The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-11-08

the result" he supposes there would
be few papers-little use for schools,
and that the history Of our country
would be laid aside. I suppose no
such results would follow; and l
furthermore suppose We should have
none of these thi0gs, if their only use
is to raise up corrupt unstable poll
ticians like most of them heretofore
known; and especially rs each Ole is
represented by the opposite party.
Where is the man who is pure and
untarnished like he was when be be-
took himself to politics? Is not
every minister of the gospel, who lis
an active pohticiat, almost or entirely
dead 10 religion? We have but to
look around in our own and adloin-
ing parishes to fiud a number of Inv
ing-dead examples tesufying to the
truth of this statement.
Your correspondent intimates that
I, and my is,a ignore history. or.
biography geography, etc, but as l
have taught school here for sew
eral years, the patrons of my school
may Judge of this charge. l am
quite willing to risk them, since !
have not, for the sake Of change OF
the love of money, been u Radical at
one election aud Democrat ut the
next; nor have sued for protection
to-day and published my neighbors
as cut-throats to morrow; not have
ever taught universahsm and inf
deity in my literary school If tg-
noramus wishes to get an Office, or
q literary school either, l would ad-
wise him SOW q different kind OF seed.
1t is quite evident be cares little
about evil tendency of my heresy Ii
be is 80 anxious Tor Christians to
control our government, why does he
object to Col Bowman. Of Alexandria,
as candidate solely on the ground
that he is member of the church?
What class of people can show a
purer record than the Dunksrds and
Moravians? / do not claim the Nor
mons-they are politicians, and Igno-
Famous and his sort may have them
and all such pretending Christians
In the I'd chapter of Daniel we
find the civil governments represent
ed by great image, and Christianity
smites and destroys it. In Rev. llth
chapter 18th verse, we see the work
accomplished. Now, should Chris
tian patronize and sustain what the
Lord would destrhy9 When Chris
tianity was in its infancy it met aud
overcome the combined power OF
civil governments; but finally it was
lulled to sleep in Dehlah's lap, shorn
of its strength, and has since been
trusting, to some extent at least, in
civil power. "But, alas! how is the
mighty fallen!"
The Jews were Gods peculiar peo-
pie under the old covenant. Their
government was both civil and eccle-
siastical. Christians are the peculiar
people of God under the new coven-
ant; and Christ rejecting the Jewish
pollty, left his deciples as ''sheep
among wolves" to Ego and prepare
q place for them" after which He
promised to return to this spiritual
Egypt, and carry them away to have a
nationality in the Heavenly Canaan.
If Christians need civil worldly power
would not our Lord have prepared
one for them? II. Nj. Raglan.
It strikes us that both of our cor
respondents miss the mark altogetb.
er, one going as far beyond as the
other falls short Each fails to draw
the line between Christian duty and
the duty of citizen, for the very
good reason that there is no differ
ence, and yet they both wish to show
that Christians are not good citizens
The mistake they make is, in Out
Judgment, that they attempt to sepa
rate the two. There is no conf1ic
between mans duty as Christian
and citizen, and it is altogether ou'
of place to attempt to make such
division. The fact that any breaches
has become corrupt after becoming
politician argues nothing at all, ant
it is rather an odd theory for
preacher to advance, who always use
this very logic when the black shee1
in his flock are pointed out. Th
last sentence of Mr.. Ragan's lette
carries no weight whatever in il
The same question might be aske
regarding thousand other thing'