National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-05-22
ANNIVERSARY MEETING.

Escn roachers away. You could not get over
without cutting yourself all TO pieces. ,..,,
But within the last twenty Yeas Years IN wa WHY,
a man climbs over and does not Eet i nus' b az
within the last years the walls tnelst,i,Ncs a.
grown little shakY, and you WI ~ n' tnsi man
can nass from one sect to nnOiheT anu yc' nav
no hurt, aud have friendly anu Wa n, a. ,is,
geniafwelcome, hope tae r sIH'y vii admit that
All 10 yyaiia Of partition arc only matters OF un
yenience, and nothing better, W ncm an3 ~ nm
30 made simply Of 2p @t az arc ~ All i one no mater
what mo name Of our Church may ne !, tn W.,
" ~. cTosS Of the crucncl Christ over us ROOT
that ChlIoh , ~ If"iSInie an assembly. We have
,cssmblcd heretofore a disiolntel AMI dlsplritcd
aTpiy-cach corps, each division, each batlallon
w W G,J ne rag I'm NJ own way. The Methodiss
nave bccn The picket guard. They have goni
away ahead Of the main column on chnnoi
% into any nook or corner OF the continent
where Won will not md q Methodist. You re-
member the man who was In the uplanls OF w
gnia among the mountains, who was approaGhsu
and iretied ~ Mst na ,bc ,V WE'RE N" such
thing. lie packed up his trunks anl Went HoWn
10 Georgia. lie had not unpackeu nus uuuhs III
the new house before an Old Methodist Preacher
H. sIat"d there only few weeks; hut the
time was long enough to convert his VIE and
his two daughters, ana nc was SO IN aF nnt and n
started for the West. lie got ont INTO COLORADO;
away towards the western end OF Colorauo.
More than that: he went INTO lhe howng wi o,dr
trod before. one day he was ont matching ms
hut when he thought he heard tue horsSs iCet.
lie looked up and saw broad brln, sauI ,,
and the worst.lookinR horse You ever DID sec.
The man who rode him was kindly IN MS salula-
ton, and the owner Of the hut, looking At nun
straight In the face, sad; Mr. VINO are your
Ills heart went way down, He said: ~ am a
Methodist Laughter and applausc.l And the
moor fellow gave II up. lie said: 81 am Meth
odlst, too, now" Laughter and applause.
Well we will have In this great army OF the
LORDS republic the Mcthodists for our picket
guard because OF their extensive experience;
then the Presbytcrians are the heavy artlleI!,
nauRhtef.l they move slowly aud soctnnlyi thelt
horses are ali Flemish horses; Their guns are all
DahlgTen guns; their logic IA the seyerest, the
heaviest, and the most Irresistible IN the world
n they point your way, more. [Laughterl linen
our Episcopal brethren shall be the light artll.
leTy; the men who wear the handsome UNIFORM
they move very TapldlJi they i.ro ~ you Wheu
you least expect It, aud they hit almost every
time. ,-,,,--,
men in plain uniform, who make up the rank aud
nle and do all the WORK Iney 10 nov Say h uI Nv
ngrepationalist there looking at hlm, not look
ing away from him. Ilaughter.l The Baptlsts,
they guard the rivers. lLanghterl IheS aIe w
thlfstiest peOpie you ever did see, and when they
catch n prisoner they are never satisfied unit.
they get him under. Laughter AMI applause
And so all the different parts o. thG army ~ I.
which we have done heretOfore-each division OF
the army boldly nghtng on It's own account
believe that the time is near 81 mana wnen W.
shall be called together under one leader, when
ahigher standard and better banner than tht
banner OF any division or the banner OF any
army corps will be unrolled TO the breeze. ~ y
the banner OF the one leader who commands the
entire army Of the Church-the Church united
receiving its orders only from headquarters
What shall be on that banner?
aNaHHE
stantlne. II IL fresh In your minds, Know, ant
yet It will bear repetition. When he, at M
head Of his army, was moving down tue south
cru slope towards Rome, under the vertical sun
at the head OF hts forces, and he saw In mid
heaven a crusz-the cross Of the suffering Lori
the cross Of the ChTist OF the whole world, jew
and Gentle aliE -'hC cross Of your Rcdcetner
my brethren, Pid IN 1e-and over that cross u
tracinRs Of F,rnal II TIT these words were writ
ten, by this you shall conquer And ne tool
that cross or It's syn ol, and he put II on the tol
lie put il on Inc hit ofhls own sword. Then
under the innlesc' Of that new inspiration, h
hIeathed his own aspiration, INTO ms army IN
the southern Stop, Of the mountain against IN
apparently Irresistible tide OF the enemy, an
oyerswcpt them ~ and won yictory-a victor
never 10 he FORGOTTEN 50 long ns the pages Z
history hold n together And that incident u HI
the symbol u an everlasting truth. II you nav
an army Jehind you, you may nave only wca'
ness strength l. not TO he counted by swOr
or lances or shields. II Is TO he counted slmpl
and only by personal conservation to the cross
Christ.
bIetnreh, Icucn" , tnH -, ~ az r,.y
not far distant when the cross OF all denonln
tions, and OF all success In the nohlest e'a,5e
cal alliance that has ever oeea dreamed o.,
slIs o s.n oG " 70 sbondrr without Ttyalr
but In honor, prcferrng one another, and rca,
do the Fathers works, aud TO build the kinglo
of Christ upon the earth. God bless you In th
your effort, and Gods bcncdcilOn rest upon 20
grow in that simple Chiid-ike faith, which W
make this life 80 beautiful to you, and make yo
welcome into the Other world certainty. Co
Hiter the singing Of a hymn by the choir Il
audience was addressed by Mr.. George L. Paa
who gave an exceedingly interesting account
Nnrtbern cities. nOrtrayInr the condition esT
rlally of tho afiicted children Of the poor, W
are established in comfortable homes and
ceiye mo hest Of surgical and medical trcatmc
thronVh me nhllanthropy OF the residents OF /
respective cities In which the homes and hos
tals arc established.
soon after Inc conclusion OF Mr.. Pages
marks the fact was stated by Mr.. Frank
smith. the president OF the association, that
contribution Of ave hundred dollars had been
reiyed from Mr. Page which announcement "
rereIvpd with great anplausC,
Dnrtors TIFFANY and uepwoTth were, hy
contributions OF several persons present, ina
NE members OF the association.
AftsT singing Nv Inc choir the Rev, DR..
tany' of his civ, addressed the audicT
shngtIy The exercises concluded by the bel
Jictton being pFolouuced
sr,,. ,,,,,,,I p.n,rt-
i"e H"" '" ', -. ,.,,..u,
The boaru OF mhuhseiS pIVseh' IhC 'o'''"'
M brief summary OF the WORK OF the assoc
,,on in ia yarious branches, In the year end
lloh' IN Us
March ", ls'S' -, ,..,,,-
srlAlIIAL Nv w, h,,,,, ,,,,,,
As heretofore lhe MoIh " ori"hihH n" ,I,
Christ has been greAiy pIOSPeiIu W UTt wy ~
Master, and Is encouraging IN " IesutS. !
committee on cy1hge'lEaiIon dGpo't Su ag ,gg
gate OF one huhufeu hna t"c1 y, S,,s,tA, nnPV
conversions, greater poTlon ~ MniT I , nv
fruits OF the dAlly prayer Ineet.ug' hnu oleI
services. The attendance upon ~ luo LUZ, LUZ,
services during the year mas Devn ,a ,,s ,nan
any previous year. II Is eslllhateu tnht ior !
daily prayer meetlhg' sionS SiVlV '1 IN i 10,
thousand persons nave w o, W." ,hn ,r,T
enoe thus eNerted over anu oe}On" '"e u''u
conversions cannot De estiihatou.
SABBATH ENEhlNu stH. ,,, IT..
continued through INT suIllhsI ~ L,n'un Ia
were, after evening services hau oeth T S
In the churches, truhsleIIeH W the Ineh,
Comlque. THIS action was tAkeh hlteI Vohsul'
ton with the pastors, anu in OtusI 70 Le"S ~
larger number OF nOh-a tIehuahts uPon tne ~
nary means OF grace. my vet,nss nav nT
continued 10 tne pIessu' ,ini,v"pg N'''
CHRISTIAN WOhAEns, 49,. -,
Early In the autumn ClasS " on,I W. 49, h1
dred young men anu Mvlllrh mh' ,ss.tt
In my