The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-10-20
POLITICIANS.
Sermon by Rev. c. T. Brady
Thinks Women Ought to
Vote and Christians
Should Attend Ward
Meetings.


last night on the politician. 1t was
good practical sermon.
Such politicians as Joe Harrington
A. P. Morey, o. a Crandall, DIR
Scott, Frank Rose, Col. Henry d
Hill, G. B. Simonds. G. l.. Faulha
Der, j. NJ. Offield, J. c. Thompson
Dick Yost, James Ramsey and other
were present and listened with mucl
attention to the rector's word. of wis
dom.
He did not take any text. H,
didn't have to in order to find some
thing TO talk about, for "The Polite
ian" is prolific subject. He is very
numerous in all countries where there
is republican form OF government.
The preacher announced that next
Sunday night he would talk to the
physicians of Sedalia, for it was ST.
Luke's day and st. Luke was healer.
He did not practice bis calling in
Sc 'alia or in Georgetown before the
war. This is no advertisement for
the doctors. They would all turn
pale if they were 10 advertise.
Mr.. Brady then gave out a hymn and
insisted on the choir earning their
salary and made 'eln sing six verses.
Dave Dodge did not strike-but
sang splendidly as did all the voices.
When the rector went into the pull
pit he was considerably embarrassed,
but what there was to embarrass the
man Of God no one could tell, but
the congregation kept thinking and
looking.
Mr.. Brady started out by saying
that there we're plenty of Christians
of to-day, who did not take their
Christianity into their every day lives
as they should. They were many
who put on their piety about in the
same way as they would put on their
Sunday-go-to meeting clothes. Their
religion was assumed when they en-.
tered the portals of the church and
they "shook" their Goodness when
they left the house of worship, and
that there were plenty OF hypocrites i
In the church.
None of those present WINGED I'M
der this and We were glad they didn't,
for if they had the speaker would
have thought it applicable.
He quoted Senator ingalls, as fol-
lows:
''Purity in politics is an irridescent
dream and the decalogue and the SER
mon on the Mount have no place in
the political platform.
Ingalls, has been a politician long
time and he ought to know whether
the above is true or not. II
"What is a politician ?" inquired ,
the speaker. He answered it by say.
ing that every man who cast ballot
which is to assist in governing the
is a politician, and every man !
should do that. 1t was a Christian .
duty to vote and the voter should do =
30 prayerfully.
This, we fear, would not hold good
only in theory in modern politics.
If they were to pray before they /.
cast their votes, they would spell it =
prey. 5,
"Some men," said the speaker, u
''would call all politicians liars. This
Is mistake for there are some good Z
Christian gentlemen who were holding "
,fice and whose every act was done b
N the fear of their God" continued al
Mr.. Brady. N
Yes, that is probably a solemn
ruth, Mr.. Brady, but they are mon al
trous scarce and 10 Kansas where j
hey give 60, 900 republican majority Ia
would take wJman censu, tsker a
o find them. in
The rector was sorry that the women
,ould not vote. He thought they ca
would in q measure, if not wholly, so
'urify the political atmosphere every lir
Vhere. The people should study the dr.
thics of politics and true politician .s,
nust be true Christian.
The ethics of modern politics, Mr.. 81
Brady, are the lOaves and fishes and G.,
there are any true Christians that ~,
ttend the ward primaries they oc- -. -.
upy back seats and don't say q word Ia
8 large as a mustard seed. The . "a
,udest talker at ward meeting is r"
enerally a heather of the lower
rder Of talent, and has a breath tn.
'hich savors of stale beer and onions. IN.
"You are ballot" said the speaker alb
nd he pointed the index finger of his ba
ght hand at Col. Henry ID. Hill. for
II men of mature age who take the
art 10 the government of this broad wa
nd are ballots and the ballots make tst
le government, and this is a govern ON,
ent of the people" said the rector, II !
nphasising his words. mo