The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-07
From the N. Y Tribune,l
THE CLERGY ON THE WAR

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[rrom the N. Y. Tribune,l
THE CLERGY ON THE WAR
A preacher may be mere conduit
through which the diluted notions of the
parish how-an inefficient filter through
which muddy prejudices percolate without
purifaction-a Sunday collator of week
day gossip and the thin retorts of the fee
bic minded. A sermon may be redolent
of the quarterly bread and butter, and
little beside. 'eThe Harpies," says a
great classical critic '.wele certainly col
leee of priests in Bithynia" We CON-
mence our article in this somewhat ungra-
cious way, because We wish our words to
have the significance Of contrast, when
we gladly say that on the day of the Ma
tional Fast most of our preachers seem to
have spoken with something of the old
I.atmer holdness of our great national sin
and mistake. at is the duty" said John
Adams, ''of the clergy to accommodate
their dscourscs to the times-to preach
against such sins as are most prevalent,
and to recommend such virtues as are
most wanted The first good Anti Slave.
nv sermon preached in England came from
St Anselm, more than 700 years ago
"He held says Bntler - national coun-
Gil in St Peters Church, in Westminster,
in which, among other things, it was for
bid to sell men like cattle, which till then
had been practiced in England" This
was A. D. 1902, and now In A. ID. 1861 /,
upon the Day of our National Humilia-
ton, our noblest preachers could say
nothing better than SIT Is FORBID TO SELL
MEN LIKE CATTLE" All honor, say we,
to brave old ST. Anselm, and all honor to
his Successors in the ministry Of love and
justice
Tn vindication of the praise which we
have bestowed upon the pulpit, it is proper
that we should make few extracts
: from the reports Of sermons which have
reached us. We begin with the preachers
of Boston.
Rev. Edwin johnson said
What OF Slavery outlawed in all the world bu,
henighted Africa and enlightened America. Amer
the metaphysical suhtieti"s that have been woven
over the system. IS not Providence 10y one sharp
stroke piercing the veil and suffering American
Slavery 10 show just what spirit its Of In thlswa
of rebellion, perfdy and passion, is writing its owl
sentence.
Rev. d. G. Eddy said:
The great National crime that oyevshadowed all tn
= rest human slaveryhe parent OF anarchy, fraut
and treason.
Rev. Jas. f. Clarke said:
Slavery had the nation b, tho throat, and the Unor
was 20 day under lis feet. Ard Yet did not ven
ture even by word TO attack In return One blow
only decid~d blow, hal been struck at IT, and tina
had been retracea by higher authority. Slavery, he
he WI tn Garm u
. foe. We must attack him there continue to b
y defeated. We do not ask that Slavery shall ee ..
tackled on any grounds of hRmanty justice Or phlan
: thropy; Blu. ~ military necessity,
Q Rev. A. A. Miner said:
q II may be true however that in any event Libert
may gain by the struggle.
v l. II the SOUTH shall succeed, Canada will b
brought TO them the slaves can escape wit
facility, and constant border wars VIII increase Tbs
facility.
e .. Ii the North sha succeed slavery will be weak
ened, and finally destroyed BY The limitations 10 hc
3. IN tho Government shah take high ground an
the slaves If rebes n the rules Ut civilized war
far intensified In their application TO rebellion. pei
NIT II 10 do the ew that remain may be purchased,
- left speedily to free the mselycs.
Rev. A. l.. Stone said
Slavery which might otherwise have prospered,
now cast into the acale Of the battle.
Rev. w. r. Algcr said:
What conren satson can we have II We do not tai
ample security that this conspiracy shall not agai
burst upon uss II We break the force Of the SlAy
h. Power that shall never raise Us head again IL "
e. for It's speedy extinction, will have done but OF
duty. II we should do otherwise, the obloqay OF
world and the contempt OF generations 70 come vi
be ours.
=. Rev +. W. Webb said
III Thc question at issue between loyalty ar
~ rebellion Is the status 81 the African in this con
tvy. Because OF the bouda,an, society Is trouble
IN and the broken M because OF the bon
/ m cont q em biesu His al
ais armies.
ia Rev j. nj. Naming said:
carnal weapons are not to be used To abolish slav
We but they be used to sustain Government al
-, IN the strnggl- slave escapes. we wiz say IL
IN The Lords doinKs, whereof We are glad
g Rev. DIR, Ellis said
of Ii was The or quoted saying OF Jefferson, all
- more i'm pressiye because his sayings seldp
pitched ia the tones u devotion and pieiy ~ there
a righteous God In heaven, terrible retributie
awaits tho people because VI The sin OF Slavery"
% Rev. j. II Lowering said:
second cause was the sensitive Jealousy oft
South OF tho public opinion or not only The North b
at OF the whole world which dennnnees their theory
n. Slavery. This public opinion Is spot their 10
ge which he whole south ha. arr.yed Itself gul Il
Ia public opinion too might, power for tfem TO co
nc tend sgalns and they viii fail before it, weight
ne but we must stop here, although 0,
ny Boston material il by no means exhauste,
On Now let us see how the New York Clerg
- acquitted themselves:
~ Rev. DR.. Bellows said :
All the sonth are eight millions, shflless In habs,
lazy Of lower moral tore, cursed With slavery pnrs
III tur moDolonous industry, aud deriving their no
ON support from badly TILED soil While In respect
manufactures and arts, comparison between Tho ~
ssctious Il impossible.