Rev. Mr. Thompson's Thanksgiving Sermon.
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SATURDAY Dec l3 lSi5.


f. GREELEY Esq. | wish to call your attention 10
the Sermon of Rev. Mr.. Thompson, Of the Tabernacle
delivered on Thanksgiving Day, and published in the
Journal Of Commerce OF this morning The writer of
this listened the discourse a, the time, and would
here take occasion say that the Sermon has under
gone considerable alteration since its delivery Many OF
its broades and PLANES, alusions 10 Free Intercourse
with all Nations have been entirely omitted or mate
rally modified. However, as il is wish to ask you
whether you think proper for Minister ol the Gospel
to make the pulpit the for discussing exciting pot
ca ueslons Mr T has done the occasion alluded
to- il is well known in New Haven, (Mr. Us iormor
resdence) if not in this city, that he is an ouand-out
Free Trade Democrat; but whether tns iact uF-
nishes for presenting his peculiar views 10
his congregation from the pulpit is matter OF some
doubt to least one member OF his


CONGREGATION


IL Our correspondent is too thin skinned alto
gethcr. A clergyman has as good right TO be a
Loco Foco as a Whg. though we cant admire the
sngularity of his taste. Aud if he deems any pub
lie question 10 involve Moral considerations, he is
bound TO discuss it, although it may have Political
bearings also. The twin foles OF supposing on one
hand clergyman's views on all questions sancthed
by his cloth and nalible and on the other denying
him the common right Of speaking out his honest
sentiments on topics of the highest concern ought
TO be rebuked and disspa,ed Let clergymen discuss
whatever topics they deem important to the moral
ellbeing of the community, and let hearers have
intelligence and sense enough to separate the truth
from the error in what the advance. The Papt is
not half free enough fearless enough, in It's slric-
lures Let ii be encouraged greater iaithiuness.
If Mr. Thompson feels constrained 10 suppress por-
tions of his Discourses in printing them we regret
it. but hardly know whether TO blame him or the
community whose tenderness of cuticle dictates
sncb n conrse ED. Trib.