, 1864-06-05

:, "RUNNENss THE CHuRONES.,'
: The Copperhcads have now theme for In
!, signation. Another ssoatrage" upon the lib
:, rites Of the citizen, the hah,at corpus aud
:. ho constitution Of mau, has been perpet1a-
+; ed by the Wur Department. The Govern
;nent is running the Churches. Nhera arc
he Knights OF the Golden Circle9 Let
$ ten
I awake, arise, Q. be forever ka,,en.''
! Tne great numbers of seccsh ministers,
;,7ho have preferred Chapla1ncies In Jea.'s
'zmy to their congregations in Kentucky,
ave LETT tho Kentucky pulpit bare, and open.
:; q field for such 81 were disposed to preach
Jhe Gospel as Ii is In the Free STATED. It was
esirab1e that these vacancies should be sup
;,'licd. To aid them in doing 50, the Board
:. + Domestic Niaslons Of the Presbyterian
church In Kentucky, obtained from the War
Department certificate Of their loya1ty,
:-'hieh required all military officers OF The
i United States to permit al ministers Of tbs
. gospel. commissioned BY the above Board of
! .ss1issions, In the language OF thc order, ITO
:. 1esclse the functions Of their office within
); our command, md TO give them all the aid,
:, sountenance and support which may
:>r.e practicable, ard In = your = judg.
!: -.2ent proper, IN the execution
+ ::.f thcir important mission" sneA an osdss
!: :, no way interlercd with the previous rights
;. fthose not commissioned by the Board OF
:; nseicns, but simply o1tcnded to Loyal se
~ gious organization similar permission 10
!, it6 appointed work to that which is given
: y different field of lAaor, to the3anitary aud
:: hristfAu Commissions.
y Upon these facts the Presbytery Of Louis
!, Qlc, ct It's Spring session Just closed at Ov,
! ASHORE, by vote Of u {secesl) to [Unlon'
!, .sesed the following resolution, which is use
{ il as showing how barely possible II is, fo
+ $ie religions views Of reJ7 pious people t.
/; = attuned IN harmony with thelz secular Ii
= rests. OF political bias, when they Innocent
:! !; suppose they are guided By the eplstle o
L: sui to the Rouaus:
': :R4aotsst. !, That in thsh asking and accepting
i I'm the Biate. and Hso especially from EAs sFd
& eparfoseft, an endossetnent Of Tho commission
y 4Trn 10 tho ministers Of Jesus Christ, 9ent I
II each the GoepG n missionaries o! tho Ihrrc
!; CONNECTION with the Eoer1 81 Domestic Nj
/ prs. this Board have ,ranseended in An alar1aln
q. ascuts Of tho Church, and have acknowledge
! sch = eubo1dipation Of tbs Church of Jesu
e r =. u pt to Ihs eo1,it1
cicnt tetttm onies Of tho taithfu1 Witnesses Of th
= :sn; al5sa IN ~ PAT Tine eontzs;T p Tie Hhoa
=: rcndcr Of tie freedom Of the commonwealth {
= lytst and denial VI the supreme hncly authnyt
+, Messiah in Ills own kingdom
;: We HM st: Rs cur vet1cltyiupon the prope
4 lion that the politics Of every reverend "
Il r for this resolution differ In no psrticul.
=. som that Of tho cjerg5 farther south wh
i ok down the bells from their churches ~
I; nj thozu to the "War Department. Of tt
y bel ccnfederacs 70 be cast into cannol
=; Ut to meet their resolution. The chnrt
:; Aa double nature, or rather. the word
=; ed IN double sense, spiritual and phys
! j. Tho spiritual church-its faiths, hope
/: omfscs and rewsrds-is protected by Il
tarantees Of religious freedom contained
Al e Constitution. Tho physical church
at part Of It which reads the hymn, prcac
i the sermon, and pssnsunces the beneai
'n--s nothing more nor'1ess than mi
!! d 4 citizen, capable Of committing treass
I preaching and praying for the rehe.l,o
i liable By Law to be hung for this al
\ her like oGenscs- 1t was 10 this part
y church that Paul saId: T.
i Let every soul be subject unto the higher 90,
Il For there Ia no power but OF God the DO
J nas be arc ordained Of God, Whoapev,
Il sEefofe, Tea!fteth tho powe-. Its&Ateth The or
:; aee Of God; aaa they thst resist shsn receive
1nse!Ees 6ann1tion-" .-
/ 1t Ia with this portion, also, that the y
i :partment Las to deal. It may pe y
* :he whole teaching OF the Word Of Coz
4 ;ows that the Government ought to cxtc1
ess tI,ers 10 those who s.c s'resi5tlng