The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-04
I more than doubt this. I know that Christ

more than doubt this / know that Christ
has Kingdom of providence, as well as OF
grace, and that the operations Of this King
com are in many instances regulated in refer
erence to his mediatorial government. As he
is Lord. of heaven and earth, he no doubt often
visits the nations, --remoyeth and setteth up
kings, but when for these purposes he employs
human agency, Il is not the agency Of his people.
TIE ace Jyvlacb he heaeth tie forest Of tie feid
has not eren its handle ,falmjshed dy tie trees Of
righteousness the planting Of The Lord The di-
rect operations of the Kingdom OF grace forwhich
we pray belong to sWle aoaichs not,o Of swos}d
nor do the servants Of Christ fgtt for It. An ar
my of real christians fighting for Christs cause
has never yet been seen. On such a spectacle
the eye of the world has never falleni on such
a spectacle ii never viii fall Tho Christian
Church possesses no such apparatus of means.
Such worldly plans wers so far from the view
! N Paul. that even when the image, the Roman
power, was yet standing upon its legs OF iron,
he exhorted not to hostile conflict, but to sub
mission. WARS AND REVOLUTIONS BELONG TO
| ANOTHER DIsrESsATIoN, TO VERY DIFFERENT
ADMINISTRATION OF ALMIGHTY GoD THAN THAT
or THE KINGDOM FOR WHOSE COMING WE ARE
TAUGHT TO PRAY. With these, AS CHRISTIANS,
WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO. Let the dead bury
their dcad."--
In addition to all this, shall barely remark;
without comment, that the genius and spirit OF
our holy Religion confine christian ministers
and christian churches to those questions cXclu-
sively, which belong to the Kingdom OF Jesus
Christ; while they leave to the State, the man
agcnent of all those questions which are politi-
cal in their nature and which belong to the
Kingdoms and governments of this world a.
lone. e.--'Then," Ito quote from most excel
lent article i'll your paper of the 2lst ult, Mi.
Editor, headed Church and State, and which
cannot be read too often) ''let Church affairs
and State matters be kept apart, andlet ministers
attend to their spiritual calling, politicians
and legislators attend to the things which ''are
of the earth, earthly"
Having thus frankly referred to the war res
olutions passed by the East Baltimore Conference
at its recent session. in Baltimore, and stated the
TRUE GROUNDS of my vote respecting, them while
claiming a patriotism as lofty and glowing rs
that which burns in any American heart, ought
perhaps to remark before closing, that among
the members of Conference voting in the ma jor-
ity, nearly one hundred it has been supposed,
did actually vote Under PROTEST; some object
ing to the introduction of such question iatt
an ecclesiastical body at ALL Others to Of the
strongest resolutions passed and Others TO the
crudeness of phraseology in>'which thepaper was
couched. And l may further add, that for my
own course Of action, did receive from some
gentlemen among the strongest advocates of the
present war policy, warm and cordial congratu-
lations, for my opposition to any church action
on such question, simply on the ground, thai
it was altogether foreign to the work of men,
whose one and only business was to preach
'Jesus Christ and Him crucifed," I hope sucl
may be the views of al who may glance at thi,
communication, which, i'll MY CAPACITY AS !
CITIZEN, claiming the right to explain when mis-
understood, L now, in all kind feeling comm
to generous public, who | feel assured will
sympathizc with me under the trying circum
stances in which | was placed. If however
unfortunately failed to convince any of the pro
priety of my course, whose favorable opinion
highly value, and would be most happy to main
tain, have once more TO repeat that the error
committed was one of the head and not of til,
heart; and now, at the parting word, have t.
say, without mental reservation, that if hcreaf
ter any better light should visit my mind,
will most cheerfully abandon my present views
and follow the guidance of the superior beam.
i SAMITHI, KEPT ER