Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-12-09
THE NATIONS SAFETY.

Rev. w: T. GLENN, pastor of Jefer.
son Street NJ. L. Church, preached from
the text, Righteousness exalted ma
ton, but sin is a reproach to any peo-
pie" Our freedom as nation was
won from Our mother country after
years OF struggle and priya,ion. Our
whole continent is nov 6ohsecrated 10
liberty. The avenues of fame, wealth
and honor are open alike to people of
every race. CLINE and eoior. treer we
conld not be. We are so completely
isolated that all fear or hope OF staying
our progress or enslaving our people IS
ont Of the question. Our physical de
lenses and natural barriers are lnvnI
nerable. England owned this country,
AMI England was Protestant ~ her re-
ligiOn.
We are the chosen custodians OF the
great principles of freedom, aud the fn-
ture will bless or curse us as we prove
true or false to our trust. For hun
bred years we have proved ourselves
adequate 10 the task. No dcspot has
Vet enslayad us. But are We safe be
yOnd the possibility Of wrecS | Is our
national life so strongly rntrenched III
constitutional law ss 10 guarantee Us
against ruin ! Is there no danger that
ON county will sirken and die OF inter-
nal corruption aud fraud =! Intel grnce
and religion constitute The sately OF a ma
ton. To ens'ave IN intelligent people
is simply impossible. The agencies to
maintain this freedom are free education
based on religion, tree press restricted
only by morality, free pulpit and al
open Bible. y natious siEewS are lis
Christians, and the Bible is the only
lode.star to guide the ship OF state to a
haven OF safety.
1t is man bill Of rights, his char
ter OF freedom il stands between him
and the enemies VINO seek to destroy
him: Sin works forfeiture of our eS-
tate in the eyes Of God, utilities our IL
tie to liberty. Great sins and INSIDE
meanors in high places dot our history,
The speaker indicated some Of what he
considered the great sins, such rs an ex-
Governor in the presidency of the Jock
ey Club, President Grant travelling 10
tie Centennial on SUNDAY. aud carrying
the mails on that day, &c. God will
mete out due punishment for this il he
takes the breath out of the United States
and leaves it a corpse upon the map -
He did not hesitate to say that much OF
this tendency TO dissertation Il the
Sabbath is due 10 the running of the
street cars on Sunday. The liquor trat-
tic must be put down, and when illicit
distillers are found out they must not.
like Avery and Mckee, be immediately
pardoned. The State low supplies the
whiskey, our governments are m" by
whiskey, and God will not hold the
Commonwealth guilIhss which sane
tons such traffic until we become a
nation of drunkards The rrckiesSness
of the public press in aanderlng public
men mast be stopped If Tifden or
Hayes were judged b! a party press
they would be the wost scoundreIs IN
the country. There wn Judas among
the twelve apostles ant there is Bah
cock and a Tweed amhg public men,
but many of them are nen Of high char
acler and standing, an( the press should
not condemn them betire they are found
guilty. May God puffy the press and
make it respectable inthis matter. 1i!- |
den is a Presbyterian md Hayes Meth
odlst, and both are good men. Pool
selling on the elections and frauds at
the ballot-box must Ee stopped before
we can attain purity Of public life, aud
before the nations safety is assured
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