Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-07-01

NO. "a
men Of acknowledged piety. The church
st home sent up her prayers. Every pulpit
worthy the name echoed the strongest
words Of loyalty. firmly believe 1t TO be
true that II to any one thing moro than
another, we owe the unity OF our nation
to-day, it is to the moral support given to
the government, by the churches. Our
martyred President was waited upon by
q deputation Of clergymen In the dark
hours of the nations strife to give him
consolation and assure the government
Of our loyalty as church. Mr.. Lincoln's
words in reply were those: "In response
to your address, allow me to attest the
accuracy of the historical statements;
endorse the sentiments il expresses, and
thank you in the nations name for the
sure promise 1t gives Nobly sustained
as the government has been by all the
churches, would utter nothing which
might appear in the least invidious against
any, yet, without this II may fairly be
said, that the Methodist Episcopal Church,
not less devoted than the best, by It's
greater numbers, the most important Of
all. II is no fauit III others that ths Meth
odist Church sends more soldiers 10 the
field, moro nurses to the hospitals, and
more ptayefs to Heaven than any other.
God bless the Methodist chutch, bless all
the churches, and blessed be God who, III
this our great trial, giveth US the church,
es?"
II musi be remembered that, where the
churches, led on by the minister's,
urged war, It was not for mere conquest
or aggression, but for the preservation Of
righteous government. With boasted dec
laraiion Of indepenence; We were the most
Inconsistent people In the world. Ne mah
could read that declaration ofindepenGece
without Blushing, when he looked at four
millions of bondmen crying for freedom.
We bore with the crime until 1t began to
encroach upon US; then we began to be
restless; we spoke; we wrote and the
deep laid scherne of the shareholders to
found on the ruins Of the old government
slave oligarchy because at cnce apparent
The rebellion was but the elimination OF
that scheme. We we're thus driven into
war; we accepted the wager OF battle;
there was NO alternative. The Issue is
fresh In our memory to-day.
But with settlement Of great national
strife the destiny of out cuuais Is tscured
for many long wear.
War Is the result often OF numsh pass
sion-ambItion-madn / kn0M, and
yet the expression, God in history, Is not
meaningless There is nothing ttuer than
that God Is in history. Man appears in
the foreground know, but back in the
ground work there is the presence Of a
wise, personal and holy God. Why did
America lie SO long hid form the gaze OF
mankind behind Atlahtic waves? Why
was the invention of the mariners com'
pass deferred to so late date7 Why was
the art of printing so nearly related ID
time to the discovery of this new wbrld
and the founding of new nation3 The
first book ever printed With fnoveable
types was the Bible. why did the pi!-
grims land on the rock of Plymouth raths
er than on the gold sand OF Caiifothia7-
These, and hundreds or questions We
might ask. have solution in the greater
and grsnder question, Is God in history?
Let Us look for ihomcnt at our halion-
al dominion. How vast is its extent,
reaching from sea to sea. Il has every
variety Of soil, and produces every fpe:
cies of plant and animal. lis natural
wealth is uncomfortable. Divide our ter
tltory into three natural parts nd look at
Iii That on the east extending from the
Allegheny Mountains TO tie Atlantic cost
is cap; bic of sustaining population Of
76,0oO,OO The space betweeh the ALI
leghany and Rocky Mountains known as
the Mississippi valley s0uld hold and feed
200 millions. The Pacific slope Is capa>
cious enough for 100 thillions.
We do not Know what may be In the
worlds history, but It is fair to presume
that 100 thllllons Uf PEOPLE will be here in
the yeAf 1900.
And when our popuIatioti rs as dense as
that Of England 6t France. we shall have
633 miiil6hs, America is the certeral reg
ion Of the globe. Il has Europe on the east
with It's oppressed millions. On the West
the older civilizations of the Orient, tffete
crumbling into ruins. EHtspe comes TO us
across the Atlantic. Asia podh ih her
thousands across the Pacific. These fields
and forests Invite the lab6lhg hian; these
mines Of silver and gold Invite the capit-
alist. These derh6cratic institutions at
tract the people who have been long ipur'
ed to disfrsichisemeht. whEb but relig-
ious freedom offefs an asylum to every
conscience in the world.
Real estate is a'gteAt eitiiifer: Hehcs
i people who own or can own property
are more frugal, industrious and honest
than those who do not. We have 90 much
territory that II Bur gosstHmsns choose II
can enrich the people and make better cit
zens of theth by giving them homes- Offer
to oil Who come add SETTLE here the btHs-
&c Of home.
To sUHs extent We are doing this; yet
Hot 90 full a. W. should: Our efeate6t
danger just now ID that we shall succumb
to large corporations and tieh met, who
will create sort of landed nobility; add
thus rob the poor rust 6f His fights:
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