, 1865-05-23
POLITICAL PREACHING,
letter from ms7aop ntcIIxu1ue on Ney.
Nir. Crocfn1xsE Case,

{Ffcm the GaleshEfE Free Pfeas1
Hl5 well known BY the pesple mere that
Rer. Nj. Cracratt, has been subjected to
great annoyances growing out Of the com.
plnints Of 6ume lew meMutEs of lila c4upreya-
tlou, 10 The Bishop Of this dtocsst, on account
Of Ills preaching wha: wcrc called political
sermons. These complaints we're f-rmauy
to Bishop McIiyalnc, Of Ohio, las Mr. Cfacrar
WIS q member Of that diocesc,) in order thai.
he might be tried for the same, and insisting
that be should be 80. In the course o. tae
correspondence upon the subject, the follow
iDg letter vas received By Mr. Cracrnft from
C1xcfsxATr, Fes. la, 1SG5
REV. AsD DEAR srn: did not feel At Ii Hoetty
while ycur care was Sub Jsdite to express my
sense Of The complaint a9atnst ron On the ground
the oltcou:tes fnu parts Of discous.cs which yun
have sent me, as being all 10 that dlre ctlon witch
you haye preached, ineon.ists1t With the. pso.
willis I'LL fhaf have read 1s highly bccomla. to
the characnr and duty OF fuyai Eltn. i thtnk
congregation DaJ Well DC content 10 lose such
Ecc6eg8 gs, in iheER tines aud with tho xrtat
cause OF our belored euun;zy C. stakc, could be
offended at such r:te,sncrs and espvc11l'y on &c
ctunt Of thtIn foEtaxe your martstty, and bring
p1e would have been equally ufsadcd had fney
been present when Tue fa:'orl! Letter Of the
Horsc of bishops was read q Tie last GSuctal
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Ju1 preach On the duty Of yaHr people sn2pofk
Ing With thtt1 prayers MIR. Hecon as President
OF the unlFcd Staies, and tho Congress which ha4'
lately voted On EmsEcirntou. your seta1ous
would he tust o. po!itical, snd those w1sa opls
md ioyoi, would hare as csueh reason 10 bo nt-
,tudcu, and set It would bc inst What VIC 10
every Sunday in the prsyets. 1t 1s euTts
tnelcft1c tbAt different ministers may have differ
c1lt ylCWs ~ 10 how much q minister thuald, even
l1 hesc times, i1tfutnce euch topics into his ser
mGns; buk our cou1ch has not been 60 silly AZ to
make Inv egIilst political preach1ns, or any
1uuuut Q! It sn'odensH; 'eav1nE thu sostA ard the
hoD aud thu k0to A.1ch e1iirtfy to private iudk.
m.nf- Excep: lh such tlmes ~ there, prefer
fosGt dttftHtHcf. except wh=re questions 60 down
INTO nevtry ground OF ort1cary Eora!ify---ssch
ss. tribute to whom itihu'e, and honor to whom
hoLor, obty L aei-trat"s, &c. n IN mu.i bo
colt.hear. ed prot: tsor Of Loyalty indeed, Who III
these dh7a ot trshnl.t1on, cau avoid giving ut:er-
!iappl'y It teens that God u 1nerc,fally
begun IN treason rsost f8uf, fer the .cl,,:ify ana
extension Of flsvcry most hateful, coptiatad IN
epttlt OF cruelty toward prisoners By those who
began it. inrretble. without such eTtcen:es "a
bare tcen eteusnalatel upon us-and an most
thankful to believe to he ended, under Coda guld-
ing sId oyer1uiinc hsnd, In the opening Of every
prison door Of The bondage 1t tou<ht 70 seal. ala
In making our nation mHr. unttEd and prosperous
tbRn erfr, Ii ias bucr np earthquake, hut like
tbst at Ph!lippl; II has eh4kea the foundation Ut
ths prison, Til the very ia!los, tEeni ,lias and at
ftlgt ted. asks how he may be saved fEol tlc OK
Iccte1 rnins.
CuAs. p. Mo11YMSs.