New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-20

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,lization in otter words. those Kingdoms Oh TINS
,d which have absorbed these influences are family
n, ux.oas by themselves apart from all the rest 81 the
world. a.. .. ,,o,o,.
ponder unto Caesar the things which are Caesars and
rnso God the things which Gods" as interpreted By
eighteen centuries Of Christian history as manifest as
tho line Of between duty 10 Goa @no ouS W
caesar "a clearly defined Many political questions there
GO ike the one OF rendering tribute TO Caesar. in which
M mora, issue Is involved. There are questions OF au'
thory Of political economy Of the distribution ana cen
trazStion Of power regarding whch the 'hrch nus no
,,o, tn utter for the Kingdom OF heaven on earth has no
boundaries does II recognize any dis
cton of rank class nationality in Its citizens
THE DUTY CT THE CHURCH
But oil the other hand, where moral issue really
involved in political question ana the dnV 70 caesar
comes clearly III CONFLICT with the higher duty to God
then the love God cOnstrsnch her to utter her con.
xtctons with 10 sound In every potca! issue
that threatens cntanelc the conscience. OF men, Not
howcycr as partisan who takes sides In question re-
rardlng which wide differences of opinion among
shinking men, but as teacher holds eOuraseousy
and firmly that moral law in which there can be no
differences OF opinion Viewed in this light there Is
close and intimate connection between religion ard poll
tics and reason why. from tho Sunday pulpit sermons
shold bc preached and heard which unmstakabe
reference 10 political issues Of the day. For II
is every Christian mans dhty, q follower OF his Lord
70 render TO things which Caesars then he
sh3ud be constantly Instructed and remaded by those
who s,esk In the Masters and by the Masters
authority how such duties should be discharged.
Especially 10 this incumbent In own land There
ia no connection between Church and State in America,
hut there something nober and better than that There
has never becu STATE since the Of the Christsn
crs which closely approached the Church In her
principles government and her way Of dealing with men,
Not only Is she democratic a. the Church OF Christ In
uroclaiming that ell free aud equal and In vel
coming all nstionates TO her fold, but the sim!tude
goes far beyond thst She trusts human nature In the
yay that Christ trusted It, As the Master went 10 each
one with that matchless appeal 'You are child OF the
Everlasting God Heaeetorth live a becomes citizen
OF 90 our country sceords to man the right
Of manhood suffrage the highest privilege Of citizenship
IT, In the Church. the disciples Of Chrst called race
of kings priests" the jewellers In these United
States recognized and called, even In our popular
parlance, ''thc sovereign people,"
II bebooyes young man when Tor the nr't ume.
he holds ballot In his hand. TO stop ana think now
much that slip Of means He surrounded'
indeed BY th0se whom 1t means little or nothne-~no
have little or no responsibility who are influenced
only by party spirit POI sons considerations OF family
and fpends. But there stsads the fsct
That vote Tor privilege 70 vots) IL personal rus-a
cruz. fism the es land n which We Live.