The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-28

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Very Respectfully,
The above will explain the non-ap-
pearance of the article referred to and
promised in our last weeks issue. That
the delay of the communication n
week defeated its "chief aim" don't
look reasonable, and we don't believe,
because it is general in everything writ
ten in it, and would be the same six
months hence. That it twas in time"
the gentleman should have permitted us
to be the judge of that, as it was exclu-
sively our own business. That it was
''5rief and respectful" we cheerfully
acknowledgement was no cause for
it to be otherwise. When the above
came to hand the article was in type
and the comment prepared, but not
withstanding the Inconvenience of the
request, we comply, as it is IL nature
to be as an accommodating "cuss" as
possible, especially to the good and pi-
GUS clergy.|ED. Dem. Or .
Now, is there anything in the above
three declarations of "a MINISTER"
that establishes the fact that the minis
tiers fulfill the command CT "siX days
thou SHALT LABoR?" Not n liue-and
as we were lead to remark before, it is
sur prising how careful they are to
preach about everything that will favor
lent they are on all that would rub hard
on themselves or the wealthy and most
influential of their focks. Thus it is at
all times and in all places, they are con-
tinually enforcing all, whether in the
gospel, or the old, cast-off dispensation
of Moses, which will favor their craft,
and studlously passing yer in silence,
all that would tend to open the peoples
eyes or show them their hypocrisy and
frauds.
The word SABBATH means f that
is cessation from IL labor, but the
clergy of to-day disregard this truth
and LABOR all this sacred day to ham
mer it into the heart and heads of the
people, that there is no rest hereafter
for those who do not fix up in modern
style and go to the same place of wor-
ship and contribute literally to keep
them six days in idleness and ease. The
text which may be found in EN.xx. O.
II, does not tell the people to harness
up their horses on the seventh day and
drive away to meeting. 1t commands
them to REST, and to permit their beasts
and their servants to rest also-there is
nothing in it, or any where else, about
church-going or supporting a ministry
in idlencss from the hard earnings of
the poor, who are compelled to sweat
and toll six days for a maintenance.
These things have all sprung up since
the command was given, and are not of
Divine authority or origin. When
Christ was baptised and started upon
his work of preaching, it was not in any
church or by any long-established
preacher, clad in robes cut in this fash
ion or that. He went among men not
to court favor of the rich or those in
power-not to exact contributions from
his hearers to keep him six days from
manly labor, at a salary of from $1,000
to 81, 800 per year-butt to do good to the
poor, distressed and suffering. He
preached in the open air to mixed
crowds-to the rich and the poor alike
to the old and the young-without
money and without price-and no soft,
Velvet-cushioned lounges to drop him.
self into, after he had entertained his
hearers to a "feast of reason and flow of
the SOUL" He didn't teach people that
they must conform to these rules or to
the requirements of this church OF that
one-but taught them obedience to God
and love for all men; and the individu-
al who puts his trust and confidence in
God, that leads a just and moral life
and endeaEors to do good, need not
trouble himself about the prayers. of
the ministry or the support of him. and
his fine church. Because every body
knows, or ought to, know. that it is not
inthe power of any IL of them to save
a single soul, consequently their exac-
tions under this pretense have been
onerous and heavy. They have lived
and flourished upon the tolls and labors
of others-they have rejoiced in tithes
and the "irst fruits of the land"-the
STAT of the land" has always been theirs
costly pagodas, temples, mosques, ca
| thedrals and churches without number