Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-10-10
Politics i,, fhe E,uEpit.

The parsons having returned from
their summer vacation resumed their
pulpits on Sunday for a new political
campaign. They appear to be refresh
ed with the waters of fashionable re-
sorts, salt and fresh; but the "waters
of life do not appear to have inspired
them very much towards the fulflment
of their supposed mission-the spirit
ual regeneration of their 6ocks. With
few exceptions the sermons preached
on Sunday were political harangues,
some covert and insidious, some open,
bold, and almost blasphemous. DR..
Bellows, while taking his text from
the Bible, descanted, not upon the du-
ty of man TO his Creator, but upon the
elections, dragged into the pulpit "the
glorious news from Maine and Yer
mont" speeulated upon the prospects
in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana,
and concluded by prayer to the al
mighty that He might guide the peo-
pie to vote the Radical ticket at the
coming elections.
Such language one might expect to
hear in the gatherings at street corners
or in bar-rooms but your political
lparson thinks that they are subjects
good enough FOR the house Of God
These reioicings over elections past
and prophetic auguries of the result
of elections to come were mixed up
with the most undignificd abuse of the
President OF the United States and his
Administration Are there no souls
at all to be saved in DR. Bellows
"Church Of All Souls ?" Are the ways
of the politicians of more importance
to his congregation than ''the way
the truth and tho life" which he is
supposed to lead them to? Rev. The
odorc L. Cuyler, too, opened his dis
course with "A prayer that the Presi
dent may be led "through darkness
into light" that is to say from tn,
darkness which envelops the uphold
ers Of the Constitution to the etherea
ligh. of Radicalism, with its symbol
of blood and fire and new civil war
The other polical preachers were NOR
delicate in their illusions. Dir. Tyn!
informed his audience that he had hi
TRADE bottled up, but would open i
on future occasion. With such al
example before them in the pulpit
filed by white preachers we canno
be surprised that tho poor blacks o
Zion Church were entertained by thei
I colored pastor with somewhat similar
: though much more moderate an
f Christian language; nor that whe
he announced that the Saviour ha
died for colored as well as white sir
c ners, one Of the congregation erie
G out "Bully for Him" and the Who'll
= crowd rose to their feet, shouting
stamping and screaming This wa
no doubt, most unseemly conduct in
: church, but not n whit worse than tn
II indecorum OF the whith parsons VIII
:, introduce politics, profanity, n spir
Of uncharitableness and a firebrand ,
discord into their pulpit speeches.
). is the general opinion that the bus
ness Of ministers of religion is to say
souls and promulgate the doctrine
g charity to all men; but ministers
D. DIR. Bellows and DR. Cheever's an
e, DR. Tyng's stamp despise all snch oil
! fashioned notions They evidcntl
, regard the pulpit as a political 70
:. trum, and instead of being the mout
l. piece Of the Gospel they have beeon
:, the agents of the politicians and Il
c, Evil One.-Neio York Herald.