, 1874-10-19

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rccord nj ,,nurnation m liz one ha,, ard ~
IrrnIn strnrvien Tor j,bcrlv on tIia oI,or i,r;,a
Of power nas in asi lbo aRes been % a dom|nant
mnn An IL matte tGom ooutrhmta IN Ii, ] nonar ~
Lie in1iytdnal has aluaya hnc,, tia crnwn,u1
smbftion Of = forlunsto fav. Tho ons nfrort S ~
po!sa Nc n @ swsys has 9es. Tse to t.
po9,1n @ 9 ~ t f"g thnt n.a ~ 10 @ s1oy as aGr
dents 40 much t1os,ro to rule as fol ths neraonal
| s.tisfartInn nf hninr strong. 1l,xurounlv r;cj,
and consulted IN ki1ld Of oracle. '
battia NJ HaIan,is Ind srowned With oiorx Tia
! martinl va1nr of Athnns. Arntifies Tia snccoxa.
hi Gsnnrai ]ookod n,a,.y tIm1on mlstfully tomarJ
ii least ths crown Of q subdusd porsian Prince.
1,nt ~ tha ica"ri1nn If Intnex IT, Mnr1horo,,u,,
@ ro,1S II have nant,ired Taria. md for IN.
ytanI ciorlousiy tormiuatetI tlo riyalrles
~ To,,r cnnturioe by granituu this u,sur
nosue1 chisftain All 3;nperia1 star. Mon
man hit uitl, the exnccIat,ou of lilo reward Of
! aoxor"n,ans r sn5 o,nn,rA ooncodoi. The wov
| IT;rca ansi.vo thcir tihinets Il nat by turning
thon I into . nation Of iltcral bondumen, but py
| n wsstS ,jla 1eonl,A subutauce by enormous
~ md I unn;tv;ng ]cyiex or taxos.
There ID no shadow Of reason in justce or
ecouomy Wv ayory irop Of transmitted royal
cant nension ont Ut tho nurd earnings of 81 in
1m,trr,ons nntion To Ia antIrelv sae freo from
tho tyranny Of pnlitIra ruleru il, tAs world mood
nnt ha rnnGt1cntlv nntiennted 3. tho enJurlnr
soul @ , we ays % tsuxt Of ded 3D. 10 % sscurc' AsaiusI ~
| tho tyranny Of Hn}iticaI nower thora can bp 10
eafeguards provided, Cromwell was under the
lniluouca Of immense religious enlollon, aud yet
| lie ferneio1,sly insisted Tint aynry Trial,
,.atriot WHO resisted Lila mvracrous
conquest Of ths Island should in.
| slantly die. Tho Lord Protector was very
pious, but tio limit Of hls humility uas au aui-
sry = rhs % lndopenents sa1 l cronwo 1a 1sa in in
splred OF Heaven Tor h;s fcaroas life, while The
Trcsbyterlans insiHt NTH equet ardor that h1s
inspiration cana from bcuosth, and that hia auu-
lmo prosestations Of unaitering confidence in
God were in reality artf,ll politY to zubdue ths
I conscience Ut = roalm.
Governments are not expected to deal Justly
With their most .iiuztyioua bpnefacsors. 4 man
is valuable to an Administration as long as lo
can be uyol to strengthen it, and then he ID de-
capita.ed, and his CORY extremites aro thrown
INTO tearless obliyious gloomy vault The Gov.
ern,nont Of God kindly regards It's individuals
When ti,ey flaye faithfully served it's AdmnBtra-
tior IN tlia world its piyiua Sovereign Mil re-
ward them with an uufadlug immortality OF
hlns ia tho next, Human society coules uto its
largest franchises OF liberty in harmony
NTH tho inv of my text. What wo
ale to-day as q Republican civilization, IN pro-
1 I
in The tine Of Constantine. plus tho influence
upon US Of Jesus Christ suco that time. Christ
ID at vorls With tho world for tho conquest Of
universal empire. What ileia sllre 10 do with His
everlasting Gospel naanJ military leaders have
failed to 40. The conquest Of the world has
been in every aga the uroam Of martial chiels.
When by tho battle Of pha.sal!a the tste Of tho
Roman Empire ras h1ed AEauat Pompcy, ctrsar
mopt, but the couspirator's cruel knife garnorod
its royal trophy just eoforo tho inpatient dawn,
Aa1andcr's chosen imperial capital meant
10 DO tho centre Of QUO Kingdom - wn.
fixed at Babylon. AZ tue roTld had
bition Of Alexander proposed to subduc, whom
carly sin and exceBs touched thh iuyincible
conqucror NTH swift fever, and tho victor ol
I.ss as aid ss low as h!s pefa'sn enemies By
Carthagcnian 0oneral, dlcamed m axnlsan
vision, and during his working houla conlrme,
It by = bitter ontu. that he would become tht
Worla'S monarch " accomplishing Tue over
throw Of proud and bloody Rome Hs almos
roalzed bis san6niuary thrcat He failed. ant
this sable hcroe would lavo berome O. Romnl
trophy, but for the benign reliof Of poisoa
Cha, lemague fan career Ut ilnox2mplud genius
lIb came to lila impartial chance a,ld the shNttor
cd fragments OF ancient Roman giory. He turn
cd confusion and vic, iuto orior and purity. II
created a solid State. He lifted to his reticon
brow the iron crown Of The Lolnbards, and thel
Lo elept and dreamed Of greater than noua
puwer He attomutcd, reattempted. struggled
} and tlon fell. Ills gland ambition WAS neve
realixed.
ftnd. ooly. rn,cs OYER I'm tied earthly e,upIre
!! re sccrna 10 MEAN to grant to. Christian faitj
ta dnm;n,on of this sntirs wosld. Ei.htee
, hundred rnars aro He aet out for such pur
nnsn. tn FREQ .hu race |}y fat1 in tho ,ifo OF I'll
! s5ou, Tie greas military captains I have name
rI,,rHv e,rod in tt,is. s.--tLst thoy continual
so,,rht IN gain now eun,ro wjtlou, frst uuGiu
: endrrinr md solid what they already possosact
l ,l'bo resiit vas by many forescen leo mau