Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-03
For the ClemfoId Republican.

~ wal duJ lutul III Iue QlleIUnCe OF q
Iopen word against either, they sought, a
the most cunning device OF the devil, {
!, draw Him and His holy cause into tn
fierce strife of tho political arena, To de
grade it to the work OF secular and clan
Inish contention, and to make Ills crown
of glory football OF their ambitious de
Isigoings. But His Kingdom was mot O
this world" for though in the world, ye
was 1t Infinitely above it. 1t was desigue,
to WELD It's power not oyer the outward
but the inward; not over the body, lut
the soul; not over the State, but over tn,
elements which ultimately gave potenc,
and stability to the State; not over ac,
tons simply, but motives to action; no.
by interfering with the institutions o
men, but by moulding the hearts Of men
so that when ,hey should go to the work
| OF rearing their institutions for civil ano
social purposes they might 20 With souls
! baptlscd in the spirit Of Heaven, and thus
leave their impress there on the systems
they should frame.
The opposeis Of Jesus were on the alert
for preteXts for opposition which were
never afforded by his course, and .hev
were compelled to frame them to their
wants. They would make Him in His
claims to be king, a rival and opponent
lot their mighty CUsar--that very Cesar
whose yassaIs they thus confessed them-
selves, while they affected to boast that
they were never in bondage TO any man.
Then went the Scribes and Pharisees
and took counsel how ihey might entan~
gle Him in His talk. And they sent unto
Hlm their disciples with the Icrodians
(when they were ashamed to appear them.
selves saying. Master we know thou art
true, and teacheth the way OF truth ;
neither carest thou for any man, for thou
regardesi not the persons OF men tell US,
therefore, wh2t thinkest thou: Is it law
iul to give tlbUte unto Caesar or rOt?-
But Jesus perceived their wckedness.
and smd, Why tempt We me, We hypoa
critics show me the tribute money. And
they brought unto Him penny. and He
SAID unto them, Whose is this image and
the SupcrsCrIption? They said unto Him,
Caesars. Then said He unto them, Rem
der, therefore, unto C,esaI the things
which are CAESARS, and unto Sod, the
things that are Gods. For God and His
cause, whose representative | am, there is
a fold Of labor high and hoy-lls empire
is the soul His work, the souls redemp-
tlon Seek pot to degrade it, To enfeebIe
1t, to defeat it by bleMGing ii with, or ma
king 1t reliant on, the arm Of civil power
even though that power he Casar's. Cn-
sar has his appropriate sphere. If lie can
q" Soou WIth the power which lie wields,
let him do it. It tribute belongs 10 him,
render 1t. But II there are duties belong
ing 10 GOD, iall not to perform them
Man reason IS His nperScriptlOn-his
souI, Gods image. GOd-giycn are the
noble powers OF mans nature, and He
claims them as His tribute. But remems
ber my Kingdom IS not Of this world; 70,
member lis province Is the soul,
have been led 20 these reflections,
-he5sIs tutors, by tue influence a sermon
preached, or rather political harrangue
dieLiye"ed' from the pulpit q the Metho-
al9t ri EIlSc"pat Church on sabbath evening,
oy the hoy. Crauthers, the Presiding FL.
uer had on the community, and instead
OF paying lnoute where Christ asks it to
be pald, the community generally, save a
few law hating AboIttlonj5ts, are den )unc-
ing the lmpudence, wlCkedness and folly
oI tAis contemptIbIe agllator OF the ques-
tlonS which have already ruined the iaire
e't iaOric oI government ever devised by
man, man, mean me SUBJECT OF slavery.
heh hePuDIIcan journals all over the
country are shouting the cry OF no party,
an" Democrats are asked 10 forget old
mes ara OH political ieuds, and Join, as
.hey "Hiingy ana cneeriuIIy 90, IN one
lmPfeSh"oIe wall OF defence OF the con-
~ sI.'uIIoh an" 'he uni"h' IT. IS IN bad taste
col tot any 'nG.' 0no ABOVE all ohe VINO pro-
,ISSeS ,i, 20 auyoca!e the cause OF Christ, to
si IT'G''o Ja i. oi ms PIetoHuFa callins' to m
inl.s s oCCG"s "r reol'e? an" outrage me ieeI-
Of 5is nni; 3,;UG ,,:' CuLtst'""'' oy I'e uI'ermg
Ell 'i'' ot','0',. Sg'i'IuleN'S il" me mouse OF
49, ,Lt a,.',i 9Ugu '' were uttered on 9dnoay by
,,, ,',t ',' oE,I ''"'or u. tne IaWs ana const'
,.'Io'i oI .nG country VINO goats over the
ilSso"C "o "oIIof"|le cohai'on OF the coun> !
.ly !" tne nope lhat the end may consum-
maze the only sincere prayer he ever Ut .
'eIeu IN us me- ana mat was for the d..
'tructlon OF the democratic party, and
,he total ABOLITION OF slavery. His POM
pos exclamation OF all honor to the Dem