New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-30
THE DUTY or CHRISTIANS.

EXCLUSION OF THE BIBLE DEMAND or fHHIR
EgHn.Es-A CHRISTIAN But NOT sgcISRIAS
STATE TgY oEJgCr 10 BE SOUGHT.
TO the razor 81 The TFtbpsc.
Sir: The question of Bible or no Bible has
been treated though right" and rtif Seie merely
relative pouatiye terns and NOT tp And unnHta
ole fact.u the old sDiTi OF POntius Plate What 70
truth - do not ULuk that Christians have the liberty
t. DO this They allegiance 70 Jesus Christ;
they ale he children VI COD, through iat In the 10
Jesus and therefore esnhOt AFFORD to PIT away the lfs
ton on IA inferior ground Of policy worldly aceonmo-
dGticn They recant 81 their homer and duty WHOM
they aequiesco in the cry TO prohibit or exclude"
Gods word Any place. under iRe demands VI Die
enemies Of that word Imagine the popular eioet in Eu
,pla or any Of her colonies OF public s.iIst no
free use rc8in2 OF tie Queens address ~ iavsf
Be.healing sud quarsering~ would bc the dcmsad of
british loyalty Who would tolerate The ely 10 pro-
hbitr
II shall be cried Would you r0ahe tie STAT. Chris
tiln :" alswor: Ni,b oil u!y Ae&ctCisian. but not
ssclaiian." Christian the state shall be IN she coming
time The rule o. the world she'll he Jesus Christ
"Aud the government shall De ulon Ms ahoulder; and
His shall las c4o1 Wonderful Counsellor, AMY
IsI God Everlasting Father, he T. nee ~ Peace.
o. the increase ~ IT, government and thoro sa
this" Uea. *, g. - THE Cod 81 ioa.s1 -iil sci up
q Eingdoir wh!ch su never be destroyed and u shall
bTaa. ia p aNd consume sll thcce Kingdoms apd u
snail stand forever" Dan. H., 90 All tb;iss. Dota
which arc IN h,a.en and which ete 80 e'lth. ~ll 40
q INTO CEe lfc. l., lol fih hul = I'M
iedcsacy' al JbC 10 .Ar.a tbs irup.e ssl sey
coarLe.aey neiler ye tisr fear nor be AFRAID.
S.uctiry Lord Cf hosts Hinscr.Gd rt Hin bo your
fear lCt EiiG se your drcGd." lisa. VIZ, ~ 49,
Tl,nd unh.ef may say tbs notion would pat a hasGls
90 potcs for en,al.ss 20 gasp they e into power,
whereby they viii grind ia o.g oan lciL LIST God
take care Of Ills own business.
Upon ..mplc principle Christians should insist On tho
retention o. tine Bblo in the schools t''a5c u ia the
word Of TIE only Cot "TIo world f.r Iii.;-OIr oon
and every other land" O1r fal5v the Lord Of herds
oas 60 elnholler throw down Tina gsee before sbe
f,c OF tie devil We do it 10 cr,oo, why hide
FROM me pubic and before the world? &c Is to
day even now stand upon oar reats rs caiiits Of
cod "Itner unto Caesar 5e thiuSs ricG ars tsstiG q"
was gooi doctrine when the Messiah Jet ia lis hUu
i.toa lEepGius tue way 90 dis Kingdom By suffering All
caath or the DIN Of tho world bUt tha. He hGs
t, lngion and, having oscende, sits tho throne.
I'D Him belongs perfect homage and obedience His now
are the thrones Of this world, ~ which universal
belief would yet deprive inl Nh WA lie 'Vc Hls Own
III 5tlau faith 51aU duis away IL uiuhai5 SpJ walk
80 yeGgg bh"lt went ont against
he giaut who hlasnhemed cri dri'd ths aunos ~ 30
fori az hosis tor bati, Il IL los. trust you
vii not condemn as pure tana' Csm cr bc0ry YHnt
here written uphold what enly honest ana the barn
truth. D.
Rep- lOYL Dec. u, 1879