The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-10

and fails to warn the people, then he is involved
In dlticulty. Now am iully persuaded an nv
mind that very much of the evil In the world Is
owing t. the want of fidelity in the people.
DUTY OF THE PREACHER.
What are we ministers sent for! Not to enter
into squabbles, contentious, and stres with
mel, in this great contest among them; but we
are sent TO preach this Gospel aud TO preach
this Gospel as II is contained In the Biole; TO
preach the truth, to warn every man, TO teach
every man, to persuade every man, that we may
present every man perfect. We are called upon
10 rebuke in the name of God, and TO say lust
what God says, and nothing more, 10 regard to
the condition of men. We are sent to impress
the people with the importance of putting into
their official positions pure men, men that will
do jyNuEexactly what they are required to do by
theirSat and according to law, as Il is taught
in the Bible. We are not to be partakers in
other mems sins.
A CASE IN POINT.
NowiI TASK you whether as a community we
are not partakers in all this bribery ana cor
ruption that is going on among the officials?
What cay you in regard to this poor woman =?
She and her husband are membes-and as l
understand, excellent members- of the Metho-
dlst church. an excellent man and an excellent
woman. She told me the story with her own
lips, in the presence of Mrs. Robert Boyce one
oil our own members and came with her, she
not knowing me. These thousand dollars had
been raised and had been given to the police
and In q few days they came back to these poor
industrious people, aud wanted MORE They
wire uOl dDle 10 raise more, ana Ileir son ia i'm
Smg-siDg Prison, in the Slate of New York.
Now then, my brethren, the men that wink at
this, and the men that encourage it, and the
men that recommend and sustain such a system
l hold are partakers Of these evils that are
being carried on IN the community. We want
Christianity to sweep it away, we want mems
hearts true to God.
NO GOOD CAN COME FROM BRIBERY.
There is not a police officer, there is not a
Magistrate, there is not governor in the United
States. ever has been WhO have i'm thann ha
hope of glory, that will be prosperous in these
things. Let us strive to have every man in
every official relation praise to them that do
well, and terror TO evildoers, instead, as
conscientously believe this day, the great ma.
jority OF them are men that would encourage
vice rather than destroy it.
l trust to God that the day will come when
the people all over this broad land will under
stand those great principles of truth and right
eousness, that 1t is our business to do it, and our
business to have the right kind of people as ser
wants in our employ, and to make them feel that
| they are ours, and not that they are hired to be
| over us. Put your iron heel upon their necks,
| and tell them that the position they hold is
owing to your request. II Gods people and the
moral and religious people do their duty, and
bring about such state of things, the result
will be a great benefit to the world.
TRUE CHRISTIANITY OUR ONLY HOPE.
You can never do it, Just as sure as Gods
| Bible lies before me, you will never live TO see
| it done until you bring the people under the
| power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. My word
for 1t, and my lie for it, that there is remedy
| Oh why then, why, ask. is not every man
| leaping into the arms of Jesus Christ, aud com
mitting his destinies to His control? At once
| take hold Of the rock, and stand fixed firmly
| upon it, as those who must give an account.
None but God can save us. We must be
| saved, not by the prowess of arms, or the
majesty of nayies, or the cunning of diplomacy
| but we must be saved by the grace of God In
| Jesus Christ. For Gods sake let me beseect
you, In the name and doctrine of the Son o
God, let me plead with you to-day to give W
your heart to Christ, to come and lay hold upoI
eternal life, and throw all the energies of YOU
nature into this great business of salvation!