The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-05-21
PRIESTHOOD TO THE RESI-
The Smithfeld Herald saws.

awake as to the Importance Of
cratic principles. Even anon 9
ministers are to be found soma 8. o.
staunchest Democrats. Not lone = "
we remember hearing a sermon !
latter part of which we were
much impressed with. IncidortSs9
the good preacher paid a delicato
direct, compliment to the grand
Democratic party. Coming fron,
man who is thoroughly conscient.
and very popular with all denom;'
tions, such intimations, if thew COW
called such, are calculated to do mn.
good.
among other things the minista,
substance said: L would warn :
brethren against being led awsv !
any new and strange doctrines eth
POLITICAL or otherwise. Beware of bs
new 'isms.' Stand by the old wan
Be not allured by strange ideas. ST.
to the old paths, and remove mott
ancient landmarks which our faith
have set. OF course there is no don
but that more was implied than aCN
pliment to Democracy; there VA
other important truths which may
gathered from this"
No reasonable man will deny +
minister the right to his political bell
nor the privilege of expressing same
the pulpit or out of it. Two constr
tions can be put upon what the NH
ter is quoted as saying. 1t is ban
possible that he was warning The,
pie against the new doctrines and i.
of goidbUggery, the gang of miscres.
who would destroy the money, the
blood of agriculture, commerce g.
manufacturing, for the purpose Of
ting great issues of bonds, reduc
valuesof properties they wish to seq
etc. But the Herald doubtless kDr,
its man. Here we haye a ''popul
minister. He has the confidence
more people in his community, /.
haps, than any politician or BUSH a
man. He reads a milk and cider a
ligious journal (three-fourths are a
kind and his favorite daily para
which is a bold advocate of gold W.
plutocracy or a coWardly stradCs
ninety-eight times out of a humid
He reads the Bible enough to h..
fairly we'll acquainted with it. Blu g
he compares the great characteristic
in that book with the Democratic i
Cleveland, they seem like back n
bers. He forgets to study the cha
ter and emulate the examples Of Is
Savior whom he pretends to serve
only half believes the statement t
Jesus once drove the money chaner
out of the Temple. You see the preaGs
is working for a salary; our Saw
wasn't. But the reader can imar
the balance.
In every age of the world the n
ters of the gospel have been used
far as possible, to help fasten the CHI
of slavery on the masses. But tegt
them are posted in political econo
Many of them toady to the rich, "a
bow the knee, They neglect their ia
duty as representatives of the G.
Head of the Church rather than Of
a few goldbug usurers n .their COL
cation.
1t was to be hoped that in this 1
nineteenth century, the Chri g
ministry would rise above the .'
plane of money rule in r~eligeousaf ID
They ought to see at a glance is
poverty and oppression is prodr
ignorance and causing the mass
become Indifferent and callous. +.
long ago the pastor of a Presbytc4
church in this State told his cong
ton on his return from Presby
that only one country church IL .
entire Presbytery had paid up
amount pledged to foreign miss
Many churches are behind with
tors salaries. This indifference,
of confidence, despair and collou
is going on, unless promptly chez
until the very church organlHa.
will be wrecked. Then law and o.
will be at an end. Plutocracy
gorge Itself with what little not ali
disposed of and anarchy will be u
table.
We are proud of the few bold
less, religious ministers here and
who keep posted and talk on the
side of this momentous question,
they talk at all. But they are to
Plutocracy is welding a power
fuence, and too many minister
consciously or unconsciously AID
the work that threatens not Oh
overthrow of the government
Christianity itself.
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