The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-05-22
PAGANISM!
Religion an Insurm0unt-
able Objection
To a Republican Candi.
date
An Indignity Upon Christian
People.

An Indignity Upon Christian
People.
A Portsmouth correspondent
of the Columbus journal, date of
May 18th, in discussing the Re-
publican candidates for Circuit
Court Judge. says this of Mr..
Samuel H. Bright of Logan:
"Captain Bright is charged
with having been a lay delegate
to the General Conference Of the
NJ. f. Church at its last session.
This seems an insurmountable
objection-it won't do to have
such a union of church and state" !"
We are not Mr.. Bright's advo-
cate, neither have we any con-
Germ in the operations of the Re-
publican party, only SO far as the
public welfare may be affected
by the character of its elected
officers, and the public policy it
seeks to establish in our midst.
The assertion Of the cores
pondent, unrebuked by the Re-
publican Capital City organ,that
because Capt. Bright is a mem
| Der of church is an "insurmount
able objection" is blow straight
in the face, not only to Mr.
Bright, but to every citizen who
is Christian.
The Republicans, the "God
and Morality Party" is certainly
in the delerium of dispair to as
sert that a profession of christi
anity and the practice Of the pre-
cepts of the church is an ''insur'
mountable objection" to the can
didacy of a man for Office, especi-
ally for the Office of Judge.
This country is not yet Pagan
It is not yet a reproach to a man
that he is a church member. II
the Republican party makes thai
issue, and the Columbus journal
quietly acquiesces i'll the propo
sition, the Democrats are ready
for the issue. Let the issue be
made on Capt. Bright. He car
stand it, but we assume to say
that the christian people OF thi'
District and Of this country vii
bury as deep as the cities OF thu
Dead Sea, a party courting favo
from tie profligate and scoffe
and making the issue that church
membership is an ''insurmounta
BILE objection" to Office III tn
Circuit Court Judiciary.
Mr.. Bright is member o
tchurch. He follows in this, tn
teachings OF his venerated fathe
who was a minister, and hi
good mother who was a chris
tian.
He goes to church on Sunda.
and takes his family with him.
he makes no display of his re
ligion, only in this, that his con
due; is exemplary, his profession
al course honest and honorable
and his social relations decen
and gentlemanly.
Heis a very genial companion
but his lips have never bee
soiled by an obscene remark no
a blasphemous expression. Hi
relations with all denomination
are the most agreeable, and
large portion of his clients ar
from classes who differ with hlr
on church matters. but who en-
ploy him because OF his ablllt
as a lawyer and his trustworth
ness as a christian.
We repeat that we have n
stock in Mr.. Bright's political al
-pirations, but in what we hav
t written, we are animated by
5 sensibility that must be hurt an
should resent itself in the hea1
= of every man in this country VIII
: believes in the Church,an so b'
t lieving endeavors to regulate h
D conduct according to the stant
). ard of christian morals and in
S press rega I'd for religion upo
e the minds and in the hearts
D his children.
n The Democratic party esta|
n fishes no such ''insurmountab
t objections" to her candidates.
r The Republican patty of tn
: Judicial District, if correct.
voiced in the Columbus Journs
will hereafter have a place
o history with the Spanish lnqul
ri itors and the trainers of the pen
statutes of "BIoody Mary' al
II the Black and Bloody Quet
>. Elizabeth.
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