The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-30

far enough to erect statue to the un-
known God, how much more, when the
living God is revealed, may reason rejoice
and believe in the actual presence of a
holy and omnipotent spirit, which can
conquer and regenerate. Whe can doubt
that can think or has been moved by the
electricity of thought? 1t seems as pail
pable as the beauty Of q painting or the
majesty of a masterpiece of sculpture
Who can doubt who has read of the pa.
triarehs and prophets, and of their walk
with God, or of the spiritual fullness Of
Jesus Christ, who established the suprem-
acy of the spiritual forces? By that sign
the right shall conquer. God and his
spiritual works and moral influence has
the best title to the earth; and the Integ-
rity of moral law as well as human law is
involved in this important controversy.
They are consistent, inseparable and har-
monIous. Prayer or oratory, when If is
the eloquent inspiration of a divine con-
viction, and is adorned with righteousness,
is an irresistible power, 1t will break the
supports Of wrong and leave it to tremble
and to die. Never was so overshadewing
q power so helpless against attack. With
no legal rights to plead; without appeal to
law, or equity, or court; or conscious
wrong and superstitious from twitchings
of conscience and the fitting Of spectres,
the prayer of the righteous woman avail
eth much with it. And is there q more
noble occupation or business among men
than that of the philanthroplst. The
world has been always open to his miniE-
tratlon, and my legai acumen has been
sorely exercised TO analyze the invention
that classes the praying missionary with
the savage that would brain HIM with his
war club, or the praying lady with the
proIane loaler; nor can l find IN the ordi-
nance of the city the wonderful provision
that classes the holy business Of prayer
with the vagrancy OF the workhouse. The
graces of the century in which we live
forbid that the most refined and christian
city of the world shall be unkind to the
tender hearts fits christian mothers. 1t
Is strange that any one should carp at the
Propriety, or crihcise the mode of this great
work. 1t is sanctioned by the history Of
reform as its necessary law, and the voice
Of prayer to-day on the streets Of this
lovely city. is the voice Of Stephen and
Paul and Peter and John the Baptist and
Jesus, which comes down, resounding
through the golden aisles OF centuries,
from the curbstonos Of Jerusalem and of
Rome and of the cities of the seven chur-
ches Of Asia, heralded by the holy Apos-
ties, taken up by Luther, by Calvin, and
Zwingle, and MelancthoA, and Wesley,
and filling with its la1gfttZ and enchanting
tones, the universe forever.
Obedience to law ia death 10 the drink
ing saloon.
Obedience 10 law is the watchword OF
to day.
Obedience to law in which is order, So
briefly, morality, economy, kindness to
mar, generation and fear of God, prosperity
and honor. elevation of thong ght and be-
lief, and the perfection of the best and
grandest designs of the age.
Back to the oblivion Of the dark ages,
ye logicians, that claim The right to deVas-
tate the world by violence, from behind
the sacred shields of liberty and freedom