The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-08-10

invaded, and conquered, aud oppresS-
ed al d murdered, and robbed lOf cen
turieS. merely because the Engllsn
loved and believed in the PROTESTANT
religion? | suppose that you know
that those brutal atrocities were carried
on for the purpose Of giving To polltl-
cal preachers in England POSSESSION OF
the churches, cathedlals, gieLe lanGs
and tythes which belonged 10 the irish
atnotics. The soldier WI s also re-
warded by con6scations and punder.
! The Church and the STATE hunted IN
eou Bes. and ireland was the prey
VII. ch ,hey ran down together.
Coming to our own cOunly you ma
Massachusetts, and COlhectlt ut lh Coi0-
MAI times under the sole domination
( OF noiitic;ll preachers. Their treacher-
| Gus wars upon the Indians Tor purposes
wholly mercenary, Their ensiaElhS oi
white persons, aa well as reu oheo, anu
! selling them abroad, Or swapping
/ them for biackamO0rs;" Their Nhip-
! ping, iniprisoning and kllhhg eLa-
/ kers and baptista, Tor tIielf e0hseIeh-
tiOus opinions; and their base utat-
mont OF such men as Roger Williams
and his trends, will marx tier GOV
. GliilIIGltl tilIOuEii Ctll N1ll4N GO S'AN -
! crueliest aud nieanest that eNCreAlslCd.
Political pleat heIs Lave L0t LtLaNtd
any better since the Revolution than
/ before. About the COnnienCemenl Of
the present century they Wele busy III
/ their vile vocation ali over New Ing
land and continued 1t l0r many SealS.
/ The WiItui and den nbtlate sIa'hueIs lii'bll-
ually uttered nom the pulpit against
Jefferson, Madison, and me lI.thas
who supported them, were auiss race 10
! human Lature. The In'Ile(tIale ehecG
! Of this was the Yankee pIot 10 sectde
nola tle Union, 1OIUWtd rs corrupt
/ combinations with Il lOrelgn enemy 10
betray the liberties OF tie country. lis
/ renO.er cOnsequs noes are seen III lhe
I Shameless raIacity and nlaIlgnIty
which. even al TINS moment, itTt hoWI-
/ ing for the property and bIood o1 an
/ UnaTnlcd ana uU1en>eless people.
4 You and l both remember The polltl-
cal preaching which uehered III aha Sup
/ ported thereign O1 the knoW-NOlhInao,
/ BLOOD Tubs and Plugl glles; Wien
/ Maria Monk was a SAINT ahd joe bar
! ker was Mayor OF flttebulg; when pul-
/ pits rtsOuhutd every bunoay Wlh he
tmOsl injurious 1alsChUous a. allot cath
bL4ADs " liNli lilN punt 1AA'''Nf 49,
! bauched by the inculcati, nolhypUcrlsy
and deception; when ministers met
their LulIlcai allies III sworn secrtsy
to pIUta against the rights Ol their 1eiioW-
citizens. AOucauuUt lOfget what came
OF this-riot, nIuruer, clluIch-Uurllng
iaWlpss violence All over Tie laid, aud
the suhiugation OF several great otatos
10 the pOiitical RUE OF party destitute
. ~ l.y .sttI
] cUulu easy prove tlIaI those clerical
roiiIvians, vino have tltd thelrcnurch-
Is to thc tai Ol the Abolition party, are
criminal Oh grandcr scaie than any Of
their PREDECESSORS. But liOrDear, part
iy because / have no Tune, and paruy
because 1t may, for auSht l know, Ue
q sore subject with you. l would not
excite your wrath, but rather "pruVohe
you 10 good works.
Apart lrOnI Tie general subject there
a"e Two or three special Ideas expressed
in your letter from which / venture 10
Gisst Mt.
You think that, though minister
may speak from The pulpIt on ponucS
he Ought not 10 Indicate what party he
belongs to. II strikes me, that II he
has a party, aud Waits 10 give It
eccieSsiaetl tlC;tl aId or comfort, he should
boldly aVuW himself to De What lie Is,
SO that ali men may know hlm. SIN
cerity is the first OF virtues. IL Is bad
to be Won, but Woll III sleeps ciotll-
ing Is intinlieiy WUloe.
You represent The church asan untn-
ished structure and the STATE dis lis
sCalloldiug. / think the church came
perfect from the hand Ol lis dlNHe
4ArchitCCt-buiit upon rock, estab-
Hshed, tinlshtd, cuupiete-and every
oae who comes into II by theright door
I.Wlll find MANSION prepared iOr INN.
1t needs no scahUiu. IT'S founder re-
fused ali connection with human gov
ernmentS for scahoIding or any sotner
purpose.
You say in substance1 that, without
sometimes taking political subjects, q
minister is in danger OF falling into
/ vague, indefinite, and nOn-cOmmlttal
style, " which viii do no OOd and bring
him no respect. The gospel is not
vague, indefinite or nOu-cOmmittal
upon the subjects of which it takes ju-
rIsdictiOn, and upon them you may
preach rs loudly aS you please. Bat
1 admit that in times OF great pubic
eXcitemcnt-an important election or
. civil War-men listen impatiently to
teachings of faith and repentance. y
sermon which tells them 10 do justice,
iov mercy and walk humbly b aiOre
God, Is not an entertainment To which
they willingly invite themselves. AT
such time a Clergyman can vastly i'll
crease his personal consequence, and
win golden opinions from hisaudienCe,
by p&mpering their passions with
highly seasoned discourse on politics.