The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-03
ULSTER COUNTY CHURCH.
SECOND REFORMED CHURCH IN KINGSTON.


the yvall-The Nations Only Homo.
KINGSTON, July 2, 1871.
The announcement in the HERALD that DIR. O. II.
Stitt would this morning discourse on "Poltlcal
Imperialism IN America" called forth very large
audience. The city being filled with visitors from
the more densely populated cities, who have come
hrher to pass the heated term in rest and quiet.
took this occasion to visit the beautiful edlhce OF
the Second Reformed church, and to listen to SER
mon from one OF the most able ana eloquent
divnes of the Reformed Church. The Doctor
took his text from John XIX, ll:--"Thou couldst
have no power at all against me except it were
given thee from above therefore he that delivered
me unto thee hath the greater SIM" These words,
said the Doctor bring to the point OF actual con-
tact between the powers imperial of heaven ana
earth Behold Plate sitting on the Judgment
throne as
RoMEs REPRESENTATIVE.
with Heavens King arralgnea before him as felon.
He has power to punish and kill But why does he
hesitate and falter and question Him 10 ma
some excuse to free Him And when Jesus
answered not word, why does he urge
and command Him, ''speakess thou not unto
ME; kn0west thou not that have power to cruelty
thee or release thee" And Jesus sad:-"Thou
couldst have no power at all against me, except 1t
were given thee from above" Behold how the
cuprit Is turned Judge, and the Judge
COVERS LIKE CONDEMNED CULPRIT
Ahi there ls a paralysing power in that presence
which brings conscience and policy, duty ana IN
clination into fearful conflict. Well might Plate
s'from thence seek the more to release him."
Ihave chosen these words to-day, remarked the
Doctor, because they snow the relation between
the kingdoms of earth and tie kingdom Of Heaven.
by the return Of
OUR NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY
gtco hin
and blessings are wrapped up In the folds OF Gods
providence. 1 have always, he said. held 1t 10
he appropriate, ut least twice year. TO bring our
country our hearts into the sanctuary, ana bear
IT before Rim who is ruler among nations and take
our
POLITICAL BEARINGS ON HEAVEN,
and find out how lar we are out OF our true course.
ChrIst's answer to Plate was not for himselr but
for Plates sake. for Rome's sake and for
our sake. The Doctors first proposition
was that civil governments derive their autho.
rlty and existence rom GOd and act by
His permissive providence, and as such are to be
Obeyed except In cases OF direct violations OF con-
caliy taught by st. Paul anu by Christ Himself.
For example, when lie paid HIS taxes with the slater
miraculously found the tish's mouth, and by pre-
cept when He said, :. RENDER unto Caesar that which
Is CRsar's." When Plate came before Jesus he felt
that he was dealing With higher than Caesar. Ma
lions III prosperity refuse tn recognize this Sovcr-
eIgnty. But when they are brought down by war or
calamity and are Struggling III the throes OF d!sso-
luton, they don't hesitate TO
GET DOWN OK THEIR KNEES
and call upon Cod We are afraid 10 recognize God
IN our constitution for fear OF trenching OH che
rights OF conscience. The Only recognition or God
we have, which Is written on our copper coins,
was wrenched from US when IN the deadly inferno
why should we be ashamed to own our allegiance to
GodS God is in9rained in our national iiie and
He stood by our cradle and glrded our infant
strength for the fight.
When freedom, in her natal day,
Within her war-locke I'd cradle lay,
giant around her stood,
Baptized her infant brow with blood.
His second proposition was, That the State Is prone
to pervert its God-given power by promoting vice
and suppressng the cause OF the truth and righteous
ness. This he developed by showing how Plate.
Notwithstanding his convicuOn OF Ghrst'S nn0-
cence, decided Tor Cesar and self against Christ and
conscience. Politics always gravifates towards
human selfshness; that while there may he con-
scientiousness the individual ruler and legislator
you Will De astonished TO see 1t IN their aggregate
capacity.
How many pure-mnded men are driven by the
against their conviction How constantly Is the
cause OF truth, righteousness and virtue crushed
under che Juggernaut OF power
POLITICAL IMPERIALISM,
that aggrandZes parry at the expense or inc peo-
pies rights IS gigantic grain elevator tiat mus tue
people OF the hold only 60 plunge them into the
hopper and grind them between the mlllst0nes OF
CORRUPT LAWS AND OPPRESSIVE TAXATION
Our political Pilates are prc1erring Caesar TO
Christ and the people are unwittngly crying. ''Not
this man, but BaraDbas.n The great national want
is a revival Of the Christian
HEROisM OF THE REVOLUTION.
His last prop sition was, that civil government
feariaiy ana directly Responsible to Heaven there
FORE "He that delivered me unto thee hath the
greater SIM" The Jews responsibility could not
with the
RULERS AND THE PEOPLE.
We are every one OF us responsible, Tor We are the
State Lots dwelling IN SOdom made MIN par
taker Of her DOOM and 1t was only special inrerp0
so tat sod nm b from The burn
punished only In this lie Tor present and past SINS
and vndicated the Synod that held up France a
signal illustration OF this principle. lie denounced
the
sQuEAMIsH THEOLOGY
that mathematics and then shrieKs In horror when
ofrended Justice draws the halter on the guilty mnr
derer, or falls upon the blood guilty nation whose
sins have come to Inc fun. There Is discriminating
retributive providence among the nations.
THE NAPOLEONlC MAXIM
that GOD was always on the side Of the heavy
battaliOns." was pigment OF French infdelity. Ii
this had not been here to thank God for the
birth day OF American liberty. WHAT William Pit
SWIFT" Cod mas proved to be living truth He
held that TINS nation refused to learn Its account
ability by lis late death-sru2ge, a more
TERRIBLE FATE AWAITED IT.
He urged the enlightenment and Characterization OF
the masses as the only remedy. He adirmed that
three grand systems had been employed to gather
che race into one b. othernood-viz.. the military,
ecclesiastical 2and commercial. The commercial
nS wd hardly %as OD@
enough FOR the favored lew to gather The spois. IL
may
RIDE OVER LAW AND JUSTICE;
II may haunt It's cOrruptons violate the Sabbath,
decency and sObriety out It's fate Is sealed. Above
the high carnival read the handwriting, weighed
IN the balance and found wanting" But what
CH1vALRY, RITuALISM AND MONOPOLY
c Isn do the cross must and Will accomplish.
WnyY because 1t Is built, not on slaughter pomp
or sensnness put GU love. IL transforms the heart
INTO love TO- God and humanity.
ne concluded by saying, Let free gospel he
planted IN 1ree America, give 1t ROOM cultivate It.,
and it Will embrace the Union win its shciiering
wings, and the eavcs OF the trees shall be Tor The
healing OF the nati0ns.u
THE GALLOWS IN NORTH CAROLINA.