The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-12-17

TIE latest and most sighihcah6
phase i'll the third term movement was
developed at a joint meeting OF the
Methodist clergy men and the Metho-
dist Sunday School Union held In
Boston on Monday, the 9th instant.
Bishop Gilbert Haven, bright and
shining light of that religious persua-
sion. addressed the audience on the
condition ofthe South Often as some
ofthe pulpits have been dishonored ana
disgraced bv prostituting them TO the
furtherance of political purposes, the
address of Bishop Haven on the occa-
sion referred to is an unpardonaoie
insult to the American people, ana VIII
be resented by them as such we
publish below, from the Boston GLOBE
a detailed account of Bishop Haven's
denomination of Grant. VI course we
do not assert that the Bishop spoke Tor
his entire church in his impudent ut
terances. even though he promised to
bring to the support of Grant three
hundred thousand members OF his
church in the South. 1t is difficult to
restrain the expression OF ones indlg-
nation at such proposition as this.
1t can only disgust the people Of all
religious creeds and react against Ha-
ven and the purpose he has IN view.
Suppose that Cardinal McClOskey or
Bishop Domenec, or any other dIgnl-
tary of the Catholic Church, would
stoop rs low as Haven did and pub
Fc!y nominate for the Presidency
Jeremiah 5. Black or any other prom
inent Democrat, with what universal
and we'll meritei howl of indignation
it would be received throughout the
length and breadth of the land One
foot of the Pope would then rest on the
soil of Italy and the other on that of
the United States. Such at least
would be the threatened danger to the
country in the opinion of the followers
of Grant and his third term project.
The article from the Globe is as fol-
lows-let every true American read 1T
and bow his head in humiliation and
shame:
AT the Methodist preachers and Metho-
dist Sunday school union joint meeting on
Monday morning, Dec. 6, in the Temple
Street Methodist Episcopal church, Bishop
Gilber: Haven, in accordance with an iuvi-
tatiOu extended by the preachers meeting
a fortnight ago, addressed the audience on
the condition of the South. He said that
there was Que class of people i'll the South
who had been recognized as a nationality by
the Pope, and they would welcome his fol-
lowers to these shores but the race freed
by the people of the North will never strike
blow against constitutional liberty. Bishop
Haven said that there is to be a tremendous
political battle this year, beginning with the
oil prt of n hpn1n.r1fin n 1l,.r nf he
national House of Representatives. He said
that the ministers of Boston are in the field
of battle their words are reported and the
Southern papers comment on them. The
question is, ''Shail the Northern people rule
the uation? 2" Shall the Puritan or the
Cavalier be the ruler?' Shall Boston or
Charleston be the centre 2" The Methodist
Episcopal Church is the only institution in
Qie South to-day that represents the Ameri-
- nation. You must, he said, stand by the
Church. There are in ihe South nearly 300,-
600 members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, who know what they believe just
as well as the people of New England and
better. They appreciate liberty and those
who gave ii To them. They never will he
betrayers, and let the people of the North
never bctray them. The malcontents of the
South know that they We're defeated by one
man; that man is President Grant and if
the people throw him over at the command
of politicians they will rue it. PRAY breth-
rem, that President Grant may be reelected
Pray for the true people of the South, and
you will find that thus you will be able to
keep down the kindred threatening powers
the slave power and the power of the Pa
pacy. The Rev. Dr. Sherman, of Broollinc
moved that the meeting vote That they had
heard the sentiments advanced by Mr.. Ha-
ven with great pleasure and hearty approval.
This motion was unanimously adopted. All
opposed were invited to rise, but not one
person rose. There was great applause.