The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-05-17

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gospel, and 'svisiting from house to
house, I have not a word to say, ex-
cept in their praise for the noble lives
they live;-lives rsvered by every good
citizen of all lands But, when they
turn from this, forgetting God and en-
listing under the banner of Caesar, that
they may share the booty of his con-
quests, l must be pardonsd if 1 say
some hard things; and more especially,
when | say with the pen, only what
they have said with their tongues or
performed with their hands.
If there is one class of men more Oh
earth, which 1 honor above another, it
is the clergy of the Methodist Church,
who have forsaken so much for the good
of others. Earth knows no nobler man
than the Methodist minister, who fol-
lows in the footsteps of his divine
leader; nor does it know a more pitiable
object than the Methodist who has
turned his back upon that divine leader,
unless it is one who looks Him full in
the face and says q know him not"
Now let me ask, what has Rev. H.
K Hines donel What relation does
he sustain to his divine Master3 Has
he forgotten his ministerial VOWS, more
sacred by far than We're ever imposed
on any other class of men? Is it pos.
sible he can stand upon a political ros-
trum with remembrance of these VOWS
ever ringing IN his earsl Judas could
not endure the remorse of conscience
yelling up from his denial and so
hanged himself; and yet he had played
no dasher part for thirty pieces of sill
yer, than Rev. II. K. Hines has dene.
Do you doubt thisl If so turn with
me to the poscs he took, when he first
applied for license to preach.
In the MethOdiss Discipline You will
find:
Question /. s.How shall We Try those who profess
10 be moved by the Holy Spirit to prezchgi
Answer. Let the following questions Be asked,
''Do they know God as a pardoning cod. Have
they the lore Of God abiding in thens Do they de-
ner Of conversation
Mr. Hines took these vows, and in
the presence of God and an assembled
annual Conference promised she aooasld
hnoso nothing 6tst God" and forgetting
all things else eleave only to his high
calling. One of two things must be
true-the logic is inevitable, he was
never moved by the Holy Spirit to
preach, and foreswore himself when he
took the VOWS of conservation, or Judas
like, he has fallen from grace.
And now let me ask is 1t possible
that the ministers Of the Methodist
Church will support this man in his
race for Congressl Will they by sus-
tanning him, offer premium for minis
serial apostacyl or will they denounee
ais conduct as unbecoming a christian
ninister, and rebuke him at the polls
We will see. 8Er. Acton, it would
'eem, regrets tie conduct of his brother,
'ut will he tell US whether or no he
viii aid in his eleetionl
It may be Mr.. Acton regards the
uccess of the Republican party vast
Y more important than the success Of
he cause of Christ, but l know oae
member of both the party and the
.hurch, who will neither vote for Rev.
I. K. Hines nor again sit under the
ound of his voice as minister.
And since I have asked Brother Ac-
on question I will ask him another,
nd I expect him to daasaoer 1t. ex-
'ect this because he has free access to
he Journals of his Conference, and
an answer at once and correctly.
Was not Rev. H. K. Hines suspended
rom tie ministry, ''for ways that are
ark and tricks that are meanp Was
here not little s'pig" transaction in
7hich the Rev. II. K. Hines came as
ear being drowned" as the deril at
be time ''the herd of swine ran VIC
entity down steep place into the scar
gain, did not Rev. II. X. Hines sell
} his brother IN the church, Mr. Chas.
ldams, a house and lot in Salem, and /
spresent the same free from all encum-
RANGES, when he had just short time
efore mortgaged it for S7O0l Did not
ais wilful, unblushing falsehood cause
Ir. Adams to lose near $1,000, and,
bunting the "hogs" in, near 81, ,5007
Now, if my memory serves me right,
nd think it does, it was this ''heg
nd mortgage business" that caused the
of Rev. II. K. Hines from
ne ministry If SO, will you just tell
S about this : l know he was sus-
ended, and if not for this, then he is
ailty Of something else for which lie
as suspended.
Come, Brother Acton, as voters we
ant to know all about Rev. FL. K.
lines. The journals of the Confer
nee are open to you viii you tell us