Year: 1863




rble ruin. The American pulpit is full
of political strife, tanning the flame. stir
ring up the widest and most dangerous
passions of our race. The eyes Of tae
ministry are red and inhamed with politi-
cal rage. The blood in the veins of the
ministry bols with political fury. The
Holy Bible is neglected; the life and
teachings OF Jesus are overlooked the
peaceful course pursued by the Apostles
and first preachers of the gospel IN ignoring
all political questions, IN their pliRistratons, is
despised, dlsregarded and trampled under
foot. The holy example of our lord and
his Apostles have no influence with such
men. Their heads and hearts are full OF
worldly news They devour feast upon
and relish inhammatory newspaper details
and feed upon them with an Unsuitable
appetite as they gulp down the accounts
Of violence and cruelty. rhe whole week
through is spent in collecting, digesting
and preparing a regular charge OF inham-
matory matter The LorG's day is spent
the pupil perverted and the house OF the
Lord desecrated, in diseharging among
the people the corroding, intlaming and
J fiery material thus collected, in the place
OF the peaceable, orderly and solemn wor-
ship of the Infinite One In this way, the
house of Gcd, The ministry and the wor-
ship are consecrated to the flesh, the
world and Satan, as often as the Lords
day comes.


Whole associations of Baptists are now
gravely acting on the political question OF
the country. Other large religious bodies
have for years past been occasionally do
ing the same. This is fearful state oi
affairs.


Thanks to Heaven, the Christian min
istry are forming an honorable exception
TO this. They are preaching the gospel
aud generally avoiding political strife. -
Brethren, nov is the time for us to do a
great work. Let US stick to the gospel,
maintain it and spread it through the
world. 1t looks beyond this world, tc
another where our King shall reign and
where there will not be a disloyal subject.
Preach the gospel, my dear rethren, the
power Of God and The wisdom Of God for
salvation to every one that believ -
We are engaged not in the mere work OF
introducing some political policy in our
estimation, Il little better than some 9th
er, but in The transcendant work ofEfting
up poor mortals from their sins, in intro
ducng them into lhe kingdom OF God
and preparing them for Immortality and
eternal lfe--delivering them for ever
from all sorrow, sickness ard even fro II
death itself Let US not stop for single
day, nor for'an hour, bat push the work
of the Lord, and while the heshy and
csrnai-minded preachers of politics are
engaged in their work of worldly strife,
let us preach the unsearchable riches of
Cbsist and make all men see what is the
fellowship Of the mystery, which flom
the beginning of the world hath been hid
in God who created all things by Jesus
Christ.


DO not say or admit, that nothing can
be done, my brethren, on account OF the
excitement. Preach the gospel, in strong
faith, in love and with power, and it will
find response from good and honest
hearts. Keep your soul in the love OF
God and the exciting questions of political
strife out of your heads and hearts, ana
keep il in mind constantly that the Cos
pei is the only power in this world to save
poor degraded and fallen man, and press
it with every power you possess, and you
will find thousands who will receive it,
We have had better success in the past few
weeks than at any other time IN our lie
60 into the field, in the strong faith of the
Son of God, and preaching the living
word of the living God 10 the living
and dying people with death, eternity
ard the last judgment in view, and the
word of the Lord will prevail The Lord
will be with you and bless you.


In conclusion, then, we remark once for
all, that, the Lord blessing us, the Reyew
shall be strictly religious paper and have
nothing TO do with any of the political
questions of the times. We shall do, a,
We have before, push the cause with ali
the power we can command, all, both
| North and South, bond and free, rich and
poor, high and low. We know there are
many who desire to hear of cur Lord and
his couse, in paper flee from the coufu'
sion of this world, and, God helping Us
they shall have il. We shall permit hC
question of union and disunion, slavery
and anti-slayery, as now politically agita
ted, any place in our columns, we care
not from whom, nor whether their politi
cal views be good or bad, wise or unwise
right or wrong in themselves. We are fol
the kingdom Of God and shall devote our
selves wholly to its interests. If we wal
for propitious time to preach the Gospe
in the sinful world, we shall all be deaC
and gone before that time shall come. :
Stick TO the Gospel, my brethren preaci
nothing but the Gospel, and then you cal
preach or write for anybody any place
North or South Have nothing to do win
any sectional gospels We have Gospe
for all men, in alt olimes, in all conditions
the glorious Gospel of the blessed God.
Maintain it and praise God for IL for eve
and ever The Lord OF tosts is with us
Blessed be his name for ever and ever.


WAR MAKES rnIEvEs AND PEACE HANG
THEM This old Scotch proyerb explains
very clearly why the shoddy contractor
, cotton speevators and army thieves gen
6 orally are so ready to cali every man
traitor who speaks word in behalf o
pedcei IL war makes them thieves AM
! peace hangs them, it is but natural tlia
! all the thieves in the country should b