The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-26
The Rellrleus r,rss ON The Thlrd TORN,
from tha New York Hun.l

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!, for q third term has very naturally ex
! cited the attention and awakened Til
e interest OF the religious press Ii tn
! proposition. The Methodist papers
, whose editors know their man bet
! ter than any others. treat this nomina
!, ton very cavalierly, rs one Of the eecen
J tricities Of the Bishop. The Methodist
: Of this city, thinks the secular press hal
/ given too much Importance TO TIL
seeks to dispel the public fears tina
there will be Methodist nomination
for the Presidency. There will be moth
ing Of the sort, for Methudiats. IL says
are utterly opposed to mixing Chutcl
and politics, to turning ecclesiastiua
gatherings into callrtises. aud The
: Methodist influence will be used TO KEEP
( Church anti State apart
And II Y should happen. says ths
into intrigues with politicians to bargain
away the Methodist vote. he will not be
able ITO deliver the goods That, II
adds, Ia just the difference between
Mnthodists and Catholics. The Chcisftd,,
Adrocute ridirules the timidity Of Ger
tain papers In this city upon whom the
name uf Grant operates much an the
sight OF water acta upon rabid dogs, OF
a red flag upon a mad bull" for their
abuse, depreciation and denunciatlon Of
the parties concerned and all their rela-
tiona IN the Bishops nomination. We
may doubt, says the dicDcate, the al.
visibility Of what was aaid about the
election Of President Grant for the
third term. but now that that question
Ia raised 1t is not to be put down with a
aneer or scowl. We are not committed
10 that measure, but rather opposed to
u yet L. az Bishop Haven thinks, the
safety Of the freedmen against tate
worae than slavery can be secured only
| by the election OF President Grant for
a third term. the Bishops nomination
will not have to wait long for a second.
nor for tremendous confirmation, for
the American people are desperately in
| earnest about that matter. These are
the views OF the two leading Methodist
papers. and the only two published In
this city. The provincial press holds 10
similar viewa.
The Observer Ia the only PRESBYTERIAN
journal that notices the matter. aud in
It's opinion the Preshyteaiana are no long
or "thc Lolyi's foolish people, that dip-
tinction being hcncetolth due 10 the
Methodists.
The Christian Union thinks "a presi-
dental nomination by a clerical body.
called together FOR consultation upon
Church matters, n very objectionable |
and a very unwisc proceeding. to say |
the least" and II trusts that no other
sect will ever initiate this bad example.
The Independent, after reciting the
manner and matter of the Bishops
nomination, suggests TO the clerical
gathering that Endorsed II that II IL
quite an innovation to turn a religious
meeting into political convention. and
that II tue MethodiHta do much more In
I hat line they must not complain should
they be classed with the Catholics as a
political Church.
The Catholic journals do not take the
same innocent view Of this third
term nomination that some OF our Pro.
lestant contemporaries do. The Fi'ee4
MANS journal can hardly keep patient
With q President who has made a
Methodistic ass Of himself and who .
! is doing a dirty thing politically /" Ia
wounding sorely aud seriously the
liberal Catholics who are not ready
10 apostatiae from the Catholic Church.
,ut who up to this time have been his
tiends. Had the Jesuits " brought
,p Gen. Grant and held the disposition
y his words and acts, the journal
han he " doing have played into their
lands. The Catholic Eeete,c thinks thia
bird term nomination Of Bishop Haven
Z Of a piece with his INSTRUMENTATION
nd woman SUFFRAGE utterances. aud T,
hat he has neither hurt Methodisn nor
niutcd Grant Ivy IL. because their com %
ron hatred TO Popery will make IL all y
light
The Baptist papers are decidedly op- @,
oscd 70 this kind Of clerical caucuaing,
he Examiner and Chronicle insists
hat Il was Bishop Ravens design to I
raw ont the sense 1T the meeting on
Ia nomination, and that the vote given
Y the Boston meeting was not. there.
ne, a mere compliment to him, hut an
ldorsement OF the President for an.
ther term.
The Christian Leader thinks Bishop
aNep made something OF mistake In 1
is nomination at the time and under =
le circumstances In which he made IL
'htle we want more Christianity in our
olitica we want, Says the Leader, no
Catholicism or any ism
rom the Church Journals knowledge
Bishop Haven he il Just the man to
a President of the United ai'
ates and elect him at Sunday school in
Getting. The Chufchman classes the IA
ethodists with the Catholics as the a,
'ly two religious bodies in this country -
'ektng political power. ei