, 1864-06-06
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stHUNNINC TIE CHURCHES.ss
The Coppcrheads have new theme for In
dienation. Another ''outrnge" upon the lib
critics of the citizen, the habeas corpus and
the constitution Of man, has been perpetra-
ted by the War Department. The Govern
ment is running the Churches. Where arc
the knights Of the Golden Circles Let
them
t.Awake, arise, OF be forever fallen."
The great numbers of secesh ministers,
who have preferred Chaplainciea In Jef.'s
army to their congregations In Kentucky,
have lett the Kentucky pulpit bare, and open
ed field for such as were disposed to preach
the Gospel as It is In the Free States It was
desirable that these vacancies should be sup-
piled. To aid them in doing 60, the Board
Of Domestic Missions Of the Presbyterian
Church In Kentucky, obtained from the War
Department certificate of their loyalty,
which required NIL military officers of the
United States to permit all ministers Of the
Gospel, commissioned by the above Board Of
Missions, In the language Of The order, Ito
exercise the functions Of their Office within
your command, and TO give them all the aid,
countenRnce and support which may
be practicable, and in your judg
ment proper, In the execution
oftheir important mission" Such an order
in no way intertered with the previous rights
of those not commissioned by the Board Of
Missions, but simply extended to loyal 70
licious organization similar permission to
do it's appointed work to that which Is given
in different field of labor, to theSanitary and
Christian Commissions.
Upon these facts the Prcsbytery Of Louis
vile, ut Its Spring session just closed at Ow.
cpsboro, by vote Of u (secesh) to 8 (Union)
passed the following resolution, which is use
ful as showing how barely possible 1t Is, for
the religious views ofvery pious people to
be attuned in harmony with their secular in
terests, OF political bias, when they Innocent
~ suppose they ore guided by the epist1e OF
Paul 10 the Romano:
Rteosted, ], That In thus asking and aecepang
nom he Etatc. and mo especially f1pm tbs lFaf
Department an endorsement OF the commissions
Eiscn TO the ministers OF Jesus Christ sent TO
preach the Gospel ae missionaries ot the tnnicn
In connection With The Board OF domestic Mae-
elous this Board have t1anscended in IN alarming
degree the powers With which they are vested az
the agents oi the Church. and have acknowledged
Christ to the Stale is contrary to the consttu.
tion OF the Presbyterian Church, contrary TO the
ancient testimonies q the faiihfu Witnesses Of tho
Church In all patt time, contrary to the whole
teaching OF the " ord OF God. 1t ID 3 practical
surrender OF the freedom OF the commonwealth Of
Ch!ist and denial Of the supreme 6ngly authority
OF Messiah In Ills own kingdom.
We will St ke our verac1tyiupon the propo-
saoon that the politics Of every reverend vo-
Ler lof thls resolution differ In no particular
from mat Of the Clergy farther south who
1ook Gown the bells from their churches and
scnt tnen 70 the "War Depattmeut,' of the
Teba Con1eoc1acy to he cast into cannon
But TO meet their resolution. The chnr.,
has double nature, or rather the word Is
nsed in double sense, spIrltual and nhys,
cal. The spiritual church-ats faiths. hones
promises and rewards-is protected by IL,
guarantees Of rellg gious freedom contained !,
the Constitution. The physical church.
that part Of 1t which reads the hymn, preach
cs the sermon, and prenounces the beneais
tion-is nothing more nor less than ma
and citizen, capable Of committing treaso
by preaching and praying for the Rebellion
and liable by law to be hung for this an
other like ofenses It was to this part {
the church that Paul said:
''Let every sonl BE- subject unto The higher pow
ere. For there is no power but Of God the pow
en- thAt be arc ordained OF God Whoeoeva
therefore, Eesisteth the power, reefsterh the ord
nanee Of God and they that resist shall receive
themselves damnation."
1t is with this portion, also, that the Wa
Department has 10 deal. It may be tha
ssshe whole teaching Of the Word Of God
shows that the Government ought to exten
faYcrs to those who are tsresislug il