, 1876-11-13

temple Of Gul II WIS the Jehovah Of tho Holy
FaSe that transformed these reGplo which nd set
wIeked ir slaves. E EBack Of * tho sccptre of tho
1iehrcw Kings wna to be soon tho srcptrc OF tho
Almighty. of which that Of David or Solomon
Deity, mid sins weru atoncl for and virtue rc-
wart!ctl. not tn tho narno of Garth, hut IN tho
name NJ Heaven. Hero WA MI Emporium IL IN
81 man liko sword in tts scabhurl. This It
!laa always been IN. tho carecr Of all States.
Religion, Inns bcen tho greatest public utility.
Ever, when tho ssate waa separate from rnlis-
ioa form, a. ~ 0rocee, and bal,yl9n, aud lsonct
the King, or the Forsinl Or Senate Of the people.
In Sololnon's day tic two temples OF govern.
mcnt un1 religion wcrc within ono wall and
uMlcr onc roof; anl law nil! psalm wero
cl'antcd togcthct; and 1t now seams tl,9t that
compound structure WAS to. hc an emblem OF
nn in,pcrlshahlo union Of tilronc anil tcmplc,
for although Church and State woro separated
after tho llcbrcM porfMl. yet tho laws Ut man
The % Kins of al i Xihgs. one anda everywhere IL
antiquity, standing In equal splcndor, tho capk
tolls 81 tic Stats and tl.c sanctuary Of tho gods
All the mighty orators Of tha State appcalel to
that moved forward to battlo moved amid pacans
sung 10 tho gntls Of victory, Tho gorgeous
streets Of tho old cittcs were male impressive
By tho rival architecture OF the State a1a Of the
dcitIcs.
Thus In laying tho foundations Of tho Govern
mcnts which exist to-day, religion clue to take
high part In tho solemn service, and ont uf
tho prcsenco Of her God has slowly como civil
izalior, promising at last 70 c9vcr @ earth With
Solomon tlicro was another temple more epir.
ltunl, d temple not ma1O Of lGwols niid goldt
but a spiritual presence Of Jehovah, 50
within ail tho caapItols Of stato which llayo
America, there Inns been The salnc Doty, by l,ls
Holy placo rendering instgniiicantth tho bc1cwclcd
solomons moving In aud otit on marble steps.
The present stntutes of9Engla'nl and America,
WHO !lrow Tue most Of ttcir cloq4cnee from tlat
"hghcr law" which shuy evoked from tho sky
to tAkc part III tho struggle for rights upunn
earth. THUS etatsls religion IN tho very front
of public utility. Tioug,, l'alf.for'iea ,l. p9ll,
or plantation to tho tluties Of stateamen may dc.
ritle tic church and 1nuyl all religion 10 scorn,
yet history is all against them, for government
l!as oil beet m!ngl!l!g of TIC human and t!ie
lava Of man Which las most willingly met to
slnl. Its hymns to God. Every clurcl, fs there
fore, founded upon tho dearest interests Of tho
Statc, aud tho true clergyman In his pulpit is
the sa!e MS soldier on Ills country,s battle.
field. Franco ouco tried government without
q religion,
l. 4 fourth precious stone Of tho founda-
tlon Is human happiness. On, how VIC oil seek
happiness! Tms Is TIC arSam !a shat ,,t,,, retaris
detail We never grow weary. OF this kind OF
food tho noul u nll-deyouring. And what
variety IA demanded In tho vnryinE hours OF a
litc however short = may be! In nn one oh
jet Is hutla1l happtncss complete. Tho most
brilliant King Or queen on tho throne wlahcs 10
descend from tho height and 70 and sec tho be-
loved child or walk In the quiet garden. Often
wl,cn tho Isoyal Court .wcTc In thu height of
n+,f fu.1t, 1,un Ekn4Y
md in o lonely ronrn in the palace steal from
tho pages Of the flIdon Of Plato, "a pleasure
TO which," she said, "all that sport III tho Parlt
ts but o shadow" But como away from those
and what height they had has all been beateI,
down BY Rcpuhcanlsm, until now IL Queen Is
but woman, and d good wonia1! is = Queen.
Come away to tbs brua.l, cyen feld Wticse lew
are hiEh! antl lew need bo low; llcro Silas M
soul The forms Of lawful happiness
which. one may gather arc Infinite, md,
though the. heart never tlnls enough,
yet all around ls It grows changing Ills s'!al'c,
tiay dim tic eye puly that It may sec moro CLEAR
ly In the morrow. by Ggcut hlgl,wny or By ittlo
unexpected .a.es It eoues-a graft pursuit, u
profession 0r u suldcn blrd-sonE, victory IL
iriund Of page in grul,d boolt. That City
which had a hundred gatcs, in nnd out Of which
poured tho old anl the young, now group Of
children passing out t6 tilt hills, now troop nf
soldiers now tlu cha.iot IT, Of thu King, might DO
hundred gatce, by which her tnuttituucs can
come to kcr from any point, md Oy which tho
light of her couMtcLancc can flow toward tho
busy thrung, Notwithstanding the infinite
number OF tho sources oE happiness, yet thero
arc so,ne avelsues l,fonlcr tt,nu the rest, along
which largur throng moves IN murc Of llfe'a
days antl years. The pursuit Of property, tho
pursuit Of fanie, the acquisition ot truth, the
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