Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-08-05
From the Presbyterian.
A VOICE FROM A PEW.
Intended for the Ear of the Pulpit.

lHCenueu lUT tue LdI VI LILO uIplI'
We have Just laid down a morning pa,
per containing a sermon, (so called, deliv-
cred on a late Sabbath. We read far
enough to find it was merely political
spceca, doubtless on the right side, but
none the less political speech. We then
glanced over il from beginning TO end,
and found that Christ, salvation and hea-
ven, wore not once named in it. Yet ma
NY good people listened to aud admired it
who, in our opinion, might as well have
passed their Sabbath morning at home in
reading daily paper.
This kind OF preaching is becoming sad>
ly prevalent at the present time. Some
pulpits never give Sermon thatIs not
somewhat tainted by the carnal warfare.
If they keep to the text as 10 the matter
of the discourse, they borrow their imagin.
erv from the battle field. We bear the can.
non boom in the distance, and see the flash
ing Of the fire as their metaphors are eXH
pressed one by one. This is not as it should
be. We read of wars and rumors of wars
six days and seven and when the holy
Sab tn dawns upon us we hasten TO the
sanctuary, wishing TO put away all thought
pr war except to remember our distracted
hear or the peace that passeth understanS
4 ling :" of the crest that remaineth for the
people Of God" Why should we lie fed
on husks, when hungerng for the bread
. oiliGe . ye political preachers, if a dy.
ing man should send for you and ask your
spiritual counsel, would you hold up n
american flag before his dim eyes and say,
4 believe on this and ye shall be saved" /?
4 Yet this Us what you are practically doing
every Sabbath to perishing sinners. We
love our country, we lOue olTJldg but we do
not wish to see them in the place of the
cross. You know notthe number TIE va.
riety OF sorrows brought to you on the Sab>
bath. Could you look into the hearts be
fore you, you would be APPALLED,. Not
those who walk IN sable robes alone are
mourners. "The heart knoweth its own
bitterness" often the pang is deepest that
is most concealed. o that you would,
with tender hand, seek medicine for ev
cry wound
Not long since, with heavy heart, we
visited ueighboring sanctuary, and hear d
sermon from the text 81 am the bread
of life" o. we thought, this is just what
we need! How great was our disappoint>
ment to find that holy text, one used so
often for solemn communion services, per-
yerted to suit a political harangue. "Bread
is from corn, and corn is king, as we'll as
cotton" was the argument of the discourse
But we deserved it. We had Dandereo
from, our own church. Thank God, there ar,
still some pulpits where the "bread" il
yet dispensed in all its ife.giving proper
ties and our pulpit is such one. There
is milk for bat es," and "meat for strong
men," TO every che portion in his season
But o ye inconsiderate preachers, who
from mistaken idea of duty, or worse,
desire for popularity, descend from you
high Office, and preach upon the exciting
topics of the day-remember Iaul, who
said, 81 determined to know nothing
among you save Jesus Christ, and hin
crucifed" Beware lest it be said tc
you at the last, aye led not the fock.-
The diseased have ye not strengthened
neither have ye healed that which was
sick, neither have ye bound up that which
was broken, neither have We brought tha
which was driven away, neither have VI
sought that which was lost"
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