Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-20
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Religious war are.

IL IL very much 10 De regretted tnst tnefe ~
msniie-t display Of belgerebt feeling aDs0ug |
-ome of our citizens sgsinrt Others on the gr9uDd
ofreligious belief During the re eot suDiverra- |
~ meetings in New Otk ,nis hostility sAs dis
plsyed win perhaps unu-usl energy. although
al sush times We naturally expect a cest ,in
amount OF L.; AID IL halt OF zhAt some 4s.dent
orators asserted IL 20 be taken : true. there -
great rczson 10 apprehend he N 1T serious dis
turbsi ces In the future. That such di-Iurblnc
are unnecessary, is plain truth out that ths5 are
d,ficali To AVOID seems equally plain. The, i.ct
- more and more manifest every day that Sarge
body OF men IN this country have leatne6 the
political value OF religious feelings, and are
counting on it as al element OF success In Lollt
zeal controversies. From this projects she dan
ger. The most severe and violent controversies
between T.initArians aud Unitarisns. Protest
ants and Catholics, might progress tor IeaTs
without danger 70 the public OF injury TO the IN
of tree government. IL it we're not for TIE
Willy politicians Who succeed ia entrapping the
leaders 10 religious debate y their assistanse 10
political contests One party, aided BY reii-
gious enthusiasm, will assuredly provoke To
political opposition another religious enthusiasm.
and the result may prove equully injurious TO
religious and political interests. There are. ia
fortunately. many Of the clergy in various
branches OF the church who are easily misledi into
political strife Aud IL Is truth quite over
looked. but too plain TO req aire argument, that
no people in the Old World are more thoroughly
under the influence Of the clergy than the people
of this country. The common idea IA, the
Catholics are controlled by their clergy has made
men blind 20 the fact that Protestants
are also very much led by their religious
teachers. The political party which should
succeed in enlistiDg the sympathies and
commanding the aid of any large body OF the
eli in either Catholic q PrAtc--
tant, would have a vast power, and Command
very enthusiastic support from many thousand
voters. And il is exceedingly difficult for gwen
good and wise msn TO forbear from the inter usng-
ling Of politics and religion. Perhaps there are
many cases in which IL IL impossible to separate
them But there are. unfortunately, also M an y
csses ia which II is easy 20 convince men mat
religious duty commands certain political action.
where such requirement exists IL Is too'fre-
quently The case that ardent religious zeal, or
mistaken religious ideas, may lead men TO teach
that as an obligation to the church, or to, the
head Of the church. which IL in reality wholly
distinct from and does not at all involve reiigi-
Gus duty. liz is also possible Tor men 10 09 so
mistaken TO teach that "a duty which Is &C
tusly the reverse There is but one method In
which the dangers arising from these facts cas-, be
avoided, and that Is IN the entire severance OF
the church from politics This, IL 10 main
tanned by many, is impossible. so long as roll
tics must be preached in the pulpit, and taught
10 the church, just so / ng the danger from re-
ligious controversies in the State will remtin
Conceding, then. the existence Of the danger,
aud giving up every attempt to Withdraw the
church from politics. men OF wise fOrethought will
seek To avert the danger by cultIvating modera
ton in those controversies, aud above all bs pro-
tecting the principle OF religious freedom. There
are no wars fierce AS the wars OF religion
There are prosecutions SO terrible as the per
secutions for religion. by men protesting rel
giOn Every civilized country has been cursed by
such prosecutions. Our osu land b - its dark
record. teaching Us that we may become iutGle-
rant, even as our fathers have before us. Tn
principles of the Christian re,gion have been
arrested TO the purpo-es OF awful viudicuveuess
Nv CsIholrs snd Protestanis IN various countries
We have sought To render such occurrences tm
p s-ible here by Incorporating 10 our system she
doctrine of the freedom OF religious heliei aud
Worship In preserving that. We have need TO
bear always ia mind that the Way 10 lose good
doctrine Is 10 teach Others while we neglect our
selves. Instead OF tu-peCiing Others vi 'ntolerace
| there - prIm.r duty 80 see that we ourselves
| IRE not intoleraut. Wien we are thoroughly
welded to the love OF federation ourselves. Wien
~e beyond danger oft encroaching on he
freedom OF Others. We better able To- meet sud
successfully resist encr 'achments on our OSn
CttholIcs 10 this country should learn 6" be Sol
Grant before they the uItion Tn Al Pc 'tdst-
ants intend TO DC intolerant. Pco est,nis sh IHid
| lie to b tolsrau. before they PIE Oh agalss
| tn possible idea that Catholics would. IL tlsry
co1 introauce the iDquIsItion. C,thol,cs
should labor TO keep their church it fuerct
wholly out of politics. If they would forbid Pro-
testsD's from bringing theirs into the arena: s.nd
| rice rersa. Protestants should Withdraw all che
influences Of the church from the strlies of the
State ii they would honestly, and with clean
hands and hearts. keep Catholic Influences out
| of the contest.
| To-day this country Is blessed as no other in
the world is blessed with religious freedom. NJ
man is tithed here to support any church. Tue
| public and the private affairs are free. Let u:
preserve them So Let the clergy who enter che
political arena be mindful OF the doctrine of re
| ligious freedom; aud if they must preach poll,
tics, there is no certainty that the IN Irtv IN re-
liglous feeling will determine the result For the
| men who neither for Catholic OF Protestant
Tor Unitarian or Trllilarian, for Epi.cOpalaD OF
! Methodist. the men who always keen. active
and successful in politics. are numerous, watch
full aud INSCRIPTIONS. Such men kuos how 10
win by using that old American device. bel
snce OF power party, aud bargains made and
successes achieved in such contests will piose
more dangerous to all freedom.