National Republican., 1878-11-29


homes, under the auspices 0f the ladies, during
the last few months. There was large at.
tendance, and the evening was occupied with
appropriate exercises by tho Sabbath school
scholars.
DR.. NHylor Picture, oar Nations Outlook"
"Our Nations Outlook" was the subject
chosen by Rev. DT. Naylor for his Thankssiv-
ing serm0u aud upon II he preached dis
course remarkable for its graceful rhetoric mud
vigorous thought. He announced as his texts
Isaiah xxi, ll-"Watchmsn, what of the
night ?"-and Psalm cxlvii.. 20-"H hath
not dealt so with any nation" He referred to
the statue of MemmOn, which history says
stood upon the banks Of the Nile, aud when
the rays of the morning SUI broke upon it
gave forth sach music that the poet forgot his
poetry aud the bard his song. CNmbyses lew
eled the statue aud tho heart of Mcmuou was
stilled forever; but Il structure Of grandcr pro-
portions has been raised. The keynote of the
music OF gladduned hearts might have boen
heard that morning. when united nation
offered to God Thanksgiving. Nor did the
melody then cease. 1t was borne to otEer
lands, aud gave new courage and hope TO
crushed hearts struggling for freedom. Notes
sweeter than those of McmnOn, louder than
any rushing stream. should'bc ours to-day.
DR.. Naylor asked his hearers IL they had
ever paused to think why Providence decreed
that America should he discovered, just at the
time the printing press was inycntod-at tho
time all hearts IN the Old World were marslialeI
on one side or the other IN tho great struggle
of the Protestant Reformation. Was 1t not to
make that century the greatest In the cycle Of
time? lie divided PrOvidences or Divine de-
velopments into three classes. The first was
civil development Under this head no spoke
of the principle of civil liberty as developed in
our institutions. The principle had grown
stronger and stronger, although at times IL had
seemed to trculble beneath corrupt legislation
and degrading demagoSucs. 1t had gained a
deeper aud fiflnGr hold in all truo aud iutolli-
gent hearts. Every political conflict clevntes
the masses. No government ever assumed a
greater responsibility than ours. The most
sacred thing in America is American citizen.
ship.
The nations vindicalion of her financial
integrity has been proved in u way not to be
miScOmstruCd hy any citizen. 1t has proved
that her promise to pay means payment. The
government which Is unable or unwilling to
PROTECT Irs HUMBLEsr CITIZEN
In his individual rights Is farce. Discussing
the capacity of man for soli.gOyernmcnt h e
referred to the fact that the past Is strewn
with failures aud wrecks of republics. One of
the chief curses Of q democratic government
is too much politics Men now begin to talk
Of the Solid North and Solid South. Why not
also Of the Solid East aud Solid West I There
may come time when too much politics will
accomplish that which secession failed to do.
Secession sought to divide the country in
two. Too much politics will divide the country
in four parts The throe things essential TO
mans capacity for selr.gOvernment were u
suitable country, intelligence, and virtue. All
of these, he claimed we have. While speaking
Of national virtue ho said people asked if the
latter days arc better than the former. The
newspapers contain daily y fearful record Of
crime This rather indicated spirit OF right.
cnus investigation bringing out vilcness from
its hidiuE-plhce. There is virtue in hunting
down villainy. Ours Is a decade Of invG,tigt.
tiuII. The prrponleralng desire of the people
Is for uprightness. 1t may have seemed lu H.
crvus to have . Congressional committee ap.
pointed to investigate tho title of tho PTcsi.
dent, but he thought 1t grew out of the peoples
| appetite for purity. PGbilC men may make in
ycstigation hobby, but II is no less virtue.
| lie believed virtue was advancing, broadening
aud deepening.
The next divine development was the de-
| vClupIueut Of social character. The true esti.
mate Of man had been problem worked out
| IN this New W0ld--a knowledge of the fac
| that a man ut tho pinnacle of destruction Il
| not a god, but u man, aud q man In the slave
| ship is not Il brute, but q man. The other de-
| ycluplncut Is q religious One-the development
of religion, liberty. This country has been
and still remains refuge, not more from civil
oppression than from religious persecution
Only ia free America eau we hopo for the fu
| development Of religious forbeamnce and tOl
| Grafton. SuIuly at some day not far distant
| pcOples of other lands will eXClaim, SEQ how
| these brethren liver Here aud there still
some hostility exists. Sull there were jeal
ou,ies They could still hear an occusiOna
one in stcutorian tones, aud generally in bad
English, laundering away at crecds and doc
lrines of which they know little. Such mel
are relies of the past. A harp Of grand pro
portions is rising In this land. What II un
! skilled fingers should bring forth discordanl