New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-03
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! Rev. William y. Alser drew an sssy
larger congregation yesterday morning thar
chat which hrA listened to him at either o.
hss previous appearances IN the pulpit OF
the Church OF the Messiah. Tne fame Of
! his oratory had evidently gone abroal, and
bis return TOR another days service was
! greeted by an increasing circle of admirers
It. is The belief of many in the congregation
that # Nr. Alger could be permanently
settled Is che pastor of this church its
troubles would soon be ended and career
! OF prosperity open before it. Ghe trustees
/ say shee are still undecided as to enc choice
! of . pastor Do be called. and have as yet
I done nothing beyond securing temporary
! occupant for the pulpit from week to week.
Next Sunday Rev. John Ware will officiate.
Re was announced that the annual meeting
OF che society would be held on December
-. The Thanksgiving day exercises will be
7 held jointly with the congregation OF All
Souls Church at the latter church, eornes
of Twentieth street and Fourth avenue.
Mr.. Ayers sermon WAS ss follows, the text
being the eighth verso Of tho thirsl ghapter
| OF the Apocalypse:
u have set before snes "a open door, and
no man can shut it," The theme suggested
!
! impossiblity Of . mOnOpOlization Of the
gifts OF God. The things of mans produc-
| ton are the constant prey Of cliques and
| Factions who seize Them for che express
purpose OF Withholding them from pr0duc-
! ing those general benefits they were meant
1 TO accomplish. Ono Of tho oldest examples
] OF monopoly IL tina. OF Joseph in Egypt
while no vas tulsz of shat land. During
the seven years Of plenty he staSed away
great quantities OF provisions, and when
I the seven years Of Samins came he sold
J Them unto the people, receiving their mo-
| ney, sheiS cattle, their persons and hand,
! until Pharaoh become sole owneg Of the
whole of Egypt and the people in it as we'll.
In Athens speculatOrs often abused their
privileges to buy up some necessary article,
until . law was passed that no citizen should
bug of certain articles more than spesitisd
quantity. IN spain and France monopoly
ran riot, with fearful results Queen Eliza
beth granted to one individual the exclusive
right 70 iMpOr,, export, and sell alum TO
her subjects. Sir Walter Raleigh enjoyed
monopoly Of che tobacco trade from her
Not only we're material. shings thus barter
ed away, but the msttsrs beyond form 4ere
put under exclusive control in Roman
Catholic countries. For . long zine che
Jesui.s had the exclusive right to che edu-
cation OF the people, and they never gave
up that power ~ithoutdispute and struggle,
WINE the people, rusAlng iron one extreme
10 ahothel, nave Often banlshed them from
the places shey nave formerly infested: The |
Wong u monopoly is three-tOld. 1t in |
creases the eos., destroys the quality, ana |
limits the distribution OF the products with |
which ii deals. 1he true deslderata are 70 |
lower the cost. raise the quality, and I'M
versatile tho supply OF every thing that man |
NEEDS. Let there be monopoly OF carpets I
or hats. ard az once oh the evils
nav. mentioned would sollo~ IN res
pecs Z" these two Articles and re- /!
flee: on 81! other produces but If all
ar" 'hfown open ." competition they will
DC more Durable. bore moderate of price,
az wei! as more extensively put before this
pubiir. just SO shere IS found class who
would mako barter and hold to themselves
the truths OF religion, who would conjure
up oid DEAD and dying scraps OF theological
truth. no more nourlshlns than dried bones,
and thrust these dusty dogmas each Sunday
!hto the throass OF shelr people, when men
thirst and die for che fresh grass OF reality,
iiG with tho sparkle OF she spirit. Ihis con-
sracted spirit OF favorisism appears nowhere
with greater improperly than III religion,
since tod IS that power and spirit 70 which
every person l., stand. IN equal relation.
i inronshout the world there is visible In
Shls bad tendency to monopolize powers
ana privileges o. every sort, and when we
turn away from this exclusiveness to tho
reIaticas ct man to che divine govern
nens v" gre confronted ~ q wholly |
!'nerena "rdee G Things. VIC step .
NJ" "a" very aroma az 1reedons and uni. {
FersaHty. dis faVovs ave flung forth 10 all ,
iavor: 1t was HIS verltable impulse 8
Hhsch made the ancient prophet stand upon
ne mountain and cry: ~IIo every one that r
hirstetS Jet 1l'ln drink OF the wateSs OF life
reeiys ana 20 him that hath no money let .
I'M come. Everything that men claim as
peculiar 20 themselves - worthless when /
compared With the gifts chat God pats be"
ore aii snanklnds 1hls truth is wholesome,
o,h1ort,hS ana ansplrlngs and fsed to be- 2
nforce". 1he truth thas howeyee much
nan may anonopolize she artificial product
here ~ no monopoly Of the great original !
'oonso: Cod LIE: us illustrate this great
sutss sakee SoOs q special pleasure in q
resentlnS this subject to youg because it is o
|" wen calculated to fulfill the end which
no sunday services eught to tulfll-tO
.s NV heartS expand the lnind' and IN
pre- the soul OF the worshiper to luminous
hu olsinterested DEEDS, instead OF depress- a
y MN WIZ !ow and selfish VIEWS First, y
leAs tner" IS eee before us the open door OF
,ateslal hatrsc-the air. !ights water. earths p
~ 1''ha1lehs now fortunate ss ID that
l.se @rS unpr'sonables freq 30 u alls
II" SSeas 1ortuns y Is that we
o hos nave 10 eouns our bGeaths OF our q,
1mpses u The starry heavens or our n
saits o! natures Inspiration 1t 10 Che
o1 Uod nlmseif so laVlsh OF his gifts, and ff
o himself comes near to US in every pulees
;a "a. 90 G n,gn .nat we may ses and recognize