Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-12-03
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clfistians must act la. her welfare,
The pulpit and the Press, the two
great agencies Of civil and religious
culture, must be left free to denounce
wrong, and defend the right. I
know that some tell us, that IL YOU
are a christian minister, you muss
not preach politics. you have no
right TO denounce wrong, IL that
wrong Is SO great as TO become ma
tional. Righteousness exalteth a
nation,' and no sin Is too great to be
denounced.
Now, sir, my religion includes my
politics, and have not one religion
for Sunday and another for week j
day, one kind OF politics for the
white man and another for the black
man, but as God, Of one blood, ere.
ated all the nations OF the earth,' we
are to preach righteousness to all.
As christians, we are TO foster every
institution that Is calculated to adj
vance the nation, civily or religious.
ly. The Sabbath School IL great
field for this labor. We want e.
gather the rising generation and In
struct them In virtue and religion, 4
and dedicate them to God In child
hood, before they are taught In the
schools of crime. A papal priest
once said with much truth, give mo
your children to educate, and care
not what laws you may enact, the
country will be ours.' The great
oattle now to be waged is moral one,
mind must meet mind, logic must
meet logic. and that reason that
would reason away Christ must be
met by reason vindicated by tho
power of Christ. America seems to
be the great theatre OF action. There.
is not a stalwert, slnewy system OF
wrong anywhere upon the globe to.
day but 1t has felt the genius of our
institutions. and Is beginning to
crumble to decay. Cast your eye
over the nations of the old world.
How they are changing aud consoli-
dating. Look at Italy, when but
few years ago the Bible was banishcd
from her dominions, al.d now
throughout all Italy, except cir
portion around the Papal
city, II Is being scattered like the
leaves of the forest, and read without
restraint. Germany, with her nu-
merous states, Is consolidating. thus
forming one Of the strong govern.
ments OF Europe. Austria 10 being
stimulated with the principles OF
freedom. Two years ago she set
aside the laws of the Pope concern
ing marriage, removed his restric-
tions on education, and officially de-
MED the authority Of the Pope In
such matters. Thus Austria is ris-
Ing. Spain Is being revolutionized.
Only few years since, to check the
march Of freedom under Garibaldi.
her Queen offered the Pope her ships
of war. To-day that Queen Is with
out an army or navy, having been
dethroned, and sought personal shei-
ter under the wings of the Vatican.
while tile Spanish Cortes Is resound-
ing for freedom. Americanism is VII
tAllsing the nations of the earth.
Papacy I'm the old world Is loosing its
power and crumbling to Its fall. Sta.
tistics show an annual decrease OF
200 600. An Ecumenical or General
Council Is to be held at Rome next
month, to consult ana devise some
means to check this mighty apostacy,
while the liberal Catholics of Europe
and Armenia are condemning tho
Council aud the Pope. Thus tho
House IL divided against itself and
will be brought to desolation.' God
IL among the nations, aud the world
IL beginning To breathe the spirit al
freedom and as the banners of des-
potism are fading, the flag OF our
country Is shining with new lustro.
and being hailed with increasing re.
spect. The eyes of tie NATIONS are
on us. Europe is sending her thou
sands from the east, aud Asia her
thousands from the west; aud as they
come, we want to educate and chris.
tianize them, that they may make
good citizens, and IL possible, prepare
some TO return M missionaries To
their native countries. And 10 do
this we want to enlist our young men
for virtue and christianity. Young
man! there il something noble in
being q christian. 1t leads YOU out
of selfishness. 1t elevates your mind
and soul, and gives you enlarged
views OF God and humanity, aud
promises you the life that now is. and
that which Is to come Will YOU
engage in this work. Already 60
600 are on our western shore. and tho
surplus millions of China are com
ing, and soon to settle up these
plains Of the West, aud we want your
help to civilize and enlighten them,
They are benighted. Ii was but a
few years ago when China with her
450, 900, 600 inhabitants, nearly half
the population OF the globe, sat there
walled IN from the nations OF tia
world. Yes, the old Celestial Ep,.
pire, that claimed Noah for their first
King, heather land, though they
had a common school system before
the christian era, but their science
was as much at fault as their religion.
Now, that wall Is torn down and the
nations have access to her, aud she
to the nations. Bishop Thomson I'm
his visit to our Mission Conferences
there, conversed largely with that
people. They say they sre anxious
the English language, and the sell
ence, arts, and customs of the Ameri-
can people, that they may partaks
of the blessings that have attended us.
Our distinguished fellow citizen,
and minister 10 that nation, Mr.. bur-
has the esteem and conf
dence OF that people, and his diplo-
matte relations with them what an
humble confession OF their weak ness
and the poverty OF their civil aud re-
ligous institutions, and what "a culo-
gy they pronounced upon those Of
America. When In that diplomacy,
they asked, that In case of trouble
with any of the nations around her
America should be her ally and de-
fence. Yes sir, the old Celestial EN-
pire' of ancient renowh, with N6ai,
AZ their first King, educating their
sons I'm the genius Of their faith since
before the Christian Era, with pop
ulation Of nearly one half the inl,ab-
itants Of the globe, and now ask In
case Of trouble the defence aud pro-
lection of this infant nation, the
youngest of the nations of the earth,
not yet one hundred years old, and
possessing scarcely $1,000, 100 inhabi-
tants. But so 1t Ii. God Is walking
among the people, nations are being
born 10 God In day, anu as the desr
polism and heathenism of the world
Ii fading, the principles of humanity
and christianity are growing bright
and as they shine forth. they are re-
yealing the great truth of the comon
hraf her hnad III man and In tia an