Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-05-12
Non.Resistance.


For want of room last week and week
before we did net answer some of fhe
points in Elder Corbaley's communica-
ton. We now propose doing SO. briefly.
rs it is unnecessary. we think. to devote
much more space to tho subject; the FL
der, even in the estimation of his own
friends. Icing pretty well used up.
a more careful and critical examination
OF the subject. in the light of the Scrip
tufcs, since the commencement OF the dis
cussion between the Elder aud ourself. has
convinced us that of AL the untenable po-
'sitions the Elder has assumed, and they
are many. ID our opinion. there is none
half 50 absurd and ridiculous as that Chris
tians ought to be non-resistants under all
circumstances. This proposition we in
tend II this afiicle to demonstrate to the
satisfaction OF. every candid and unbiased
thinker. by the Scriptures themselves.
But irst wewilI notice the Elders denial
that ne made speeches in 1862. in which
he declared that he was in favor of prose
enting the war until the rebels laid down
their arms and submitted to the authority
OF the Government We made the state
mrut on the authority of a couple of gen
tlemsn whose yeracityi is at least as good
7 as the Elders. But he admits that he
said that "this rebellion was csuseless and
that according TO past precedents it was
the duty Of the Government to sustain it.
self with tie least possible effusion Of
blood."T .Is1-.r.s ioc
How could the Government sustain it
self If all men in the loyal States were like
The Elder, non resistants? Does the Ell
der mean to say that non-professor OF
Christianity may fight in this war for his
country without committing sin. but that
q Christian cannot without mourning the
displeasure of God? If SO Christians can
not be as good patriots as those who are
not But, he says it is the duty of all,
Christians and sinners, to pay tribute. II
we understand him this thing of paving
tribute is the only sacrifice that Christians
are required to make for the preservation
{ Of our free institutions, and the maintain.
ancs of those God-given rights which be-
long to all men--"Life, Liberty and the
Pursuit Of Happiness!" Is not this su
premely selfish position? Aad is it MOI
equally inconsistent? If it is wrong tc
fight is it not wrong to encourages or ena
: BE others to do so?
asf The Elder emphatieally says that b,
ices no; believe the Scriptures teach Chris
!. sians to use carnal weapons of warfare il
defense of their Government. Then why
does be admit that it is their duty to pa,
tributee Is money spiritual weapon?-
Was the scourge OF small cords will
which Christ drove the money changer
ont of the temple spiritual weapon
Was Peters sword. with which he smot
off the High Priests servants ear, spir
itual weapon We ask again, if Chris
and his Apostles were such NONRESIDENT
as the Elder, what was Peter doing wit
% sword? We read in the l4th Oh. @
Genesis that Abram.r the father of tn
faithful, went to war with king Cherdorla
: ner and his four kinely allies. merely be
cause he took his brother Lots son pTis
oner and carried him eff. and on his re
i turn from the slaughter of Cherdorlamc
! and the Kings that were with him. Mel
. chizedek, king of Salem (which mean
king of ?eace.) mot Abram and blesse
him. thereby sanesioning what be ba
,. done. The great Apostle Paul also. j
' the 7sh CD. Of Hebrews, LIST and ID verses
. fully and unequivocally endorse Abram'
conduct on that occasion. In the sam
= epistle. 1fth CHI. 32d, 33d and S4th verses
he says: "And what shall more say? 70
the time uould fail me to tell of Gideon
and of Barsk, and Of Samson, and of Jep
iba, of David also. and Samuel and of tn
prophets: Who through faith suIdue
kingdoms. wrought righteousness. obtain
ed promises. stopped the mouths OF lions
,quenchsd the. violence of fire. escaped tn
edge Of tie sword, out Of weakness wer
made strong. waxed valiant in vfgzi. an
turned to aiyzt shs armies Of the aliens.
The enly great deeds which Gideon. Bs
ysk, Samson sna Jsptllsh ever aid, 9