, 1875-11-01
The DUTY OF CHRISTIAN CITIZENS.


BHnHoS ny THE nEv. n. H. AIrELr-
1hs Rss. N. Il. Axtell, pastor Of Park Avenue
I.lhodss Church, prohched last evening on
@1hs Duly OF Chriatinn Cltizens to Maintain
tbs Existence and Spirit Of Our FREQ Institu-
tocA taking as his toxt:
luHiadea, nultt.ules IN the valley Of decialon.-
Ia, ri, II.
Tho prophet hhs In view tirno whom tho har-
MT Is rips, tho pross Ia fuIl tue yata overflow
IT, yss ttmo Of grent wickedness, no seca all
t'dons In the Valley Of Jehoshaphat waiting for
tseiaon to bo pronounced. uoforring 70 tho
nas contest is the yisson in tho Apocalypse Of
" the nations in tho Valley OF Armagetldou.
AlaT havo thought that Nil European powers
fsa'dbo gathered into conflict; perhaps in Home
xia ia1ssusdcm, tue contro Of Christianity, who're
aa would bo slain and truth gain Buoh adyan-
asa u would haaton tho nations to Christ
'sdang by the logic Of facts rather than BY tho
nasaaslons OF fancy, tho Valley Of tho Msssls-
aspl "a fn moro likely to be the Bccno where tho
eataesa Is to rise up with mighty instruments,
@a 1es hoao ou1y b bafe sho stand III tho faith
oapanty Of tho goapcl, and they be finally VIC
@f'ouA Hero Ia an ial4nd home amid the sona
saefa sl tIdea Of trayol aro stranded.
aaanly, 1860, cntoscd tho American House,
pfa''s, just opcnoa ahal1 mover forget tho
s1a Psofs. Brewer and Whltuoy, Of Yale COL
sst *sTe In ono part Of tho ruom packing tho
aaess Mathematical and astronomical iuatru-
~. nsna OF French and home manufacture. for tho
u u of August eclipse. Colera, ub,ef OF the
~ eaus Ia and drew out rude
SS.P o. the battle with tho Arapahoes.
- -. "a tha scalps Of three and tho utos had
S,nafi S,,!9afi yet thefo must be q triumph colo-
,,,so. aad the at,oota were tllcd With Warriors
tan tna1s lor tho danco. Trayclors wore thoro
hos ha sGhaaou. shs and Paris. The ale1can with hla
,ns. Enp and many oaths, the California
ftrsss, aoo tho creole and half-breod. Tho
1..a 1s9 g. ass about upon tho trunks. and tAs
ihsspl Iatoese labor was 10 tho kitchou. Hero,
sns !, shall tho gathering of tho nations DO.
kns pfeseuts much picturo continually,
MI r.,,. ~ Ia. Tho hesdquartsrs Of this Miaeln-
n hlI..sy s:s, rlth its population Of l5ooo ooo
Es1"ak 70 70 aae Atlantic, 6,000 into tho Gulf Of
s.Ss:t sISo: taooo into tho mississippi, 5000 into
n1,- ne, making In all near ~. 000 mltes of
en. On. 'lPsalos Ps 10 tho world, 10 an invitation to
un,sd 'sem overy way. THO invitation is ac-
hsdss.,daah hs ahe population increases ss11 per cont
In Nv. We ara horo not by accident. and
N..,u ~ ~. meaningless horde. Very distlnct
n.. 1e l acknowledged to b. associated viii. our
tsastoFeF epokou. We eoem to Aayo beou
tda,ii,!ae % work out the grand ldoaa Of tpdl-
tfd.4.J. freedom anl faith. Those nso iLoas
ashna3{. asha{. Mons can look buck over our history
H. P.aSt1 Pnd 10 tho founding aud tho culture OF
ttasss.a!nuac' Our founders have como from
il. Hs.!p The pallt!natca from tho Rhine,
tom mPnoolsss P..s from ireland. the 1luaucno&a
los'snaa the puHtaus aud Quakers from
saHs ~ the bcoteh rresbyterlAus from the
rGs i. n ireland, the Waldenses from Piedmont,
Ind ~ tsd 1oahd togathor at least by this common
t,onN interest in religion. Tia mcfnory Of
t,n NJ snaaatea for tho sake Of religious iteo-
ID 49, nopes OF eatstabllshing that freedom,
csIooi.,.s ,sag!ous atmosphere around tue early
luasna. a. John Jay, The puyegt 1audera
t4to aa,,. said for them "You have
lqYe,pm.na. a That M Asa impatient Of
~ ~. aeAt1ona OF Indopeudenoy, but
h h. ), ealumuiea." They only aaknt
uRor. t.n,a tauaasat aud frse 1ustisnsiops " ue<t
VII nav uash to break out Of ll,a woed, more
ao,4. 44s'e ZOO room for IT," said Tho Leydan Pro-
atimo,. Freedom to worship God. naid Lord
Vi. pn.Io,. place for simple ye4 and nay In
u nc.s s@aea patasty aud f1ieudlY thou fur
Iylam T., ~ sad penn under tho eims, "An
tape n ~ ne destitute Of oil IAnds," Aaiil OEle-
~ tp1 ,.Sels ,.Scssle with Wesley. :" Ne cannot
bes e 'sad n.I: sx Or pr.ssrh y th,: e , Rsops
kt.,. 12a IT, until thsy aboula and tims to mako
htlons NV strange iB It that Tho persecnt,pe
h har,1ofe not permitted 10 x4in fookhold
k1haoS Their o. spirit On tho giant in Ito plastic
ks Ia 1As Pope aid will di7ido ths
MBosin asys discovered tssWsou Portugal
b BILL on ood aatd. Portugal Las bamahcd
ssaJ laeutst,dias ~ saaln u rssponaibls for tie
14sHe..s ~ tseeh from the blood Of tho
IL tsss,sAo Aao Yss. though shs ornAd 10 much
b HsHsaSas5, haA sustained no power hare.
ill., e q R:af':sS|ssa s||s4 Pl.p.sa RI h:r.st