The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-27

Lft utkb uefikut W hAFh anu Dit6,
For Guti has made them so
Let bears ana lions growi and fight,
II is their nature too.
But Ircaehers you should never lot
Your righteous anger rise,
Your holy hands were Bover made,
10 scratch pUlicemen's eyes,
Both preachers and policemen occupy
spheres OF usefulness. the same necessity
that calls for or demands the one. also re.
qpiies the other, namely the existence
and prevalence OF evil Through the
providence Of God wa have policemen.
Through tho grace ofCiod we havo preach.
ers. Each CT these uaefut agents have
their particular duiieB TO perform, and
while some policemen would not
make good preachers It would seem that
some preachers would make better police.
mon than preachers
OWING to their prcullar sRRaeity for de =
tncilnE and locating violations OF law
For let policeman do his duty; 1t would
lie an utter lmpossibllity lnr him to get a
bottle OF beer or whisky on the Sabbath
day nBd phrnde IL before the worshipers
In the church OF God. as Il ophy gaiher-
ell from the haunts nf vieo. Preachers
may he alto TO perform tho shocking feat,
but policemen date not 90 so tnr. The
word inspiration Informs us OF that God
has conclu1rd nil in unhelief f"-'Al II have
slnned," but sGme OF our double d. b. s..
II would seem by their outspoken criti !.
cism would almost make us believe that
God bad only concluded The Police lie-
partment OF Whining ton In unbslief in
sin" And instead Of lifting up their voice
and crying behold the Lamb of God that
taketh away the sin OF tho world" They
are taxing head and lungs TO draw tho
sSfention OF the curious to the Degrading
evils OF the hour. AID 1t would seem
charging them ali to the account OF tho
police department of Wilmington. Now.
n In nd Tn n Ia
Policemen are not responsible for the
current evils OF the hour Ii he be held
accountable for ell the vice existing, cor.
tainly there is no spirit oil Justice In the
whole matter.
Policemen II must be remembered. are
human, and by no reasoning can they be
expected to know all the ways OF Iawless
men ani women, and to our mind great c
deal has been said about them which
would have bnen better not said. For It
Is certainly q slct tllnt npnut he gaiusuyed
that while evil dbounds In every corner
OF our city. und great many nrs charged
to police n"glect. the fact stands out in
the full fnee of heaven that w.ekednesu.
BinfulnesR or whatever you may call IL
bGs gained most fearful hold on the ppo.
pie. simply because tue Gospel has been
d uted with woridliness and mere IN.
tellectuallsm has been preached ard
paimed of for the Gospel OF Gbrist. We
do not show pur hand TO champion the
cause OF the poiics department nor would
We say a WORD only In commentator Of
nil who in spirit and in truth, are pro.
claiming the Gospel of Christ.
Neither would we destre to add to tho
notoriety of this miserable .hash" inaGe
out OF police failures. gin mills and
brothel, and poured out over tho Sacred
desk and nlsnamed the Gospel Dear
reader. whoever you may bs we write
these lines not for notoriety, not for
praise from the police department. not in
the spirit OF csnsure upon over Jealous
ones who may err. not knowing ths Scrip.
ture and this power OF God. but to up.
hold, defend and tell 10 the world. to
policemen and preachers and all the law.
less sin.atnined occupants OF saloon and
brothel. that the Gospel OF Christ is the
power OF God unto salvation to every
one that belieyeth. Mark the language.
not our language, but the language OF in
spiration; '.lhe Gospel of CLrist ls the
power Of G God." This gospel OF Christ is the
only thing In all tine universe OF God that
can do away with sin. No human law, no
human penalty. no police regulations.
nor the enforcement Of any human man.
date will ever save a soul
Nor ls there one single Instance In the
Gospel that would serve as an exam pie or
remotely endorse the bringing OF fallen,
depraved moItals before human courts
Tor condemnation and fire, as q means 10
save them from sin. Certainly our divine
Master SGT q far better example than is
being set by some who claim to be- minis.
ters OF His Gospel. Did you ever read OF
the disciples OF Christ hunting up the fal.
len ones during their ministry anl bring
Ing them up before human tribunals Tor
conformation and fne. as 10 being done
before Judge Dall1 What did the Master
say to the poor fallen women whom the
Jews brought before him for condemna.
tion2 After telling them 'he that Is with.
out sin cast the fret stonen they all dis.
appeared. He In the spirit of forgiveness.
Raid neither do condemn thee, 20 my
way and sin no more.
This is the Split of the Gospel. To
err 10 human to forgive ls divine. Is the
disciple above his Mastar2 Now, Paul tells
us, any mar preach any other gospel
dhio You thai that ee haNS Received iot
him be sccrrsed." In closing his article,
In the spirit OF the author of The gospel
itself-on the authority OF Gods Woro. as
faui said to Timothy, Preach tho Word, /"
let Us say to, he prcsebers. Who seam to
be alive on the limo of work. Your calling
ls. .er should be. a ,iiviue ctlling; mark It "
the power OF God yo ate eail,.d 10 Irasch
aud to use, aud II God be In yuu lie i4
more tlian alt that eau Ue against YOU
snd your divine Masters cause wlll never
y .