The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
CHURCH SLAVERY
Rev. D. H. Tuttle, Raleigh, D~ef.,a
Cyrus rhompson-The Church Of "
Day is Not the Church Of Ch.;."

trail Nd. E. Church in Raleigh, preacba5
a sermon on Sunday night, Octop'u
18th, which vas based n the fsmo'
remark of DR.. Cyrus Th1mpson
His subject was ''Tne Church IN
Relation to Slavery" The text
Matthew 23:4, and Galatians 3 %.
For they bind heavy burdens
grievous to be borne, and lay them ~
mems shoulders; but they tbemseIHol
will not move them with one of th..
fingers"
There is neither Jew nor qraoh,
there is neither bond nor free; tharo; :,
neither male nor female; for We ara all
one in Christ Jesus"
The two texts of Scripture represaD.
two lines of thought. In the first salso
ton of Scripture read, Christ is ren,a
sented as talking to the Church in H..
age in which he lived. In the second
text of Scripture from Galatians, i,
represented the Spirit of CHRISTIANS
as in Christ Himself. Neither non5
nor free, but all are one in Christ jesus
1t is a very unusual thing in Our dsy
too unusual, for the pulpit to discus
matters relative to civil government.
political matters; political ideas; as il
this great department of human actv.
ity and thought and iDhuerce and
power were to be left uninhuenced, IN.
touched by the Gospel of the Son Of
God. 1t is a mistake to suppose thats
minister of God is limited by political
matters.
There is no limitation in the GOSPEL
we are sent to preach. Commend ali
the good, and stand for the right
wherever he finds it, and condemn the
wrong wherever he sees it.
Every minister of the Gospel should
be a student of political economy. Ev.
cry minister of the Gospel should be
interested in the government Of bis
nation, his State, his county, his city.
He falls far beneath his duty as a rep.
resentative of Jesus Christ if he does
not hold himself accountable to God
for the discharge of his duty as a Cit.
zen. He holds himself in danger Of
receiving the judgment of God if be
passes this by, if he fails to realize that
every vote he may cast is a help toVir.
tue or vice.
AS these questions are constantly to
be settled at the ballot boxes of our
country, he has sinned against God
and against his fellow men if he does
not do it.
l want to say for myself just here,
that I belong to no political party. |
am no Democrat, 1 am no Republican,
I am no Populist, I am no PrOhibiiUn'
ist. In other words, I am not a pOitr
clan. I hold myself just where be-
lieve every minister OF the Gospel
should hold himself-independent Of
all parties. He can hold himself limo
other position as the representative Of
Jesus Christ. Poor and sinful as may
be, and as erring as 1 am, I feel com
missioned of God to preach his truth,
and therefore I belong, soul and body
from time and eternity, to Jesus Chrlst
the King of Kings and Lord of LOrdS'
and, belonging to Him, I stand Tor
Him, separate from all these things
and with the God given right to preach
against wrong wherever l see It'll
whatever party 1 may see it; to adVo,
cate right wherever l may see 1t, snO
when it comes to the casting a vote W
do that in the fear of God, and VIII
that party and for those men trom
time to time, as I may deem 1t Oes''
and for the advancement of His King
dom, and for the upholding OF those
things which bring the greatest Ol6s,
ings. / have done that for these elgn'
years, and propose to follow n ruS.
l say this because the question tn''
We u4SSuS ~ q POIAVIO0A N"
question that much has been said aOOu'
recently. A remark from the Pf0'
dent of the State Alliance, DR.. TnoWp
son. at Gary recently, has Orousp'
about this question. The people OF o.
parties, all over the State, have OesD
interested in a question in which '0
Church of God is involved. 1t 10
question, a vital question, ana Ou0
which is not to be passed by. ItSon'
that, il the truth ia not known, prev,
dlces may arise which will be hur'u,
to the cause Of Christ. The mInlsteLO'
God, even though he must ~ackno"Ieue'
some things. and they are mo plea'aD"
must at all times and under all clf'u 40
stances face The truth and preach w
truth, You may rest essused tn"' oo
will alwaystake care of the tTn1o' evo
though the truth may seem W