New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-03


is to DO must be one of results in the indi-
vidual heart, and not Of organization. If
history has proved anything it has shown
that separation of Church and State can
alone promote the best interests of BOTH
The State loathes the patronizing Church,
but admire, and in the end bows in rever
ence to the conscientious Church. On the
other hand, the Church despises the State
that forces its conscience and loves the one
that protects its freedom.
Among the pagan nations, the affairs of
state and church were identical. Among
the Jews. God ruled the people directly
But the coming of Christ lifted the world
upon higher plane, and prepared the wav
for their separation. Hence His teachings
and those Of the Apostles The first Christ
ians gave unlimited obedience to God, but
at the same time were subject to the powers
that were. When their duties as Christians
and citizens contlicted, they did right and
took the consequences Hence the early
prosecutions. Under Constantine the
heather custom Of combining church and
state was adopted, and then began the loss
OF spiritual power in the Christian church
He was emperor and pope. On his cross
were placed side by side the cross and the
sun, From this the church gravitated
10 the other extreme, until, under Charlie
magne, was attempted the universal Christ
Ian monarchy, in which the words of tue
pope should be supreme. 1t was success
for the state and popery, tut, alas, for
church: She was scuttled of her virtue,
and wei! nigh shipwrecked in the midnight
gloom OF superstition and error.
lhe Reformation proclaimed the coming
dawn. Luther, Calvin, Zuingle and others
were agreed that spiritual aud secular af-
fairs should be separate. But their views
were not carried out, and the churches of
the Reformation, to a greater or less extent,
became entangled with the State. Not until
the declaration Of independence was made
was the absolute separation of church and
state made fact in any part of the earth.
10 that principle America is true to-day.
And as her influence has multiplied as
rising political power, she has come to be
the minister of God III the earth to perfect
the fundamental principle of the Reforma-
ton. Her influence has rolled back upon
the Old World, and gradually the nations
have fallen into line, until last Of all came
priest-ridden Italy, aud today the temporal
power OF the Pope is a thing OF the past
Nor is this all. The churches OF the Refolma-
ton are seeking to disentanyle themselves
completely from the State. The march of
religious freedom is onward. England will
soon have no established church. Germany
is agitated as never before. Russia seeks
to follow America. Spain and Mexico pro-
claim religious federation. And in nearly
all nations the gospel missionary breaches
AS DIvINELy APPOINTED AND SEPARATE
POWERS, THE CHURCH AND STATE EACH
HAVE THEIR SPECIFIC DUTIES.
And, first, what are the duties of the
State! 1t is the first duty of the State to
her own existence. Size exists
by divine right. Her authority is backed
by the throne of justice. That right and
authority may be, and often have been
A bused; but it would be subversive of all
government to deny their existence. The
remedy against tyranny is the right of rev.
DlutiOn; but the right of revolution can
only be claimed upon the clcarest reason.
Whatever the form Of government. whether |
It be absolute or limited, monarchy or dem |
'cratic, the strength of the State is pledged |
% its own perpetuity. Foreign invasion |!
must be repealed, and armed treason at
lone must be crushed out. 1t is the d.
Unity Of this right that makes patriotism
20 holy thing. No matter what age,
IT in what cline it is, to love |
md sacrifice for one country is sub
ime. Whether it be the Ethiopian
that God made his deserts and
ands, while only angels made the rest of the
world; or the nation Of an Asiastic isle
weeping over a banana tree in Paris be-
ause it reminded him Of his own land; or
he Maltese calling his native rock bound
sland ''the flower of the world or the
avanese refusing to leave the grave of his
athers; or the Norwegian writing upon his
tx dollar spirit. loyalty, valor, and what
yer is honorable let the world learn in
'orway:' or the Esquimaux weeping. amid
he luXuries and refinement Of other clilnes
,r his ice hut and blubber oil; or Marcus
'urtuis, the Roman nobleman, riding full
rmed upon his war-horse into the chasm
the Forum to save his country: or that
and that met death in the pass at Their
lopylp; or Mulligan, who dying for his
)untry, said Lay me down. but save the
ag;" or the Virginia drummer boy, who.
lille he was dying, inuruIured the words.
Mother" and "Jesus," and then catching
ght of his country's emblem as il passed,
Follow that flag" Whenever
herever or however shown. patriotism is
ply and Ckristlike.
The second duty of the State is 10 tlevelop {
,r internal resources. Land is to the State
hat muscle is to the body: and commercial
lterprise and activity is to the land what
aims are to muscle.
The third duty of the State is to guarantee t
e rights Of her citizens to them without I
stinction. The fundamental law OF right {
Be person, and respect others as per L
rs. Not until throughout the entire do 7
nA1 VI lLC ctdtC tliS Id w Is respected ana
forced has the State done her full duty. L
le rights which the citizen has uuder the e
ate are natural rights They are his, not by
e caprice OF a political party OF of the ruI- I
2 power, but because the State was divine r
appointed to the end that he might have o
use rights. The rights of the citizen are t.
Ill and political. Civil rights are those in
lich the citizen has protection: political
hts are those in WHICH he realizes free e
N. Civil rights guarantee the protection b
life, liberty and property, which in the alb D
act means the protection of law. Political IL
hts guarantee citizenship; the advan- b
res OF the nations property, the respect o.
the individual person and the recOgni- r.
q and protection of all natural relations Il
h as those Of the family. These rights o.
s the duty of the State to secure to all. Il
luding the very humbiest of her children,
hout respect to persons To discriminate III
0 jeopardize the life of the State. The
! issue in the late war was lust here. til
'uld the republic give to all her children re
ir civil and political rights! or should she pt
lare it to be her fundamental principle
t all men are born free and equal, and vet Gil
init millions to be enslaved. When the HI
II OF conflict came the issue was not dl
ly and sguarely taken. Not until the 81
ional life trembled in the balance did the dr
ion fully rouse, and then concentrating bl
forces without regard to nationality or nc
2. She deserved triumph, or received it ru
he hand Of just God. hi:
he fourth duty of the State is to educate
people. There is no greater enemy to
nation than ignorance. II is the W
her Of superstition and superstition do
verts morality. Especially is edu- ins
on necessity in the republic. ri
ere the will of one man is absolute, or To,
re few rule, the mass may be ignorant CIR,
the State live, but where the people ds,