New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-23

seems IN be some doubt Of the exact duty 0
e Ministers of the Gospel in the PREMISES
,,Lsher while fierce rebellion Is rasln
, agoips. the Government tley shall make 80.
allusion to that fact in their pulpits-Hbethe
High Treason, while it ia something which ma.
be pr;yed against, is ulso something whcl
3 ausl not he preached agilli'-wleiber luke
d yarmuoss ia sustaining tie Government is NO
an immortality deserving OF pastoral censare-
whether The Ieasurecss content Of q fock be
prorf positive OF It's pastors fidelity whether
lie eb.sondipg of certain sheep from The fold
establishes the iucapacity of the shepherd
wL, tier the Morphine Velvet or Boanerses
.t,le Of preaching be that which in stormy pc.
RODS should lie adopted, and
BdsYeas the opinion Of certain journal OF
/ this eity in matters of Ecclesiastical Pohiy u
entitled 10 the LigLes. consideration, boIh from
the hnown Iiety Of ils conductors, and the
,osical and literary elegance Of then daily lay
preaching,
Jlkre M, we beg leave, with ali due humii-
ity. 10 cd the attention " oil concerned to
the following explicit suggestion, wbioh IA
printed N the journal alOrefald: "As Sings
are. ws s'iould advise the c's-eymen to enjoy
their salaries aud 20 ON in the ,'d WY as Christ
and the A,os,les did, in the very heart and
midst of s!aycry."
Can any adyce be better tan this ? Con
anything be moro respectful to Minister'S a
the Gospc tina 20 advise them 80 enJoy
their salariesr II ia as II We should sey:
What il tue fret duty Of l. Clergyman To
lraw bis salary What is his second duty
To enjoy IL To this We might add: What
u the Grst duty Of Churchi 70 pay up,
promptly and LITERALLY if pleased What is
tic second duty " CLgrchl To cut ol the
applies if not p'eased.
v hai can the ML.ater OF Han WHO had net
aicro to lay BIO head waul more thao gen
Dcl house. choice library, good coat with
plenty ol seur.s n ~. perfectly complaeen'
sorgr cation -- a short, all peace and no
sword DO ilc sins Of tue world tyo.5ie him
Lot him draw h.s SALARY Is his congregation
froward There Is balm at tie BANKERS
Hasn't bis Chlrch bought him, body:s soul, and
spirit AID paii him bis pr.,el Why not
,.ao things easily
TIE Journal ia question informs ", AID it Is
what we did at know before TIA, tia Apostles
enjoyed their salaries. We never heard OF
more than ono Of them who received any salary
1T all, aud " far iiom e,jo!ing it, be kept
only enough to buy rope, wiz which he
hanged himself.
We doubt IL moro bitter insult to the
Clergy Of Niw.York was ever penned than
til. wdck comcs from their protested de-
fender. IL puts them directly into tie CAFE
cory A. hrtl,g', Of sllfseakcr', of Scribcs
aud Phar.sees, Of men worldly, INDECENT, and,
as vendors OF tho Gospel, shrewdiy k1ayisa.
Luther never said s-urrer thing OF the
Eom.sh pricsthood, ard tie Disorders Of
England, IA tho exceeding wsa.h Of their dis
sent, never uttered sourer inucndo.
Il further makes tue remarks t. which
we have referred, il connection viii certain
troubles in Chrsts Church, now, wc believe,
happily adjusted. II shys thu the OIL Rector
LETT bis charge because bis flock would no;
listen TO abolition preaching. A correspondent
Of another Journal gays TIT ho !.l Tor private
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