The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-16
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among many other reasons, because
I honestly believe that. l. saved TIE
Union ia The dark hour Of the lie,
belliop. and because the welfare Of
our country, for years to come a
alone be committed with safety lntd
its hands. -.
Is there any danger Of its defeat
Suppose thar | believe there Is, whal
would patriotism call upon me to 90!
Oucbt / not to sound the alarm a.
far rs mT voice will reach. No one
will certainly deny me this right, and
1 look upon it asa duty. Personals
/ have nothing to gain or lose by lh'
success Of either party. Voluntarily
therefore, unboHght by any price. 81
unswayed by any selfish motive, ]
write this paper.
| glory in nv church. il regard Il
the Rebellion. Certainly there IS &c
brighter page ia Jul country's bis
tory than that furnished By Method
ism. No church did more to sustain
the cause CT the Union than she.
pouring out her treasure abandanuy
and sending hosts OF her sons to heal
the brunt OF the battle. and 10 SIZED
her blood to defend our flag.
And | know that in my own IN
mediate region, throughout the greaI
State of Pennsylvania, and all oyel
the land, itbese are hosts of Metho
dists, especially 10 the Ministry, who
believe. without doubling. 10 the
sound principles Of the Republican
party, and there il 10 price large
enough to buy them from their ale
glance.
Is there aay attempt 10 swervt
Methodists, and especially Metho
dist preachers, from their devotion Il
q great eanseg Il is said that there
is, and that the attempts will be con
tinued more earnestly up to the very
eve Of the election.
Upon the belief that this report i;
true, ! write aud urge my brethren
not to be false to their principles, acc
elbow no unsound reason 10 inflnenc'
them to vote for any man whose as
ISOLATION, if not his record, proves
that be holds views utterly aDtago
nistic to those Of the great Republi
a party.
The reason has been urged, it il
reported, and will be urged, il is sup
posed, again and again, especially
upon Methodist preachers,-"Vot
for Hon. A. ii Dill for Governor, be
cause be is q sou Ct a Methods.
preacher" So la another MAJ th,
son Of a Methodist preacher, aud ye'
that same man was & Rebel 10 ths
South during the war. Suppose b,
was here now, aad running for Office
ard that this reRson was urged WIS
Methodists Of every class should vote
for him, because he is the son Of Z
Methodist preacher. Is there 6
Methodist leyman or preacher whC
would not cor such a plea, who
would not regard any man urging i
as insulting him, and who would no.
say to him,-"No, sir, ] can never
cast my vote for a rebel" Is Hon
A. II. Dill a rebel? | do not say SO
If be had been in the South during
the war would be have acted as BIZ.
brother did ? l cannot tell. | car
tell that at the North the Democrat
ic Candidate for Governor did ac.
with a party who sympathized wild
the South, opposed the war, and de
MED that the soldiers had a right L
vote. How can any Methods.
preacher, who is a Republican
though be has profound respec. and
the kindest feelings for his honored
father, vote for his Democratic son !
But Senator Dill is d member O
the Methodist church, therefore vote
for him. Simply because a man is {
Methodist is that a sufficient reason
why some great public interest
should be entrusted to him ? Is it not
possible for a Methodist to be right
in heart but wrong 10 headg 70 have
principles so false and pernicious that
following them no interest would be
safe, and with them fully in tie as
cendant the Ship Of State would be
forced on some Scylla or steamed in
to some Charybdis. Vote for A. II
Dill because be is a Methodist ! Tha.
reason is slyly hilted at in one o
our Methodist papers which says
"The State OF Pennsylvania has new.
er had a Methodist Governor" And
1 suppose if the writer of this sen.
tence had presented his reason:
plainly be would have said, penn.
sylyania ought to have once a Meth
odist Goyernor--here is now q
chance-vote for Mr.. Dill.D WHY
vote for him because be is q Metho.
dist =? The foolish notion nav posi-
bly, enter the minds of some that q
Methodist Governor would bring
great honor TO the church and in
some way build up her interests
The church, when ri TO herself
seeks not her honor from men but
from God, and her interests depend
hot on any political party but the
presence of Christ in the midst Of
her. But even could a Methodist
Governor Of our State bring honor
and aid to our church, is the Meth.
odism Of Mr.. Dill of that type to as.
sure US of such results? If it De, il
certainly has improved greatly Of
late years, for there were times When
be paid no attention to the church oi
which be vas a member 10 name
not even attending Der worship nor
treating her pastor with the common
civilities Of life. Now, however, be
is a great Methodist and Methodist
people and especially Methodist
preachers are called upon to ignore
their sacred political principles and
vote for him. Pshawl Something
is rotten in the State of Denmark. ;
And il looks very much like tbs
Methodism of the Democratic Candi.
date for Governor of Pennsylvania
is all put on for the sake of winning
in the Gubernatorisl race. How can
Republican Methodisis vote for Mr.
Dill? Simply for the reason that b,
is d Methodist, and a Methodist o.
such q doubtful kind, hoping if be be
elected that be will bring honor and
help to the church /? Can any .oya.
Methodist preacher vote for him
Can that one do it who plead so elo
quently bis country's cause at the
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