Show POLITICAL PREACHERS IP ii there is any one thing that is I 1 an abomination unto the lord we believe it is a political priest or preacher these ecclesiastical ical political mount mountebank ebanks are a curse and a blight upon any community comin unity where they receive aid and comfort they are a class of men clairm claiming ig to be divinely commissioned commissio iea to teach creeds and doctrines on theological i subjects and they ih sy mos most t generally general IV assume an an air ahr of infallibility on each and every dogma they undertake to assert we do liot mean to be understood as including in the foregoing ball all the ae ministers of the gospel rh 0 devote their lives to preaching or writing upon apon religious mat te W e now f refer to class of tye seI esons who w h 0 are constantly sedans g to i edethe tr san S ta F upon th their ir bolf es t n gathe the bw insignia V 5 T fw f of ergy i thea men have havea a influence den over oter oyie b reason f 1 r i j 0 n effi i cw cwi i 5 v evsi bein gl e apo uia teach ers consta ii icing theu L f 3 efm fa tl 0 pon air ka 2 e t f to good 0 or A harm AS the ease case may be th tha most an any y other class of m men en alro politics like law medicines medicine medici nei Tr 0 any other profession Js is an exact science and to be understood and taught i must be studied carefully and honestly hou estly pursuits of au all kinds are generally classified these modern days and a preacher is no more qualified to instruct his hearers on the political issues than a bookkeeper would be to teach how now to raise potatoes there are many reasons why these men devoted to a special calling should not arrogate to themselves the knowledge of statesmen and enter the arena araus of political strife to secure the election of their favorites their judge ment is generally very poor in such cases such conduct tends to sectarianism ism it is an effort in the direction of uniting church and state affairs a situation dangerous and demoralizing ia IR a free government it cripples and impairs im pairs the usefulness of the true minister by bringing ke reproach and disgrace upon the profession generally and lessens their power for good it tends to divide and bring dissension among the members of the various churches and finally if these political teachers are called by god himself to preach the gos pelf pel as they claim then they are aid misappropriating appropriating mis their time and aaa talents in a work for which they cal ledfor the great teacher once said render unto caesar the things that are am Cee Cae sars etc we have a few of this class clan in M our city who avail themselves of every opportunity to dictate and criticise criticism critic ise upon affairs which do not concern them except as private citizens they have attempted to in influence the decisions of courts of justice not mot in their private but in their ministerial capacity some have gone even so far as to seek to coerce the action of the legislature in the selection selection of a united states senator fortunately the occupation of these fakiri fakirs is in disfavor r in m i this community as it should sheild faiia be and their success an access is is not greak we believe ato AW li he ane good atiz citizens eds to discourage age an and condemn the aro work rk of these par venue politicians of clerical descent if a man i wants iio c h ang gehis bithis J t profession ision n 37 all 1 0 tr z let S t 5 t ssi ss layoff lay a off ais anum ministerial robet when my i i sr he aters service of mammon maii gi i y and not tr try to serve tae ake devil a lial m the 6 st L alx lx sa s1 w t 3 lifer A eav en at T V K |