The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-06
REV. MIR. KlxuAID,s LECTURE


We had the pleasure Of listening to the
lecture of Rev. Mr.. Kincaid, on Sunday
evening, the % inst. The Reverend gentle
man wen, for poor Stokes without mercy.
He did not favor side Issues" He agreed
with the New York Tribune that changing
was not played out" and endorsed the ex-
preston of the sailor, whoon seeing strange
land after long voyage, and seeing a
gallows, exclaimed, "thsnk q = his ia a
civilized land" H ill.,: -. ...IrJer should
be punished with the death penalty, by
changing by the neck until dead" He
was rot in favor of the "sickly sentimental
ty that seemed TO prevail throughout the
land" He favored punishment to muir
derers By the ''Iaw which God had made"
He thought ministers of God and Chris
tians had become 50 sensitive that they were
afraid to preach about hell" He believed
in calling things by their right names.
He spoke earnestly Of the fearful exposures
of bribery and corruption at Washington,
Jefferson CITY and Topeka. He denounced
the crime in fitting terms, and cautioned
"young men to bewar, Of the wiles of the
serpent
lie concluded by saying it ''was human to
err" and hoped charity and forgiveness
would be extended 10 those
who had been guilty of
these great crimes He called upon CHRIS
t;sns to pray for them that had sinned
in high plsces that they might be
induced to return 20 the psihs of virtue,
honesty. and the christian lie which they
had forsaken.
The sermon was a good one, and was
listened to By full house. We would how
ever remark, without rejecting upon the rev.
erend gen,leman's views, that he was
too unrelenting against the murderer, and
too willing to usher him into eternity and
into the presence of his God without prepa-
ration, and too lenient towards those in our
midst who have done SO much to de5auch
and corrupt our people. We could not help
thinking that the reverend gentleman ousht
to come nearer home-to his own flock, to
his own deacons. The very men who for
the past ten years have been the personal
friends of Carney, Caldwell and Pomeroy,
and have done more than al other parties
to aid and support these men in their efforts
to corrupt the people. We think good ad-
vice il needed in this church, and if q
change in our political life is to be wrought
BY this Pastor and his church, the rciorma-
ton should begin at home. Let these dea-
cons and church members publicly declare
their past errors, denounce the men who
have bribed and corrupted cur Legislatures
and our people. and pledge themselves in
the future to support only good and true
men. Let them resolve to Danish prejudice
from their hearts. and do the right without
fear or favor. Mr.. Kincaid is new man
among IA. and We hope and believe is actu-
ated BY q desire to do justice towards all.
He il, however, unacquainted With the past
history of his congregation. If he
we're acquainted perhaps it would
would not become him to make home ap-
plication Of factA We, however, Who
know the weaknesses, the ioliies, The
prejudices and the unchristian character of
many members Of that congregation,
have . right to speak. We hope
the good work of reformation will
20 ON. Let all the weakness
nesses, the corruptions and The aims Of the |
psf be exposed. Let full confessions b |
made, and thes Ne vill be prepared for . /
newer. better, asd Aolix II.