The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-01-20
"GIL"HAVEN
The Methodist Church viii
Have TO Take Him in Hand.
New York Tribune.

A few weeks ago they were call
ing him Gil Haven in Methodist
circles, and in other circles they
never talk of him at all. Now his
fame has spread over two hemis
pheres; his opinions are weighed
and discussed by all the newspapers
and preachers meetings and other
church assemblies hold solemn sess-
ions to consider him in his political
and denominations aspects. The
man who persuaded a convention OF
ministers TO pray for the third term
becomes all at once a large figure IN
the public eye, and promises, if they
keep on discussing him, to develop
into a historical character. Ger
tainly Bishop Haven is not disposed
to let the subject drop. He comes
forward again as the champion of
President Grant, and this time he is
heard through the columns OF the
Independent in the assumed charac-
ter of a mourner over the grave OF
Henry Wilson.
If he spoke in Boston only in thc
accents Of prayer, he thunders at us
to-day the menaces and awful warn
ings of the prophet. Henry Wilson
be tells us. died because he with
stood President Grant. "Chase and
Greeley and Sumner and Wilson are
towering warnings 20 the American
people how they consider the work
of renewing the land accomplished,
and set themselves against him
whom God hath selected for this re-
newal This gives Us reason to in
fer that Bishop Haven has received
special adyices as to the effect OF his
prayer in Boston. II his iufofma-
tion is correct, the political situa-
tion is greatly simpliiied. We have
no need to vex ourselves ans igfth-
er over a matter which Providence
has taken out of our hands, and it
would be ranked impiety to object
to the election of General Grant
in 1876, and indeed, in 1880, and so
on, till the country is entirely renew
ed-plans for the whole work to be
furnished by Mullett, measurements
by Babcock, and the plumbing by
Boss Shepherd. Ia fact the Bishop
/ gives US timely notice that If we op-
pose the President any more we
shall all perish, as Mr. Wilson did.
because Of our blindness" 'Had
Wilson thrown his mighty influence
on the side Of the President; had he
cordially supported the reconstruc-
tion measures still nee0ed to insure
liberty and safety to our land anu
10 the late and not yet freed slave
had be helped pass the force
bill, and the education bill, and the
marriage bill, and other bills ncces-
sary TO secure equal rights 10 all, be
would have been alive 20 day. But
he put himself against these de
mands Of God and the hour, and
was not, for God took him.
This is a free country, and Il
Bishop Haven or any other bishop
believes that he is commissioned 10
| denounce death and damnation % d
stiff-necked generation which des
sires a new President. there is 30
law that we know Of 70 prevent his
indnlging the hallncination. Bat
people are always inclined 10 l0ok
upon bishops as representative Of
the thought and policy Of their res
pectiye denominations; and. there
fore, If the Methodist Church does
not wish TO be understood IS teach
ling that Chase and Greeley and
Sumner and Wilson died under
curse for their wickedness IN with
standing the elect OF Cod and does
not wish 10 be identified With the
dark lantern campaign for "A third
term, il win do well to disclaim all
responsibility for this miniatory
prophet with ali possible speed aud
emphasis,