Evening journal., 1894-11-05
INFERENTIAL TREASON.
DR.. Hulburd So Pronounces
Interfering With Voters.
TRUE CHRISTIAN oITlzgEsHIP

erclse the franchise OH anHtHA' %A~
feasance of omoe-Ihe Purchase Of
Tax Receipts Denounced.
The announcement made by Rev Or |
NJ srritt Hnlburd, Of Grace N z Church,
at the morning service, that ne would Il
preach in the evening on the duties Of
Q ristian Citizenship, brought out large /
G ,nereeation and there were but few 1
vacant seats. The opening hymn was /
No 565. 'sWork While 1t is Day, and 4
after the invocs tion the congregation |
ioined IL hymn No 567. Stand Up for /
Jesus lii reading the notices, DR. Hnl /
burd added, General Election Tuesday,
at which many in the audience smiled.
DR. Hulburd took as his text p sul's |
Epistle so the Philippians III, 20 For
Oar Conversation iR ia Heaven The |
word conversation, he said could be /
construed to cover more than the mere |
meaning of the word and ho gave TO II |
the significance Of citizenship, making !
the sentence read, For our citizenship IS |
in heaven" lie said: HH q ars reason
ably Jealous Of any appearance Of the |
ecelesiastic Ia politics and are very liza
bic to look ON any interference OF the
clergy Ia political questions as impsf-
tinent and dncalled for This is rea-
sonaole when this appearances Is 10 the
scramble for office, but not when in
what the French call higher politics
do not agree with that provision IN tbs
Constitution ind which I look upon as
abused, which pr-cluaes the clergy Yman
from holding Office, atill ! mud two
excellent ressous why lac should not
Ia the frat place he cannot fad time to
give TO the Office In which he may be
4 I I 1,4a - X fal
church, and in the second place do not
believe it wise to too intimately connecs
two things which should be kept apart,
the church and state.
Il 60 not propose la my remarks t7
touch on any particular psty or to
counsel any particular party sffiIiation
/ cannot conceive 1t 10 be snyb0d e
business what my political stiilstions
may be, and | question the right Of any
one TO demand any such infor nation /
concede the right of every msn to bis
own belief but deny the right Of any
party organization to attempt TO oosrce
any man as reg 4rds the party to which
he should belong II the church
should undertske to dictate to ms as 20
my party creed there is enough of tire
man III me to resent III. ana [ would
leave my church before / would allow
it. Mel her the Vatican nor the General
Conference. nor the Synod should do 10
Any attempt on the part Of The pulpit
or any church organization 70 coatrol
the votes OF any man reduces IL To tae
level Of the ward heller, and ID cauuot
afford to descend to that level ] canuot
help feeling, however, that tho church
has a broader work than that Of en-
gaging simply In fire insurance, or social
work, or building bridges over. the month
of the botEomless pit, whereby the selec
may escape eternal destruction LIS
business is also to aid in making men
better citizens and better fitted to exsr-
else the God given right OF frsu chise
The church that is too holy for that
work is TOO good for this world the man
whose feelings are so supsrhne as to
prevent bin from furthedng these
interests should take the advice OF
Hamlet to Ophelia, Get thee to a nun
merry. go' Politics which cannot affi late
with religion Is not fit 70 have, aud yon
had better abandon It. 1t Is true there
is no room in politics for religion, but it
would be better Tor the state If there was
more religion In It, Religion Is chain,
which If one link is broken tt is gone Ii
is life 1t should not bs treated Ike
gunpowder, boxed up aud carefully
labelled hands of 1t is not q sensitive
plant, which will mither at the slightest
touch Il is If genuine, home ard life
ftIt Is false conception which tx
empts politics from the decalagus and
permits OF lying and defraudng; hieh
brands lying and cheating as good
politics; which adopts the motto that it
is best TO fight the devil with FIRE There
is no such exemption permissi bic A
man who would scorn to lis tn bis every
day life does not hesitate to do SO when
be enters the arena OF politics and
excuses hipself b. saying that he les
not IS man but ss politician Il Is told
of an English bishop when reprovsd foE
swearing that be said did uoJ swear "a
bigbop but as q mRn Wherenpon his
reprover remarked but If the devil gets
the man, what will become Of the bishopf
Sol ask II the devil gets the politician
what will become Of the manY There Is
right politics aud right religion
sIn the first place let us consider our
duty az Christian citizens and that lisf
il connection with the ballot. Every
citizen ia sovereign and an officer
holder TIE ofiae he holds Is the exer
cising Of his franchise Hs may use o.
misuse that office, but any failure tC
use it Is malfeaeaLce in offies. Any mar
who inteferes with another IN his exer-
else OF this Office Is guilty Of construe.
tive treRsoD, and you can make the mlsi
OF it. Under the law the man who by
word or act interferes with the reigning
sovereign, is guilty Of treason aud ths
penalty is death. The interfering bl
word or act with the exercise OF tn,
franchise by the sovereign citizen ii
alike treason.
lone Of the most contemplate offense
against the rishtful exercises 1.
duty is non. voting 1t is contempsibl
because Of the class Of eople most guilt,
of it. This class consists Of the SO
called cultivated ones, who look upoi
themselves as educated and look will
contempt and sneering at this hol,
function They glory in their shame
aud declare with seeming pride tha
they never cast vote or never take
part IN politics. look on their offsns
as contemplate malfeassnce Of office
If had thought of the fact that at th
last election nearly one thousand 0
Wilmington voters had Rbsented them
selves from the polls it might havi
besn harder foI me to say this. Par
hans and Ii Ia barely possfble that ther