The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-04-14
POLITICAL PREACHERS AND THEIR
FALSEHO0DS.

Cur able cotemporary, the C2iaton Deaa0cfm,
thus trulitfuly and forctbly sets forth the posi-
tion ot The Democracy in relation TO the Church
The clerical mountebanks who during the
late political struggle disgraced the pulpit and
1 brought great injury 10 the Church, and cor
rupdon into politics, by the libels and lanati-
cism ihey belched forth in lieu of holy minis.
tration, are Row endeaYoriDg 10 excite public
/ ply and commiseration hy declaring that they
/, have been abused and that the Democratic par
/ ty has taken stand against the Church.
In regard to the first charge, VIC have only
to say that it is void of truth, excepting so far
as that the public contempt and adherence Of
their fanaticism and hypocricy was pretty free
| Iy expressed and their evil effect was counter
balanced as far as practicable.
In regard to the second charge, we pronounce
! it wholly and wickediy false. The Democratic
patty is now and always has been the strong pro-
tector Of religion, Of whatever creed or in what
ever way professe d or practiced. Its the high
and rererential regard with which the Democrat
iC party ever held and now holds the cause of
pure and uRdeiled religion that induced its
members to denonnce the infdel hypoerites who
under the garb Of preachers undertook TO con-
vert the pulpits Of the churches into political
rostrams and from them to flood the country
with doctrinesof hatred, malevolenee, violence,
blood murder, plunder thieving, oppression,
tyranny. fs.s.@..;aiezn and infdelity Il was 70
save The church from pollution that tie Demo
cratic party took the stand it did, and that re-
sull, under the blessings of God it viii yet ac-
cgnplish to tie extent that nothing but His
word, His law and His mandates will issue
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that palpably should be devoted to sacred things,
and that IS as palpably corrupted and debased
when any other are introduced into it.
Statesmen and politicians, too, have long
been aware OF the baseness and rascality, the
treaohery and venality of the generality of those
who for sorjid reasons abandon q sacred cause
for q worldly one. They well know and dread
the loose morality that these false guides almost
invariably infuse into politics. While they
scorn their base practices, detest their corrup-
ton, and fear their evil influences the honest
statesman and politician Is forced TO warn the
public against the hypocritical tof the dem
agogues who come before the political public
in the garb of a minister of the Saviour of
men, with = serpent concealed under his cloak.
To denoGnce and successfully oppose corruption
tits necessary to denounce those who practice it.
In the two preceding paragraphs the politi
cal preacher and the public will find the reasons
why Democrats oppose political gasconade from
the pulpit and the men who practice it. If
they choose 10 inquire further they will also
find that the Democratic party believe that the
faithful expounding of the Scripture Is field
amply comprehensive to occupy the whole Of
the most expansive human intellect. Such be-
ing the fact as 10 the great it is impossible that
the mere pigmies who by human grace succeed
10 the ministry should be profitable in either
when they undertake to instruct people in both
sacred and political duties. The mind that can
scarcely comprehend either must become lost
when 1t foolishly undertakes TO grasp both, and
are therefore mere vehicles of blunder, error
and false teaching in both.
Let no man be deceived by the subtle plead
ings of the false teachers who in the livery of
religion have become the mere pediers of fanat-
icism, and falsehood, and the engenderers of
strife and wickedness.