New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
PRESIDENT FoSs ON THE MISSION OF TIE UNIIEI

PRESIDENT FOSS On THE MISSION or TIE UNITED
STATES
MTDDLETOwS. Conn, June 25.-Tho following
ara extracts from the ba ,aureac sermon preached by
President FOSs OF Wesleyan University, at the Methodist
Church tins morning:
Lot ask td, what is the work ~ this nation For
whIt part tue solution Oi thc mighty fobieh oI the
A IA, la, t,,d prepared az To wnit Ha-iinCrn. acuiusw
no.. me- .IiinD,n m The ticss snai attempt to
l. tn.s: Tnc August Rdicr OF All the ni'"ns
des med the United states 81 An"iii' a. mo 'Ihd 81
ro,tOry aud evangelist of c'vu liberty ANA Of pure
roll Uus fp.h. And these two are one We cannot t"l
sdcr separately aud iitw out distinct libtS oi
pr OL IL ido ia this age for any nauoh To expert
greatness pcrmtucnce without arsnoNl.iEihs God
Ia ancient Zines tie ease was mH p.t No" 'h.is
ti1u nat control tr world; d DEPEND upon u, INC
hands w1ll never 20 bach ON the uih France lred 10
gct on without bod OLt Ma oicoh P1i'S ivi c"s'S
OF safe, rostoioi the 'ian Catholic uiioh Has mos
nppreciauve UosIapn 4, 81 T.hers, gIve, ns Gc,piy
e.tas account o TINS sihguihuy iSr"ct'c psSshSe
h!s,oFy, closlns 10 ~la tis reilaoon Whe'hcr
religion" idlsr ana VITA aeepcr ~ hhing' fe,llef,
sue essor to Lafayette as Pnno Ains,eF ~ LOUIS
Philippe said ON uis destIOcd "frauco mast nave re-
hgon' 80 say to-ay co"cr'iilns lh"i bul',l lain
wulch 1roik, t.o shachcs hVidnism binds un America
aiust nave rcngon In Odr 10 Uo the sceIo abode VI
cyil llJerty she must naiptin pue ri Vus ai'A-
The same God who planted the colonies nodded their
history He bouni tiioih To the h1lhef c1dhtB hn'
t.ey str,na enOugn ~ silihJ alone aioI ia Os,
and then oyerruiod the circumstances oi lnoi breh
.ng away Ia inspire tLe.n witn perpetual Lh.fed
OF an q, O,prrsson Why did England persist 50 long ~
teatms Enssnmen bcie as i.u-lohinen ti'efe wohii
nevei nave Submitted 10 bc ircdoed at all Ih,fe Is bnt
one OK inatioi- England was Julicaib Dhni n IA order
|
icsu to siy to-day, VITA tIo b,aLo Of ccnuJ 5 u-.4t
poured In -ands nous blunuer, bat ~ WAS sld
at time tne nHs ui ParLiinen, tnc whole realm
rang WIN clarion Warnings 81 the huur me he n o'-
ieioc made H. tlDn has guided all Our pro-
rcs- tnd uiIIies ~ tnlu IN our c1yi var
In tnit eventual piue nunDlcu by thc Dit-
Experience o rp,aieu diastuis uuiii Ne learned 10
trust mol IA cOiHnOi.,5' h"i in nociis lO IA nis shy
hosts, Ddt Ia UOd. . .
Ne are also A composite pc pie, made OF all the
peopius nlJ,oti uicr OF the fuii-
Tan Jit zen worker la irUn wants 10 maze tbs DtSt
uus,ulr sword he dUUs cOntcnt himself wl,h iron
from duy one lnlue. IlG tiA, sUnIc hOn England,
and Russia nom NoN-Ens Ia L. aud
some PcnuEy iSauII; and do us, haLIicii-, ahd
ileX Dlc bo cIuci from me pIuidct uf
any sinsl Ine face Oi carth ANA when
tnc rcat God wOud IolsC lhat nlSJ stidncht Whicn
sAai bis ayenSHB sWOid 0u ala HE ~ pialy vi tie ma
tons c.tn, tdhts humanity iio very hatiJh
AID seIis t iuDo one Oi,e hoarJ nom tbs ups oi
knian tUIs D-urr: We nave Ii this county s.otI
stone O H. Is our CInlulOd SC.OJ stUl,
upper stone tho BDie: We lolr ino tno hop.c ue
ei oscucoIs in rOn TrOn ala inIs. ui ~ comes
uut an sItoi ed s.lizd ffJtes, ,sinti-m.'
suggest thaI IL Is To do 10 W. wCi, lu Two
Language wisn 10 OIIntLicahy PfOtestant and i.Co
Language. a Ne,uicd.dr ls AlOu
ana Cromwell of fatrck Henry aud ADraiiIn Li.oOh,
VIII not fcltiny bow tne hlicc u fOpc uC5pUt.
hOiDnisu oOnCCals Itseil the da OF uelJ
Language. frOlcst,iash COui - tlc hSnt. No grdt
Ia. .pedKng ndGun Is Journalist. No OLUr In
p.ddcHiy Protestant. the time HIll soon come wien
wIli speak, AT icast understand Lui
InpcId.IYD the UOlAt Ol lhUsc steiA
witu the twin angel OI irccuOin anu faIti.
Aotner grand element or moral strength tiat
"A tiiiu OL.er
bijIIL tNalI,CliZInS LIT
wl insist tLat Tue world 10 Eio~tuS wOrhc
lOut 10 tnc iac,s tuat within tie lifeline Oi some
OF tbs auuicnte mole copies Oi tic LiDic have been
cuIted, successful IaUOrs Uoeu cAIc.d
Uf tLe ncathcn word Than IN all
agSs before sinco Moses wroe me fohtaIeucn.