The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-01-05
MINISTER'S IN POLITICS.
Geo. B. M'Kinney in New York Pioneer.

-N- 10. W 49,
And Nicolay and Hay, in their "Life. Of
Lincoln" in the Century for March, say:
Particularly was tina religious sentiment
Of the North profoundly movsd BY tho mos.
ii question involved. Perhaps for the first
time in our modern politics, the pulpit We'd
with the Press, and tho Church with the
campaign club, in the work Of debate and
p~ropagandism." Which wal right, the
Church of 1910 which said that "ministers
have no right in politics." or the Church Of
1864 which "vied with the press" and the
campaign club" in the political arens7
The world says the Church Of 1854 was right
for the Church Of 1910 produced bigotry,
strengthened slavery and developed inidel-
ity; the Church Of 1864 produced fairness,
weakened slavery and drew mems hearts
nearer to the Church. So in later times.
Dr.. McGlynn appealed In his great lecture
on 1.-The Cross of a New Crusade to the
sense of justice and right when he indicated
tho right Of . minister to speak in politics.
Henry George did not offend conscience
when he said IN Rev. Charles McCarthey's
Church, on October 18th Of last year, IL do
not wish to discuss politics on sunday.
though I know Of no better place to discuss
politics than in q Church or on Sunday.
Politics are the making Of the things, the
adjustment Of which is our business. All
the. forces Of tie world are a part Of the gen
eral scheme. We are responsible for the So
cal conditions around U.s." President Fin
icy, Of Obcrlin, was right when he said:
. The Church must take right ground in re-
gard to politics,."........Ou the subject Of
slavery aud temperance, the Church must
act right or the country will DO ruined.
Politics arc . part Of religion in.
such = country as this, and Christians must
do their duty 10. the country - . part Of
their duty to God" Prot. Austin Phelps,
Of And,ver, we'll says ''Ihs natural leaders
in those ~rsforma.ory movemehts Of the pop
ular mind which have thsir birth in the
ground-principlss Of religion, arc the Christ.
ian ministry. ..r.. ell is theirs to teach
popular rights ~ balanced by popular duties.
.........If the clergy wait till the popular
mind in 70 profoundly agita.od by . great re-
form that it will heed no conservative ad-
nonition, Il is then too late for them to be =
power Of control. A preacher then seems to
speak because he must speak. His speaking
Is the suffering offs drowned man....... 1t
is ~stagnation, it il cowsrdice, often it ia men
tai Incidence, sometimes it isa refined but
intense sslhshneas thst holds . preacher fast
IN the ancient ruts Of ministration, through
fear Of stimulating unnatural exfitoments.
-. ..Dslay Of the clergy in assuming their
natural lsadcrship d reforms often consigns
them 70 "a infdel leadership.
i MINISTER i CITIZEN.
8. The clergyman IS : citizen Is much a.
any other psrson. Hs has the sane duties,
the name obligations, the sams rssponsibil-
= any other citizen. except = they are
intenslfed 81 his superior intelligsnce, and
by his relation "a the people. As ! Citizen
il IS biz duty 70 vots. Lisbsr, in his "Po-
iiiicsI Ehics,n rays: III VI have 4 mind
honestly | join Id The great duties Of this
ptriod. We must act, among other things. IS
conssisutions citizens and II 70 mean . do
- must. amon.s other thinge. 50 10 the
rolls o.. channing " 7rss." 1871. Vol
II. !. S86)) Ays: elm ! free stale. sOlemn
alxs imposed % every citizen;
crest sab;sats A. y 81 diacrsaed; great in
tsrssts - b decided. But 40 ! sitissn, he
5 also bcnnd " taks O6ies II III fslIow siti-
ssna dslnand i, except n ,sry rare in.fane-
=. His duty y fhinksr-n preaching
fso,n ihs ppIpit--can scarcely ~ said io "
paramount ~ his duty y AZ aetors-in prac.
Using whas 80 preachss. 'Actions spcak.
lsndsr tlsaa xoras g tAis y ~ sth1r things