The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-26
TnE SUNS RELIGIOUS WORK.
Why some Mi-repre-ent ~ aud O,her. Appre-
ciste its Influence.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir. For
some time past | have observed a tendency
among number VI religious papers to misrepre-
sent TUE SUNS religious attitude, aud being an
old SUN reader, have concluded to come point
blank to the question whether your critics or
the writer has formed Just conceptions of tho
subject. The impression have received from
THE Sun was that the editor was an unoompro-
missing enemy Of fraud IN every shape, and that
religious frauds had serious cause to dread the
lash witch he applied. hut that the genuine
prime OF our holy religion had never suffered
hY a false representation in IuF = y. | also he
hevrd thnt In the present cundition of reIt-
etOn IN New YORK aud ucighb ring cities. and
the general lick of discipline I'm the church. It's
unworthy members required to he he a up to
ing To those who have not vieIced 10 the
temptcr That INK SUN h thus apulird the
wutp IL no ~ son to my mind TIA u should be
denounced from the religious roint u view.
think 1t mas had Just reason within the last wear
10 exercise Ms power In that direction. In a
ueiCunoriug city we have one prominent or
Popular preacher. NJ he Is ., nerallv termed. tried
Tor one of the 5lackest crimes in the decnlocue.
whether he WIS guilty. or innocent would not
dare to say; hut this much every honest Cnris-
iiau must sec. that there were enough side
issues Ia have consigned TIE gentleman to a
uei iteni's stool In the kirk for the remainder Of
his n'tur7l life In Old times Ot our presby'eriHu-
isn 80 perverted were the members ct his
church TINT they cndc lVlred to choke on an
Investigation, and so imbecile were tho church
courts mat tnev submitted To this dirta'ion.
"
within the last month. ha- been So hefugged 10y
"a own oratory a. 20 ue unable TO tell right
his neighbor and what to himself. Yet We
have never heard remembrance from any
OF the specially religious papers In regard to his
action.
do NOT therefore wonder that the secular
pres take up such matters aud criticse the
"nenlers severclt To nv mind this T. not tam
ueriuc Win our holy religion. hut Simply per
forming Work thnt shouid be done by the
church i'self. But the Christian church In gen
sral. cs9eCiilN the branch with which | am con.
nectcd Nfeshyteri M does not rccocniz men
such as these, nor any 81 their stamp. ~ Chris-
tan leaders. u they do wrong they should suf-
fer Tor n, and II they DO not receive a freezing
Nnuence In tho church. | think u T. not ont
~ pla'e for them To receive scotching from
When We wish to refer shepilcs to representa-
tivcs ~ our religion. we can with satisfaction
polni th"m IN IN founders ot TINS great cuuu-
Try: mon whose religious principles shook the
English nation from IT'S centre To- he circumfer-
ence; men who lid the foundations Of the In
situuon- which We and cur chilcrcn are now
chiotlu.; men VINO counted Liberty. ciNll and
religious. dearer than life: men who wera never
for sale. hut were honest to the hearts core
men who condemned wrong IN friend ur foe. IN
themselves Us well as In other. meu who stood
Tor the ri-ht under every circumstance: mcu
WHO could tell the truth and look the world.
the deNil, and thc sun too. right IN the eve:
men that neither staggered nor hnchcd:
Tug life run stil and deep ana strong:
men who were not too lrzy Ia. WORK nor too
-crbed do not dread the RAYS ~ TnE SrN. and
am persuaded that when lHE SUS meets All. h
men 70 VIII cali the moon anl the It ~ ~ we'll
Or o. Ell to honor them. Hud above IN t. honor
the religion which has m de them so.
therefore, think We need not dread Tue SUN
or any other luminary. The greatest enemy reiI.
gion has ever cuntendcd with was disc friends.
J. is the same pure. holy, and undenlod re-
ligion that n has been for these Thousands of
years. aud has the sanit transforming bower ON
the heart Oi man, ana will, Il uan VIII submit
- is teachings INT HIN above the evils of hu-
A PhfsByrERI,N or THE OLD SCHOOL.