The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-03-18
Administrators tEou
a Religious stand point.

Grants administrator 6on |
Religious stand point.
In g'ancing over our exchanges,
we notice that great faith is reposed
ia General Grant on account OF the
,nirit manifested in his inaugural,
nd also because Of his asking the
.spravers of the nation to Almighty
God" to the end that our Union
might be cementcd, and that peace,
harmony, and general good will, and
fellowship betwecn man and man, in
every section IL the country, might
be promotciand brought about under
has administrations Although we
believe Grant IS not member Of any
chu,S Ia, he raay DC called a Methodist
by brcret, as his father, neither and
wife are all members oil the Method.
Isl church, aud II is reported from
r"o~l authority that he ''likcs moth-
rr's chu,ch" better than al. the rest
although he is n friend to all, and
'!r~ircs that prosperity and success
,,hopId coward them all in their Efforts
AM! !shors to christianizo the world
We are glad tc have President
who revoreaces the cause OF Christ,
*nd who is firm believer in prayer,
2lnd We doubt not that his request for
''the prayers of the nation " will be
sraciously responded to by all the
people of God. .
1t is said the Genera. rcralis an in.
c4dcnt connected with the conven.
'ion that sramed OUT constitution
when cur %Fathcrs" got .cto an ex.
cite. wrangle over tho "niggcr' ques.
TSon, and that as Il last resort Ben
Franklia suggested that the best
ahiH$ they could do was to pray over
ii, which was accordingly done, and
after prayer compromise was effect
ed. Whether this compromise was
u mistake, or not, we CAN never
know. Had it not been effected, the
nn;on of the states mi light not have
s,ccn hrough, about; but as the mat
Ter is new definitely settled, it makes
but l!,tlo difference to us.
On the 4th of March the American
Bible Society presented Gcni Grant
vita a handsome and magnifcently
bound copy Of tho Holy Bible. Tht
committee of presentation consisted
of Chief Justice Chase, Senator Fro
iinghuysen, and Geo, II. Stuart, o
Philadelphia.
The committee, in tho name OF tn,
Society, hoped the now administra
ticn would bcguided by its teachings
Grant accepted this gift thankfully
and promised that it should be pre-
served, and handed down to hi
children ia commemoration of tn
day; but we hope he may do NOR
than this: that he may receive wis
dom, and find counsel by the pernsa
of its sacred pages, and be guided, a
the American Bible Society hoped
"by its teachings" in his administra
ion OF the affairs of the government
His motto, and his platform, whel
accepting the nomination, was EN-
bodice in the simple words "Let II
have pcace!" and now, that his inau
gu,al proclaims the idea OF "Peac
and good will to mcn," we trust W.
are entering upon new era of GU
national existence, and ono that shall
witness the complete and perfec
unity of our whole people as nation
and our advancement, prosperity
success, and unity as christians
The cause of Christianity has beer
lansuishing in this country since tn
outbreak of the war in 1861; but
with the vexed questions which bro
on, and which grew out of the war
settled upon the principles of Chris
tia''ity and humanity, we may conf
IDENTITY look fora better feelingam
the protested followers of Christ thar
we have had for the past quarter o
Il century, and tho natural result o
this will be the strengthening ant
building up OF the different churches
and of the nation, and the successful
carrying on Of the work of salvation
and redemption through Christ.
With all fears Of a conflict between
Grant and the Legislative branch o
the government banished, by the re
construction of his Cabinet in a man
ner satisfactory to the nation as wei
as TO the party that placed him il
power, we have no reason to doub
that the hopes INDUCED in by thu
press, statesmen, churches, and PEG
pie, will be fully realized, and tina
our good old ship. Of state, will
Grant at the helm, will be safely an
chored in the harbor of Peace.
Hoosier Democracy.
1t seems there was seventeen COP
pe:head Senators, and thirty.seven