The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-11-30

Semo time since We had occasion TO
adules in some criticism Of thc practice !
,hich obtains among fsw ministers Of {
be gospel Of preaching political and
snsational sermons II their pulpits.
he objection 70 preaching political
srmons grows out Of fundamental
Under our form Of govern
nsnt We have no established religion to
se maintained aud upheld by munici-
pal Law. The intolsrant religious
.pirit which prevailed under the earlier
Euglish kings aroused deep feeling
In favor Of divorcing church and state.
When our government was established
express provision was made that there
should be no established religion, aad
ell tendency 70 mix religion and politics
i : tendency towards al established
religion, aud should, and viii be, met
BY every lover Of free government with
an earnest protest.
In reply to our criticisms mentioned
the Christian Herald, Of Monmouth,
comes forward and indulges In some
very extravsgant talk about preachers
rights to preach politics In the pulpit,
and, without reason, seems 10 have
misapprehsnded US The Herald man
says that while Il Is true that "nothing
rstards and checks the propagation Of
religious truth mere than politics in
the pulpit" ho further says that "it
night be said with good deal more
force that nothing retards and checks
the propagation Of religious truth more
than politics in the ps,0.n Now, We
had said nothiag about politics in The
pesv for the reason that in all our life
Ne have never heard politics TALKED In
the pen. We bold that the same rule
Of deosrum and good sense require
that there should be no mose politics
in the pulpit than in the pew. Il
should be taught in neither. But who
ever heard Of politics being pnblioly
preached in the pew. Nobody but the
Herald man. We did not deny The
right Of . ministerite have his political
visws. and "to write politics, vote peli.
tics and dream pelitics, till his hand
srembles. bis langs become ssrs and hi,
head dizzy" and indulge In all kinds
Of questionable stretches of the imagi.
nation, but We do most earnestly
ebjsct 10 the practice, which prevail,
IL seme places, Of allowing preachers q
wallsw IN tho modern slough Of politi.
cal filth in their pulpits. while th.
mouth Of lay christians Ia the pew are
slssed as ID were by padlocks. Oar
esteemed contemporary Of the Herald,
with much Ingenuity. says that while
Il i true that "nsthing will more Ger.
tsinlY arouse political and religious
anmiosisies than political sermens, It
Is equally true that nothing will mere
certainly arouse political and religious
anmiosities than political bearers."
Bless your soul, Mr. Herald man.
did it never enter your mind that II ID
Impossible TO have political hearers in
the psW without Political preachers in
the pulpit We ask for the sams
frssdOm Of politics In the pe,o a. is con
esdsd % the pulpit, no mors and nc
Les. Dses our Herald friend believe
that modern politics ID from God or the
devil ! II from God, why does he de-
nominate IL the simodern slough Of
Political iilth." If from the devil, why
i be 20 anxious 10 walIow thereini Ahl
again, Ne say, hsre Is strange confusion.
Inconsistency and contradiction. Our
friend ct the Herald fails % answer any
sf the objections which We urge against
politics In the pulpit We called al
tentiou TO the fact that at the lals
election in New York Rev. Tainsgs
felt Il to Be : part Of bis calling 70
advise bis parishioners 10 vste for Mr.
Heudrsx, the Democratic candidate for
mayor, while Rev. Beecher felt il 70 b
part Of bis calling to advise bis CON
gregation 70 vote for Dir. Tsw, the
Republican candidate. 1t is jnst such
eonfusion, contradiction and incsnsis-
tsney that pulpit politics leads to. But
cur Herald friends reply TO tbis il
that he takes ne interest at all il the
political sermons Of Bescher and Tai
mage. Well ] Wsllil We would say
70 our friend thai the great body oi
intelligent voters of the country pay no
attention, not only not to Beecher aud
Talmage, but TO the political sermons
Of Nc other preacher. More in6dela
are made By years political sermsn.
izing, than are converted in ten years
ef faithful ministerial duty.
IL Il said Tilden has in prospect an