The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-04-14
"a GospeI Sermon"


"a Gospel Sermon"
Extracts from "a Gospel Sermon,
preached by Elder J. Flint Of Ottumwa,
Iowa." and published in The State Press,
al Iowa City. Text: BLESSED arc the
peaccmakers. dc.":: s
uThink not that this God dishonoring
scourgo Of the earth has died out, left
the world, or IL auy degree become re-
formed. / tell you no! The monster
still lives, enters into, and controls the
popular religion Of the day. I regret to
say. il, but my duty to my God aud the
cause Of truth compels me to. 1t IS
self-evident fact that needs no proof,
that tho largest portion of the clergy of
our. day, who pspfess to proclaim the
gospel Of peace, aud point out to erring
man the way Of holiness and Of life, hap
piness, JOY aud peace; who, instead Of
laboring to cultivate love, peace, and
good win among men, and exhorting
Christians, as much as in them lies, to
live peaceably with all men, to love their
enemies, pray for them that bate them,
and do good to them that despitefully
use them and in word, to love God
with all their might, mind and strength,
and their neighbors as themselves, are,
to- day, and have for years, been engag-
ed ia building up sectional hate, appeal
ing to the baser passions Of the human
heart, arraying brother against brother,
producing in the churches discord, di.
vision, and prescribing and consigning
to endless perdition all who may honestly
differ with them in either faith or prac-
tice. But, not content with stirring up
war, distress aud disunion in churches,
that have rent them in fragments, they
assumed to be Gods yiceserents, to die
tate the policy and shape the political
destinies Of nations, declaring their Pc
culiar religion to be higher law tc
which all constitutions and laws mus,
bow
"Tow far they have succeeded ia their
base aud unholy work let the groans and
agony Of nation, 10 its death struggle
the blood Of hundreds Of thousands o.
our sons and brothers that crimson on,
soil, the deep walks ct widowed mother
VINO press tier little ones near thei
heart while the tears fall fast upon tn
cheeks Of those little ones crying 70
bread, answer that question.
This is very gentle and peaceful, sure
ly. If only such "e.lers'' as J. Film
are in the right way, the number mus
be veiy small who fad it. This is
sgospel Sermon" after the fashion o
those who denounce political preach
ing" as desecrating the pulpit, and a
that. We are obliged to The State Pres
fora genuine specimen of GA Gospc
Sermon" Sis.
A scene in the House OF Representatives.
III Cops. Inmasi<sA.
Saturday last was the most excitin
day of the session. Upon calling til
House to order, Speaker Colfax calle
Rollins, of New Hampshire to the Chair
introduced a resolution to expel Long {
Ohio, for reasonable utterauccs in
written speech of Friday afternoon. Tn
language complained Of vas, that the onl
alternative before the country was to ac
knowledge the Southern Confe deracy, {
tosubiugatc and externiuate the South
ern people, he Long, preferred the fol
mer. MIR. Cofaz supported his resol.
ton in brief SPEECH, and was followe
by little Cox, who disclaimed for himse
and party any sympathy with the sent
ments argued by Long, and quoted tn
words of Greeley and others in 1861, an
the speech OF Conway in the last Congress.
mostly in defense OF the right of revolu
ton, which Cox confoundcd with tn
right Of secession. Cox declared tn;
although the Democratic party desired
coneilliate by continually Offering amne
~ to the rebels, they were for the Unto
BY any means, come peace, come wa
Cox did hissvery beet to divert attentio
from the direct issue Mr. Garfield poy
crfully showed tie vital difference b
tween the right of revolution and I'll
right Of secession, and brought the Hou:
back to tho real question, eloquently a
guing that speeches like Longs we,
better calculated to give the rebels a
and comfort, in the way they most desi
ed, than anything else.
Harris Of Maryland, Fernando Wee
Mallory, Pendletoa and several othe
rose simultaneously at the conclusion
GarGeld's speech The floor was award
to Harris, WAC felicitated himself on
opportunity to come to the rescue OF o.
who 80 nearly conceded with bin in Sc
timent, and was exposed to the tyran
Of . frantic majority. Warming up wi
his subject, Harris began to gesticula
violently, denounced as liars all tho
who affirm that slavery is the sum of
villainies, and said he would never W
i man ora dollar for this internal W
He finally invoked Almighty God Il
the South might never be subjugatea.
\ MIR. WasLburno demanded that \
l Harris words be taken down and rs
I from Che Clerks desk, which being do
I he objected to the further continuance
q his speech, as being out of order, and
! fered resolution that Harris be expall
The Speaker sustained the plea Of be-
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