The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-19
From the Ch-i5tlsn Commonwealth.

The Great Cause Of Dissension in the
Clg.oh.---Iae People Driven from the
Sanctuary by Political Preaching.
Der hearts are often filed with sadness. as
from day TO day we receive letters from Chris
tian G,ea, who tel rs that they have ceased At
tending Church. All this sadness ;s enhanced
tgntot5 when these writer's tell us that they have
been members Of the church for ten, twenty and
thirty years. Some Of them we have known
long Ias christian men, who loved The church,
and would have SAID, /, lew years AGO, if such
an ljsa as their forsaking the church had been
hinted at, is thy servant a dog, that he should
DO tbs 1biAs Now there must be soeae cause
Tor al this; and fearful responsibility must
rest somewhere for such condition Of things.
Where does the blame lie! and how can ii be
remea.,d, are questions well worthy the cous.I,
eratiGa Of all Christian people That there is
blame somewhere, III one will deny; and it must
either be in The individuals thus absentine them
selves from the sanctuary of God, or in the con-
duet ri thy ministers, and office bearers in the
Church
We are not disposed to lay all the blame Upon
the 2lia.stcgl and elders, knowing rs we do the
weaknesses aad tolliea Of the people SET We fear
that ia- too many cases the dissatisfaction ex-
pressed by those who thus write 70 us is largely
attributable TO the ministry in departing from
the Divine Commission, which IS, preach my
gospel not politics. NOT philosophy; not hu-
man vision; no. abolition, bat Christ and
Him cgnciiisd." The preaching of tie gospel,
viii, and often docs, offend the uagodly. The
natural man roceyeth not the things of the Spirit
Of God, for taey are looiisbnass unto him. nei-
ther c1n l9 know them, because they are spir-
itaally di-ccrned' But the preaching Of the
gospel never oTeud5 the true chiId of God and
we judge, therefore, thag II is because he gos-
pei Is nos preached tbat these men, with weep
Ing ard sorrow oE heart, Withdraw 1ro.a tie
sanctuary Of God.
These letters come 10 us mainly from States
North Of the Ohio. IN one instance a gentle
man writes Us that ten members were suspend
cd rom the communion Of the church because
they would moi attend upon the preaching Of
man who 5aelaims from Sabbath 90 Sabbath u9-
on tbs negr3 and hia freedom, and thai to0 af-
t1r majority Of The members had potitioned
IEasby.2gy to remove him and g:ge item a sia-
tca supply, "a minister who wouid preach tha
gospel. Prea5ytcTv refused 10 listen to their Pc
tl,lon, one OF the members giving as lis reason
tor not zlaNtiH- their request thai he dare not
60 home to his loyal people and tell them thai
ae had voted for the removal Of ioyal minis
ter Another from an adjoining State writes NJ,
that he with segera. others, some of them Office
bearers, have ceased attending tie Presbyterian
Church, and are now worshiPing in tie Episco-
PAL Church And from a synopsis of a late
sarIh0H which lie sends as-yhich tte saws Is the
substance Of that discourse-wo do not wonder
at their Withdrawing from snch preaching; nay,
i becomes their imperative duty, moi only TO
withdraw, but 10 dcuaanoe all such blasphamous
proclamation Of sacred things. We cannot un-
darsaad the princi,la which actuatcs a minister
as Gods ambassador, standing belore the pee
PIE 70 declare to shom His will when he delb-
eratelY, and IN tla most proiane manner denoun-
ces his hearers as worthy only Of death and E.
ternal damnaion, because they DO not as citi-
z3ns vote for his candidate for the Presidency,
On agree with bin IN the administration of Ca-
s2rs affairs IL requires no prophetic vision to
see that such conduct on the part of ministers
Of the gospel, must destroy the faith of Gods
people, ard call down upon perpetrators Of such
profanity the curse Of God,
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may be pretty sure of earthly success. These
are gold in his pocket silver on his tongue, brass
in his face and iron in his heart.
es-Fashonable society generally has two
faults first in being hollow headed, and second
ly, hollow hearted.
s3-'I am passionateiy fond of paintings, ayoung
man said when he kissed the rouged cheek of his
sweetheart.
sg-Why should potatoes grow better than any
other vegetables Because they have eyes to see
what they arc doing.
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