Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-11-28
OUR COU NTR<Y-FIEST.

At the present crisis the great call of our
country is tor educators. If barbarism
prevails anywhere the education of the
masses has been neglected. The tramp,
the traitor, the bulldozer lacks ideas. He
Individually and collectively, morally and
religinsly, physically and intellectually
needs training. IN the battle OF Waterloo
Wellington said to his troops, England ex
poets every man to do his duty. That idea
won the field England was more than all
the world 10 Englishmen. When her chief
tam challenged the British soldier to do
his duty to his country, lie made an unit
of the Army. Each man stood in his
place until the Impeluosity OF Napoeon's
Marghals was worried out. So Our Coun-
try expects every man to do his duty.
Shall We say that one-third ii not one-half
OF the American people took that idea ?
Why does the Solid South stand out boldly
before the world and say, " We are rebels
e We glory in itw And why does great
party ef Northern yeomanry say as boldly
to these Southern rebels, "We will stand
by you, we are brothers," And why are
there 50 many crimes committed against
the State, East, West, North, and South Z
Is not this State of things pretty conclusive
evidence that somebody has lost an idea
No mystery at all! We do not feel dis,
posed to lay all the sin committed at the
door OF Brick Pomeroy, JEFF. Davis, Boss
Tweed, or his would be excellency with
the bar1 OF money" As to the doctrine
OF total depravity these men lived pretty
well up to it. But there are some Others
who did aOt lag very far behind. Shall we
say that the church has not been impica-
ted in this confusion of ideas? What liv.
cried gentleman ia that who just stepped
with his family from his coach upon the
door step OF the most popular church on
High street? Why, don't you know
That is the Hon. Mr.. Gouldson who failed
in business and lives in the marble front
over there. They say he cheated his cred.
itors out OF several hundred thousand dol
lars and took advantage OF the bankrupt
law. Oh is he a church member? Oh
yes, The doctor thinks. a great deal OI
him and often goes there TO tea. He pays
the doctor a big slice OF his salary. Bu
| don't lie try to pay his debts? Oh no
There's the poor mother and her orphans
whom he cheated just going into the Rev
| Mr.. Halt-penny's church, What II shame
Yes. But its the fashion. Does the churcl
rise up and sing that's but solitary case
| Well, is il not fashionable Tor riya
! churches 20 prOselyte and receive member
lea wing one church and going to another
without inquiry or regard as to church
| Then how does IT happen that in our Sab
| bath schools not one pupil in hundre,
can repeat the Ten Commandments 0
which two statutes teach, Thou shalt no
steal" "Thou shalt nos bear false wit
ness against thy neighhorW ls that ole
| law out OF fashion? We hear nova day
Il great deal about reyivals. Is it n reviva
\ of fashion or Of righteOusncss2 Which
! What record do the courts give? Are iher
not to very great extent, cases wher
smart men wrungle to defeat the aims 0
| jlsice9 l. not the common saying that
man might as we'll suffer loss as to try L
get justice by law on account of the nm
certainty OF the case, n true one! No on
will deny that the influence of the politi
Cdl pINHh mas ucSA hoAIlplc. luClt nav
been so many reckless assertions made b
the parties that many citizens have lost al
faith in politics and our country. Wit
such palpable defeets in our educators II
one need be surprised TO see and hear lIor
gentlemen on the floor of Congress VIII
take the name Of the Lord our God in vain
desecrate the Sabbath, kill, commit adu
terry, steal and bear false witness and I
rrnv. tho lira catalan tr.y tn ronI "a,
beloved country asunder and then withou
blush boast Of the internal deed. IL
educators ever bear in mind that the fin
and second and third element in educatio
is righteousness. Without this all else
mere sham. Educated villains! On
country wants none such. Let the Mort
which has already measured swords wit
the South now measure ideas. In tn
war America expects every man to do h
duty. Nor.