Connecticut western news., 1879-05-14
Reform AGAi ans

ing improvement in your journal is appre- elated. l see. in yeur issue of April S0th, that g Former Resident congratnlates yeu upon the improvement in all department of your journal. The whole srtlele from this Former Resident deeply interested me. especially in it's referring to the discussion of National Reform through your columns. The correspondent says, "Fhe voice of the Church. the people and individuals have been heard on this subject, all regarding it as & boon of salvat,on." Now is thls SOP Is the verdict of the Church and people for reform, and that our national salvation de- pends upon reformf If so, then why not work for reform, and why not have reforr2 Can it be that Church. people and individ- uals are more willing subjects to the power and dominion of the leaders of the two old wicked political parties than to our Nation al Government Can it be that party lead CTS and party policy is to be more regarded by Church and people than our Nations honor and Christian principlef Is party more than the soul of a Nationf Notparty expedlency. but right, should be the stand ard of Church. people and Nations. MT. Former Resident says, Church and people say reform is salvation to our Nation. Notwithstanding this. he says, "time aud events will bring us safely out of the mlre aud clay into which we have fallen, and imperceptibly we will become purged of our uncleanness as Nation, and reform will have ceme upon us as falls the dew from heaven. gently. peacefully, uncon- sciously." Now, must Church and people slt down quietly waiting for time and events to eform our Nationf In this way. how long will it take to reform Nation or convert the worldf This calls to my mind Bible text; Yet 8 little sleep, little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep" How many there are who wait for tune and events to bring them safely out of the mirs; how many there arc who flatter themselves that somehow they shall escape danger W hich they recognize as a com- mon one. Church and people regard re- form as the boon of salvation to our Ma ton, but, Mir. Former Resident says, don't be revolutionary, wait, tune and events
 will do this work 90 gently. peacefully, that we shall never know when it is done. This, Ihlnk, la an error winch deludes thousands to failure and rum. Whatever Is 8 common danger should be counted by every individual as thelr special duty. MT. Former Resident says, Let me predict that revolu tionary reforneIs will be doomed to disappointment" We'll, possibly they may
 be so, that depends somewhat on what you term revo, utiouary reformer; but, ill my opinion, there are many more doomed to disappointment of those who wait for tune and events. If q man who thinks and say s that our National Government must be re- formed or 90 down, is termed by you as a
 revolutionary reformer, if 30, what about the Church and people; as you say. they have been beard on this subject, all agree ing it IS boon of salvanonf ls it revolu- tlonary for an individual to speak what the Church and people admit to be the truthf do not see it SO, know 1t IS a great thing to know juAt what to say and do; also it is great thlRg to say and do just the thing. God sets us to worx which IS ours and no one else's. It may be against old political parties, and if so, wo have DO right to hold back. The chief question for you aud for me is. What is riRhti and, God helping us to do just what he has for us to do, whether it be called revolutionary or not. Do we not sometimes put action and danger too far of Is it not fact that de
 votedness to oppression and wlckednsss brings destruction to Nations and indlvld- uals3 Is there anything of the old poitl- cal parties but oppression and wlcksdnessf Can Christian people continue to identify themselves with parties whose acts of cor ruption are g reproach to any Nationf It appears to me that why we do not have National Reform IS the fact that ChuIch and people are settled down upon the flat tering theory of politicians, that "tlme and events will bring us safely out of the mire and clay into which we have fallen" But the Prophet Jeremiah teaches us that it is not safe to trust eur Natlon's honor and welfare in the hands of selfish, corrupt, dominant party. aud that parties and Ma tions are not to be purified by crying peace, peace, nor by waiting for time and events to gently. peacefully. cleanse them from pollution: also that puriication VIII not come without effort. 1t takes work and sf- fort to accomplish reform. tSee Jeremiah, vi, 9-15 inclusivs.) F. C. CUMMINGS.
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