Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-02-27

For the Detucurr frPbbiicdi
BALTIMORE, Mn, Feb 20, 1873,
Nh EDITOR :--Sunt work, a,p M Re-,
Nj. I4ight5ourlI, :ccrullN "t Wil'utiIstun, nov
the popular pastor OF the Carries street thrch |
vi this city, delivered Il dlsr"tr.,', ~ wt'lrn hr
IL ntertook ,i.,k.' tle pubiC .tt,iI',' IN iq-
gA.d IA y, " thr inoet wird'' ~ Inv, az
der Which NC ntr--th' ~ " tt'i vi r., ilt |
d.alh-pe ui,,. uir Mihtd -, tu.,wd,
muruers. Deintia-. / .'I mona All |
from whom lie ,.,..t '.''.i''i ,i'' suiJ nj
Nethodi,Is .,l tttan, 80 ....,. MnIsi"gs, las
men tnd irn-prnies7l,s nat the SiaSl vi ou |
brotuei, - they w'ri pupl, r't ia tmJtulu.
paper were uuwis. AMI t.u,'tpltura, JUd,
correspondent, ul't u,,l' itlhIt ,;vo, irOn his
OWL pulpit, La, nr tt,u,ldrf-l the ccn,uOu
sense AMI s,iIp, t-d tU;~ III the stIhjrcj, with
no expectation Ot seeing IL la pfiut. But a re
porter whn came TO Tie l.isht Street Church
on the Sabbath referred ~, plucured M alb
.tract OF the sermon, which WAS published III
the Sun paper OH the following morning.
have since seen 1t copied, IN Whole o. in
part, into at least iiyt prominent papers III the
different States VI the mon, AMI in every III
stance, believe, With hearty approval oi its
sentiments.
A few days since / received u copy OF the
Delaware HepGbiicuH containing my remarks
ON Capital Punishment. bat, for sDin" cause,
you failed ~ give credit ~ the Baltimore paper
Just this hour | in receipt Of Il clipping"
III snvelOpe, FROM SUu, MoniIt IucsdL,
issue, presume, Which, seat ny su,u' unknown
friend, proves to be a criticism nt the said dis
course.
Now, Mr.. Editor, it seems due alike to my
self, to my excellent friends OF Delaware, and
TO lue truth that, by Your leave, a reply should
be made tu NY IeNr.wrt, have lao doubt he
IL u Conscientious seeker al "a lite train, hut
have no less doUb, mat Il y..n c mae aplar.
snt that hs has M '"".i tie trotnluu pc
sides over the sihlcc- under dlsrussUI--that
he mas lit upon the very notions, which, #
adopted, will give encouragement III criminal
and persons meditating crime.
Trusting that this communication may he
The same ~ manner ami spirl ~ II the article
Ut "Neritas" c1uLIl'ltd cOsrut afguurnt LliuIl,
without sneels and uiIrhIitaule installations
Qtalics) at which, lelclanc' some IF your
readers who may know the Pastor vi the Lisht
Street Presbyterian ChurcA" ina, have been
"shockei III reLiiuI, EHl be ia @iIh the Ir-
ulatks:-lst Assertions and illustrations ncN e!
prove anything: md ihr ld',lul nj the rg hl
III wrong VI capital punishment. b'.w= = mr.,
question u TACT, ANA not Of pallO,1pAir tltur,
must be decided UN testimony. CT course, there
can be no warrant for taking away human life
unless it be- divine wdilah' tilat l. grantee
On all hands. And ii thcle lac Il ,!N!uc Mar
rxnt--litod has settled this question Himself.
then direct appeal 10 Holy Nlil viii reveal
that faca-th.I Is .1autcd w I'll. Bat 'Nrr
ii'slotS Tia We laNi ~ authority or IA
" lake away life uuder ann circumstance
whatever. 4hini; that is i fJir proportions
form into which to cas. liS .irsul;u.f IGula. i.
Now, ON the other hand, II Insist, that Mhit
eyer may he SAID oil the marlin irit for human
Judgment and discussion ~ regard to the pen
aties proper Tor other crimes. tn. ,lipirm
Lawgiver and Judge has liua'it affixed deaf
as The appropriate penalty iur ttuulcr. NOV
70 the law and to the tr>tluul.,. Il .ArN Spea
not acco ding tn t is WORT, II !, tr'rau,e llicl
isMo lit il them ,l>a- .O) ~ rs lpnA
some Of The iu,c pt, ;tnl lllGr. lunlr If otl
blessed l.Wlt! W. Ht,t v",'i the -.tue roml. "a.
slUnatr saviour WIN pi.u,-d ter lis i.uut.i
nurd-rels, a. y said. 'iut. Anon, .,I,eIlGln
which art exalted uulo ile.urA,slJii b,. Jr,t !
down 10 hell, Tor tl,e mighty nuil.,, NliItl ll,
been done in thee, h.Ii been dent in Ntplum
would have remained uu.i t,la day, But
say uhtU you that 1t ,iesil b. intr, 'uIrrable t
rke land VI Sodom il s"it ii il,ismrti, Ii
toi thee. (MatlI. II. ., ~ Where now
1ieir room for that u'rhd puauirupay Win,
spnsiders Christ mild aud generous As
neglect punishment pur >ttjuui ..lsu Il
liesses celt,l parties il .it',r M1rl, ~
unto Sou sc'ih .tiil liitll5tra, hyp,,nlcs'
Js de.odr widuW iraI,r7, lnJ Ia" !. pieIrti
nlzkr lohg pt4tri,. Ia, tri4,r - sh- irtri
HE grestcl d4innulul W.. into tou srii'
ad pLaliscts, hA pueiIl.s; To 500 tIInp.lsa .
ana lani - ihtb "tt' pts ste IuI when
\ maze, y,l G.th" InH ESQ l"la the rnlt
Bell iiali Yea" sriNes, Mah -, II. l6l il'
arc the 'woru, 81 Jczus. Nirlc nuN = Ii
very mid and ggndih ,rnilurni th.i Is
.1nsrcy ami NJ Justice al puip And nu =. +
.brae column. such sntlutss and nuhrclln,
sentiment W"ull let the devil MIC llr,l,
rwhere he might 10 l1aI prupc nlltncl
harm.
Yes, our glorious kedctlnrl Is iurf,iiu /
70 teach that civil penalties are To- be- lDlua
cd, aud that divine laws, established itlr,i,
IlrIlfI Al .I.t all at. II
sMereu obsolete, Is 10 teach thd InOt,l
aud tile aoi. ,haldet-t OF ,.ud AZ inutt
things.
Another e.idrnoe tl,. .Ae view, ut IA, ii
couse were not ''.'irecih M rppp-it: II d
Savlours teaehin4. pi5tepts, commands a
examples. Is toun Ia lhc.e "o,ds OF The III
Isr:
All they that take the -woId shan pei
Will the sword' lMuth. 20 - Nearly
ie1eu VI the best commentaries. 20 whom
haSs access agree Hat Tie Mrl pressed
his, that whoever takes Il " etpoH iuto
Swh hands loi private lc'cr-c. ant sd. II
weapon kiIs a n.dil, hr han himself Il.
- death w pubic Justier.
But again, The example VI Chiist, a. Ir,,,l,
in Luke ll5l Is ali Argument nom wh
Shere can Ut no dppcal. Let us read the D.
sage "From the blood Of Able univ liz. hl.
Of Zacharias, which persisted between tn. al
.na lhe temple; vclily ~ Imlo Nvu ii shall
tSquh-d OF tins .rl', $500
Here We irlin ". H., az. 81 Is,l, "
k"e"s ee'lei i"'m 90 Itert,ili .hI.I 4.t,
nls followers that tia lciHbl,. u,.sIri,tiu :
tie Jews BY Tie halais Of ,ii- Iiolndl., Was
e.lnl letlon VI His NeHgtlns. I''vrn.caue,
mine, &C. upon the last generation oc 4
prosecuting nation. As Abel was lhr ii
Zaeharias WAS tn last OF the holy ,en vii
death Is leor,led Ia the oli testament sri
'uies r Chlun, .+;.U "t.42 ,,inl for w!.
.tieGs i!ghIeuu, letrbuli0n must he had.
,tJi Abie,.
But What hlVle IL led ..I,: We have ,
Hhas ~ siitas L. IL sIIor--iiOnssL eTIol, VI,