The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-24
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THE TEACHER IN RELI01ON AM
POLITICS.
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Like the sage Of old. who rang such eloquen
changes on "Ihe Sword OF Warrington and th
Sta3 OF. Franklin" We would exclaim: RE
ltgion and Polificsl What important subject
for our considerasioni
BY the one We are enabled 10 30 through tn
wortd win heart II Peace and "conscienc
devoid Of onense," and ~ the other We becom
mitnni causens and wise rulers II We are cailes
TO positions Of honor and trust.
In ooeyinS the precepss ofthe one. We are fol
lowing the teachings OF our great Teacher ant
initiating the example OF Warrington, FRANKLIN
AND AL the great men Of our country who's
names we revere. - well - those Of President
hayes ana our own Governor st. John; and By
tne otner We are emuisting the example Of Web
ster, clay, sumner and tho mighty minds tina
nave guided our nation by their wisdom.
by dilSent attention to the one We obtain {
passport 70 high places In our government, and
oy tne otner We oDtaan passport TO our heavenly
no"e IN INC Ssoss nefeauer.
IN tnnkins over tnis subject we concluded "a
ss.s worthy psuon OF our scnooi what ne thought
VI NJ .no nus answer was sometning IKE TINS
A"e Aescaer In nension ana fohtlcsl well,
very r" .. you nave any religion ana tne iese
any VI you nave 70 10 WIN poiitics the oetterF'
A.o '"ls sppes3s 70 DC sne senefahy accepted
iels'o" ~. VIC sesc"91 noios 70 tnose TWO vitai
quss1ons u INC osy' qoesuons on wnicn ninse
sres. MEASURE INC iosuIe oesuny OF our
country. VoT history - nasion mas oeen nom
'ne very niss lehsious one. head the nissory
Vi INC settieme"s OF nes1y every one OF tne COL
on'es' snd you VIII zee tnat feIielous freedom
w. "nas 'ney "sfe seeAinS' sno enss iof Wnicn
'ney iei' tneif aof"'er nomes' olsseo tne dangers
VI tne '"fouien' ws'ers sna euoufeo III tne pri-
Vsuons ana nsrdsnips incident 10 the settlement
:" NC" country. Anu sitef tney Dy tneif own
nafuy nsnds mao newn . naoitsbie country out
VI tne osrien WINS tney iouno upon their Arrival
anu ii'eraiy maae WILDERNESS 70 blossom ana
pioom ~ y rose we nnd the whole country
protesting against moral principie-'taxstion
"i'nou' representation anu feady - one man
10 Jake up arms ior the cause OF Right
Recognizing inc existence OF an all powerful
'od' In the nrst words OF their Declaration OF
independence they depend upon Him TO help
tneIn In what their conscience tells them 10
riSnteous cauee' anu appointing God-iearing
anu God-serVlng man rs their COMMANDMENT
Chief they enter boldly INTO what We, looking
Dack nom our day ana age, and considering the
relative importance OF the powerful English on
the one hsnd ana the feeble COlonists on the
other, cannot but think was hopeless struggle
But when God Is for US, who can he against
us!' anu that GOD 70 whom their COMMANDER
in-chief prayed In the silent watches OF the
night, whiie MS weary soldiers lay numbering
IN the camp, raised up for them powerful friends
ana Drought them at last to their perfect freedom
sui iarther on We Ind the people protesting
against the moral wrong In the form Of slavery,
and believing IN their hearts what their forefath-
ers had written IN their declaration Of indepen-
dence THAT all men ar" created Tree and equal,
they msse It really 80 In this country and ban
ished slavery from our land
The implicit faith Of our fathers in the wisdom
and overruiing providence Of God was embodied
in all the departments Of government Chap
lalns were provided for the Houses Of Congress
and the army. God was recognized in the OBJ |
servsnce Of the Sabbath, and to-day the man |
who makes out legal instrument must date II |
''In the year OF our Lord o.e thousand eight |
hundred AMI seventy-nine." he he inIiel or |
skeptic, thus acknowledging the religion VI our
forefathers. Thus We see that religion and rcliy-
ious PRINCIPLES are factors in our existence as u
nation thar We c,,,o, ;vnore md n. ,h,, ;vpor..
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Lhein cannot surely DC Inc true patriot our coun-
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glance now important IL Is in country ike
ours, where the government deyOlves upon the
,.ons And ,hn. far .b. paople hay. ,oh,v mi
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iilest their self appointed task, and through cue
,essive years they have sustained the government
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'ut0crsts OF the Old world that Deinocratc
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lions more worthy our consideration could be
brought forward aud what relation do We as
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" ishrd to say this was an nge of progress; that
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,iu 'h'nss were passing away anu ne" oruer Oh
hings was about TO he instituted, ne embodied
{ all in the SAYING: 1.-THE schoOlmsster is
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ieid such position In those days rs to lie
worthy of such notice. what can we saw amid
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dyantages Of my years later?
We hear II said now that the Greenbackers
lOd tine 'sbaJaNce Of DOWef' in COngrtsS. bur