The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-07-04
For Governor,
CHARLES ?. KIMBALL,
OF PORTLAND.
f'or Members of Congress.
Fourth District--MARCELLUS EMERY.
Religion and Politics.


Under the head of 'Grant and the
Clergy" the Lewiston Journal says ~
| The unanimity with which the clergymen
| and religious organs of all the denominations
| support Grant, affords the most indubabe evil
| 'tence that his election will carry with 1t the
| most Of good for the country. At the late Con-
gregationaI State Conference at Skowhegan. in
| the course of an excellent address on the power
| IF music, Rev. j. B. Wheelwrght of So. Paris
| said that the song. 8 John Browns soul is
| marching on aided our boys in blue in con
| qnering the rebellion; and that ''Raly round
| The Flag, boys may aid us in re-eerting our
| PRESIDENT This so stirred the patriotic heart of
| The great audience that, without stopping to
tiInk where they Were, they burst into IN en-
| thn~iitstic applause Maine is all right on that
subject.
| 1t may be inferred from the above that
an attempt is to be made to ring the
churches in TO the support OF political
party in the coming campaign. The plan
has found a helper in the person of Rev.
J. B.Wheelwright Of South Paris, who saw
| fit to turn the meeting of religious con-
ference into a political caucus. Now if
we We're to look for spot in which the
devil would be particularly busy, the most
likely location would be parish of this
party eXhorter, who can do but poor jus
| tice to his religious duties while his head
is filled with political schemes and the
| pursuit of office. 1t is true in every case
where 4 clergyman leaves the care OF
souls Tor the strife of politics. Not only
does Satan draw to himself members of
the flock, but he assails the pastor him
self, often with success. The newspapers
TEEN with exposures of clergymen who
have fallen into most shameful sins by
forgetting the pure and lofty nature oil
their calling and the example of the
Saviour and Apostles. And after having
thus degraded the religion of their Mas
ter and brought their office into contempt,
they wonder that attendance on worship
falls off, and religious newspapers have
grave articles inquiring why it is that re-
ligious interest is dying out. 1t is simply
because men are repealed from he church
in consequence Of finding in the pastors
bitter partizans, or worldly, avaricious
graspers after office and emoumrnt
The belief that the radical party intends
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the experience Of political parties. as in that of
rehgionS denominations, money Is sometimes
of the party, ;ts well as members of the church !,
re pttn ashe' 70 ronroIe h 10 seh needs Ihe
salaries may moi as properly be Invited to con-
ar;"s ,U That e'tber n ny nave no
Of the Republican party or the members of any
their ability or bevonJ the requirements mem az the the
public good, and when it shall appear that de-
the Government" or a worthy mamhar shal h ~.
dismissed the service of the church for not sub
mlttlllS 10 an unreasonable eXactOn, II Will be
lime enough to restrain such contributions
Isn't this lovalv ida. Radical ,oE
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ties and the religion OF the Saviour yOked
tooatbar and nlaoad unon tho sauna louo,,
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; Contributions levied upon the wages of
oorru,t;on and rsod 70 hr;ho uo.o, 4.
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. corrupt the ballOt-boX, and to do all
, ;nion;tv .ro nlaoal s;3o Nv, ,;ao =;
fJ ''N f'N' 7'S - ''"o III ho'e 8
Siy and merit, with voluntary cOutribu-
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I 'i''i9 !" 0''9t'ii chilsIlah virtues anu
spread the gospel The housing. scnrvv
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l Po'i''''''"' ''iteiil y" Pi'ce anu Piuhder,
$ placed on the same plane of merit with
| IL,
TIE Seii-oeIyihS minister Oh rellSion Dld
| ever rreIipion and reckless insult to sacred
: H., ;,
l 'hihgS 90 lurther! Did ever the worst
$ unbeljef and mOckinp infidelitv Of The
, French revolution assert itself more glar-
;n0lvp
The proper relations in these matters
arc forcihlv s,atad INV ono of tho mos,
oloonont 1r;sbman that ovor l;7ed i, vord.
90 6, tha+ IVA o,oto +l,on, horo Ia ia
an, tboro,ab,v convinced tb.t tho ant;
n Christian connection between church and state
:, han all The r,ynos If nfideitv since the arnoi
i ixion. The sublime Creator Of our bles Sc,