The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-03
~. q. z. " COLUMN.
CONDUCTED nr MRS. \. /. HcsHs.



Ths Preacher in Politics.
When . minister presches prohioi-
ton serrnou. The papers and poiiliciansl
* the old parties jump on him at once
, and IN 3 very positive manner aecIsre
that preacher has no right TO medoie
with polislcs. But hen q minister I
, bocms ore Of the OLD parties from me
r,,lrjt /, i s,I right Here's the New I
York Press. one oi the regul-tlon INA
2 chine Republican organs OF Now ork
n civ using the following language ia its
. issur Of Nov tth; Nh.
! Wow there i politics and politics.
. Whether clergy men 10 wrong TO preach
noIitics or not depends on the kind OF
!. rolitieu that they preach not on The side
!. ia, Il taken. but on the nature of the
strife IN which they tske sides. Where
thr jssues are simply those OF ordinary
,art, difference. there is no doubt That
lie ionirs are best discussed elsewhere
th.n n The pulpit. We should not, for
ins,ance. think il suitable for pastor 70
undertake. 10 IN atruct his f0ck from the
sacred desk on the tariff question, or 1ne
counting Of quorum or reciprocity, or
lie prospects ~ Grover Cleveiand's re-
nomination. These are all matters o.
j. more or less grave import. affecting the
" cal or = oe Of the country but they are
not primarily, directly sud obviously
: matters that bear on morals. Keeai uing
them the lines src not clearly draw n ue-
. tween good ard evil. truth ana ialse-
Rood virtue and vice, Strange as y
NAV seem. equally Christian people can
80 found on al sides OF all these ques-
tIons.
But II i not 60 by any means IN re,
spect 20 I'll issues that have poiucs
on rearing. Take the matter OF Mormon
;sm for instance: Congress has for many
or ears had 10 deal with II. Ia Washing
fon and i'm Salt Lake City il has al tme
Ten bono OF contention between psf
= ties Vet what decent man or wona'
DISPUTES that il was the duty oi ever,
,.lerovmaa 10 lit up bis voice IKE
rronhef. 10 CRY aloud sud spare no
arairss rhat unclean eni hateful thing
/, 7gne ' a= when preaching against numa
.i,rary w.s hsrceiy denounced
..u,earhinc politics" but to-day y take
.rn,nsual amount Of hsrdihood for Al
one 10 deny ghst the Christian pu,pi
that Numbered against WHIST Johh "T
"'e IL, called the sum of al yi.iisnics eel
the ced shc voice " Coo
ss Nav tsse the casc to band. Durif
==- several recent Snnn ays many q the ipo
iiuaueutisI preachers in New York ma
caled upon their congregations ~ arou
III aod ALL in delivering ibis great sisd
~ lcyea city .roni tho tomsnewk snu scsi
ine knife OF the Tammany savage a.
ID. those fearless divnes may well app!
their critics III that is preaching Pc
tica make the most OF IT. y y no1
- question Ct parties. or Of measures;
even of men liz question o. puo
honesty and honor. Shalt New ork
forever ruled by thieves, brios-giv'
- ana bribe-takers, petjurere' CONVEX
Ter. law breakers. organized plunue'e'
shall thc municipal machinery tha'
r.. meant Tor tile protection o. Icfo's
cilizars he used 70 shied gsunhng q
zfH and hrgthelsf Shsll onr city COVE
msnt continue to be a Kissing 500
word 10 sll the world Shaii
schools be starved that the saloons
.tiein- be fattsned Shall the gutter rue
= 80 sidewalk srd the s:nms me streets
,.,., Thesear tho issues 70 De decinen
- the rolls 70 -asy srd i y not altogeu
~ fitting thar, on such issues' ne ps's
shAll presch. .,. =, :,
i.r.. cities there sre Biblical prece.eb's
plenty. Ii il Of record thsi Zoo sew
special messengers 10 denounoe tne !"
eduess Of Sodom md Gomcrrsn; I.
4, aze prophet Jonah was comHiss'"H.u. !. 4.
s,hsm through the streets Of Nineven anu
sF'e' claim that unIess he city rcpeh,cr'
sixtv days and Sineveh sbsl' y
stroved.s Finally, the fonnuel
Christianity himself, rronoupceu
r. tears the impending destrncuon go
/ 10 : salem, r,bukipg the city ior u 80
The wonder il not thar nsny .'s
men IN this city with such wst mug
their sacred book. have cr'ru
:. against Tammany Hal; the wono'
=. that any have held their peace.
! ira, The press II j. not strsnge 10
- or;f. Prohibition from the topics y
I uhich preachers may have opinion:. !.
declare the truth OF Cod. but
healthy to have Its admission tnae
can preach politics al 81. ana Pvs'
some Of lis reverend readers vii
anti rum rs well 81 Anti-Ism inah
their Bibles.
a saloon. which located on th'
n ,idirg line between Kansas hhu
sonri' has had its Kansas eng save
ma torn down by the officials y
sfng nny state. Inc mir-Dni ..
W. shi' business. however, and msn
solicItad, Ous'"' ,:ai r;.,ht hadlv would
III consider il 100 much trouble - ~
Nrs IN another State 70 ge. Is. !,
- which shows State control z. I \
ouor traffic Il too limited, fnuen M.
- local option by wards and TOW ls1'i
Atbs proposed in Indiana
-. Women arc COW permitted Y p,'
mrdiclno III Canaus. Inc nrss :
enive license was MisH sli.0I'
llia ihsl Einrs.on, . grad ustc u slaesn n