Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-07-31

livered from our National troubles, let
him read few lines more:
l. My judgment is the preachers,
Gods appointed leaders of the people,
will have to lead as did the leaders of
olden time, in all religious and civil
duties. Political place hunters will
never lead us out of trouble but, as
they are now doing, they will continue
to lead into deeper and deeper trouble.
Pharaoh would never have led the Is
raelites into the promised land. His
selfish interest did not lie in that di-
rection-neither does the selfish inter
est of the political place hunter lie in
the direction of the peoples good. |
wish l could burn this truth into the
brain of every reader of your good pa
per! The foolish notion that preach
ers are to have nothing to do with set
thing great moral political questions
that have to do with the very founda-
tons of society and religious character
of the people, will have to yield its
| DltCt W lllC NON-luCi tudO
are the leaders of the people anywhere
and everywhere. Let him who can, gain
say this truth.
,. Those who lead us out of our diff
ficulties must be men who care more
about what God says, as to how people
shall best honor Him, than what any
| potiAnal u,hicixr- hafnIllnI ,,a1ttioal
convention may say about great vital
questions. To my mind, preacher
who is slave to a Goddess political
party, who cannot look at questions ex-
cept from a partizan standpoint, who
is so enslaved that he cannot will not
enquire into all questions of State or
Nation, with the independent view of
doing what will please and honor God,
is very far short of his solemn duty to
God and man. Nothing but ignorance
or cowardice will keep od-appoint-
ed preacher in bondage to the wrong,
and from speaking for the right on any
and every question. 1t is ineXcusable
lol pIcdChtl w Dc llOi dlU olt
tions that are of vital concern to those
to whom he breaches, and humanity
generally. The people have clear
right to expect preachers to have an
honest, intelligent view of all public
questions for their own guidance, and
this information ought to be available
| 70 apI MI 1nol fo hn
pie If this is not true, let some one
give a good reason why it should not
be SO.
Judging by myself, there are an host
of Notwithstanding men they
are-whose hearts burn with holy in
dignation when they see and know theil
people, to whom they preach, are being
led wrong on great, vital public ques
tions by designing, unworthy and of
times disreputable leaders, but they
open not their mouths in protest against
the wrong nor in appeal for the right
Why is this? Does it please God for his
servants ministers to be silent, quies
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, This is the why of that unholy silence
The preacher breads to antagonize pc
, litical place hunters and party slaves
who are supposed to hold in their hand:
"a cato nine tails" to scourge whom
soever may displease them, whoever
| exposes their tricks, schemes and de
ception. Let every preacher who reads
, these words turn his eyes on his OWL
heart and honestly say whether this il
true:
, If every preacher in America had tn,
courage of the old time preachers o
righteousness, Moses, Abraham, Paul
{ Peter, the great problems of the age
that have become so complex by tn
unholy partizan manipulations of plac
hunters, would become simplified ant
settled on principles of justice and t.
! the satisfaction of all the people jus
as soon as the people coul'
speak at the polls and legislative bod
les could get together He who doe
not believe this is an infidel as to th
holy teachings of Gods word. Tn
preacher who, to secure his own com
! fort, will not lead his people right, is
denier of the faith. The idea that
, preacher will lose his influence, if h
, pleases and honors God as citizen,
he advises the people to honor God il
what they do as citizens! Who believe
the nonsense? No sane man or woma
does, and it matters little what politi
cal idiots think, say or do. Ibelieve
because the Bible teaches it. Whe
Gods appointed leaders do right an
i, lead the people right, all will com
. right Till that good time there is t
, be no peace or prosperity in this coun
try. Mark the prediction!
j. III. GAMBRELL.