Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-17
ELEornoN ECHOES.


 The Rev. s. HI. Bray Discusses PoH-
 tfcs-EKis Sermon DePrecates the
 Recent Campaign. Criticises Some
 of the Independents, Especially the
 Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and Ad-
 vfses the People to Give Cleveland
 All Honor and Esteem-DisapPOint-
 ment In Store for HOodIums and
 TOughs.
 The Rev. Spencer H. Bray feels that he has been badly misrepresented in one of the morning newspapers and he devoted some minutes to the work of setting himself right in his sermon last evening. After stating the facts about the two recent sermons which were misquoted, the reverend gentleman looked at an innocent COURIER reporter who hadn't been inside his church for three months, and said, Eff there is any reporter here tonight I hope he will take down what do say and not what I do not say'' Thus melted, the re- porter wrote away for dear life amid the indignant glances of those who sat near him.
 The texts were from Matthew 22-21 and Romans 1877. The preacher said: ''We create kings in this country once in four years. Our kings are born of ballots, not of royalty. It is battle of ballots, not of bull lets. Perhaps it comes too often, but I don't believe it. Our fathers sRho framed the constitution were very wise men. The safety of the country lies in the fact that the people have it in their power to change the administration once in four years. Our cam paign educates young men and foreigners.
 Every Christian man and every minister has bounden duty to have something to do with the politics of the country. If an ad- ministration is good and wise it must be be- cause Christian and moral men stand back of it. Some men are too good to have anything to do with politics. The place for them is in heaven. It is the duty of ministers to see that politics shall be permeated with religion.
 Ministers who do not vote are guilty of neglect of duty. True, the pulpit is no place for partisan politics But there are moral l issues in every campaign that may be dis cussed.
 :'The past campaign was peculiar. At the very outset some men withdrew themselves | from one party wish to say that, although did not agree with those men, it is great | thing to have in any party men who are sen- sitive, and who will not vote for any bad men, and the Republican party has reason to l congratulate itself that it had such men who were keenly sensitive, honest and upright | This is free country. Those men had 8 | right to do as they pleased. But
 must here pay my respects to a minority | who covered themselves with shame. It is 8 shame for any man to stand up and pro- claim that a large part of our fathers and husbands and brothers immoral. I chal 1enge any man to produce the proof. They actually defend their chosen candidate by saying 50 per cent. of even the ministers were | in the same boat. They ought to know that every minister who steps outside the line o1 propriety is made to step down and out al once.
 ''Admit all that was charged against Mir Blaine and tell me what right has any man say, Gentlemen, you have kept out of office | the biggest liar in the United Statesp SucE men had better read what Paul says about | love.
 Thanksgiving day is approaching and we ! have some things to be thankful for One | thing is that the dirtiest campaign ever ! known is ended. We stand face to face witt | the fact that Cleveland is elected. What of it | The White House is the throne and the mar | who occupies it is the king, made so by bal ! lots. All honor to the place and the man who l occupies it. MT. Cleveland succeeds a mar | who has made the best president this country ever had unless we except Lincoln and Wash l ington. He is perfect gentleman. May hi
 mantle of good sense and honest integrity fall on his successor. Grover Cleveland is o1 trial. We have nothing to do with his past
 The people have condoned his offences. Le | him have the confidence and prayers of tn, people. Any man who talks slightingly O l him makes 8 mistake. A man who know | him well says he is perfect Cato in hi l honesty.
 'sThere are some clements in this countr,
 that will be disappointed. The hoodlum
 and toughs will be grieved at Cleveland' I course He will be a terror to evil-doers and will dare to do his duty. think ther | is no present danger to the business interest of the country. We must remember tha | there is an unseen hand guiding ou country"