Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-06-08


beauty land thought. The Romans had
ministry of social organization. The pcopl
of, the United States 4 ministry Of right. A.
much higher, them as Truth and Justic
the recognition of every man as man and n
entitled " the honor due to q man, is highe
than the power to conceive of beauty and eA
press it in breathing marble or 10 shapes The
glow ON the canvass; is higher than The Or
ganization, Of copmuQities so much higher il
the prrfose Of tie existence Of, this peopl,
| than, that of the Grecian or the Roman Onl,
!, tile Jewish fetblS had B'gher oHe-the piir
pose Of keeping alive the knowledge of God
aid spfeatipg, it, ABROAD on the earth though
losing for themselves -sshatst they gave 70 9th.
crs-apd that was such charge that it was
laid upon therii BY direct revelation ~.
The purpose them speak Of Gad's bur.
pose now, for the Lord God omnipotent reign.
eth--the purpose Of the existence Of, this ma
ton seems to be to spread abroad ard. tbhold
the truth that aU men of whatever faco or ca.
pacity or condition or physical s.rehgth are Ia
be recognized as, men: that theirs. ARE, of right
no privileged classes ir the Yorld !, that sim
! pie markood is the only patent of nobility
No dhc nan has right to the toll Of ,arother
or the rest of another otherwise than lie las a
right to claim from every man Christian kind
ness and sympathy and help, or the accom- :
plishmcnt of an engagement nirde or u prom :
isc given. g..
I !, Now to.fards the Realization e this there
has been n tendency more or less. evident or
strong ever since the Christian religion was
first preach I'd. Towards it the human race
has been evidently ripeuing uuder the Provi-
dencc of God just as evidently as before the
creation of man the world was ripening for
man. Man has been advancing towards this
idea of the right of manhood just as in t'os +,
dim ages that are chrosicled IN the mounfsins
| that t5wef above IS, all nature was travelling
onward, towards man. 1t has been an adj
vancement.. especially ip the last few .Geptu-
turtles, With no permanent rctrogr
Ever in those periods when the world seemed
most hopelessly sunk Under the absolute POW
er IF woAagchs or..pf ruling. clssses, the st,ii
deaf of E!ttory can disccset NE leaves still
Vorkipg-:hat an qdvances making no Yards
the, full recognition of man as, man. Just az the
student of geology can plainly see in that Pc
riod of ravin and violence, when huge lizards
shot through the waters or futtered, Ike n.y.
ing drageps. -after, tlsir ,pfcs III the dir. that
the, forr!s o. l.vrs beitGs IL ,natEre were be 4.
coming more of the sane type with man tLap
tic beings whose remains are in.r .dded is
those ANCIENT mountains that overlook our
dwellings. '".,. "a. ,... -. So
' But never before, We Cap pafcly say, was
it ever embodied in the Fundamental law of
any nation (whether thai Fundamental law be
called CONSTRUCTION or rot, J chat all men
preht to be rcs~fnized as ct-oa!-no. as Ger
tain scpListieal directors IMPLY, Isst tls.y ere
all bora With equal beauty OF equal capacity.
but I'll, as having an equal right to honor FROM
their fellow all having az equal right to
work and enjoy tb, f-q;t cf' thcir labor. but
not one having trc uncgtal right to avail them
selves of muscle and, sisew that..does mot. be-
long to them, without the owner s permission,
none having the unequal right to defraud or
cypress or override. New whether this has
been purpose in the minds of the people or
not is OF very ttle.impostanea iif the Discus
sion of the subject. We ore not talking so
much about TIE purpose Of the people just, new.
but the PURPOSE II Divine Providence. WhetL-
er the recr-ee ot :kis country we're .vorling
to'ia~ds this rcsrtt with clear .yieE cf'That
they were coming 10, or m9ra Or lass blndly.
does not materially, afsi. lie conclusion, to
which am led. that: ,l;s!, nation is IA chosen
people and that it Is chosen for the. elabodi-
ment and working out of this idea pect1jark
To prove this thoroughly world -reeti-e'nfn full
historical discussion, .eeyihnng.wisb' thpear-
licst period of oar coantry's history. .Gkn e;fl-
initiating with the events that are a9 fresh IN
our remembrance as the pain or plea Ore of
an hour ago, or fresher | will rsthe:f Eaten
on, taking this as settled. to the use ttat We
should make of this viey-;a use that pay or
ought e rake rs Ietse' me4 qHl be i,r c;ti-
rct's 10th Ct our country and the world.
Thch:s may be well for me to recall your
uir,.s TO what haze been nither imply iug or
stating all along, that j. Is pot your purpose
or Jour .patipn's ,sarpose that + ysnr talking
about, bit the Lords pnrrcsc. Ny text SAID, |
The Lord Cod Cmn,p.tent reignc,h," and
he docs reign in the world as in Heaven, d.
rccting and guiding. the course of empires and
peoples just US really as he does the courses
of the stars and itis, just as idle for us to talk
of what We are going to do for the world, of
oursefgcs, ns g sct ..te astronomer to talk |
of determining ( WIS. shall be tic rsth of
planet, except so far MS God fixes it, 'Canst