathers of the Presbyterian church.
AZ iliustrntian o. 4pl .afr rl,n
,-i A., n
"'heS' We o'' "' "'-'
NJ Cartee, IN a Shetch OF one oi u4c Ui'SN'es'
ornaments of the American pulpit, John NJ.
Mason. ID. d., of New York Civ:
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@ ""s ,..t1S va, IrLi,t
'aiu uIs''nC' ~ - - I''G ~
advert paluy because Ie6"t" II "' o"e Vi
Dr. Mason Sreales' eAoi - ana f"t''! 0eo1use
serves 10 lllu>'i"'e d 1'"'G'e VI '"a' '.o'e.
iof "hleh ne was
heh-i ieie' " 'i' !, "''os' 80 "a tI Va -
sequences III ''Ie - 'i''' "e
Puoilc uu|I inc on Wa P'-
upon as' u"Si ""N a. g." - -
Pohticai eAci'eiieh'' 'sonaI -. 't"Iei,0e 's"
oeeh threa'eueu Ia eae' Ne ue"o"u'eu' % ne
nau oeioiG uohe' E'e PloPoela r''."''Le Li "i'.'
france. NY SCI, i'.i " i"'e ii'
young id"yet anu d ''o,e"' pa UeC '"''e "
even the horhS OF 'he "i'aE sHou'a not pio.e''
hih' io' he "ouiu " o"' " s"I ~ i''
10 pun MN out oi the pulpit "heh Inc
fast cay arrived d Iaf sc duuie"ce dSSeh 'O'eu,
a1pecuhs 10 near seiHion 40 .lT tiiie.
ihe poc'or chCse 'ol us leA' , H. D.
anu 'ie "no'e e""P'ei % 20" :" ''i' .''Ts'
Impressive iliannei' c',. 'ts ~ J "'J
uiseouiSe' ne oiO"e -'i'H ~ " -A- -
it"PasS'o"SN "PO', -, ~, ~, -
uese S,' :. 49,, 80 -
uPoH oul 'I''.e' a -. "i aorJ ~
''e"'NeSs Va - - -" 80 80, ~ r :,
PgsuIenCe !" S"''e ou' .''t 80 ;,I.If - ,he
h,, so,re us Jord God
~ W;c,I w. - NJ ,bat direst and mos,
4,los' "ei ,n ,lI;,nco Win
e.eau,u' Vi a'i '-5 bo rt,orad ,t,oso
N"PoieO" ,of 49,, lr-I o,,sb.,4 f,,,,, ~
iou.. .tils ha nnconscionslr nn, his bardksr-
20 h. f,co orI ,ha nov, instan, made =,
,as,n-a ,,h;,b I'ol,eI .s ,t,bo ,yera designeII,,
Ss,a,,;nr :, hsf',rs Tho audience IiI,e Hood
,nGsnboIir sar yoncan fancy better than
L. d.scrib. The irnression which This in
cia-n,- counled with the awful apustrcphe,
49,, ,non ,ha crowIeI assembly, Nextdav
IasI.ed The vonno LAWYER why he did not pro-
.sad a, he b,5 nromiSed n nnE the Doc,or
out of the pulpit why, sara he i was
peiieouy Nv, ra,,in bs bIooIr,
bandkercb,ef.'
"The reference to this sermon leads me to
say that DIR. Mason was accustomed during
.ne nrs' nan o. nis i','',suy' ~ -. I Pu'l
,b.n pCs IpoS, % his ro'e,n,orares IN rbe CIV Of
New wYorI, His own political opinions were
very decided and well known, and his anImad- ,
versions upon public men or their measures !
suO!ec'ea MN 10 no mug ouiuin' @nU Pel""FS
his n,,t brethren, 11ren, members of the same Synod