The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-05-08
Breckenridge and the Ministers
Repentance With a Ven
qeance.
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polate other.
The most sensational matter in
troduced was that criticising the
action of the Ministerial Union of
Lexington, for passing the articles
admonishing the good people of
the district not to vote for him.
On this subject he said:
SIN the sick chamber of my wife
/ read the telegraphic report that
the Ministerial Union of LeXing-
ton had unanimously passed GER
tain resolutions denouncing me,
and advising the voters of the
Democratic party of this district
not to nominate me. AS l came
home / saw these resolutions in
the papers. / know not who were
present Of the ministers of LeXing-
ton when this action was taken !;
nor do care what their politics
are. 1 recognize the rigl.t # min
listers, citizens, gentlemen md pol
iticians to participate IL my po-
litical movement, to fires express
their opinions, to OPT Sc me if
they desire, upon whaterlc grounds
may be to them satisfactory.
81 recognize that good men
should disapprove of wrong doing,
and in proper mode express this
disapprobation. l submit myself
to the censure of any one who may
feel called upon, by his conscience
or his sense of duty, to publicly
disapprove of what / may have
done; but deny, in the presence
of this audience and in the pres
ence of God, that right of these
ministers, as ministers, in their
ministerial and official characters,
speaking as ambassadors of Jesus
Christ, as an organized body of
ministers, called upon to preach
the gospel of the crucifed Savior,
who died for the sins of just such
men as l, to assume to speak in a
political matter, to promulgate in
political decree and to declare as
ministerial real act, their judy
ment of what a political party
should do.
Il challenge them before this
people among whom they and 1
live, and before God at whose bar
we all must appear to defend this
usurpation of that dread name and
this assumption of Divine author
ity, if they have a right to say
whom the Democratic party shall
not nominate. If they have that
right, then they have an equal
right, as a matter of conscience
and of ministerial action, to de-
clare who it shall nominate. They
are not called for such a purpose
they are not given the headship of
churches for such usurpation.
II further charge them with
having done this act in the most
unchristian and cruel manner, and
under circumstances that were
harsh if not brutal. Wantonly did
they wound those who love me,
who have done no harm, and who
deserve at least the treatment due
those who are loving and loyal
under circumstance so trying and
sad.
"They have invaded, with their
denunciation, the chamber of the
sick, have pierced the hearts of
children who have given the no
blest proof of the noblest fortitude
and affection; and they seize the
first possible moment they have to
do this. They could not but know
that / was to be here to make this
public utterance, and they have
therefore so timed their action
that they might prejudice those
who would do me the favor to lis
ten to my defense, to cause the
wayering to decide against me, and |
TO stop the ears of those whom they
could influence / appeal from
this action Of this ministerial body |
TO Jesus of Nazareth, who is not
dead, but a living Savior, who |