The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-22
POLITICAL PREACHING.

seems tu be great falling OF amulg our people
IN attending church service. o., comparing the
number OF our population with the seating, in
our churches, the prcpouicrauce Of the former
over the latter il yrFy marked Some Of the
clergy are irving 20 solve the question but have
not vet found the remedy
| II not remarkable that the clergy are not
competent ~ solve this question; II man il
not able t. see anything which If On the top
of his own head The fact j. true beyond all
controversy, aud melancholy fact II i too.
Not only in this city, but throughout this
state-and, we fear, through most Of New
En- ,land--the interest in religion, and IN tie
observance Of religion, - declining. The at
I tendance upon church service. j. COMPARE
lively mougrc. Prac'ias, u not theoretical
infdeltv j. spreading like q dry r.' through.
out the land The uumbe, # men wh. are
living virtually without cod j. 800 N" IN.
crease. The hca'Heu virtues 4 pride self
esteem, selErr,luDg" active courage, are RS
ing in estimation, and the christian virtues o!
meeknes~. grutluncss, paucucr,I1ug suffering,
are declining Among Young persons, e'perl.
ally, uf both sexes. there D. marked want q
vital ana practical christianity aud q prevail.
ius lack Of interest ~ II m!GI'.ra;uas AM
observance The general characteristic II
.i,,enrG 10 authority. % h"r." assert. % 0i a..
sumo! rights. 10 exact obedience j. an uut.
rar.. 70 Weld obedience !, weakness. Re
.,rajnt Of a.. kind. j, resented - wrong
and unchecked liberty the power 80 10 any.
thing and everything that the natural and
nreseuera'r heart prompts, without Jet =
hiulrauer--., valued d. the aI CHEST A.. a &
man.
Al. Whist .- 'ae eaa." q ia. unhappy
..a,e IS 'h5as,s Wha; ha, lea {, a.. tl.
fgce-,Aluk,a. and 8 ,h., mwlc,s conduct,
which !. the legitimate ca... 10, free thinking.
. y .ue cause can explain il u.. tGi ccr,u.a.
iv the clergy themselves are .u part 90 blame
tr j. t. o.. tenth chapter { L-ylt.eg, we
raaG ,uat Nalah ar! Ah.GU d" s--e! strange
fir le..-. tNr L.r4. which BIZ commanded
them ao. Ana there went uu, tire r.. ~ ra.
lord ana Iey..gr! them, and they died be-
grrtue Lord IN these words. TIE nara.
tive { trau-a.i,.a. there j. ais. a.ym'tI
s.. .g..r. au3 tie uz..c,.... %: . l.,al aa4
enduring truth The clergy v: New England
have beer afrr..- strange Gra before The
Lord" ana the leyiui .er",siaut. % .l, s...
Lowed md this ",traug~ ire j the ,u,-ar
tire o.. -ecu ar pa.ar,--sae tire uf worldly
ua,.l.u.-wA.eA wastes an. consume, tae
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A"-ghtt auut 'a.' -'--" J 'fe-. e. Ile..sfE.
aF" 'th.u- F." more ''.- .a.'. .''' .'t u
Iot.t@l movements. 4" W.. a-'-.. ..- I.
political convention 10 vii. , one u.:- (
the most active aA4 l'iTy IHrn heFs are ra'
rlergymen. Il "a enter New hnt.aul
church "nuh5 >aniay 10 Tie ye4F,'Ae chan .--
are al .e4s' even tH~iE'1 WA hear P1Htit@.
AHhh-H"' """h part ~, u" aI Hence "'A
be moved ~ applaud, ami part &. his.
And the pIh'ra. OPINIONS which are cuuu
clatel from he pulpit, are generally accom-
PANIED with most offensive dH.mat-m and
po,itIyeucss. This Is natural enough The
Clergyman i. regarded with peculiar teler-
cnc., as Il man removed from secular srng,
gIe- and ocular stains. and set apart 10 break
the bread OF life to the people lie il rarely
/ cpntradicted he i, treated bv men rs men
trent women he i, never subjected to IN in.
tellectual rough and tumble; an arm0sphnrc
Of respect surrounds him. which protect. him
A. cotton protects diamonds Jp,n .a,red
and religion. tppics h, ha- a rIyit E, .reak
with authority; not only to ,oothr and heal
and L.css but warn and rcEukr and i,ir,,,,.
| ish: he /, false tn his trust. if he do not --
! But the Aan, Of mind thu. generp,eJ i. .,.
I ily transferred 10 ,r.,Iar theme. rho
priests authoritative tome il easiIy assumed
when he .upaks on tonic. ON whicL no a,J
his rariyhiopcr, stand nm thG same rlor. If
observation. and where their vision ia nu;t,.
Il, likely to be a, GOOD a. hi.. How common
it i. TO see youn5 chick ;u.t batched from