The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-07-16

the rock of truth on which the spirit
ual temple II built against which the
gates of hell cannot prevail.
Three cheers were given for the day
which made the "welkin ring"
. After singing, Granger w. Smith, re-
cent graduate Of the State University,
held the audience in wrapt silence dur
ing his Grafton Except class OF boys
out at the swing, and the vigilant mar.
shah OF the day soon fetched them into
urdpped silence also). The theme Of
thought was, "the aesthetic of our ma.
lures for commemorative monuments"
The creation was but a monumental ex-
preston Of Almighty goodness; the
Sabbath monument of His designs of
mercy and love to fallen mana monu-
ment pointing to eternal rest. The rain
bow monumental arch of promise.
whose base is in either horizon-the
keystone Of promise in the heavens.
Graphically, beautifully did he come
along down the line Of time from the
Mount Of Ararat, the tower Of Babel
and Jacob erecting his pillow, a stone
the monumental action of the Pilgrim
Fathers, the Declaration Of Independ-
ence TO the day we celebrate-to the oc-
casion in this community Of laying the
corner stone OF q temple Of worship-A
monument of praise to God.
After beautiful Duet, Miss COlburn
interrogating, ''Watchman tell US of the
night" and response by her brother.
Rev. G. j. johnson admirably sus-
tanned himself and more than met the
high expectations Of his friends with
the following train of thought Mr..
johnson commenced his address by say.
ing that he regarded the laying of a
corner stone for sanctuary in which to
worship God as fitting observance of
this our national birthday, for land this
was his theme, THIS AMERICAN NATION
WAS, ABOVE ALL OTHERS ON EARTH,
origin had been a religious one, connect
ed with an endeavor under the leading
of Providence, to establish freedom and
to propagate the gospel of Christ on a
new continent. Signal victories have
been giUea as oUcr all our .f0cs-the abor-
igines of the continent, the mother
country in the Revolution, and slave
holding traitors in the late rebellion.
A government the most free and en-
lightened of all upon earth, had by
Providence been secured to US. 1t is
the only real Republic which has ever
existed. Unparalleled prosperity had
been given us as anation. The thirteen
colonies lying along the Atlantic shore,
AHu NhlCIl CONSTITUTED oul "llVlC CouIl~
try when George Washington became
first President 70 years ago, had now
spread over to the Pacific, were multi
piled to 81 stars and 6 organized Terri
tories, and embrace full one-twentieth
Of the surface of the habitable globe.
This was now the second, If not the first,
political power on the earth.
And ROW had religion and learning
spread over our land, as in no other.
The late DR.. Baird estimated that there
were five millions of members in the
evangelical churches on this continent,
or at least one in seven Of our whole
population. We have 249 chartered
colleges, 81 900 common schools, in all
of which 5000, 600 of pupils are annually
taught, at an expense OF S43, OOO, 600 for
tuition alone.
What wealth and resources we have.
The philosopher Humboldt, in the En-
cyclopedia BRITANNICA, had demonstrate
ed that 1.-The United States are capable
Of feeding and sustaining permanently
all the present population of the world,
and the French writer, De Tocqueville
says, 1.-The valley of the Mississippi is,
upon the whole, the most magnificent
dwelling place prepared by God for
mans abode.n. - 49,
And finally, the sublime mission as
signed in Providence to this country,
was distinguishing work of the Divine
favor-a mission to carry liberty and
christianity to all the other nations of
the globe--a mission for which we were
signalIy adapted by all the circumstan
ces of natural characteristics, our rela
tons in kinship to the other nations,
our geographical position and our
wealth. What then was more becom-
ing people thus indebted to God than
to build temples to His praise, and for
the Inauguration of such enterprises to
set apart and observe our national birth
day and make it thus religious as well
as festive day.
Here the Pastor of the church an.
nounced the terms of union between the
societies (Baptists and Metllodists) by
into the meeting house, dividing (as
they may agree) the time of worship
ing in the church, until the Methodists
shall determine to build. Now if the
societies can prove "How good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in unity" truly we can have
"Downey-nest" Of it.
After the speaking came "the tug of
war''--to raise the needed money, $500,
to add to the $4,000 already raised, to
erect the contemplated house, with
basement story. And to show that the
people are in live earnest to erect
a meeting house here, by subscrip-
ton and money from ice cream,
and eating their own basket dim
ners and giving the building COM
mittee fifty cents apiece for the privilege
of so doing, about $500 was realized in
the meeting house interest; more than
half of which was Methodist subscrip-
ton.
The following is list of articles de-
posted or to be in the stone: Bible;
Articles of Faith and Covenant of the
Church; List of original members Is in
number) that constituted the church
List of present members-64; Present
pastor and officers Of churches; Trustees;
Superintendent and teachers of Sabbath
school; First money raised for the meet
ing house $500, by Miss NJ. Elizabeth
Haywood, by giving concert with day
school; List of subscribers; Names Of
clergy present; Building committee;
Names of University choir Denomina-
ton papers; county paper, and handful
of the 4th. l..
IOWA ITEMS.
Mrs. Anna Moralf, living near West
Liberty. MuScatine county had her leOs