The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-03-20
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The clergy Who have in the past sAoRn
such predilsctirn for the prlitiesl ar, na,
have always Ial.iatel AMI apclisilcd Tor
such a course ~ some .peeious psetext.-
ArOnC time it wasbccsgse slavery was such
an, enorsliiy. Sexi cane the war, and the
excuse was fidelity TO eouulry, ahl pisa,
rev, rc"ee Tor n saying Of 81. Paal, cnjoin.
ing respect for lava and magistrates. which
The loyal clergy clearly asduc,a to mean
I'll he Admiaissra j ii cf LIE / va:
the GuverhuI, NJ. a Conclusion wi.ith the
/ liih56seh Conference o. "a NJ. =. church
piously resoireI 10 be fact. a: Ice pier
cut time, no special excuse caa' be given,
and they are throwing rlf the kspoeri'ica!
veil with which they haze oudeavorcd to
rnshroud their no'cwcnts in tue past, and
ire row ssek7Hg Position as auxiliary TO IA
! pcitical partisaa orgauiistinn. Since the
Gospel has bcon Committed to the mon
! e, chan - and 10 lovers Cf-ease more
lhap .;.,e,s Vi God" ne src, and have been
Wv .ng molly state Of affairs. Men have
; {. srt into the ministry because OF the ease
, +; brought--Secause of the proEt-b cause
through it passion and prejudice might bc
satel,. and the Church finds itself almost
destitute of the olj.type faithful minister,
Who stood between God and msr, and Ia
bored to reform and sublue the evil Tas
,iuns cf unregenerate naturc.
1t must be moriityinS to the true chris
tain to sec bodic. ike the Pittsburgh Con
tereuce resolve themselves into a Iotittcot
Convention and adopt platform Alter the
manner and style of the "uawashed, as
vas done at the recent sitting OF that Con
rention or Mass Meeting at Nlassil!on.
The following is the platform they adopt,
cd;
The committae on the State Of the Coun-
try submitted the following resolutions;
lst. That we heartily and emphatcally
ndorse the action Of the Thirty -uinth Con
gress on the question of rccoastruetinn. and
sprrovc the measures adopted for the hnal
settlement Of that question,
End. That believing Christianity to be
the basis and bulwark Of civil liberty, we
all with joy, a. ar ong the auApiclou> signs
OF The times the Cong esslonal temperance
aud prayer meetings.
2rl. That, as righteousness exateth n
nation, and sin is a re2rnsch to anY pen-
PIE, We will not cease TO pray ior oar III
icrs, and will give our influence and suffrage
to elevate to offices Of trust aud profit, llen
Of unbendlug moral integrity.
They heartily endorse the action of the
39th Congress--cspecially the Military
Bill which destroys the vtstage of liberty
OF the citizen-whch would take from him
oil constitutional protection-whieh places
his property snd life in the hands Of an
autocrat, A bill full Of infany. A proper
| suhjcct for clerical endorsement. Imagine
Cmist giving commissions to these men to
preach the Gospel-sivins lhsm=tho same
license given to carry preachers, Go yc
into all tie world and preach the Gospel TO
every creature The plan from which this
| Conference would model should the FIRST
country through which thcy trayslcd have
been the United States, would have been tc
establish General Headquarters, made :
.Brigadier General Of Paul and the Other
Apos;l's 8, ana difiu,ed the mild prine,plc
of the Gospel Of fS1ce, at the point Of th'
warlike 6ayone: What lesson il the 3r
resoNiou of the above series. The mcr
who preached and exhorted for Bruugh, ii
1868, man literally crawling in rottlnnes
and sina man without pure pTlucirle II
his heart, with, no redeeming qualities il
bis life-the men or many Of them, who So
they will give our pfuenee and suttfag
to elevate to offices. Of trust and profit, sne1
of unloading moral integrity ty-voted for tn
Il libcrtine ani drunkari, when his oppouen
was ;he rnf9st Of the pure honest, sober
noble Vatlandgham-Whese every though
:. honest and moral, whose wax and convc!
sation IL above rcpraaoh.
If the Church Is to be made polite,
, engine--a club for the propagation Of part
ran platforms and dofmas, it is time
should be known TO the people. We do NJ
fear its action on the State az its infucnc
is insignificant; for thank G d freedom frog
the thumb screw and the rack has bee
taken from the emissaries of a Church. Br
if it is TO sail under false garb, it is th
duty Of all J!ovin access to the public ca
20 expose this breach Of common Eancst
and first principle Of morality.