The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-10-14

"And they watched him, and sent forth
spies which should fsign themselves just
men, that they might take hold OF his words,
50 that they might deliver him unto the
power and authority OF the GoVernor. ~
Luke 2Oh ch 2Otk o.
These old republicans desired to get
something out of Christ by which
they could accuse him Of treason to
the Governor. Now mark you, sir,
Christ had only preached the Gospel
the good news-the glad tidlngs of
great Joy. twas not then held to be
treason to proclaim, as did the angel
of God, and all the heavenly host,
saying, "oY EARTH PEACE, and good
will toward men," Consequently the
Burnsides of that day surrounded our
Lord with spies and provost marshals,
and got them to ask him political ques-
tions, to see if they could entrap him
into saying something that they might
denounce as treason against the Roman
Emperor.
"And they asked him, saying, Master, we
know that thou sayest and teacheSt rightly,
neither accep'est thou the person oi any
but teachest the way OF Ged truly. Il it
laW iul for ns to give tribnte to Cesar or nOT'
"But he perceived their crafliness and said
unto them, why tempt ye me? Show me a
penny. Whose image and supercriptlon hath
it? They answered and said ,sC@sar's And
he SAID uno them, render there eore unto
Caesar the things which be Csesar's and un
to God the things which be Gods. And
they could not take hold Of his words be-
fore the people And they lnarvel!ed at bis
answer and held their peace. ."--Lukc, 2t
chapter, 21st and 2Glh verse, inclusive.
They maryeled at his answer, be>
cause by his wisdom he batled all their
cunning. They could not induce him
to enter into any political controversy,
or to say one word either for or against
the government of Caesar, by which
they could accuse him of treason.
Again, in St. John, 18th chap, sc
", Christ expressly declares that he
has nothing to do with earthly king
doms. He says:
"My kingdom is not OF this world. II my
kingdom were OF this world, then would my
servants fight, that should not be delivered
to the Jews"
This blessed Christ then, whom you
claim to have commissioned you tc
preach politics would not permit him
self, neither would he permit his ser.
wants to enter into any political con.
test or fighting, even though thereby
he might save himself from the hand:
Of the Jews, who were prosecuting him
even unto an ignominious death upor
the cross, ..u.~
Oh, Reverend sir, had you initiated
the example Of your Divine Master, anC
when Gen. Sahderson and the Other
AbolitionistS of this place tempted 20,
into political preaching, refused, as die
Christ, to enter into any political con
troversy, your charge would not hay'
been as it is to day, divided and dis
traeted, and your future usefulness ii
this place utterly destroyed.
If, Rev. sir, you wear the image o
Abraham Lincoln, then quit your sa
cred calling and render unto Lincoll
the things which be Lincoln's; but i
you wear the image of Christ, let M
persuade you in the future to esche7
political preaching and render unit
God the things which be Gods. Chris
himself hath said, ''No man can serv
masters" "
have neither the time nor the in
clination, sir, to attempt an cxposur
of your many fallacles, in the deduc
tons which you draw from the teaching
of the Apostles, of a blind and passiv
obedience to the powers that be.
don't believe that old Paul himself eve
gave a command for, or that he inten
ded to enjoin upon his followers, pas
sive obedience to unjust magistrates
On the contrary, he has left upon rec
ord his refusal to obey the command q
magistrate, who had unlawfully, o
unconstitutionally, cast him into prison
In violation of the usages and th
constitution of the Romans, Paul an
Silas being Roman citizens, had bee
imprisoned by the magistrates of Phi
Iipi without trial, and consequent
uncondemned.
Let me call your attention, sir, t
| the history of this transaction, as
demonstrates the manly dignity whic
Paul manifested in refusing to ODE
the unjust command of wicked magi;
trates. You will find it recorded i
the 18th chapter of the Acts of the A
postles. will call your particula
attention to the 25th and 9th verse:
"And when it was day, the magistrates Eel
sergeants, saying, Let these men go. An
the keeper OF the prison tod this saying t
Paul, The magistrates have sent to let yo
go; Now, therefore, depart and 60 in peact
But Paul said unto them, They have beate
us openly uncondemned, being Romans, an
nave S@sb us IlGo pI'HpHi anu boW w 'ht
+ thrust US out priviy? nay verify; but Ii
them come themselves and fetch US out"
i No fawning, cringing, sycophanti
obedience there to an unjust ruler b
old Paul: "Nay, verify" says Pau
"Let them come themselves and fetc
US out"
In reading the history Of this tran:
action, one could almost imagine ths
the immortal Jefferson when he sal
that "THE PRICE OF LIBERTY WAS ]
TBRNAL VIGILANCE" had this transa,
ton of the heroic Paul in his mind
eye.
But I must pass from your script