St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-29
THE CHRISTIAN IN POLITICS
As Spoken of by the Rev. MIR. HOl-
man Last Evening.

man Last Evening.
At the Bates Avenue, M. E. church Rev.
Mr.. Holman continued his series of practi-
cal sermons last evening, giving an address
on The Christian in Politics. There was a
large audience present. In opening his dis
course Rev. Mr.: Holman said: ''One of the
speakers at the late camp meeting is re-
ported to have said that Christian has no
business in politics. The remark would
hardly be worthy of notice but that it rep
resented the idea of great many people of
the present time. They believed that the
demands of the gospel were such
that it was not wise for man
to submit himself to politics.
1t is of the highest import to have men of
Christian principles and founded with
Christian virtues in politics. Moral ques-
into politics, particularly at the present
day, when the old issues are dead. Polyg
amy, for instance, is burning question;
also, the question of serial polygamy, which
arises out of loose divorce laws. It's
shame and disgrace, but truth that men
can marry in one state and before the ink
is dry on their certificates can have the
same ceremony performed in another state.
The suppression of the social evil is an
other burning question. When l came to
st. Paul three years ago the houses of ILL
fame were practically licensed, and poll
ticians were SO shamefaced as to stand up
and say if such places were closed it was to
the injury of the business of the city. OF
such men l would say that they ought to
be buried under such
PERFECT BLIZZARD
0f 4hot
rise again. Then, there is the saloon bust
of the politics of our city. The hand of
running them almost at will, and
will it still be said, it is not
right for Christian to take part in politics?
l say it is an infamy and disgrace for
Christian to neglect the polls. Then,
there's the question of labor and capital;
capital combining to Cypress labor. Syndi-
Gates have control of the wealth, and
against them are arrayed the swarthy forms
of hundreds of thousands of honest labor
ers, formed into labor organizations. This
means that unless there be good Christian
legislation there will be terrible conflict
between these two parties in the future. 1t
is a duty, then, to attend the primaries and
attend the polls; it is just as wicked to
carelessly cast ballot as it is to carelessly
drop the Bible, and it is just the same for
Christian to become Indifferent about the
polls as about his Sunday school.
1.-THE question is, then, what are the re-
quirements for politician? Men in politics
usually are possessed of some hobby, but no
one great work of reform will be of any
use unless backed up by political methods.
Men must attend primaries and manipulate
caucuses. Why, the only caucuses we
have had in three years were half dozen
men meeting in some saloon and the next
morning announcing the ticket for the party.
have not seen single primary advertised
in the papers since l came to st. Paul.
You Christian men are the ones who should
control this work instead of having it con-
trolled by half Il dozen men in some grog-
gerry. For this reason men are placed On
tickets at every election who are not fit for
Christians to vote for, but you will vote for
them because they are said to represent
your party. In the next place a man must
be clean. He must be as gentle at the polls
as in parlOr, and as much of
CHRISTIAN AT A CAUCUS
as prayer meeting. Why, do you know
that at the present day monopolies buy up
all legislatures? They do. Did any of
you ever hear of legislature in the North
west shelving bill from early in the ses-
sion until it was too late to be passed at
all, and have you never heard it said that
the entire legislature was bought up by the
Brewers association to do it? l tell you
there is need of Christian government in
this country and aneed of Christians taking
hand in politics."