Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-01-14

Dh boynton ono uohofh hoWam,
Dr. noynioui is chaplain ofi he House
nl representative, which is proof pos.
Tive Chat hosag0od adlcnlinprcoopt
and practice. General Howard is the
Commissioner OF tho frecdman's Bu.
rcau, which is sufficient evidence that
he g. of The same persuasion. They
are both Christians with dark stripe
down tlVSyiz backs, and consequently
love the heti0 as man and a brother,
as long as there is anything to be
made Of him pocuniarily or politically.
They are, prolcssedly, followers Of the
man Of sorrows, who preached peace
on earth and good will to men, and
some may regard it as inconsistent
with their profession that they should
feel hostility to the people ofthe South,
and express all their regard for the
black man. But Radicalism is demor-
alizing, and undermines christian prin-
ciples as il does the honesty Of those
who profit by Offices under il. DR..
Boynton and Gen. Howard are both
dvm0raiised, Thoy lovo tho darlsoy,
but they have come to hate each 9TH
er with a malice which finds no abate-
ment. Christian charity is lost sight
Of in personal yindictiveness. and they
have been "pitching into each other
in the most savage manner imagina-
bic, in the church and on the street,
to their own satisfaction, but TO the
scandal Of those who have been wont
to pray with them. The fact is, .heir
quarrel illustrates the old adage that
two Of trade can never agree. DR..
Boynton runs "nigger" church, and
Gen. Howard controls "nigger" Bu-
reau. And 50 they fell out aud there
is no hopes Of their making up and
loving each other as they did before
the shadow Of blaclzness fell upon their
daily walks and conversation. Itseems
that Gen Howard wants to command
in the church as he does in the Bu-
reau, and hence the difficulty In this
connection the correspondent of the
Chicago Times, 8 good Radical paper,
is rather hard on the Freedman's Bu-
reau He says:
"General Howard has been at fault
in this matter from the beginning.
The renown of his name is widespread.
He entered the war a poor man, COM
paratively, and, being a temperance
man, a church member, Freedman's
Bureau man, an anti-slavery man, and
finally a wounded man, he got the
Ward Beecher, raised money, started
a grand Congregational Church here,
and also a negro university accessory
to il
"Dr, Boynton was called the Church
"a Cincinnati clergyman born in Mas
sachusetts, in poor health and fond Of
historical writing General Howard
soon found this fellow countryman of
his to be as decided in opinion as him
self The General, meantime, had
become rich, and his arrogance in
creased with his temporalities. He
wanted a docile preacher, so that peo-
pie passing the new temple should not
say, This is DR. Boynton's church."
but, "This is Gen. Howard's church"
Finally a collision occurred. General
Howard was negrophobist, believing
in the absolute social equality of white
and black. Boynton also was an in
tense Radical, but be advised the col
ored people Of his church, who were
growing numerous, to organize them
selves into a separate society, behev-
ing that they could do more good in
this way. Then fierce quarrels began.
General Howard "going for" Mr. Boyn-
ton once, even at the communion table.
Mutual scandal began The General
refused TO advance money TO the church
unless Boynton ate bis words or re-
signed. The congregation backed up
Boynt0n. AT last a grand council of
Iclergymen has been called TO Judge
between Boynton and Howard, aud
the papers are full Of elimination and
recrimination. it is singular to me
shat a man cannot build a temple
without wanting to play the organ in
il. A large percentage Of Churches
! in the United States were raised by
the personal energy Of some one lay
man, who lost his crown of honor at
last for a personal tiara, and made
more infdels by his example than he
ever made converts by his monument.
General Howard has built himself
a superb dwelling north Of Washington
/ City, upon an acre Of ground given TO
him out Of the one hundred acres be-
longing to the Howard University.
This house is visible from Capitol Hill,
two or three miles distant He is a
generous man, with many friends /;
vehement upon certain questions, for
tunate in life, Unbalanced, and his pioty
in the present instance is based upon
that Of the middle ages, when princes
founded religious establishments, aud
then wished to expound the gospel for
them.
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