Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-18

redeem the "redeemers."
Young men, see how WOrld-serVing
the church is becoming. The world.
flooding spirit Is rising TO high point
OF influence. When the Denver uni
Versity so far forgot her high and d.
vine mission as to insert in her cata
logue such notice as this, it is time
to thunder halt: Training for the
concert stage, and for the operatic
stage, by actualperformance in opera"
| When Methodist schools are as adept
in fitting men for the stage as for the
pulpit we cannot wonder if we find
their chancellOrs in conventions con-
trOlled by saloon men, gamblers ana
scarlet women. Are conventions Of
corrupt republican and criminal classes
proper places to find the educators of
the young men and women of Colorado?
| Was the Arapahoe republican cOnyen-
ton. held in Denver last fail, OF an
eleyat'ng character BY any known
Law for mans good was Chancellor
Mcdowell justified, as citizen, a
Christian man, or an educator, IN
placing himself on level with i'm
moral and criminal classes in that con
ventiOn
RELIGION AND THE REPUBLICAN,
PARTY.
This is grand age for men Of con.
viction, courage and heroism. Men
who will stand for the right, regardless
of consequences, are the men who will
solve our problems. But of one thing
l want TO assure you: You cannot be
tue to Christ and your fellOw-men and
support the republican party, OF any
other that uphOlds the saloons and
the crimes of the age. The republican
party has received the support Of the
Methodist Episcopal church since 1850.
Whatever the party has done in the
past, she is now backing the liquor in
tluence and other crimes of the age.
She has contracted the currency, de.
mOnetized silver, built up the great
system of trusts, mOnOpOlies and cor
porations. And while it is true that
the party freed four millions of black
slaves, she has, by class Legislation and
alliance with the the criminal classes,
made more white slaves than were
freed. From great party of freedom
she has become great organization
of injustice, corruption, oppression,
tyranny and crime breeding. How sad
to hear Bishop Warren saying, only
short time ago, that 1.-The entire Chris
tian sentiment of the state was thrown
in favor Of the republican victory last
fall" Here is another illustration of
my charge that our bishops and older
ministers have failed. God never re
quired us to follow men, though they
were bishops, into such a camp as this.
No wonder that the Broadway thea
ter can exhibit living pictures on its
stage, within calling distance Of Trim
ity church, with impunity. No wonder
the leading business men of Denver
would petition for gambling to be pro-
tected and fostered by law. No won
der prostitution, drunkenness and
crime are on the increase. No wonder
that Denver is very Sodom in wick
edness, when Bishop Warren, Chan
cellOr Mcdowell and the great preach
ers of the city unite with harlOts and
gamblers to redeem" the state. Until
this unhOly alliance of bishops and
preachers, saloon men and harlots is
broken up, the church will never regain
her lost power. Until the sin of these
unholy alliances is atOned for. we need
not look for the blessing Of God on our
labOrs.
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING?
Young men, can you not see where
we are driftlng2 Do you not gee that
you cannot follow these tine-mansion,
lCxury-loving, "lowery-bed-of- j."
republican, saloon. supporting bishops
and preachers and be grand men Can
you not see that God is waiting for
men of faith and truth to come to the
frontY Can you not see that it will
take men who will give up fine man
siOns, big salaries and the applause of
men and the glOries Of the world, and
will dare to do right in the face of all
opposition, it it brings hunger, naked
ness, estracism, prison, or death, that
we may be true to God, to duty, and to
the demands of the agep
"BRAvE BOYS, AT YOUR CoUNTRY's
CALL"
Our conference will soon meet, and
1 would suggest that we take bold,
fearless, manly, Christian stand on all
the great questions now agitating the
church and country. AS Christian
ministers, we claim to have something
good for the world. If so, let US get
grace and courage enough to give it to
the world, or be silent and retire from
the arena. Young men, let us go to the
front. towards have led us long
enough. The Fearful and unbeliev-
ingn are classed with the "abominable
and murderers and whore-mongers
and sorcereIs, and idolators and all
liars" and the Bible says "shall have
their part in the lake which burneth
with fire and birthstone" and believe
it means fearful and unbelieying MN
listers as we'll as any other class.
TOthe front, young heroes; let the old,
the fearful and unbelieving, the equity
and effemlnate, and luxury loving and
cowardly be sent to the rear with the
infirm and the stiff.
Remember, the hireling flee, but the
good shepherd will lay down his life
for the sheep.
Remember, you are sentinels and
must look out for danger and raise the
voice Of warning.
Remember you are watchmen. and
are expected to stand fearlessly, cOur-
ageOusly and grandlp on the towers of
truth-the danger mark of human pro-
gress.
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