New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-25
Political Education.
SERMON BY THE REV. DIR. PORTER,

Pastor Of the Foust Reformed Dutch ChgTo Brook
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Tent II Dsuiersnouy, ch ys"e I,' "oe a, is o.
thee and upon earth lie shewed thee liz greet me
and thou hearis lis words out Of tie midst 4 tie hfc
Historic facts comprise the firm foundation Of both
civil and gious faith. For this reason II ID nposs
bic that the Present should ts connections with
tie Past Underneath the ruins Of old empires may be
found the wellpresoTsed footprints Of Great Power
who walks the earth uuweared and through incessani
change executes the purpose that Is changeless. lie
who shook the heavens with His voice, He descend
ed upon Sinai, and out Of TIRE spake unto iIs servant
Moses lives and reigns Sreyer. Before Him centuries
are but infnitessimal measures Of His working while
beneath is eye empires rise and fall Ike rippos on tie
shorcess sea This Infinite Power is not fate. II is
law eDshrincd in love. The 0mnipotent Sovereign is
both lnsi and kind lie is full Of fathery sympathy.
Therefore IN the vast scheme OF His providence He Is
ever on the SIDE Of ge.dpe's, and ever opposed TO
jnquiiy. This however il not apparent until the stu
t,it OF nuinan affairs hes learned 10 compute time By
hycs and 10 find the answer to hard problems IA "a.
Aggregate results OF many broad experiments. linen
the yOc. Of history speaks to Us Us IRON the hsAes'
heaven and ont Of tie hottest fires bidding every pen-
pe know that Tod rueth IN the affairs Of ner ind rul-
eth r.ghtcously. Aher Some remarks on tAe
occasion which had convened the nation before
suppicate His favor the preacher raid mat IL Was
a iii time 10 enumcraie some principles winch
were essential 70 wholesome potficoi sfNcofiDn.
J. ThoTe IN nis cOTid ~ minute and iHriHfbe spTi-
val force underlying all other and working through all
other forces This supreme force Is God In Nature,
Providence ard Redemption, lla "a omnpre,"n'.
These related departments of isnks mancsi Ills ~.
{, butes. The InfBitc when worship u Christ, the
ryeauI MOI lost 10 his creatures IN "a abs sng DEPTH
~ Brahmino fcpO-e. nor hidden b1h.ad the Sdyia Of
Prcsty Superstition. He is IN the sunlight shining
fNe al IN lnns lHD IA a.
breath and IN the deep darA, Mysterious human heart
~ repTe-s IL wicked desires aud iryigurs,e ~ eun-
ings ior the fair the beautiful aud The gold fhiOso.
pliers and mechanical tLeolosant. have invented a.
MANY Gods A. ever filled the Grccln Pantheon or
ologgtd the streets OF Imperial Rome. Position.
fashions dYinites now ii. long ago nnd the SiO,i.u
of selfc0ncet generates to-day mylhoDges ~ fbu!Ous
and absurd those that ones wero Lonosl b.! Ne
co!tcmpt OF Socrates an1 tho irOhV Of Cicero, The
Holy and the lGimacu,'e one will not because he
cannot ADOPT l5ci 10 The caprces Of tbs po5cphe!s
nor 10 the bigOtei msunerrms Oh Ecclosia-os He ia,
proclaimed His own nature. asserted w., s,rlbuics,
defined HIS government and ont * ift ri NAL bosom
sent his tvn son 20 ncarnue The idea NJ ,iod Ia
H. therefore wish " know b. what llss or methods
this infinite force viii euploy ia suerg.os among the
nations must study IT. record. lnd snrvsr 10 laws
IN that BooA vhch inerprets all hic ANA suPp!es
the LEY ~ every s"icnoe. Thus 10 ssohiini 10 20
ticai education tuat II should brgn - knowing ihH
the law the love of God potential ior,es hAd not
merely sounds to yenrrited ana worpci ~ piOn'
gon INSPIRED nciibcI nv aust OF bs grstudr.
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Political science, which concerns the welfare If IA
tons both its divine aad human laws. Ons risss Is
inaestrnctibe-ihe other is shaped provide pr
transient needs. Hut. does me-, aait long 20 IN
fct ia anathenas upon those who nan, n1man lava
To- oppose and break down Tia divine avs The tide,
OF m ocean heavier thsn the discerning currents
OF tributary MYERS. aud ~ this World al good anu
evil u - long since been lou1d that the rising
foods Of the divine inde nltOn, cannot bo urncd back
b, the turbid streams Oi sei,hhess. This matter
which cm.henty concerns iil WHO ARE iutuislsd with
tie manag cement OF political Affairs Absolute aud M.
siantaHcoIs righ may NOT indeed be- done az and
all bur lie IL the wisr5t atce,n aDa In Tie end TIE
most successful pot cnn who dlres 10 consult and 0e
governed by the principles Of eternal recifude g. /hs
hRn,s p1i,cgi Nor6ifY sccnres the hTS,sf n,1sHrt ~
r1sieriaI pr0spcfly. ~ rule this hns artn con
sidcred much 30 long ~ commerce tourishcs the
Sadiucees content. But when wealth accunulstes
and men decay. gain Is Only the synonym Of ipas. As
nation the United States Increased. Tor period Of
fifty years in every element o maierin wealth rs no
other nation uudei the had increased before And
who will deny that political morality declined ~ cor
responding ratOi The founders OF our Goycrn.ncnt
practiced the private aud civil virtues ~ thrlstrn
patriots they carried their personal ini-SiJ with