The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-09-05
POLITICAL ID. DIS.

Nhen u MINISTER Oh inc EoSpa
leaves his desk and goes down int
the political arena, it is well for th
2 public to keep their weather ey,
Z upon him, for he is sure to come t
some bad end sooner or later. W.
make this reflection not tina
;. preachers should not have then
political Or party predictions, but
that they should not engage active,
/. ly into political contests and make
political speeches. This is proven
by the manner in which the world
questions their sincerity as faith
fnl and earnest teachers of the
holy word of God, and when they
engage in such they soon lose the
respect and confidence, not only of
Christians, but OF the people gen
orally. Then, again, it is no part
of a minister's duty to go upon the
hastings advocating his or any
other mans claims for public office,
and the minister who does 50 will
soon bring himself into d%isrcpute
and forfeit the Self-eSteem of the
public. A minister's duty lies in
another and entirely different chan
mel, and he should eschew politics
in any public manner. No doubt
it is a preachers duty, and also of
every other Christian, to eudeavor
to elect good and honest men to
office, by their votes, but for II
preacher to become Il candidate for
political office and go around max.
ing political speeches is degrading
to himself, his church and to
Christianity. ,
Take the case of Rev. Isaac S.
.alloch, the workiugmen's caudi- |
for mayor Of San Francisco, {
Who was shot a few weeks ago by t
jharles DeYoung, editor of the f
of that city. He was d
Ormerly for several years pastor a
# a Baptist church in Rockland, b
laine, where, it is said, he attained o
luch notoriety for his active par a
lcipation in party politics in the 81
interest of the republican party as al
co.laborer of Elder B. ID. Peck, w
t that time one of the leading &C
of the radical party in that be
and widely known as a de. 81,
fora large amount of money pr
lille treasurer of the State. Mr.. br
lalloch subsequently removed to loI
where he assumed the pas til
)rate of the Baptist church wor-
in fremont Temple, and of
lille there it is said he became in II
Olved in a social scandal which pc
affected his usefulness and ga
landing, and resulted in severing fe
is connection with that church. su
10 afterwards went to Kansas, or
here he became involved in some be
Ifficulty and had to leave. He is m,
Nv pastor of the Tabernacle ca
lurch, in San Francisco, one of be
e largest churches in the United ev
ates, and after he went into poll raj
IS again and became q candidate, ow
9 Chronicle newspaper began to er
recover h%isprevious history, which fut
ought on the difficulty between
N and DeYOung.
We do not believe politics is ne Ih'
ssarially demorallzing, or that a ny
ans character will be damaged XII
participating in political con tn'
SITS, but it often results in that III
~, particularly where party feel. " !
3 runs high, and there is "a close o.'
ntest for office, and we think it i'll III
comes a minister of the gospel to p"
'Ow himself into a political cam LII
ign, and go around making w"
mp speeches and abusing and s"'
bouncing opposing candidates. ''''
is lowering his dignity and will pr
'ntually result in the people no'
ing confidence and respect for Pun