The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-02-19
lPacific Christian Advocated
A difference of QniniOn.

The following cards came IN the
same mail; they indicate two stand
points, and it is little funny both re-
late to the same Identical issue Of the
Advocate:
Please stop my paper. | deem it upat for family
Your most excellent Advocate has come 10 our home
Der we ever had-and they all good. 1t comes to
1gf house 6ringGg $oSH heT g91I & n as Nort6 re-
west ought to take the Advocate. | am not member
fioGn GoHf in our SnEsdieu' home your paper permanent ms
We could fill whole numbers Of the
Advocate with such letters as the last
here given, but do not think it wise to
publish this kind of material. We do
so now only for the contrast. One
brother tells us frankly why he likes
the Advocate, the other leaves us to
guess why he does not like it. We
are not personally acquainted with the
displeased writer, nor have we ever
heard one word concerning his prefer
ences. We are glad he has regard for
his family, but we fear he has not the
regard for some other things which
stand above the family. 1t is not
hard to guess his trouble. The Advo-
cate has presumed to enter politics
again. It condemns the Maine fraud.
This is too much. The precious inno-
cents in the family must not learn of
this outrageous business. We deeply
sympathize with out brother 1t Is a
great shame they should hear of it,
but greater shame that it exists, and
the greatest shame of all that profess
edly honest and honorable men can be
found in this great Commonwealth to
defend the course of these political
thieves and scoundrels. AS for the
Advocate, its editor, with an open BIZ
bic before him, and his hand ON his
heart, has sworn allegiance to the
Government, and prefers that his fam
lily should be taught, sad as the lesson
is, that there are lnaves among us
who if not checked by the strong arm
of the law will yet be the cause of an
other call to arms which may even
reach his home. When a mans re-
ligion gets so much in advance Of his
loyalty to the Government that pro-
tects him that he can not afford to
have his religious paper condemn po-
litical crimes such as that in Maine he
is badly in need Of a new version of
the Bible; for every man who reads
the old one knows that it is full of
politics Whole trials with the testi-
mony of witnesses before magistrates
and kings, elections and appointments
Of officers and army generals, histories
of rebellions land considerable about
what became of the leaders when
caught) are all there told at length.
We think our friend is even in need
of a Christ; for the New Testament
Christ was tried, condemned and cru
Gifted on a question of politics involv-
ing the right of an earthly king.
Now if the brother will ''cut off" his
Bible and instruct his family to wait
for a new revelation free from all ref
erence to politics he will be consist
ent with himself at least; but until
then he must stand in very singular
predicament. Indeed, the sad part of
it all is, that this last step is the one
very likely to occur. Whenever a
man cea:es to be loyal to the State
and can not afford longer to hear any
thing which condemns the rogues of
the political party he supports, he is
in a fair way to leave the path of vir-
tue altogether; and the backslidden,
scowling wrecks of former Christian
workers who have already gone through
this experience, are now all over the
land. Our prayer is that while this
good brother shuts out the imaginary
foe which haunts the peace of his
family circle, he may not shut in the
real foe which to-day not only threat
ems his family, but every other mans
family in the Nation.