The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-13
POLITICAL PREACHERS.

From the ll-wOrth sun.
When the devil gets it into his head tC
do preacher up he gets lot of religions
lunaticS to egg him into preaching poll
tics. That settles him. No one but a
skillful circus performer can ride two
horses at once. The Apostle Paul never
undertook it. He was determined TO
know nothing but Christ and him cruel
| fed. Paul was man of brains and a
man of sense. He never attempted to
stop the west wind from blowing: never
undertook to dip the river Of Jordan dry
with a spoon.
! Referring to such people as are running
! this prohibition business, Paul said: DE
structiOn and misery are in their ways.
/ Protesting themselves to be wise they be-
come fools Judge not thy brother They
! have a zeal of God but not according to
/ knowledge. For | hear that there are
some among you which are busy bodies.
Let the deacOns be not given to too much
wine nor greedy of filthy lucre. Drink
no longer water but use a little wine for
thy stomach's sake and thine
often intirmities. Give no Offense
in anything that thy ministry be
not blamed. The fruit of the
spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness
and temperance. Who hath made you
ministers of the New Testament and of
the spirit, not of the law? If it be posi-
bic, as much as lieth in you, live peace
ably with all men. For one believeth
that he may eat all things-another who
is weak eateth herbs. Let him that eat
eth not judge not him that eateth. One
man eSteemeth one day above another
another eSteemeth every day alike. Let
every man be fully persuaded in his own
mind. Let us not, therefore, Judge one
another any more. | know and am per
suaded by the Lard Jesus that there is
nothing unclean of itself, but to him
that eSteemeth anything unclean to hum
1t Is unclean. For the kingdom of God
Is not meat and drink, but righteousness
and peace and JOY in the Holy Ghost.
For meat destroys not the work of God,
for all things indeed are pure. Let US.
therefore, follow after the things which
make for peace and things whereby one
may edlfy another"
And many other things Paul said
equally cOndemnatory of political
preachers and OF intolerant hell raising
chusch members. Paul never taught or
preached prohibition. He wss not pro-
hlbItiOnist. On the contrary. he was a
man OF sense and man Of reason. He
had call to teach and preach christian
ity. and he obeyed 1t in a manner to com
mand the respect and admiration Of all
men. Pauis faithfulneSs TO his mission
and his singleness of purpose made it
possible for him 10 do a great work. He
was, III fact, the founder, the great
propagation, organizer and builder OF the
christian religion.
Had Paul listened TO the pious rot and
senSelesS drivel of religious cranks: had
he yielded 10 the allurements and sophis-
tries OF the politicians and went to mix
ing politics with religion, he would have
DESTROYED his usefulness and proven him
self a failure.
The foregoing texts should be print
ed on cards and hung up as mottOs
on the walls of every political
church in the city. Politics at church
IS the devils dish. When a
true christian, according TO Bible teach !
ing, goes 10 his church for religious in !
strucuon and spiritual food and Is served I
with Sinking party soup and a plate of /
rotten political hash that would turn the 1
stomach OF kangaroo, it Is not be Won /
dered at that he goes home grieved as |
well as disguised.
The ecclesiastical trust Of Kansas I
NAV control the legislative and executive /
departments OF the state. and part OF 4
the Judicial, but thank fortune II cannot /
control all The last heard from Judge +.
lTOzler he was still judge Of this district /
The ire Of lay musketry and the heavy
cannonading OF pulpit artillery does not /
appear 10 frighten him Having been
elected 10 that Office, and taken the cath
10 faithfully and impartialy discharge lis
duties 1t Is not to be presumed that he
intends 10 abdicate IN favor Of political
reuters Ike Enbree and Boss.