Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-10-08

| FRAZIER FAT 10 bK MADE.
The Hartford Tina4s pelates tAs fell.
lowing: . ..-
A Congregational Church. in . neigh.
boring Ststs, goa 50 completely enlisted
| IN one Of tbs Presidential contests, thai
little attention was given 70 r, ligion.
| questions. The minister sAs cons auslI
pFssehiag, praying and exhortiRg upar
political issaxs, and ais ds&oons and fsy.
men followed suis at the prayer and cen.
ference meetings. Finally, a worthy old
farmer, one Of the shameless aud bes,
| msmbers Of the UhaFch, and Erm, IN
deviasing Democrat, vas called upon to
! offer prayer: AZ.
80, Lord, /" said be- ''uphoid ths Dem
oerstio party, which has resolved thy sup
pert ever sInoz tue great Jeffsrsonisn
| struggle. Uoatinus 10 bless that party
winch has, under thy protection and
providence, brought great blessings upon
This Repahlis. IL it be shy pleasure, and
| believe 1t will be, Oh carry that party
shrough this struggle to a eonplets sri
amph. Oh, blsss the opponents Of De-
mocracy personally, bus utterly destroy
their fsnasioal &nd injuriSas schemes, II
it be thy will to do %, as IysriIy bellows
it H. Be On the aide Of Democracy, U
Lord, as thou hasa been, and In their
peaceful pursuits, instead Of warning
wiskedly, man against brother Aud.
OBJ, | 6sssssh tAee especially 10 free the
Christian Churches fYum the political
strife and bitterness which are renainx
them ssundex, destroying their usefuinesa
aud suEniag ahssn anhappiiy int mere
thing Of thy word and mercy On the Sab.
bath. We hare already been piled 10
fullness With political fanaticism, and
ear ministers has become D stump oraaar
against the good old party which thou, Id
thy wisdsm, bath apbsid 90 long, and 81
repeatedly guided 70 victory, and sustain
ed, in the establishment Of sound meas.
ures. %, turn his mind from these
shaags, and direak hia attention 90 his
legitimate religious duties. or turu him
over directly Ia the hands Of the Ab0ii-
tioa psssy, and lot than take care OF him,
and provide us true minister Of the
Gospel. AZ aay rate, the pit esens state
Of tkiags esnnos last. II politics ara to
rule, shall claim oMs half of the time 10
behalf Of the Democratic party, 70 ttiss
there may be q fair discussion within
these walls. Amen" a'+ ~ u *n..@
This was stampeYs IL was The krsa
prayer sver publicly offered In that
church for the sacsess Of she DefnueratIe
party and it, nominees, though handI eds
of prayers and exhortasioBs bad been
made against that party. When the old
man bad finished, th IRE vas a silence If
half an hour, aad the netting then nd.
journed. Aad thus ended fbs political
preaching Ia thas church. FROM that
time forwssd, she minister attended 90
his gospel 4asfes and left alt political
questions 10 b. sssslsd by che people cut
side Vi tia church. again the socissy
prospT4d, sad thers was . besseg feeling
asnong in asmbefs- mere 'Chrfsassn
charity, Esors brosasriy lore. The old
masis sasnsss prayer was aaswsred Ia
than one y "a t#a
We hsAsslY dsspiss all political pssAcA-
era, bss We know If No good rsasaa wAy
q lay memhss shsald NOT pray tar tbs
success ef shs Dsmsssasss party, Gel
long ~ she Passas prsys cor Abslisloa. |
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