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"the Pulpit And Politics."

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
December
Year
1864
Copyright
Public Domain
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tínder tt':-s head we find the fullowing ja-t and; timt.'lj reflections in the líeformite K.irthenS'ltvrig' a religous PaPr of the Gorman Rbformed Churcb, publifhed at PÍjÍÍdtlph.'a ■' If we place the " pu.',1 and P'ltll--S under a common heiuJ, it g "ot c1oüe in the thoughts that is C natural connection biítwoen .thijnj, A L'eachtr can and ishould tafk of poiiti's i.'1 )e rj4( place and at 'he rigtit time."' in the right vray, and as a uïtiaen; iu9 may and ought to huvo his, owi opinjonti; but bfishfói-üjüiard agaiñst biwtring ia p,.]i jcs jnto. ttle p„i,,it. H ehtiujj uut eHvtn-t i Hoiy Gospel- ■ -- av íhe s ara;'-af the religt'U and womiij - . V;i.a I raaid ota grjvel journal- int 'jindtniB. Ho cannot ingpolilicul pr.-Jü. ve one party wkhsut speuk tho word d ot'.,ur ; a d hert) giving ofle nee U the ,m of 'mn.lu'.imcs in piay tbe cld m. A preiioha-.ng óbc's uwü busiresi._" ,ö n vl, ... ho permita him-ülí to indul -n pO. leti pütisan disouBsiona oncerDU. V,os vá (fhi) Iet9 his polhiwil pre, , gessi'ju and party prelörauoe pejp ou. frorn the pulpit on evory upporiunity h.is hut a poor perception of the hoiy . nature and special reisbion üf his sub lime calling. Tha pretest for thi - Üiat it is the bouuden duty of every Christian citizen to promote the welfare of his eounHy 3 a fullucious one. Under the game pretende tho field of the chnrch Iiub swarmed with 8chima.ics ia othur confessious. Wö honor every inllovver of CNirist, v. ho, fully persuaded in his own mind, does not ift himself up into a giipcriority aboveothers, but who nicek lv und modef tlv labor-t within his sphere för tho npbu ïding of the kiDgdoin of öod, without buiug involved iti the st;U iileaing and unnmuible zeal for prosêlyling the disciples of anothyi faith, who ars 'oflentinaes better Christiana thao themselves. Aod so in politics. ïo uxerciao the right and duty of uiti zenchip is one thins;, and this every Christinn should do,"but to descend to politicul inunPUveringH and one-sided views ia anotlier thing, and this the pröacher inust partieulariy avoid.

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Old News
Michigan Argus