The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-21
SERMON ON ELECTION.
Rev. Dr.. R. L...Bachman, OF Second Pres
byterian Church, Did Not
Mlnce Words.
Knoxville Journal and Tribune.

good conscience, simply of itself, than
to have the highest intellectual train
ing, the most honored office, or billions
of dollars, without such conscience"
are the words spoken by Rev. r. L.
Bachman on Sunday night, which strike
the keynote of his sermon delivered at
that time, sermon which has not only
been heralded by the members of his
congregation as one of the ablest which
he has preached in some time, but which
has excited comment and remark
amongst all citizens interested in the
welfare of this city, sermon which
has been talked about on the street and
discussed in the business office.
From its timeliness, for it is sermon
inspired and formulated upon the
theme furnished by the recent and fla
grant election frauds practiced in this
city, it has few equals and illustrates
how aright-thinking man of God stands
on question of public moment better
than almost anything else.
His text was tUken from Hebrews,
1918, which reads: "Pray for us; for
we trust we have good conscience, in
all things willing to live honestly" In
his exemplifcation of the text he appli-
ed it to the people and the preacher of
today, the latter praying for the pray
ers OF the former, as it was with the
Apostle Paul, whose purpose and en-
deavor was to have a conscience void of
evil thought or evil action. Such a
conscience, Rev. Bachman contended,
was above price, with its tenderness, its
enlightenment, its faithfulnes, its right
of approval, filling the heart of the man
who possessed it full of Joy.
Continuing he related the desirabili-
ty of having such good conscience,
whether in the home or church, the Of
flee or in the factory, saying: eff such
a conscience pervaded the world of af-
fairs today as it should the frequent
and prolonged conflicts between labor
and capital would cease. Peace and
good will would reign in the industrial
world and the brotherhood of man
would have the practical exemplifca-
tion Of the theory of love upon which
it is based.
'"This same good conscience should
be held and possessed in public life. II
should pervade the realm of citizen.
ship. 1t should have a commanding
and controlling position in politics. In
this latter a good conscience is especi
Q ally needed, for here are awful tempta-
tions to dishonesty, temptations before
which many fall to their own dishonoi
and their country's shame. Men who
stand for Righteousness in the bushes:
world often sanction and man perpe
trate awful wickedness in the affairs o.
state. Their public conscience has be
come debauched that they fippantly
use the devilish motto, All things arr
S fair in politics, and they make thi'
maxim working basis for some Of th'
most confounded scheme which the Sol
of man ever perpetrated.
"Hence it is we find the politica
world full of all kinds of fraud and cor
ruption. Men who would spurn to d.
or sanction dishonest thing elsewhr
aften give themselves to the perpetra
ltion of the most dishonorable acts il
J 1.-THE realm Of politics and proudly re
ceive the award of praise for their dev
ilish conduct. Over the realm of Amer
lean politics one might write the oil
- Jewish word, Ichabod, thy glory hat
departed.
"Most assuredly the glory of goo
Y conscience has departed from it, If W
are to believe even half of the test
mony given respecting the wickednes
that pervades it.
- "Assuredly, no man who knowlngl
contributes money to political corrur
tion fund has q good conscience N
man who sells his vote for the paltr
dollar, or for any other consideration
E. has q good conscience. No man wh
buys vote by any means whatsoevel
= even Of the poorest, most ignorant, an
most unprincipled voter, has goo
conscience. And, in my opinion, th
" man who sells his vote and the ma
who buys his vote, ought alike to |
ri disfranchised forever. II men have L
higher appreciation Of the highest pri'
ee ilege accorded the American citizel
- that of the election franchise, than
make it think of barter, then tn
privilege should be taken from them.
IL "Assuredly, the men who are del
gated to hold elections, and who fl
negligence or any other reason, allo
the ballot-box entrusted to their ca
- to be tampered with, or to be ''stuffet
with illegal ballots, have not goo
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