The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-04-17

| q Mr.. Klise says, "Poitics and
Christianity never come IN conflict"
In the next line he says, ''The church
which arrays itself upon either side,
is disloyal to Christ, and the servant
of Satan" Both voices speak here.
Contradictions certainly. If there be
no conflict, there must be agreement.
Then to be the one is to be the other,
entire or in part; yet If church an
rays itself on either side 'it is disloy-
al to Christ" &c. How Will he recon
cile these conflicting assertions
Christianity is a unit. Politics is
dual, always having a 'oro'ag side and
right side. Can the church, dare the
church, be Indifferent to such issues
No. The fact is, the church asoaC is
the only legitimate disposer of most,
if not all political issues, II must
ever stand for the right. A man is
Just as much bound to vote right, as
to be right If a man is not right,
he should not be In the church, and
if a man does not gote right, he
should not be In the church. What
is politics? theoretically, the science
and art of Government Practical
politics is Governmental rule or au-
thority. Does not, has not, Govern
mental authority run counter to
Christian duty? It does in many in
stances, unless the church disposes of
the issue in her favor What of Dan
iel and his three comrades What of
the Apostles! What OF Christianity
in the midst of Paganism : I hope
Mr.. Klise win answer these questions.
Another question for him to answer
is, 'Why is this country called a
Christian country?" 1r-.rs
The church that discusses political
issues, 'tis disloyal to Christ" Are
not most political issues moral issues!
They are. In Indiana and Ohio the
issue at present is, "shal the manu-
facture and sale of ardent spirits be
restricted and regulated by law?"
The church must respond, yes. She
can give no other answer, and be
loyal to Christ. Her members must
vote, yes;. if they do not, they are
unworthy of the church, and are the
SERVANTS Of Satan"
A few years since, the issue was,
"Shall human flesh and blood be. a
subject of trafic!" Humanity said,
"eo." The Bible said, "Let the bond
go free" Could the Church be in
different to the result! No. What
must she do? Plainly, stand for
the right" Was this disloyalty to
Christ? Some said the church was
.crong,, apd ignored her. Others
said, ''the church is wrong; don't sa1it
us; we viii make church to suit u.s. "
They did so. The results they have
a thing, in which there is no real po-
litical or religious liberty. Now that
they have an institution, it suits no one
but the Destroyer. Though made to
win q partv, the most intelligent of
that pcrty most cordially detest it.
Mr.. Klise labors hard to show that
his religious faction is not in the in
terest of any party, and says, ''her
membership is composed of members
of all parties. Such is the case in
all churches. But Republicans and
war Democrats are scarcei in the Chris
tan Union. am personally &C
quainted with two hundred of her
members, and there is but one Re
publican among them, and he is a
boy, who is courting a Christian I'm
ion old maid; he, of course, is favora-
BILE to anything like Unio1s right or
wrong.
Mr.. Klise says, 81 was turned out,
in my absence, without chance for
defense or prioilege of appeal" This
is untrue. I put against him the
words of the Discipline, P 81: "They"
the General Conference-"shall not
do away the privileges of our minis
ters or preachers, of trial by com
mittee and of appeal" The same
provision is made for all members.
If he did not appeal, it was his own
fault. He need not blame the church.
Mr.. Klise denies that their own i
liberality was the course of the rup-
ture in the church. What are the
facts? They would not hear a prayer
offered for the President, though we
are commanded ''to make supplica-
ton for kings and all in authority"
They would not hear the preacher
wish for the success of our arms.
They would not pay their preachers.
But time would fail me. If this is
not iAi6erality, it is nameless. They
are as narrow now as before, yet
"UTpiOa" is their watch-word
Mr.. Klise still denies that the Chris
tan Union gives certificates. Would
a certificate signed properly be proof
upon this point? Would the word OF
his brethren be proof This we have
Mr.. Klise says, 'fhe Union is one
thing, and the churches another"
He should have said, the churches
are something and the "Uniora" no
thing; for there is no such "Unioa"
here as he talks of; nor will there be.
Such "Union" belongs to Utopia,
where Pegasus is stabbed, and the
valley of Typee, where Pegasus
grazes. The Christian Union "shall
come to nothing, as the running wat
er."