Smyrna times., 1874-12-02

he day. Five millions of perS MS in this &
country stand ready to echo back these bold 3
of the first Roman Catholic in Eng f
and. Thus you see the parties are already e
orm2g, the champions are stripping for the t
light, and ere we are aware the battle may be a
on us.
Have we aught to dread? or does the track a
ess waste Of waters cause US to forget that
mind is unfettered, and leaps at a bound &
almost from pole to pole2 Thought was erst I
a child, that awoke aud slopt and received
nOurlShment in the arms OF philosophers aud
grave senators, but now Is grown up to man
hood, and moves about independently among
the whole people, the common companion OF
all. In this country OF millions OF readers, let
Us not imagine it longer an infant Of days
w too must meet this question for the intro
ductiOn OF. the one side, will inevitably bring
the other in array.
On the one hand we are ready to render to
Caesar the things that are Caesars, and unto
God the things that are Gods. The true
Christian church stands pledged to the main
flamenco of all proper civil authority, but the
country must understand that the Church |
cannot much longer tolerate without her voice
being heard in louder tones than that OF mere
petition, the gross moral abuses that make |
politics a mass of seething rottenness, and our
halls Of legislation, places for buying aud sell
ling party patronage.
On the other hand, we cannot look with
favor upon the sick man of the Vatican, when
he arrogates to himself prerOgatlve that EN-
boldens him to bind our princes with letters
and to teach our Senator'S wisdom. Though
foe to freedom Of thought, to the education OF
the masses in the public schools, to the free
use of the plain unglossed word Of God, as
well as to Independent civil government, we
stand ready to welcome the Roman Church,
corrupt as she is into the common ssterhood
but never again shall she establish her calm
to universal supremacy in either Church or
State.
70 us it seems that the time has fully coma,
wien Protestant Churches and Protestant
States must come closer together. Our mutual
help and council will be called forth, and will
be needed Yet this cannot be, so long as the
State shall give no heed to the thousands OF
watchmen upon the walls of Zion. Their cry
must be heard for full and large education of
! the people, for temperance, SobrIety, and
honesty, for the suppression Of party cOrrup-
ton, and base and nefariOus congressional
stealingS For breaking up the foul nest OF
spectators in Wall street, though Daniel Drew
/ perish, and Cornelius Vanderbilt be made poor.
For Just administration OF law, though it
vacatc the Plymouth pulpit, and send the
Safe Burglars to prison They ask not to be
heard through the establishment Of a cO-ordI-
rpsentation in the law making departments,
hut they ask that the religious utterances as
pronounced before the people OF these United
States for almost one hundred years, shall now
be heard and respected that the Holy Sab
bath shall have the sanction, not only Of church
goers, but also of all the people that mur
derers, though their victims be OF an inferior
race, shall not receive executive pardon, that
: right shall be migEtier than argument, and
[ a. Nj oha0 ha mn,
of preferment. These things they demand by
, by the authority of Him that is enthroned in
the church, God over all and blessed fol
/. eVermore.
The recent remarkable political upkeaval il
this country, that has sent into political exile
e corrupt and venal partizans, the undisgulSet
e sanction of the secular press, in the overthrow
t of bad men, the uprising of the spirit OF purlt!
that is better and stronger than any party ties
e sound note of warning, which the govern
I ment, both General and State, and municips
: will do we'll to head.
: That mighty educator Of morals the secula
s press, becoming more and more the cOmmo
}. scriptures of mankind is rising to a purity tha
n is full of hope for the future. 1t is actin
d the part of a school master to bring the nato
to the higher morals and peace of the Chri,
!, tan Church. Bold, fearless, and Independent
e it has neither banished the rod of cOrrectio
8 honest merit and true attainment. The gcnlu
of the government of the country has cried t
m the Churches, let US alone with the powers tha
,e we have and we will purify ourselves. w
-e have stood aloof, the nation has scarcely te
ii our existence as citizens having common IL
At terests with all, but | look forward into th
10 future, and see millions OF American citizen
of pouring over the contents OF their Churc
n papers | see their faces assuming the rigidlt
! it,. | u
IN resolution; turn again, and | see the Chri
of tian Church at the polls with open ballot, Q
as which is inscribed the words o. our faith, tE
IL Lord is King.
10 Let us then on this beautiful day Of thank
n. giving and prayer, and praise, lay these thlne
as to heart. While the nation ID turning asld
in from its secular employments, while the re
to of the holy Sabbath has settled down on OF
20 own beautiful and quiet town, while each OF
an in turn brings to his recollection the merc
,aI Of the past, let us know what is before us ar
IN both calmly and patiently wait for the futur
at resolving to stand true to the commands
us Him who reigns in the Churches, the everlas
in ing King.
n Great and wonderful and marvellous h
mt been His mercy toward us. Though we ha,
N. not been able to comprehend Him, though ii
Ui smoke Of the temple sOftens the ineffable bla
he of His glory, and We like Paul, see as it we
TIA through a glass darky, though the seraphi
es, are still gazing in wondering amaze at II
nd ways and judgments which are past iindit
he out, though we are continually appalled,
vii gloriGed by new developments in His admin
he tration, though we cannot trace out the my
he terry of His dealings to ourselves or to Il
nation or to the world, let us remember tn
to He bids every one of us to proclaim Him
,rsy ~ I'LL oot;oo ooI ;od;y;J,oI os al II
hits tno "OIlui haItou auu HulNlduai 40 an "a
see goodness passes before us, as the Lord, Il
i"s Lord God, merciful and gracious, long suffe
hat hat ing and abundant in goodness and trut
keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving ia
by quity, transgression and sin, and that will
70. no means clear the guilty. Visiting the ID
to quity Of the f.thers upon the children, al
led upon the children's children, unto the thl
pes and fourth generation But showing msr
to unto thousands OF them that love HIM al
ses keep His commandments.
i'm Let us remember that God, who speaks
HI ne thronnh the Nhurchas. will this day accn