New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-19

SECTARIAN POLITICS.
GRANT AND THE METHODISTS-A REBUKE TO
II
BISHOP HAVEN.
From The Washington Parrot

BISHOP HAVEN.
From The Washington Patriot
Nothing is more perniciOus, according to all
past experience than the infusion into politics, Ord
nary acrid enough OF the least drop OF Seetarian
intensely Nine times out Of ten 1t kills the druggist
with so sure experience, this is what the AdmnisT
ton empires are at this moment doing. They
operatpg they think on both sympathy aud antDathy
on sectarian love and sectaran hatred. Any one who
will read look at the leading pictorial organ of the
Administration and learn what 1t Is doing both weekly
and weakly will understand what the appeals to poem
zeal antag0nsm arc In the guse OF political carca
inner thought of the inhammatory expressions were to
most venerable form OF Christian faith which ii cheek
cred by and exceptional abuse, is sancied by the
blood OF martyrs, should DO now prosecuted and, II
emblem OF common Christanity-that which sentiment
If not religion dissuades us from insultine-was. in
ridcue, made Extensively prominent and over the mock
marriage of Mr. Greeley to the dying Democracy was
exhibited in indecent m0ckery the Cross OF Christ This
is the way in which sectaran antipathy is invoked.
We prefer, however, to deal with the Grant appeal to
Bectarian sympathy, which IL equally prominent His
the first instance in the political history OF the country
Of an appeal being directly made sectarian support
II Is done boldly and insoently ana the impudent
ton land great unquestionaby is to his support The
process is this: Gen. Grant Is nOmnaly Methodist
we infer his father before him-not member OF
the church, any sense technical liberal but when
he goes, II is to the Methodist Church AT Long Branch,
he attends camp meeting where divine worship is in
terripted by "three cheers for Grant," and Maflt's
hymns are postponed for Hail TO the Chief" And on
this slender thread OF Oh ny M Tohs ana mar
south as well as North will vote for Grant We believe
nothing of the kind, and shall state our reasons
for discredit. The Methodist denomination Is one
OF the purest, most jealous, and most powerful in
this land OF many religions It was powerful In its In
tegrity IL is powerful, when sectiOnalism has
split 1t in twain. Long before the 1t was broken
asunder and there was nothing in the misery Of those
days OF evil passion to make the ragged edges cohere
Northern and Southern Methodism were respectively
compact; and while we can perfectly understand how
tbe former clngs 10 its successful soldier see no reg
son why the latter should anything about him II
is however in the North that the effort Is making
order OF things They ask the honest Methodists Of
Pennsylvania for instance, TO vote for confessed nan
cai delinquent Ike Hartranft and this only because II
will promote the interests Of Grant 1t Is literally doing
evil that good may come which exemplary Methodsts
are now asked cOnnve at For the first time in the
history OF their communion they are solicited to be mere
politicians.
noble STEM II any one Christian denomination IN the
North gave hearty support to the cause OF the Union
in the hour of agony it was the wesleyan There was
political calculation about It, but II rested on an
honest sentiment OF course they felt gratitude 10 the
leader who nomnaily ended the war anu p1g1 taa ~
loose sort Of fashion, he adhered 10 them Inns doDt
less was an inducement 10 many-lhdeed, 10 most OF
fair promises falling from his lips. But is it not
prostitution Of noble sympathy To- use IL 10 compel
approval Of all that their favore has done or Is DONG
when their conscences, lhelr common sense Oh Igh.
and revolt This II is to ask Methodhs 10 vote
for Gen. Grant because he Is Methodist. The true
friends of this great Christian organization feel this and
do not hesitate 10 give utterance TO earnest words OF
caution In fact we should not have felt at liberty 70
refer 10 subject obviously delicate In all It's relations,
but for discussion in the UNCONVENTIONAL newspapers
which has attracted our attention Journalistic The
Re0 York Independent 49, In it, way, active and med
desOme a supporter OF tho Grant domination AS The
Times Hdrpers Weekly Its role Is the elig6us
IL is Ontns 0aeTH OF all sorts Of loose aud iTreg
ular theology.
Here lind direct sectarian appeal OF the nature we
have referred 10. IL Is from the pen new bishop"
OF tho Methodist persuasion named Haven" and
titled Charles Summers Crisis" being ecstatic APP
peal 10 that deuded statesman 10 the OF
his recent ways, and as the worthy episcopal politician
proposes, support the President matter what he may
do Ia what spirit ths right reverend partisan writes
may DO made manifest from single passage-tho only