The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-02-12
Religion, Poiltic@. and Women.
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Rcligion, Poiitic@. and Women.
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The re, Of Il ST jahn's Church
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Day u, kr 1T IA act that may X
press. i She alraana ii I nmlsi'
sh,ali hot mt d,lle IN iolit 6 lis
did tot dwell o" tnis po,, I, but my
mind lppk FAST Hold of It, abd ,as
not bsea able 10 rid nys If u liz
question, Why should ministers hay,
Lothiug IA 10 Nth pa!ities?
VINO is il that has inside polltits !,
vile ii thing iha. niGiste oil tht
Gospel, who have the f,ar Of Geo
before their Eyes, tanst not touch II,
at les. without gloves? Politics has
to do With the mist sarred relations
IF life The marital I.ws are not
made and enf.,ced by the Church,
bu: by the Stale, which also has TO do
with the duties ofparsns and chlIdrvh
to each 9th r A man 8 life may be
at the mercy Of civil govei nment
officials, who by their verdict precll'r
itate souls into'eletnity, and YET mir
listers of the Gospel must have nothing
to do with politics!
Ministers, like woman, are limited
to ~ sphere" Lis b ing the church,
while hers is the hume. Ifpolltics is
the vile thing tpaty would have Us
believe, why Isl not the Iolt clan s
sphere" the penlteuiiasy? b. what
right does he, who By his own conc
fession isnoLwOrthy to associate with
ministers AID women, presume u eli
ter their spheres aud dictate their
respective uuties? ~ -ze
Ibis neglect 10 use Alright this
usurped authority has filed the hom, 8
with drunksids aud libert:nes and The
churches with hYpocrites, and the
ministers and women, WHO enjoy the
highssouLding titles of high Priests
ofGoJ," and queen OF he home and
society,"" bow their heads in meek
submission and try to elise their eyes
TO the existence Of the hypociite III
the church and tue sensualist in the
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Wat folly it is to talk of divorcing
religion and pOlitics--as well expect
a human being to exis. in an atmoss
phere where Oxygen and Mir gen a.e
not commingied. n ~ : r..
What is religion but the science Of
Gods government or politics but the
science oil mans government! Ii
mains iawsare Id opposition to Gods,
which isIikely togiye way? Certainly
not God. Then what, OF necessity,
must the Politician do but try ana
bring the laws Of mans government
into harmony with those Of Gcd, and
who should be SO able to he p hlm al
those who have devoted their lives t.
the study Of Gods Laws? The great
majority of men and women seem tc
think thatreligion means sectaii anisnl
aud dogmatism, vine cas-, creeds and
doctriLes are but inns on the side u
the road Religion, where the weary
traveller may rest on his uiney q
the city 10 Truth. where God reigns
There nave been many who have beer
content TO remain in these inns and
have tried to persuade others tha
there wss nothing beyond, but hap
pily The vast majority nave recognizes
mans hand IN the construction .
these resting places AID have contin
ued their search for The City not mad,
with hands.
The custom Of setting minister
upon pipnacles, and separating mel
and women ia their various pursuit
OF business or pleasure, is pernicIous
because unnatural. such customs
tend to nullify the ministry, weaker
women aud brutalizs man. To lirni
q woman'ssphere to home is 10 dwar
her body, narrow her mind, and re
tard her spiritual growth. To thro,
upon q MAI, the responsibilities Of th,
government and the entire support Q
the family tends 10 make OF him
tyrant and egotist, and to tempt hin
TO . sotdId pursuit Of wealth.
There was q time when il wa
thought a minister's chief duty was :
teach mankind bow To die; We beliey
nov il 10 to teach them how TO lis,
and to learn 10 DO this well be nu,
live vita them.
That ministers should allow On. m
selves to he put a.ide, .igut,sI, as
we're, by politieracs, when wal ques
tions are icing discussed aid gecidt d
must be as much matter Uf surpri.
10 tie seeker after light Ne that 80 fsl
women, comparatively sperking. eye
lit their yOI0 10 defence If TIE hon.
or lend q helping hand TO aid OF
pressed and fallen women.
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