The Newtown bee., 1896-04-24

If the minister of the Gospel lifts up 1 bis voice against political or other pub ! lie abuses, ne is accused of being "a l trouble" In Israel" If the clergy do not enGCaVOr LO preach Christ into the ] public life of rue community, rh D,
 'Lhey are all dumb drgs, they cannot ] bark" The politician will usu the preacher, if he can, CO make votes, and will appeal to piUus pTt iudices, or even play being religious to carry his point But, when the minister uses the polite Ian IS a warning example, and breaches righteousness 4s the only power that can save and cXaIt the state and the na- tlon, that is q very different state of the case. Then, somebody will be heard to
 say, in some bar rUom probably, "miujs- tcrs make bad work Wirh politics, they iad better let public uHslrs aluLe aGd
 preach Christ. Wearu planned if we do
 'uythjrg HUd Nr H-r 6Ialart if we don IT do anything; ui.d >n Me ~haN hu blamed anyway, and for oh" ! p3cfer to be
 blamed fer d"u 7 sOuDt ming, ''Irt each
 he fully p,Tsuau,d in his own uiud.
 inc Cuucn that l bcloog tu Tjg!res n"
 'o pray fuE '',nr PrUSiUpuL If tho ui-.i
 0jAtr~. Hg h "llI.r- ju auLhrriry:" :" for '.5ht
 GuVcrrpr If Ghi- ~.aE. !" tUi ''aU Chtj--
 ttajl Euj,r~ aud MHgi.trales." that thrv
 may have grace ''i'' NcCutr iGs ice, and
 C0 In3dutsru truth ,' for Congress. '.rhat
 ail things may be s0 ordered and vp'tIpd
 by their ruGtaVoTS, upon the best and
 >u'r~r fuuuduti3u., that p'&rn and hau-
 ljucss, Uuth and iI~'ic religion aud
 Pirt}, may ht c.tabI9hcd aunuy Us fur
 all generations.
 Aod when ~r pray for 'au others in authWi'E,' l -upy-g Mp nut iuvIuur the -elt ctmeu anu the lu,inbers ut Gtl. OuH'U of -VHOUI-Vj~itUr-, ''thut they kn.Nhg ~t.o-r luini-trGs they 8rr, may ab v' HI iuiIg. ge,h thy honor and g.oIt," tlr. ALJ 9u, ju the nature 0f lhr ca>c, 1hc CHutch, and rhe minister,
 tnd the principles uI Christianity, stand in vital aud practical relation Ju the | l"uucaI auu public If" of the people. ! Every H.3:, iu thIs cuuutTy, ha~ d duty | ju In" gtnCra! pubiC, and j9 bound To uo | right fur the sake of the cumm0n good 1 Every man elected to public office i~ the l servant If lhe public, and of the whole i pubGc at IrRa, ~h"th 0T u;G he hc- ! longs tO itr cf'aru.rd ci c'c Nhch may | rcpsc-cnt tie n' rlty. Ihc ujnistvr uf 1 tilr Gospel r. a pub.lu servant, and it i- l his dut first rt all ju p'r+ch 1j2hJeous- | .t-- lu thr people, mot uuIy iu their pri- | yalc but iu ct"ir puhiIc life.
 In Ancient l,rIrl tEi" church and chc l state were one. Iir prophet uf old | could scarcely utter a message which | did nor in some way fpatr Co the pDlti- | cal affairs of tie comm ,uvcuItU In l 'here utys, while Lh" church i5 not tht ! state, Che state is what the church ma ke9 | fl; iL is H thrI-tiau etate and every | 7o~n in the stat" tcU4 it's own t4lc of 1 what sort If Christians rule in it; aud | 'vrn the condition Of the highways af, | fleets the chu,ch and the religious ijfe of | h" people.
 What is it 10 preach Christ: l. it not | to proclaim his precepts and apply them 1 70 the conduct of the public and pIiv1tv | life of the people: Love to God and | s0ve to man, Or even the golden rul, | alone, would il it's practical effect D I'd l the money of the town honestly and | wisely, for the safety and welfare of tho | How did Christ Himself | preach: "Rondcr therefore unto Cpasar | -ho things that are Ccasar'*. and unto | .ild the things that are Gnd'e' PuH- | -jcs and religion hand in hand together | l1 thy same breath, What did Christ | have to -ay about the public abuses of | iIis day See Matt. 23t chapter. Read | r. all. "Musrs' -tut" WAS the seat uf | aujhority,- 70. 0. Wight.