National Republican., 1876-05-18
AMERlCA's TOMORROW.
Ieeture of Bishop gilbert Haver


Uuion Chapel NJ. E. church, in the First ward,
taking advantage of Bishop Haven's presence in
Baltimore at the general conference, secured his
services for a lecture On Monday evening, and, as
might have been expected from his vell-known
progressive character and views It was most in
teresting one, delivered entirely without notes
and fall Of trenchant hits. HIS subject was,
"America's Tomorrow" He said the first ele-
ment of success is to "keep cool" The American
talks, eats and lives faster than most other ma
tions consequently our dangers and failures lie in
this direction, and every leader who has achieved
great influence and distinction among us, from
Washington down, has been a man Of great sang
.troid, or eoolness. America is to be the centre
and solvent Of all humanity. Everywhere the
carpet -bagger or interlopcT is regarded as q nus
ance by the older residents. But they have al
ways been Gods agents fer reforming and civiliz-
ing nations; for what were the children of Israel
the Cloths and vandals and the Normans, but
representatives ofthis ciassf
THE EARLY SETTLERS OF THIS COUNTRY
all differed from each other, have the millions
of emigrants Of different races since, but they
have become blended together And this GER
tainty of the American future-the rolling of all
appears. Tho English nation Is a conglomerate,
and, as such, is superior to the Irish and others
which have kept their blood pure; And as 50 the the
Asiatic with the earnestness Of the torrid man
and the coolness and mental power Of the native
rior to our present population.
But it is not only the American man, but
woman, who is to be
AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT
in our social future. This is already seen in the
walks Of literature Prior to the commencement
of this century, female writers were almost un-
known; but to-day in this city, ladies are laboring
with busy pens to feed the multitudes in other
cities, who receive as large salaries as their
brothers in neighboring dens. Side by side with
her brother shall the sister of the human race go
forward. Many Of US have distaste. as for one
tion" in the Church and in politics. But, why
may not a woman declare Gods truth from
propriety is there in her administering the Lords
supper and baptism? And then, with regard to
voting, what is but the expression Of an opinion?
let the polls go to them, then There would be no
trouble in making an arrangement to take the
ballot box around to each house, as in taking the
census. But, suppose the experiment is tried of
having women go to the polls. Even In as tumul
tuous assemblage as town meeting or our Gen
and it would soon be at the polls. 1t is said it
would injure women and oyerturn society. So,
doubtless,
HINDoo GENTLEMAN
would say TO the proposition that his wife or
mother should be allowed to sit and eat with him;
and yet We get along very well with such state
of things. And woman is destined soon to be
mans helpmeet in all the higher walks of life, as
she has been in the domestic circle.
Another thing which must characterize our fu-
ture is the extirpation Of the sale Of all ntoxicat
ing liquors. Some may be disposed to question
the possibility of this, in view Of the existing
state of things. But ii is certain we can have no
future worth contemplating without this extirpa-
tion. The American nature cannot stand unless
this great work is achieved. The hard-headed
Scotchman with his toddy and the beer-guzzling,
LYMPHATIc GERMAN
may bear up after a fashion. though by no means
uninjured but the finer and more nervous Ameri-
can organization will break down much quicker
under our fiery stimulants.
Another thing to be hoped for here is a perfected
Christian society. Now only comparatively
small proportion of the people belong to the
Church, and by no means all Of them give evl-
dence that they ought to. But If we have faith
in the power Of our holy religion can look to no
future that is not spanned with the hand of Christ
1t is the man that makes the land; and only as he
has attained to perfect statue in Christ with no
repulsiOn toward his brethren of whatever race,
leading his sister by his side with all his baser,
sensual passions in subsection, will he be worthy
of the high destiny marked out for him in thfs
land. reserved through all the ages for the per-
fectiOn Of humanity.