The daily sentinel., 1906-10-10
VERY POWERFUL DISCOURSE
Denver Pastors Great Sermon Upon the Relations of the
Church and Its Ministers Poltcs-Christ
Refused to Nix in Politics and Never In
tended His Ministers to Do So.

the brilliant and able pastor of St
Paul's NJ. f. Church, south, Denver
a most singing and telling rebuke OF
the entering into partisan politics by
anyone ordained to preach the gospel
of Jesus Christ. Henry A. Buehtel
the Republican gubernational nom
inee, could hardly have gotten any
satisfaction out of that sermon, The
discourse has attracted widespread
attention.
The minister chose for his text a
portion of the 36th verse of the 1Sth
chapter of John: My Kingdom is
not of this world. If my kingdom
were of this world, then would my
servants fight, that l should not be
delivered unto the Jews. But now is
my kingdom not from hence
In opening Rev Ramsey said
What l may say will be said on
purpose. The conditions today are
due largely to the influence of the
teachings of the church of Christ.
the best side of things. but those who
believe in the gospel of the Son of
God rest secure In the faith that the
right will prevail What the church
has accomplished in the betterment
of government has not been by the
means of the pastor or the church,
as body, entering into partisan pol
tiles.
THE church has not and never
will accomplish its purpose by enter
ing into the political arena and there
striving to elect certain candidates
on certain tickets. and pastors miss
their calling when they join in such
movements
1.-THE PASTORS PROPER RE-
LATIoN TO POLITICS MAY BE DE-
TERMINED BY DETERMINING
THE CHOSEN RELATION OF HIS
MASTER.
Perhaps the greatest temptation
Jesus ever endured in thiT world was
the temptation on the mountain,
when all the Kingdoms of this world
were exhibited to Him for the price
of worship. The offer had its keen
est point Ill tHt TACT ihtt Jesus thhit
to subdue the world.
Homage to Him who now controlled
the world woul render his task com
plete. But the mission of Jesus was
to rescue the inhabitants of the world
from him who had the world in his
power, and how could He surrender
to this power and accomplish His
purpose?
Christ came. indeed. to reign, to
lay the foundation of His kingdom; !;
then would His servants have fought
in His behalf that He should not be
delivered to the Jews. Had His
kingdom been temporal and political,
He would have used temporal and pol
itical means for its establishment.
"a scribe, an idividual schooled
in political economy. observing the
movements of our Master. concluded
from His kingly bearing; and great
popularity, that soon He would as
cend the Jewish throne and hand out
some Juicy plums to His disciples
Thereupon this Scribe ardently an
nounced his intention to follow Hin
wherever He went. Jesus. perceiv-
fng his political ambition. quietly
remarked: The foxes have their
holes and the birds of the air theii
nests. but the Son of man hath MOI
where to lay His head Jesus hac
no politics.
"If Christ had wanted TO mix it
politics He could have preached som'
political reform. organized new
party. made hot campaign. and sue
ceeded in overthrowing the Jewisl
law; but that was not His provinve
and If He had done that His reform
wouldn't have lasted long.
On another occasion certain maj
approached with the request that n
force an elder brother to adjust tn
matter of an estate otherwise thai
according to the legally preseriDe'
way. As much as to say. you ar
supreme. Set aside the law oil TN
land. Use your authority and pop
ularity against the law for my sake
Jesus met his request with the with
ering reply: who made me 1uds
or divider over you?' Mans relation
to man cannot be properly adjuste'
until man is properly related TO Goa
We'll did the enemies OF Jesu
know that if they could entangle hir
in a political controversy with Rom
they could encompass his destru'
tion. In pursuance of this eours
they sent TO him committee VIII
words of fiattery and the question
is 1t right to give tribute to caesa
or not?' This question was yer
much like some modern shotgun
dangerous at one end as at the othe
If he advised tribute to ceaser he wa
unworthy of the respect and faith
the people whose Messiah he probes
ed to be; If he advised against tr
butte TO Caesar they had ground te
a political accusation against him
Caesars court. He discerned the
.,.-,.. o,d datarnfnad TO stand