The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-20
ANDERSON. s. O., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 90 1879

cient to keep man pure in Legislative
or Congressional Halls or Guberuat0rial
chairs. The question is this: Is 1t right
to have Governors and General Assem-.
blies? Yea? Then is it not right TO
put the best men TO fill these responsible
positions2 Ought we not TO pray for our
ru.ars and law-makers more? Ought We
not oftener to commend them for their
good acts7 Are not the people respon-
sible for bad rulers and bad lawmakers?
Who but the people put bad men in
power7 For my part, thank God when
a Christian mai is put in Office. thank
Him for Afford III. Colquit, of Georgia,
the present Governor, who is consistent
member OF the M. e. Church, aud lay
preacher. I thank Him for John Il.
Gordon, United States Senator from
Georgia, who ia consistent Presbyte.
rian, whom / havo seen kneel down
under @ "brush arbo,,' in the dirt, and
pray God to be present and bless the
humble words OF him who addresses you
now. I thank God for Wade Hampton
and Judge b. @. Presley, and all tho
Christian gentlemen everywhere who are
serving the meek and loWly Saviour, OIL
the Bench, in the State and National
Councils, in every Office whatsoever.
Christianity .is o poor religion If it has
not power to leaven the mass Of political
corruption and jobbery that calls SO loud
ly for redress.
Politics aud religion are not to be sep.
arated, nor is religion to be a part in the
background but religion is TO peymeate
the lohole Gnd eterate II and purify IL. The
New Testament does not separate reli-
gion aud piety. When Jesus stood on
the crest Of Olivet and looked down on
Jerusalem, his own city, the pride and
Joy Of every Israelite's heart, it was as
we'll the voice of patriotism as of religion
that cried out, 80 Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
that killest the prophets, and stonest
them that are sent unto thee. how often
would have gathered thy children to-
gether, even as O hen gathereth her
chickens under her wings, and ye would
not."-( Math. XXIII:37.) No purer
patriot ever lived than Jesus of Naza.
reth, and no more patriotic words ever
burst from the lips Of man than these.
AS man, as an Israelite, Jesus loved
his own countrymen more than eny other
nation. AS patriot, Paul stands out as
o pre-eminent example. In that sublime
expression of Paul, In Rom. Ix;2,3, made
in behali of Israel, his fellow-man, his
beloved nation, we find deep undertone
of patriotism trembling on the lips OF
him who was the chief Apostle of the
Gentiles: ~ have great heaviness and
continual sorrow in my heart. For
could wish that myself were accursed
from Christ for my brethren, my kinsme,.
according to fhe flesh: tyho are Isrdciites." J"
In all reverence cay it: Jesus of Naza.
reth and Saul of Tarsus had q patriotic
love and devotion to their own fellow
| citizens and their own nation, that they
1 had toward Ho otthoT Po0Pio. we are 10
distinguish between Christ the God, and
Jesus the man; between Paul the Apos-
tie, and Paul the jewish citizen; and nc
violence is done to Scripture nor the
eacredness Of their office in thus distin,
gushing. Speaking reyerently. do be.
lieye that if our Lord and Paul were
| on the earth row, as American citizens
that they would both 60 regularly
to the polls, and deposit their bal
lots On the side of truth and purity
| And yet 1 have heard Christians ant
Minister'S say, 81 shall never cast another
vote; l see no use; shall give it ell ny
! to the demagogues." Well, that is thu
way to have bad laws and bad rulers
Let the better part of the people, lose al
! interest in the matter, and relegate 1t Il
immoral and irresponsible and ignoran
men, and moral suspension will continue
| For one, feel that owe it to my coun
try and my God to exercise my franchis,
| at every election, and cast my ballot fo
the parest and most capable man befor,
the people. / feel 1t my duty to encour
age Christian gentlemen to accept offices
4 g. a r. 4. a 4
let their light shine for Christ among
stranger here, I should be favorably i'm
pressed when told that our members o
the General Assembly from Anderson
County were all intelligent, sober men
and some of them Christians.
Let us resume our Grte 5ellum status il
every moral respect. Let us go bacl
evil that we would have denounced be
ards to where they we're. Let the mora
register in society, in honesty, in indus
try, in Church and in politics stan,
where 1t did when Franklin Pierce wa
President. Let each one examine hi
own heart and life, and sec where th
war hurt him, and go to work to repai
the injury Take it for granted that yo
are one of the wounded, and go to work
and ask God to help you TO heal th
wor I'd. "Subdue resentments, cfus
out rse;udices, down with animosities
Ilop Of. saj' habits, throw away your sus
picion - ;eAiousies." Moral wound
may be .,.coved by promoting genera
spiritual :,s:alth. The best leUer to lii
The ship from the sand-bar is Christ Jesu
| tho T.ord The hest snfe6unrd tn n na
tien's liberties is an open Bible, pur
! press, and pulpit devoted to proclaim
ing the Gospel. The best heritage tbs
you can bequeath your children is inte
ligence, honesty and the fear Of Coz
"Thua saith the Lord, Stand ye in tn
ways, and see, and ask for the old paths
where is the good way, and walk therein
/. and yo shall tind rest for your souls."
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