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Show 132 TF '11\LO'\Y OF TilE ('Jll'I~<'HE~. 'ommitlLC' < f thL·, ·_, lltlll of K ntt~<·k.r in :1n a<ldn·~s t.o lite Pr·L ln. t ·rians of that ~~ :lf • ~a_ys , 'rlwt our 111.,,.r1H will ht• wnr~C' !Iff, if nn:uwip.ttt'tl, i,..., '~·c f<•t·l. lntt a sp dou ,1 t f . lulht~' our 0 ,, 11 p.lllJ{" of c·nn <'I 'lll't', and .111 \\ t 1'111 r tltr• argnlll 11 t of th JlT1\.1t \ 1 <' 1 •1 t '<IIIC < 1 11 .., bl'lit'\'t' th. t (;od ha:-: :-.o <'It .ltl'd a "holt• ract· tlr·Lt iti )I u ant 1rnp". ·' · 1 '' ' lJettl'r for tl~t• JJl to l'l'lll.lill in (H'I pl'tual honr agt·. J:J'I, < OI'.AL 'J E. 'I DIO. •y, BI:-.JJOP JJOI!~l.l:Y • :1,\ ~: ,, ,'l.twry is inju~ticc, '' hich nn con~itlcr.ttion of pol it·y c.tn cxl{'lluatc.'' HlsllOP HT'TLEr. ~:13 -4 : '· Dt'!'picnblc n'~ th nrgro<·l.l .may npprar in ,ollt_' cy<~~. thry a_re. th.'' crcntnrr'-. of Oo11 nutl of the rtl!'t' of m:wl,tnd, fo: "hnt~1 hn~ dll'd, and 1t ,..., 111<'~<'11 nhlt· to hl't'l; tht•lll in knnr:uw of' the t 'IHI for" htch th ·~· Wt'l'l! m :l.df' :t111l of th • mv,Uh wh •r ·by th y may bl!<'Oill' part.ll\<'r of the crt'lleral rctl·mpt10n." m~rrnl' POl!rJ:t .· ~:tys: • Thr Hiblr rb '-(' nwn-t.:t":tl,•r-. or !'1:\\'c tradn~ :'tnnn;; till: llllll'lh rt!l'h off,\ her an<l m. othrrr-, n.nd thl' 111o::-t prol'a tw nimiu~tl:.; 011 C,lt1 h.'' Thonw · ~eotl tit' <'lh.·lm t "'cl Commentator ":t}' · "To nmnhcr tl1' pcr-.ot-. of lllt'll with h('~:"t". '-'ltc•t p :mtl l10r ""• a-: the . tock oft f.tnn, 01' Wtlh hU)(•:-; uf goocl-., 't.; the cargo Of 11 ~111p, I. IIIJ d lltht, a lllO!-il clctc tah!t' au I ant.i- 'lu·i•ti.\11 pr:1 cti 'L' .• , .John .lay, E:q., nf' tltc• ('it.' of .1~e w York- :tJJlO L XCllll1lat'y Epi CO· palinn - in :t JHllll}lltld t'JditlL·cl 'Tltongltt" on tile i)nty or th Epi'lCOpal lltll'l'l: in nl·latinn to Kl:t\'l' l'Y," Kay:-;; .. \l.h! f ll' the t>'\pt•c·tation tl!at ~he would ('onfonn to thr. ~pirit of ht'r nucic'lll 1110 ltl'r! :--ht' h:h not llll'rt'I.V rt·m:linccl a 1111d • and <'ill'l'lc•.., · "Jl<'<'Litor of' Uti ... gr n ('Olltlil't or ttulh and jll:-.lil'. with hypocrisy an I ('l'lll'lt,\, ltllt hl'l' \ l'I'Y pric ... b illll dt'.u·on"' may be ~<'('II mini-.lr'l ing at the altar of ~l:t\ t'l'.\. ollhing- thPir tall'nt-. anl intlllt'll<'t' at it~ llllh11l,\' ~hl'ill<'. and open!)· n•pt·atin~ tltt' :l\\ ftll lll:t'-'ph<•my. th.tt he }II'CI't'Jlt.' of Olll' ~a\'illlll' ~allrtio n the systt·m or .\Ill ril':lll sl:n •ry. Her Xorthcrn (~lr•r•' ·• with rnrP <'XC'l'ptions, "hatl'\ er they may f'p!'\ on the sulJjcrt, rrbuk • h ll<'itlwt· in public nor in pl'i,·atr, null h{\r perioclical:4, far from ruh anring tlH• pro· gn·"s of nbolition, at t iJJH·~ oppn:u our ~ocidic•s, impli<'dly cl ·l'entlillg ...,Jau•rj. n, not inrumpa.ttblc with ( 'hri:-;t ianily and o 'l',\Hion,tlly witlthulcling information 11'-c· ful to t hl' (':tlhl' or II "I'd lllll.'' A '' rit r in a l:tt 11111nl> 'I' (Jr '·Tile .\nti 81:t\ cry lntrcltw:ul JliiU· liMlted in (~CllC\":l, \ri ('OilSill sp(•al illb or n ('t•rtain portion of tlJc N\:11" Tc,...tlm 'nt '-'ay : '· Thi~ p::b :\£!<'of P.wl p[,\1'(·~ ncc'e~"ar.v "ork in the h.1 nds of Go,...pcl mini~ter·. lf th } pre,1d1 tht• whnl' t;o ~pl'l, the.\· mt~->t prt':t<'it v, li.tl tlti-1 pas..,,1 ,g<' t·lljoin-.-nul if tlH'j do thi .... , tht•y mn .... t pt· ·al'!t ngain-<t Amt•J it-an ...,Ja' n ·. It · h l'lll!.{ c·ount•ct I with politics doc~ not Hhicld tlt• ·tn. Pcditical <'Oillt •!'tin11~ ·C':ltlllnt pluc·c ::;in unrl r prnt · ·tiou. Tllry <' tnrwt tl1row aronn t1 it gunrd-.: tltat the puhltc· tctu.: h er~ of'lll(ll111• may not ptu ~. Hin i~ tt vinl.ttion of' (!ocl'::; law- and Uod':-. htw mn t he prot.:luim.l 1\lld l'llforc·c·d at all hat.:\l' ll~. 'l'hi-4 i'i the busill!'"'S of the 11tC'-'!4Cngcr or Got!. llllrl If nuy1 hin~ !:itancl"l iu it" w.1y, it i:i hi-4 right, rathPr it. his solemn commi..,:-.ion. to go fot w:~rd-. lnlightw:ty to U\' rp.ts ' the linl's thut would c..hut him nut, ami utter. ill warnmc.r . ?l[a.uy sin thrrc an•, that in like m .tllnt'r, might he shiclckd. Fa-.hwn. auu mn.k, n.nu bu inc~--. ar doing their Jhll'i to 1-<'l'P llllll'h l_-;in in rc::-p ·ctabilit.r. 1n l ex ·u:-e 1t from the ntta.cks of God's mini ter"'. D11t what ar th"'4C th·tt they !'houiJ cul•~ mini:.t~'r'~o~ lip.,-wh1t more nro the wi .. hc~:~ or politici 111 • t' 'l'E 'TfMON Y Ol•' 'I' liE Cl l l W . .'llE . . I I)') f ,, For f'urtlwr t ·::--t.ittl<llt)' fr01n tlti ' hrant'lt of tltL• ('llt·i~lian "'! '-'lt..·111 il' cl\.:'- ii'L<l, \\ e rl'l'\.•r tllL' I' ·adL'l' to tltl' l!L'\. I >r. T,nl'r, tilL' I!L'\. E\ :111 I. .1 0 { 111_ :-on. nnd tl.l' J!L',. ,J. 1<':\atnarn -all Hro:td Cllltrc·h l:pi <' qt:di:tr 1-... whn..:L' lJl,l!!iC ·lPqllv iH ' • :tlld irr • ... i ... til>lL' :tr~··tlltll'llb l>ic1 !'air at :111 ·arly day, to wiJ~ o\Ter to the p:t t l1s of' pr<~gr , ... ..,j \ l' l'rl•t•dotn, t I'll t l1 j 11:-;t i<'C' :mcl huntauity, ll1 • g reater It\ltll11L'l' ot' tl1vir I liglt :tlld Let\\ Cltttr·clt l>l'L'tl 11\'ll. B\PTJ<;;T '1'1·:.-,'l'nio ). ()Jl('('flllllg a (' ... rtnin t 0xl, tlt nl'\' , \\111. ll. Hri ... l>alll' Oil('\ :t :-;1:1\"l'holtlin~ Hapt j..,L in ~oll tIt 'arol i 11:1 sa.' s : ·Pan\ wa..; ~p<':thing nf tlt C' ln.w havin,!.{ IH't n matlt• for m~n-... tl'.llt r:. \\ lt!'n• i, tit recortl of that. l.tw't It i:-; in Kxud11'i '\'o.i. 11:, and in tht'"'' \\onJ .... • "" thnt ~tcalclh .t man. aud "'~'lle_th hnn, or it' Ill: Ill' fuuncl in hi~ po ...... , .. ::-ton, Jw. hall 1 tt•ly be pnt to death.' ll•·rc tl "tlll>l' JH'I'l'<'IH'd th.d tl \\a ..; a ('I'IIIIP to :--<'II till' 111:111. lor ,~·luch fhr ::-.t'IIPr 11111-.t ~~~~~l.'r dt•atlt.. B1tl 1! \\a -<~ no \t>:-;: a <'J im•· to hold hi111 :1 a .hwe, for tlti-1 a]..;o "as pnttlsllabl t' '' lth clt'alh. '\ man liLlY hi' J, id nappt•d nnt 11 t' .1. rcry into l'l'l'<'dnrll. ' l'l.tt' l'l' ~ra~ 11o Ia \\ n ~ain .... t. ~hat. Anti" h,\ 't lt, •c·au <' I idn. tpping a, ~llt\ l' :tntl plac·tng lurn 111 a <'OIIdlltt.lll cd frt•t •<io lll, """ onl,\ to t't• tor1• llim to hi~ ]o...,t ri.~ht" . H11t if' a 111:111 wh11 Llkt•-; h1tn hl't'ntlt<'s n. !-lavt•holdt•r, tel' a :--1.1, ' cllcr then lw i:-~ a nitnirwl. liithle to the• pc n:tlt .\ ol' dt•ath, hl•t·an-.l' lH• rob thc• 111:111 ~f lih,crtv. Pcrh.tp-.: ~ollH' will :--ay thi~ law" us only applit·abiP to tht• fit~t holdt•r of ti.H• ... tit\<'. th;tt i-.. tltt• ori~in.tl kidn.tppc•r, htt1 llt>L t, lt i. "'111'<'1':--"ol:-. who tniglr t h;\\'C pttrl'lt ibl'd or lltlrnill'd him. But what j,... kidn.1ppin~? ~IIJIJln:-- • I propcc , to u nci·~hhnr to .~i\ t' htnt a l't•rt.tin ~urn ol' ltloll t·.v if' l1t' "ttl :--tc,t! .l \\ ltilc <'lrilcl in {'I I'll· lin.1. tllld til'lt\l'l' lum to IIH'. ll t• "'tl·al: lti111: I 1"'-" httt tlH· Jllotu·y upon hi-. dr lh<' l'ill!; the child to 111 '. Is it 1101 Ill.) ad a t'ull.\ il" 111 .... '{ \111 I unl al-.n tlu· tlri •I? But doc~ it a lter th !' t'.b" \\ ltl'tht·r 1 :t~fl't't' l,efotcklltd or Hot to pa,r hint. IM tltt• <'hild? lie !4le:tl"' hi111, and thc·n 'il'll'i h int In 1111'. Ill' i:; f'u11nd 11.'' lJj,... pan' tlb 111 11\' }mnt!H. \\ill it :l\ ail Jill' to Ril)' I ]JIIITita"<'d hitn nntl ]Wid 111) lllolll',\ !'or him? \,1 I ituot be n."'ld'd, Do )Oil not I\IIOW tltat n \\ lril t• pn:--nll i:-; not JIH tr lt:tlltahl l'Y ~\ntl llilll [ uoL hii\'C to Jill) tIt· dam~tg t! l'or tld.tiniltg. th .tt <'l.liltlllt Ill ,\ ~~·.n Ill' :1:; :1. lit\ t' ·! .\ "uredly, noL onlr itt tilt' C\ l'!4 of' tltl' law, b11l 111 tltl· Jlltl~lllt'llt ol tlrt \\holt· I'OIItmun tr. I\\ nuld be.n• h:t rclt·d~a I'J'irninal. ~~ ~ "lH·Il ollt' tnan :-. 1• ,\]:-; allntht'l' :uul olli·t~ l1i111 ftll' al , no ott<', ill\ it'W o[ tlte \ lidllt' hi\\, l':tu lllt,Y lt illl. l'or till' n·a c111 that the lli\int• Ia.\\ J'orhid ~ that man :-. hall in tht• li1 :-:t pl:w · bt• tn:•dt• n 111 ,,·!J nutal dc nrticlc. Tit(• itHptir.' lllll' ... t IH'. if I hll.\ , I l>tt .• in\ inlatin~l o~ the l>i\' il~t· Ia\\, nnd tt will not do for me to ph·atl that J )Hi ll).! lJt It 111. I Ita\ t' l11111 m. po .•. t·:--:-!oll. u ud t ~·at i CllOtl'rh Cod ('Oildt•Jlltb 111(' for it n~ a lll:tll -.{t•,dt·r. 1tly h:t\'lltg htlll Ill jllh:-C' ... II u i~ 'idt~JC~' agaitbt till', and th' ..\ Lo ... ail' Ia w ~:1,\ .... if' lrl' h t• l'ountl in Ill.~ l~:~trtl ... , 1 11111 ... t me. Now, wlwn P;wl l-'aid the 1.1" \\ n..; ttt.ldt• fur 11.1 '11·:-.ll:a It r,..., wa ~ It 11!'1 al -.o ~.tyiu~ the law wn~ m:ulc for Hla\'rl:·:!·1"!·..; t I am uot lllteudurg to appl,\ .tll h. ll'tlll 111 a lm-.h ~piril. Hut l ant l>nund. :l.'i 1 l'e:1r Uod, to .' jlt'.1k \\ h.tt 1 ntn :--.ttl ltl'd ~~ tin• tl'ue llll':tniug of U1c apm;tle." In hi ' EiL' tll<:ni~ ot' ~Moral ~ < il'llC 'l', '' 1ltl· I~.,. Fran ·i-.: \r:t.\ l:tnd IJ. r >., 011\! Of tl10 lllO"'t J'llt1ite all<l <.Jj ingui..,hcd gapti h llO\\' }i\•in:,.:, ''!i} ~: "The moral prcc'<'ph of thr Bihlt• nrc di:tml'tlil·di,Y nppo~ctl tn "'!a\'Pt',\". 1'lll,\' ~r·. Thon ::-halliO\ c• tll ,. 11ti;;hboJ' as l it JW'ZJ'. a ncl all llun:;s 1rlmi~O< t't 1 y · would th :1t 111'11 honlcl <ill 1111'o ,oit, do \C C\C'll"o untollll'lll. "The appliut ton ;,r t hl'. C' ·prt·<·t·pt i-. ll 'll\'t•r-.,tl . Our uei ~lthn:·. i:·d:t•t·ty our ?l'hom we mrty lmt~jif. Till' obligation rc:-- prd~ all lite lit;~ lt/1{(/;wrTt r . . ~ Itt• 1'~'~ '<'~'1 I. tl11 11. manifcsllr, ·xt •11d..; to 1/U'll us men, or mrn ofrl'f'I'.'Jrn ttft/l(m; and tl to all tl1111g \\ lro~t· UC\CI', C'CI'tainly to !t thing SO important. as (itt• 11ghl lllJlC'I'soiJ,til i ltCI'(_\". • •· .Again. 13 • tlti-1 prcc0pt, it i: matle our <lut,r· tu <'lt·~n:--h fl -4 t •nt!Pr a1ttl dt'll<'nlt• .~ respect fot· th: ri rr ltt ''!tiel! tltr nv•;mc t intli' idtt.tl po ... c:- '('" O\ t'l' th • ttll': llt ~ of ~~~~I'· pine ·· bc~lowed ~po11 !urn l>y Uotl, a~ wc• clu•ri ~h _for our"" n r ig l.rt n \ 1'1'. our!'\\ 11 mean or happiue:-.~. or a'l we dc:-;in' nny nth •r 1111!1\ 1du:tl to cht·l_bh. lui' 1 • ..... 11 ''•, were thi ·precept obcyt•d, it i · manit't>:-.t that ~lanr.r could not '.11 lac·t •·. 1. t 1.111' : ~ ·n,le in ·ta.nt. The prinr·iplc of the prrcrpt i"' at'"'!'lltcly .. nhYcr-.t,·c of. th · Jll'lll,,, pie of llwcn·. 'l'h.tt of the on<' i: the en tr' t><tttnltl) nl n ght: tlm of the olhl•r 1v1 cutire ah·b{,rpllon of tho right , of o Ill' in th<' right-; of the ollt·r. |