The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-20
SERMON NJ REV. Nm. NEWMAN.

souls, and all within us bless his holy name,n
"from this time forth and foFevetmotc be HIS
name aduFCdh Amen.
SERMON M REV. DR NEWMAN.
Cause for Neutrality-suspicious. Nation
al Growth and Resourccs-Gencra
Grants Administration The
Grumbiera cricn's Flu
ture-rINm aud shem tobo Exalted
"A Rap nj lIormonism.
MetropoIltaA church was nllci on Thanks.
giving day with the admirers Of Rev Dr. New
man, 10 IIstcn to = discourse appropriate to
tho day Among those present were the Presi.
lcnt and family, Gen. Dent, Senator Morton
and family, Judge Cartier and many other
eminent citizens. We give an abstract Of the
Doctors admirable discourse, rcsrettiog that
we have not space to print the whole.
DR.. Newman took his text from the goth
verse OF the nth Psalm: "He hath not dealt
40 with any n,tIoB." and proceeded to speak
rs follows:
O5edlently to the voice OF magistcrial Ru
thoTity, We are nsse mblcd In our accustomed
place OF worship to acknowledge our depend
cnce upon Almighty God, to return thu nks for
personal and national blessings, and TO i'm.
plore the Divine guidance for ourselves, our
rulers, our people, 1t Is a sublime spectacle
that by the voice Of one man this secular day
nas been hushcd into the quiet OF y natlona1
Sabbathi that from the savannshs of the
south, the ptNiries Of the West, the hills OF
the East, the mountains OF tho North, from
tho St. Johns TO the Rio Grsnic, from the
perpetual summer OF ElOrids to the eternal
SHOWS Of Alttkt from the Ati.ntls slope to
the shnrsJ Of the Par,it, from the husband.
naa with the irults OF the soil, the artisan
with the products of his skin, the merchant
with the gAlns Of commerce, the Statesman,
the scholar, the minister, from forty millions
OF free people, the voice Of praise to-day as
ccndA to the God OF our fathers.
From the earliest ages nations have beep &C
custonied to acknowledge the existence, the
Sovereignty, tho beneheenee OF the supreme
Bling; and II nations that were paid such
homage to the Infinite Divinity, and II
il t,thcn altars to-day burn In recognition Of
50 Invisible power how GiaF.nE would be our
! delinquency, how tout our IngFAtituie, were
we no, % acknowledge suitably the kindness
Of that Being from whom cometh every good
! and perfect GIT. The Palm celebrates the
| praiseG Of Jehovah for his goodness to his
chosen people. II is one OF the most remark
eharlcter, Intensely grateful IN Its spirit, II
recognizes three factsi that all creation Is un-
der the supervision Of Almighty God that he
rnllcth the stars by name and numhercth the
stellar hoSi that the winds obey his behests,
and that the rSin Rnd hail and frost are ali
obclirut to his rYnnlud. II recognizes In
the second place human dependencies that man
10 but u pcustoucr upon GJi's inhnitc Aoupty;
that he lJehOyah) 10 the supreme source OF all
communications with him arc the elements OF
good and evil, Ia him centre all those forces
which contribute to mans happiness or which
may he employed for mans destruction. The
third fact 1t recognizes is this that 1t Is In ac-
coTdsUec with Infinite Wisdom to bestOw
fayoTs In different degrees upon different ma
lions; that he claims 1t as his right to elevate
one above another; to make distinetion be.
tween individuals and betweef nations; and
the text, therefore, is the solemn assertion
that II lie God that maketh US to differ one
from another, with this solemn assertion he.
| fore US, let Us proceed with meekncls, humll-
! ity aud gratituto to consider those national
blessings and advantages which we enjoy as u
| great people.
Our geographical home and its vast wealth
| are worthy Of our gratitude. by divine ap-
| pointment our national home Is within that
section Of the globe which may properly be
called the belt OF power. II Il narrow Zone
lying within the thirtigth R1d SixtIcih
parallels Of north latitude. JUDGED. tho belt Of
power may be reduced by ten degrees. Within
this narrow Eouc all the mIghty nations OF
the past CXiBtcd, all the mighty nations of to.
day dwell. To the north OF this belt OF power
there have been nations Of some importance,
but which have not been potent "a influencing
the opinions and destiny OF nen, To the south
OF this belt there are Egypt Hni Arabia and
India and Central and south Amcrici, rich.
luNut! Nnt magnificent, bui pOwerless CON.
pared with those nations within this zone OF
power thh' have given the direction TO the
thought Of humanity, and which have con.
tfibutel to its present elevation. Our very
position pOInt8tu lofty destination. We turn
to this narrow zOuc and there we n nd Palestine
which gave to tho world a Saviour; Greece,
which gave to mankind letters; Rome, which
gave to the race law; Spain, which gave
ulhGONeTtf 1OF the new WOFllt lthly, when
gave = Michael Angelo and a Raphael the
divine, TO arii and Germany, which gave
Luther - the chWch and a Gutenberg to
literature. And In the same Zone we nHh
Russia and France and EaglaEd, all nfstclsss
/ powera In the earth, all putcnt In their iuilI.
cncc upon the thought and feeling Of iahnklnl
AMI th.I gODdly heritage Of ours IL not amid
! he polar EtUds OF Nprthern Russia, nor the
| burning sluds uf Central Africa. 1t 10 too far
! south 10 be found IN perpetual frostj too far
north TO slIk under the cnervatIng influences
oiH tropical SUM with = shore line exceeding
Tao cl!ra niCTcIcP OF the globe, with liver
ntvlga'InH IA Ct rarHFsscs that measurement
our territorial ne. 's Only one sixth less han
the E,"E &C .upIti is iIc sixty States-repub-
lies hi.i rinpIrus-JI Europe, and IL OF equal
extent villa ahtirHE RDmn when Its vast do
main swept IrunI the Euphrates to tho West.
"rn ocean, AMI from the wall OF AutOnius to
the Mountalns Of the Noon. What are the
resource. Of a lad 50 fvorably situated
Other nations have ia!ightfl. shines and fruit.
full soils; but wneIe shall we lind variety of
climate and Ruca capacity aud soili We go to
sunny Italy Tor . mild wlntet; but there are
finer winters IN CaliIornia We go to swift.
2crHnd to climb Its everlasting hills, but there
are grtndcr mountains in tho United states.
We finger around the old cellars OF Lebanon,
but there are ceiN- here Nfly timcs larger
'han cvc7 grew Ia l.ghtrUp. There are water
fans ten ii!n"s higher than Si,sttNi theIe are
pasture Nelus, one Of whlGa a. larfsr than In,
itnl, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, anl
Portugal.
With three millions aud y quarter of square
10 lea, VITA tWO thousand millions OF broad
,rrrs, we have territorial wealth enough to
i've every family farm. II In one ye.r, from
o., alnITcd and aiXty.thrce millions Of acres,
we .OI!i rHise one hundred and seventy mil.
lion bushels OF wheat, eight hundred and
forty million bushels Of corn, we have ayFl-
cultured wealth enough to feed the populsliOn
Of ihu globe. II our mineA In one year yield
seventy millions In gold Anl silyeF,A million
and : h,lf OF tons Of iron, aul nineteen mil
lana 'us of cOtl, we have mineral wealth
cnnA- h TO supply tho world. California alone
Ca aagply the popu!ntion OF the country with
tool and money, provided our people are
EeiiheF EoarHAhds nor m!scrs The thrift aud
happiness Of our population call for sneci0l
gratitude. Especially dOos this appear wheu
we place our land In iuXtapositlO ION With others
Looking 10 the southern portion Of our own
continent what CalHmitics have btfallen the
people, what wars aud Itmlnc aud pcstilenCc
aud earthquakes, We behold Mexico Btitl
couiu,ci. and her reGanGFatots struggling
against that lnycterhte .nuuaFchy which seems
to blight their iatTest hopes; and, Iookimy
nearer home, we see the oppressed pAtriots al
the gem Of the Antilles stFusgIlny Tor ITcciom
uHiIded, singlc-hanhcd and alone Crussiul
the ocean We see England vexrd with domestic
troubles which threaten ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
domain. We behold Franco on the eve of
another bloody revolution and Paris crowded
with troops 10 protect the Government against
It's people, Having cxilel her Queen, Span
has . crown without \ head, and the pqtFIOfi
OF spain may yet Ind that they have but eX.
changed one form OF dcsp0tlsm fuF another
Suspicions OF each others motives, jealous Of
each others power, the nations OF Europe RIe
on = waT.fOotius. But 1t has pleased Almighty
God to grant US an era Of peace. A sense OF
confidence and security prevails. All feel that
there Is \ calm, scliTelIant, adequate power ut
the head of the Government.
History fails to furnish US with Instances of
such marvellous changes as have taken place
In this land within the last nine months
quietly but effectually, corruption has been
rebuied and Official honesty is bee OfnIng the
rule and getsing to be the exception 10 Official
circles. The Federal authority Is as much re
speCtei IN Louisiana aud Mlaslssippi ~ Ia
New York or ohio. The trIbulatiun AHl b!Oot
shed which have prevailed in the former States
arc giving place to compOAufe and safety.
Like the removal OF a vast mountain, our ma
tiOnal debt gives AppTecIible signs OF himinu.
ton, and ere those now in their cradle shall
have reached their majority, the last dollar
may be lGIIittri, II In nine months seventy
millions have been pAtdi II within three
months there has hrcA an increased internal
revenue tax NJ sixteen millions over the cor.
ir-pUnilnF six months OF last year II within
the HiuH time there hll been reduction of
iuNii" expenditures Of thiTty-sevCu millions
.fN. htUCs may we not Indulge Tor the future!
np3 what honor is not due 10 those who rule
u,,rutl LutIesIIts, not WOrls, b9 the fehuIr
Of rtI4mhyi let results, not words, deacon.
s.EtfC the existence OF n calm, adequate, and
prudent Standardization. Labor has been lifted
irnW the derivation OF slavery. Never before,
ctth'r ~ ihl- country or any other, has labor
httaiGcd ~ such dignity.
\ new IulustTlHI era hHs dtwucd upon this
Il rtr1It l.