National Republican., 1881-07-21
TWO SERMONS.
CHRrsTs oospEL-PowER,s poLEMrc
What the Saviour OF Mankind Taught Eighteen
Hundred Years Ago-Thc Recent Assault on
Staluart RcpublCanisin from a
pulpit In This City.

pulpit In This City.
Eighteen hundred years ago and more
Christ sat upon the Mount Of Olives and preached
to the assembled multitude. Viewed with our
modern eyes, looking through the lens OF history,
those who listened to the words Of wisdom which
fell from the lips Of the Great Teacher were but
rude aud barbarous people. They were people
who had been brought up In the ancient faith,
which demanded an eye for an eye, q tooth for
TOOTH blood for blood, life for life. They
were people who, perhaps the majority
of them, believed in tho unforgyencss of
sin. 1t was proper that they should
SO believe for such had been their education.
Their priests so taught, and they accepted the
teachings MS truth. Their Book of the Law was to.
item unrccntng In the penalties 1t inflicted. But
Jesus preached new Gospel and those who heard
1t were astonishcd; not only because He spoke ns
one having authority, but also by reason OF the
doctrines lie cNpouuded. And their astonishmcnt
Is SoT To De WONDERED At.
Blessed arc the mcrcinl, for they shall obtain
mercy
Blessed nrc the pcnccmakers for they shall be
called the children of God"
Resist not evil; but whosocvcr shall smite thee
on thy right check turn to him the other also"
Love your enemies bless them that curse you
do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
which dcspitefully use you and porsccute YOU thnt
sc may be the children Of your Father which is in
heaven"
"lf yo forgive not men their trcspasscs neither
will your Father forgive your trespasscs."
Judge not, that yo be not judged. For with
what judgment ye judge ye shall be Judged"
First cast out the beam out Of thine own eye,
and then thou shalt clearly TO cast the mote out
otthy brothers eye"
whatsoever ye would that men should do to
| ID. -. \
the prophets"
sUCH WAS THE GOSPEL OF JESUS,
which lie preached, cxemplined by His life, and
upon which Ills death imprinted the seal of sanctity
and the approval of the Most High. II was
broad and comprehensive Gospel, including all
men-even the vcst. 1t was the Gospel Of mercy
OF forgiveness of brothcry love, of Christ Himself
breathing forth no spirit of bitterness, or hne or
vengeance. Such was the religion of our Saviour's
timei but in these modern days Christianity does
not always lay It's course by the Masters compass.
Such were the sentiments Of the greatest sermon
| by the most exalted preacher of the universe
but in this nineteenth century from It's
! delivery strange doctrines are put forth even by
some of those wla claim to be followers OF Him
who taught the blessedncss OF allaying strife But
| q few days since one, looked upon by the masses
as an anointcd servant Of that same Jcsus-one
whose heart is supposed to be filed with love for
his fellow as IL throbs in unison with that OF
his Master-one from whose lips the people have a
right TO expect words of soberncss, words Of wis.
| dom, temperate, and tempered with loye-stood
up in his pulpit in the chief city of
THIS CHRISTIAN NATION
and delivered, not sermon, but u harangue
which, according to our unchristanzed judgment
was unworthy of the man, OF the OCCASION of the
people for whom he pretended to speak, and an
insult to Deity. II was political TRADE which,
in view of the great calamity which so recently
| shocked the national heart, would not have been
| tolerated from the hustngs In any decent COM
| munity throughout the length and breadth OF
the land. 1t was an attempt to enkindle the
fires Of party strife which godly men and
| women everywhere were and arc praying
may be allowed to die that the baleful
| light might no more cast its fate
| ful glare upon the Nations glory. 1t arragned
| hundreds OF thousands-yea, millions of our cti-
zcns-who entertain certain decided political Views
| alongside of the assassin GuitcGu, and held them
responsible for his fearful crmc and this, too de
spite every fact to the contrary made public
against the united voices of the honorcd victim
and those, his advisers, most intimate in his coun
ellis; against, we believe, the honest convictions
| the preacher himself.
"EAD THERE BEEN no sTALwART
costcst against the prcrogatives of the Executive
| there would have been 10 such assault on the
Presidents liic." From this brief sentence he who
deems II worth his While may readily conceive the
drit Of the discourse from report Of which 1t Is
extracted " Had there been 10 Stalwart contest y
What Is Salwartsm, as uudcrstood-as 1t exists 10.
day. II is that spirit which resisted the Execu-
tive prerogatiye" when james Buchanan was
President, and even before his time that liberty Of
speech and OF the press, freedom 10 act and
| think, might not altogether become unknown
quantities In the history of our country. Il
is the spirit that fought the war Of the re-
bellion and won the victory. It Is the spir
that cnfranchiscd three million of human beings
IL Is the spirit that opposed Mr.. Greeley when lie
with others who were not Stalwarts, cast them
selves into the arms OF the enemies of progrcs
and human rights. II is opposed to every weak
knecd, uncertain poicy-to the policy OF hirini
would-Dc traitors to their party TO remain true Il
it-opposcd to making trades, bargains and pay
ment for treachery conceived or executed. An,
the Sawarts, the men who profess and have kcp
true plight with this spirit, are the men who, from
THE PuirIT OF 4 CHRISTIAN CHURCH,
are held up TO public Cxccration. And why
Simply because they saw proper 10 dfier touching
certain matters with the Nations ChicfMagislratC
and had the maniness and independence 10 cX
press themselves openly, honestly, strongly, bu
not untrulhtully, according 10 their conviction
and as became Independent citizens Of a free Re
public II Is doubtful If the President himscl
looks upon the crime that prostraed him wit
| StblWnTtS, ana tllcf
are none whose Joy at his speedy recovery win nc
be at least equal to that of those who have, durln
the period Of mourning and while his life hung b
a thread suspended from the Almighty hanC
been apt at Ringing their vile insinuations abroa
against Them. There Is not Stalwart in the Ian
who would not do his uttemost to have justc
metcd cut according to law TO the wretch VIII
sought to slay the President OF these United State
which many Of them had helped TO
CEMENT WITH THEIR HEARTs' BLOOD.
They hud and have an intcrestin the Presiden
They helped elevate him to his high station. LA
there been no Stalwnrts, then had there been II
Gutcau for there had been no President CARTEL
10 be assassnatCd. Nay there had been no Re-
publican party to-day. The Stalwarts wish to SC
the assassin GuitcUu punishcd but this is frG
America, not dcspoiic Europe The penalty fc
such crimes is fixed by law and should be cu
forCed-nOthing less, nothing more. The Amcr
can people want no statutes enacted
hedge about with the divinity Of kin
the person Of republican President. What the
do want Is more truth, more of honesty of purpoS
and act, more Of undyng devotion TO the prr
ciplcs Of the great party thut controls the Govern
ment and less of yacillatiOn, less of dissimuatol
less of bad faith and, above all things less of III
gospel OF hate and persecution, OF SANDER and dc
traction from the pulpit
I ABOUT THE PROPOSED JUBILEE.
The Necessity for n Suitable Hau-A suE