The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-03-10
Corre,poadsne. Boi'hose CYnYiy t'aian.
RELIGION, LAW AND POLITICS.
CAroSsyilIr. March 9th issa.

CAroSsyiLLE. March 9th is'3.
Ms.srs. Eiitor. Religion and politics are two
things that we want % keep separated ia thi.
country. But when bodies : Ing under religion.
names hustle up into political activity. or have no
good works" IL their own 10 engage their a'icn-
ton and keep them cut Il political good works. i;
becomes time for the outsider % consider such
bodies without, reference 20 their religion az ALL -
As examples Of the above We see the MoFmons
aud the anti .kirkus organizations Of Baltimore.
The Mormons I'VE allow them their ligious sig
nihcance Of COURSE gave vent 10 their political
aspirations, and u has resulted In getting them
into = fair way for trouble. The Church Christian
Temperance Societies leave their religious spheres
Of good works and bodily come up 90 demand law
assistance In carrying out their aims and they.
too, cannot think hard IL hard hearted politicians
class them a. subjects for political handling
When professeliy religious bodies commence 70
talk about liquor Law. lay law OF anything
else with Law abou; II. they have perfect right,
90 DO 90 ani all that. but they should be made
conscious Of the fact that in siding M 20 law about
such thing. they must drop the religious feature
and in Rome DO a. Rome doe. AMI be subject to
its laws.
Religious bodies, however seem 10 think that
their august presence must ave a little toward the
end in view. The clerical dignitaTies stepping on
the scene must ave the small boy. In their fsh,.
Blu, IL frs, one religious body aud then another /.
TO be allowed Ia stalk up for law assistance. or
10 give Law their assistance toward tho accom- sh.
ment of their separate hni muliifaripus objects.
and by hook and by crook such objects become
accomplished, We will gradually End the eireuit of
individual freedom growing less AMI less and ul,i
ma;eiy stand very fair chance 81 seeing some
body with its religion. majority stepping in 10 as
sumo certain political functions entire. With all
respect % the best professions Of various denomi
nations. or O! denominations who may league 90.
gether for certain ends. We still know that their
secret hankerings may At any available moment
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thi. reason We say watch well Tor anything that
may tend toward such encroachments.
A Baltimore preacher, hostile TO Dr. kirkus. has
said that Law must be availed &c 90 assist in bring
ing people up to the standard of grace. by this
10 shown proof Of the foregoing. AZ standards
Of grace differ with the sec;s, the standard Of his
sect may be one thing and Of another sect another
thing. AMI by the time people are all brought up
10 the various particular standards. IL successful
there would hardly be standing room for ordinary
life. II argues, however, weak cause for the
churehmen all around when they have no better
occupation in goodness than in turning policemen
In the suppression Of vice. Jesus Christ was not
. chief Of police. lie set example for Ills fol-
lowers to become policemen or politicians for the
reformation Of men. COntTafily, lie was "the
friend Of sinners" and was called "a vine bibber
and glutton" by that select, orderly class Of men
Who represented Law. IIis Law was love. III,
mean. was not outward suppression % action, bu,
word for the woman caught In the act Of breaking
the seventh commandment than the representa-.
tives Of the law. Where Law would Kill lie gives
freedom. Then what must be said 81 the diyines
Of this day who have no higher occupation In
practical piety than ia clubbing together and in
snlarging themselves on the side Of politics and
lawi We are either 10 think that the occupation
Of policeman has received come added honor or
that that Of the diyines has met with some sub
traetsd grace.
The eharehmen and the ministers cannot be
denied the right 10 make What display they choose
Of their goodness in correcting vice of any Kind
and with what they choose to DO individually and
quietly nothing can be said further than comment;
but the great pompous combinations they form In
which they use methods contrary TO their iunda.
mental doctrines. prscarious 10 the liberties of
people and Disgusting BY their political assimila.
lions are entirely another thing. and when they
do so We should Teiegato their religion 10 tbs
winds aud allow not their sanctimonious pTeten.
tons 10 suerve rs from estimating them In any
thing but . political character. y. u. l..
N.B.-Ths writer Of the above never drank =
glass Of liquor in bis lifo.