, 1881-03-13

PREACHING AND POLITICS.
VIEWS OF THE REV. j. HYATT SMITH, N. c.
The Sunday previous to the departure Of tho
Rev. Hyatt Smith, II. c., of Brooklyn, he
preached in the Lee Avenue Baptist Church on
ks"S New Life as Congressman and q Clergy
Ean." In the course Of his sermon he snid:
1T is tho privilege OF the true saint TO be a
powcr for good in every department Of life.
There be those who believe that saint cannot
properly do anything outside Of strictly church
work. But the interests of Christ's Church are
ultimately inrolred with those Of the State, and
particularly so in Republic like ours. II is i
dangerous advice ttat is often given that NO
righteous mau should 30 into politics. He should
80 into politics, but politics should
not 10 into him. This Republic was
conceived i'll prayer. and it is only
right that gody men should continue to hare
asaare in its government The elate War wrought
igreat change in the minds of many good peo-
pie, among them the Quakcrs, who at last came
lobclieye that it might be right in this great
emergency to draw the sword. Before the War
TWAS often said that the minister must teach
ouly Christ and Him cructed; but when the
Iettiblc clouds gathered, and tho Nations life
xss i'll peril. then the ministers did preach and
s1action w:lr, and il they had not done it they
would have been hootcd ut. Clergymen were
p!ouounccd then. The white heat Of war
brought them out 1t was not only the privilege
ef the minister 10 preach and urge Others to go.
but he coaid and did 70 himself, and he fought.
To- In many Il battlefield, that the Republic
might live
THE attitude Of the pulpit has not changed.
clergyman can still properly go anywhere
xtere he CAN tight Gods battles, and there is
need for lighting now in the halls Of legislation
q thls country | gp to Washington TO preach
s:Eell as fight shall exchange with }'ro,ler
ct!ttenden-God bless the man-and know be
eil do good work here. Why shall not 60
into the council Of the Nation? Ministers have
gone there before. The great Wjtherspoon did
god service for his country. There are great
tons as to the South and the colored race to be
asAlt with. The rights Of the ptoplc as against
monopolies are to be asserted, end it bchooycs
every citizen. no matter what his purity. to take
d2s against this terrible evil. The people, not
parties, elected rne, and God helping me, ! will
ee the peoples man in every emergency. will
aoI Speak, vote, or act with or Tor any party. l
ri! never ask when bill comes up what party
fathers It, but rather, is it for the country's
g{pd: II 1t is, l will work for its passage with
~ ny little strength. If the people do not like
l!s: let them elect a cheaper man.
Inc clergyman is not then lUst in the Com
FRESHMAN; he is brought out into fuller activity
10 na ny late Interview with the Chief Magistrate
nsl NE say here that my visit to Mentor was no
aope q tavor. bur in response to an invitation
lietn Ten. Garfield. said to .he President
saet1' General hope you are the Chief MAg1s-
1ste OF this Republic, and not of any party nr
ttatuon: He looked at me earnestly in reply
r. snd his two great eyes looked like twin Re-
ISa,olics and snio. ! am the Superintendent Of
tls ny Great farm fur four years, and, with Gods
1-pe, nsn Imean to 1nise ana reap a great crop Of
ptsospefity Tor the people who have put me in
taiaiRe. tsiaRe. Then. changing his figure, Gen. Gar
asu tha continued, propose to put my forces In
J. Me ned and when they are disposed to suit me
forces A41o7 al Ae"'A8' Aos'''o
,h.l vas proud to hear him talk In this strain.
se ssea saia 70 fsn that in my capacity as Con-
iisal n the furtherance Of his plans. For this
n.sa 1.sae oeen ridcued by the editor Of a news
tSs. el Bnt iu the carrying out of great projects
sn,a' a ,ne public good even the smallest instru
ECU esualt'es are not utterly useless. Perhaps
Good cause - oeA4A~ 7~N ''S- 49, NNe