, 1869-07-05
THE PULPIT.
Fourth Of July Sermon by Rev
James Demarest, Jr.
The Orthodox Hell.
Rev, G. T. Flanders Reviews Rev.
C. n Tyler.
Free Religion, Etc.

THE FOURTH.
The following sc.ruon, aarrp ,s1ase 70 nnr 4.
uonA holiday, WAS preached !estefs'aE foFrnoo
~ Rer. James DcMarrst, Jr. At his church O
West arlington street, EezE Aoo- lie tooE fo
hts tex. rsalns 14I:Ia-"Ilappy is that peopl
whose Gcd Is The Iost-ana eaids
TIE kEAxOA,
/ have read these words, nui 40 uuch to ser.
10 s.and to- motto, ,as:icss.Ds TIC gcness acoo
1nd brsr:nE Ct what rEDpoae 10 sat Oh ta.s occ.
s'en; Ihe u s11sa u Which i sst;es, aud IT. apprr
s-Gc!enus apparent as proeceA ~9'''
Ns hsppy coincidence when our nat,oaa
t,;Eshf'F fe!ls ul 1ft Sa:t1sh- 1o- tue Lord da,
Tnich taecs precedence OF ~ other tays, n1a
isea bang MS ha2lpwiuy ln1Gcuee TO bear on III
leo tloushtless mood In which 1ht return Of hide
renas69e Day il usnsl!v ha.i. ! sEe4s hollds,
RcSt le6t!ral- II well but ought to a!npunt Il
s<EelhlhC nvsr than tho fash Of Networks Th
rerol5 element haoutd heithren and purity the To-
9: oG1 crr2t National festival. and should .ist
tirect the course Of the Erirct1nnA whether re
tsteIAciisr or prospective which III" retnra Q! tn
occatiou Is rsir.atei TO rro''ut@e Pfoi'A1i. y,
cannot no at.thinG ntbFe anpruprlAte 1o-,a1, a
AEtncaa CEtls:!aa., t!.au consider the pos,uol
tHirs' this as:.ou occupies 10th Is To nrisi1ext
-" t~sf'unsl''1l1tE, Under The El1e Of 3I'a who
Providence has gwen hlst6rs nf the past: lJ
vlieh our ptr-rHt IL -!sir-i and tlcr future Ii
sonc measure foreraatet Fur We have duir4 8,
ctlzens no less th2n 1uit1 lduak and Of no less
ot'lsc2tsan- To d1:chx1ge these lut.lJieently +ut
tsrEouL.t. a. loving tod n,rt, and then. 1rcau.s
leFnE itts, lortug our county, should be our eIu
End care. -
1t1s moi worth while for is 10 80 bark frntu 1ass
s;s;aaey . our ea:tses h!stosI ts llsve ous
and Monmouth, and Yoss1oWp. Mnes sa,nes'
Ead~ lntneEsal 10 our cGnntys history BY the
F!or!11nS Gamr Of war. arr too freshly .uemoez,
easI.er struggles .nd s1c,oT,e. Tps rreaf batt,cs
o%s e ~h!es We haIs but jast come, the Etaose d
1r-- NAkA
Len gave u, II vast aacr1ace ind n the exercise
OF sctlimest courage, national heritage IN which
f.ni Hns;"I g, NJ, Nlth patneE!e ns,de We, 100, navs
sotfnS years the ssf7iEE'e for nationality 4nd lib
cry can rouEd again. 10 f,e raCRht oyef BY this
Eenrss,.on. Hr 41r al familiar ~tsh she alarms,
ls'oe ID. lossne md Sears dessia.iaa, 1a
ne. = desa saa wsna ssas T. . II & sh1s saH
p!tals. IA horrible pnson.lens: Esor1oua va.-the
eIps.t.top Q. nsson'1 aryounn To its htr.h.1ek,
nai-e long deferred and 'he sacriaca o7 coun,iesa u
saaar asI spa @ ss x assceat n'n The ralle, Of the
~e KNOW I. s!., We oorsel,rs vere na51 ot Il
~ hnc this baptism Of blood naa ,conseerz,et
ssn oi hs .oasni sn 10 y 4Yua @ ,iF ,s1i1 ao '.,
sls.s3 ss,,t r4f,s3 "tn ATa, rsA:agttya h. esn
f' tie great coassrL I. h2R entered upon new
GG1 ant career. We NAY w4il RaE In view q; tne
aTa.lh ';snss wnst r.a ifrw sno5 yea+s hare
E"!sed ouE gravtrc problem for III, causing rne
wra1h O nhn to prttse Him, and rnklns lis wis
1oM ahd Edt-1hatl contplcuops tn the midst or rha
tadcEseHh which E0 INFLICTED. DF terrible things
II righteousness. He answered as-answerrf our
d'tr"s4zn Of Ills prsceps 10 % justly md love
llum 3;l* xtJs; cur Eodc.sueas aud g1os.ncss;
Ansvtre ihe oppression Of the 1or and Tie |!gh-
nE nq.. q IT, IL. nsse ~ ~
al ore ntae, whether the Esuon Card live any
Ionerr: ~Ae;her salctta1 hands Wnu!i na,, n!ter
s4ia cod; Int mol as You have lived Yoa a'
1.eatins ., he hear ot liberty :, ID
aof wi'h the pItclu!ea Of truth aud Righteousness
for your guide. Iuu sitA live TO provo yOur
Eratnnde Ter the rserErra,tol sha: uort, IN lieu
OF the dtstructlon that teur departure from InJ
Wa,s p!p'okeA With the vHst far.lttes :h4t
shall give Tor the outworkink sf yout u-w life, 60
nuu Ai!f f&1al your rllss1ou.
k1t,1rc1nee Us, N. friends, to be grateful today
tatt Goa s2s H!2dt, nut only, bus preserved. Us
patinn. NOT only the e4riieF rnrn1prrs, tut
especial, The later tsh'n1, OF cur history .hpuld
insr:re us With gratitude AID I:utapt gv1ta!z-
tiou to-day. We stiil III But even btt.er than
this, the dreadful ruryatlon Of war--which was
lite ADn-le4Ll struggle while Il: Iastra-iua
brought IN re rlUrr hea!shl'ii Ant rlxnrouS life
than We had hc'ore We feel II tountlus ;hrnush
or Wins, thrilling through our nerves. giving
breadth Ed scope 10 our mental view, and nne
u Cur E1r8l perceptions
Let u, thea. MT amply DO g'ad TODAY. Le: us
Understand thr new slsndrahc. which oar nn-
tIOn's k:rkday ncass hy virtue Of the recent
tsenls 10 oar hlstorr, which. In Gods good nrov'-
nsnSc hs.s made Il pos1le!hs e. ior & us so celebrate
Ne were AccuetoEled 10 t1a'-s gone by 70 fel!cl-
ta,e ouEreisra upon the sd. xnced postum Winch
orators N4srnurtcd On our gfeatuess In material
RESOURCES. the r1seHt II our territory, The rapid
increase ot our population. 1nd orr ability 70 DO
ot: En, ttlnc wr night choose 10 Nc ID pcacc or
|ar-At tatne or abroad. The Asaeetc3a eagle EaA
eaniuua,'y hs0seht oEt before the gaze Of az
plaidlEc thousands 10 spread his WiiEs and soar
Alofl, y lsth he continually did On these occA-
flouA HtI We wcnt on tr,as.inc 80 much, tna3
we forget what 1t was ali about Il Naa the Md
th- most pa1 krrw NOT " herefnre they had coma
together. FGuTttI I July sratlnn4 lteta!'lr such
E2eciu.en- nt huncomsse and rhfs1"1p"Ata1e That
the E1ar, thoughtful aud erbti!ae became quite
t.i.Fusted lt iAenl. The s,Hi7<tts OF or nSton.
NJ life we're nsHt!7iac attention u ti4F Eeaera
r1ch rnd e-s.. aod ssruns was rrckoned The taau
thing for which RtrE called Into if!Hc, rathtt
than Ike 70 the principles Of liberty aah vtr.
tGs. W.: satEfd Alk3at ltcFtt, ceFta!nl5. We read
the Declaration Of IndelerdcHce every time; but
we VICE Gaz.ied =, thr rulendId auHevssrEcsurc
Of proaPent1 that Nas building ua o1 the founda~
tous ph:e. the t.thtTs had laid that We forget to
attend 10 thest- 1t v1s not until the whole FuSs
structure s1,e risT.s Of ivnasng ,tswn !hat We
werr brought u !hs TO our hensss We might
have set n, II We Ind only taken nnice, that she
tuil'ItNe slowly settling long before. GffAt
thr!st We ttn4uvlilnT ill., Our bcAtts were Wt-
ss ~ snS w. wsre fo1Ee5tnS CO. sa'tos M T. oS!
ka.h cntfcn Ec this wealth" In the school Of
odye:E,s We learned letter. Af:lc.on vas wea
tald On ocr loiIs, We vent through nIe
and through wXtcr. and d. last the
lt1toretl n,t.onaI cousc!enc: e1prcSsea ttaeif
IN the new !tssnA On onr ct!na IN CIV &c tfu.
p!acc, joJ ttUk thc form OF pr2asa-the nfst oas-
iurz. WLs . daxn'oEy. The lesson Of dt7taftnca
and ttl1c:t!nn hid frcen leaEbetl Taat fur ytasa
ehaAte,IHs had 1irraEht us To repentance.
Nov # IL certainly right 10 e1uit 10 oar eonass-
rul rr1crr-s aud p!nspt7J The wTonF "a y p ~ y,
lrs q. r rtia tnfnt * sn oar rsasasss sn IN
.,liIaIr>s to TIC great design q our eIlstS1es.
le.a ,llan that of the Individual Il more thu .
less tsan tsH: af the indLSltutt, U nnFe thal
sat TeIs e Liza lea nea exsesee a. % naoa s
.av- b+rn preserved IN exie!epee, not lot wealth
tnd row,r and rfrrr. rs the great euda 81 beng
The rt.!,n4l rThrte: to give To tue xnrla An c1
An,,,,e ul rrFulsted ffre1utn, securing the osn
pies: .E!s 70 every tndtsi.al. asd lae Gnnse'
establish ED pe:petn4te n hss'aM sof Ahe "
rlets44, of .il Ia1sdt1 and 10 hvld 10TH eFesnoI
tb- beaeoa hgt Of hope 70 cheer ana e1los eq.an u
struggling 14auuns on ihclE WAy 70 !feeooH
Tie irrlhentA! 4hy aEtSst. ta.At fesut ron O!
;res tnstit,;:i,ns 1nnst not fre Inistakea Hn -.
t1tInate eti,la- They xyt marks OF sh@ ahsH* =
nruy a! uf me foundation ftlnctr!eA on Whco N
STRUCTURE u onr na1ohairts rcstA. and ~ sHeh ~
to t~ acceps~d With gEasne. !t1 nn, e@. ~,
IA, to which Il should rather l:npei ~ - y hbo ~
10 the uur1i the example OF p1npn cAsttiaa y ~. "
the Iyeaepts q: Ills GoErtl-'ht putest AnI lol1e'
1nnrailt1 uf ali The as1n; morality lll2t dots NJ
rest IL lie external 'dea of la*. but 1nEef ID y
internal regulating rnEtr fnt inSesna. rs - .'os'
1art, thing by l5tllt bll nah la sooiNe - -
tThis WA, IN TACT originally, the fonndaat
principle Of osr pe':slca' fnslnons 1tnn Gons,,,n M
t.y4tpuallf The new Vie INTO wE:sh !ac nAAlen .
cone forth from ita baptism 0fhl'pd. inns =
great lcssob wlara 1t Seems to ne Nc saoa
ff.fA
Whrn ,ne lluuorta Declaration Of laaepsn
ctce annoutd IS ne lanaaaeaiai w pssns, LII; IL
tr1ut ti,at all men sre crested equal
stated rci:;ics! phrase NJ tsAeh3 as n,d y, ~
na,inns q: men f6r u dren On a!1 the 1act Of
.-anh." ~ Site,e thsa AZ the cnsncf-s:ohc o.
new state ~a. 70 en'1o' shs " .h o.
r1,farn to tie Ee'2a:ou n man 10 Nan-7sus " ~ -
xiicn uudcr,,es the golden rule, md OIL u w
that YER! rAEntE! o. s!7ue r,s,.,nn ~ nnn xhe,;
our ta'!ess undcr'seea sm 9al'y Wa 2 tasi an5 '"
in Ks: lourdAaon vp7k. i hss hee- said Z
The. pu,laeh ri-er snd ts,teT M 1a ,haa icy ~ 1n
,;n'.s, hi..or, ~. in .,eh The 1nsrz ot God ia
parent. IL Is e9r1. 1nd>tlarA tatn N Esas ~ ~
iset aaa :':'rs 80 afop;s9 W M 'ne u n1t aao som
tuc nst.oi.s ot Enrose, under the influence oi
Reformation. ~ert roasins TroS7rsa ~ nA!seaa
;hr I.11st s:.1c~:ou. BET !; rem1lnes for
fathers NJ. ac1ls ~ euui.clate Aua dt:!ibsrA1
l., tpiu,.r THE 10, hl Law As tn- Apostle JAL
rnl,S il &. II t. ta.ls or !. new esituIt To nj
lain the rrhts, taid 'h+s. Which rerfaln
men - men. ruEtrnr.esss are lnEutund:
prpcttstt., 10 t.ud III new government CO
fuuuux,on- II .'tA, n s9rth. Al adF2aeed pas1r,
I. .sn.u, i1 Tic lis al r7oSree: Of The World hi
10 ut.rca<.ed and t!la: j. Where Ms s'ani %
Stta,d tno.c 1.rai, than cser. Ths great 8
t,r1rta,r 70 .:,'ely hac, has settled Il dn"E
tut.c IN. ,t7nrsales 10 certainly and aec!sl'
tLn: wc nat. t"-rnme freshly cooEel1ts o.
AID newly Ctt utth to them. ~
And herr, III, friends, l. Just Gause tps e
.n t;GA sD-har. LOOK Nr J11