New-York tribune., 1880-06-14
NEED oF PRAYER IN POLITICS.
SERMON OF THE REV. DIR. BEvAN AT HE BRICf
CHURCH.

SERMON OF THE REV. DIR. BEvAN AT HE BRICK
CHURCH.
A sermon was delivered yesterday morning
at the Brick Cnurch at Ffhdve. aud Thrty-seven-st
by the Rev. DR.. Llewelyn ID. Bevan on Prayer ana Pol
ittcs" He selected his text Nehemiah w. o. and l.
TIMOTHY ii. l. Mr. Bevan prefaced his remarks by read
ing the call issued and subscribed to by number OF eer
gymen asking for united action in making SUNDAY, May
80, special occasion for prayer 10 Almighty God 10
direct the National Conventions in the choice of men for
the suffrages of the people.
He then observed that he had thus brought into JuX-
opposition three writings separated very widely from
each othOr in point OF time ana the eondltous under
which they written. His object in bringing to-
gether these three writings TO show that re END
sought by the letter in question one that was III
sisted upon by those through whom the Holy Ghost has
spoken to mankind. lie would cndeavOc to prove that
the duty to which that letter Invited religious people
was in the fret place thoroughly borne ont by the eX-
ample finance OF sacred Scripture. and in the
second place. that sound logic and true philosophy com.
bined to confirm the Seriptur1 Law. Mr. BeTan
held that prayer for the welfare of the Nation
of the highest duties given TO man III relation to his
social life. He next described in detail the actions of
Nehemiah which led to the events referred 10 in The
text, and inquired II the example OF Nehemiah was
worldly uf atiJn II this era After ConDdtug the
ideas that the text coud not be applied 10 the condoh
of affairs IN this country, anu that p'ayrr was AN an
achronism in relation to political matters he mali
tanned that the words were apphcHnie III Their
ocratic or Semithcocratic policy. Il Mculed al
men, ard pr yer of this nature WIS as proper now a. i
n Nero or IIerOd the tirOue. He also ar-r6d
that PRAYER in this direction was III arco,dancc VIVA
mans gcnce and that was bound u II 10y tdc
strictest re son ard the b-S philosophy Ihc @Ac ~"
one who uuckcd This agency WAS Only bnoncia"S
hurled by the unskf that made lnt ffectHa Et Az"
returned only 10 break tue pate OF hm VITO knew not
how TO fling IT, III migHt be taken tr granted mt Cod
was governing the world ntclnEt Mt moral puhcI-
pies. aud IL that wcr" so Il was rcNoaDt 10 htltNc
tnat there ught be r"nc mode OF c'mmut icatlh ne
tween creature and Creator. Prayer, then, The CN-
preston Of tie Oesre OF the creature as respected lie
actlOn Of Coo. and he c0ud no reason Why mtH
should not pray matters Of National Importance as
well ID vine intersection in domestic matters
In speakins OF the Influence of good men on the MI
tiOD, the speaker SAID that the character OF george
Washin gtOn cxerted great conservative and moral
force T. day over pdblIc fe and there was an uuwrtn
Constitution In the spirit OF tna man Hdnis
so III the ch racter and t.mpcr Of Abraham Lincoln,
winch were perhaps powerful than the COnstitu-
tiOn itself Dr Bevau concluded with an appeal TO his
hearers TO pray preservation OF the state re-
nind1ng thc that there WAS no power so nnucullHI I'D
tnis direction the power aud the grace Of Jesus