, 1880-07-05
RELIGIOUS.
Politics and Christianity Discuss.
ed by br. Williamson.
A sensible Sermon That Will Bear
Perusal by Everybody.
lsulr.rsaty Exercises at Trinity Methodist cdarh-
Other Religious Serrha featerday.
POLITICS AND CHRISTIAN
TTY.

POLITICS AND CuRIsTIAN-
ITY.
THE REV. IoilN WILLIAMSON
preached the following SERMON yesterday
morning to largo congregation ln the First
Methodist Church:
"Whether, therefore,, " eat or dstnk, Or w1at-
e. sosssF Aaa waatsseyos y q r. To. q les5:
d a IN he me of ne hos1 hv JHfs Ely,aaR
ts IT, r. e 81 ay eaa !nea2 81 speas IL
s, SSs % y Tasa e th!Sasss Ssssh jsss sss
cnsss sna evs' e ~a1% Ss e-iis ri IT, o' IL
.asts as an Grs,s iFs cosssaaus s s
ina i to i accspt iron, us divided heart- lIv III
effect declAres that 1io lunste " SOLELY
appolntsa Ts it'd functions Of the ia,,ds, Md fset,
and eyes, md ears, and brain. md influence,
anil Yolce, and tlmet a1ld money, and learning,
nnd votes are to glorify, or please, Gqa. "a.
Ment to Himself. Materlai nature moves
without lnurner, and utterly without con-
sont In prcarrAngci orbit. Or aNshes Iegtt.
III iiitl mate but not aitectionate cohesion, Or
diffuses In unconscious vnpor, or, without
assent Or rcnionatraiice, ia orgnnlzud ND
dspre9Szsd s g Ss By @ ct cca sHossF9 h.o to s
mans servant III forms innumernble.. Tho
large and varied cTuatlgn We cn1l "brnte" ID
not ons whit less servllc, rs Il is swaYcd by
yeRetablallfe Is also iii entire estsanger 70 free
5er of creation II Fits 'sor1l abts. % know
and to lovc Ills Creator: God asks for his un-
aasa i"nts', VII e6sys 5o but S t cannot "a 10 10
otherwise. It Is tho loyalty bf frecAom. nrl
service ol rejoicing self-consent, tha burden
lovingly. borne. the nllegjancc heartily sworn
aaseI}' aat SSa 'F'''ed man on purpose 70 re''asf
Christian men are they who knowing why
God created them, rejoice III the fact, AUD
eheerfnly render unto M,m t{io f;xnet,nS ;apai,S
of our words, but lie Also exncte for Ills own
glory. and for our good, the varied service u
our deeds, o9r lives. our %vrk. ssIses y easer
flow,h III the musicat vocalization Of. the lin
know know tllat nothing tut tho lnomentary nit!
harmless benedtction remains 70 i Mtter II to l snd
God IL ne Mnpostic and impressive harmony
OF fairness u! trade, kindness at, homo. TO
wife md children. tenderness to loinestlcs,
aad MnEGS freely yots tS teen kss
tion and n firm resolution to aid him to keep
It as long rs l,e Is truc. liberality IN support,
in9 tho Varied work pf Gods Kingdom, and
srs sasier ti,a,l deeds, and less effective il
the long run. God, however, dn.nnlnls both,
anl WI must obey. God, thsi,, shou]tl be TIC
splendid centre Of every human llfe. To
ing ambition Of every man. No disapproval
one. ii liz s'niles upoi, our service, clouds
st,4 St aSng 3a4 Sgei o ys y sGSn aoyses wesT q
anan In consclcnce re,.ders him practically
pmnlpUtent; tho wink OF complacency Of
tile Dnnfscient eye toward trusting human
soul enkindles Within It the herolsln, Of tile
niltl Gyen tho iiiiescribable saintlIness, Of d
easily dazzIed by unusual brightness, but III
rest all tho tiuau upon. the glory Of tho Onl-
1.isclent expression without embarrassment,
while our SOULS rcpose upon Ills bosom with
9Ht o4s W. We neyss ad TAX Pr asy syS 9
lle watches Hs. because We ought to 40 So.
We ean keep MI oyo On God Gwen amid the
exclteu,ents Of 2 caucus md a1i election.
know tSS aSt ovary % uma lIie I resaress @ et q !ts is
Hlistortunes alld duties, nlay be passed ~ it
ought to bo. Il. any one, fails, It Is not be
cause any provision Inns been neglected for
cause he declines to be cured for iii the God
things ,ars In Tie order Of Gods nbounlins
SSt at sea s Ss'ST ares t. aGGSxs ny q d" 8"
u this world Is to, drop God. Tho laws Of
Nature, :ns VIC call them, and rs VIC feel then,
In al! their rigorous applications to ~, nre
x ny Us - xar x sfesf W lis os % l'n%sys %ey ef kno x
md DO tho whole will OF God.
God, too, carlnot but be Interested In Ills
proyiaenca Of politics. ilay!ng made mon Sc
insensiIls 70 that science tint teaciies how
best to govern them. II Cad orders an ut.
tainn,ont, ils cannot but bless tic. nieails :,
which that attainment ta reached. In the
deuce of God, the people Of this land saw III
to adopt almost overy. man Is counted con,
potent 70 take sovereign part. 4 voter VI,
Viz iae II s @ co 81 sos esS staSs asr y yo.r! Ss
to his mind. Sa,,se 9ny political policy i.
lnay desire. Tho ballot Is the sovereign ~
American politics. It tixcs and entorcea nj
thority. The ballot records tho opIniOn ol
the minority of American freelnell, and tlls
Is emphntlcnlly q "court Ut last resort ,
koW DC 9o e HsaysH o2.1s }t S,o n f.
work OF this agency fB not proyl1cntial wha
Is? Surely ai .0n,n!sclelit aolicttudc, i'm
weagied by wRtchinK tic countless sparfows
st ia1ss o. II" lnor % eieetio" pesty may ~ SY!s !sx
Oh 4 bnllot. Tho extent, II not Tho qualify
Of Gods Kingdom Is largely determined b,
b.llyts. anl he ,Elor!ss ot ths millennium
are being delayed tor want OF ballots.
woul,l seem, al l5ast two partics: There ca1
bo bnt two of thes9 parties: TINT 10. but two .
there can be but a "yes I" ai,d n '.nO." II
gut, before the people at al, q po!lttca! ,prin
cip!a must bo affirmed. II 1t Is slel,ted, tw'
pirties are nt o'lce created. Tllore. d no
iooin enough botween "yes" and mo,
though those aro !ntin1tly apart, for 4 tl,lr!
wor1t and betwcon the standing political Ut
arnlatIons Of people, aud thclf standing, ~
room for aily other SORT, or sorts, Of politica
hy9wals; - every Gleet!on each yoteF = llM' M
lle must will! hls ballot say "yen, yea" O
'Mnay, nays. There is no ohance to tntluell
ttally yole between tilasa extremes. Th
tarestotl fu affirming or denying the same se
Of principles 20 that casting ~ interMcdlat
hnllat is Invariably losing It. It see!ns to ,
duty to, say q stfaiRht "ycs" OF 'no" !
syesy election. Theirs aEe, therefore, tt.,t'n
an aNl penoeratlu; Other parties, axist!h
1r anticipated, cannot No'.nt t. i,nytht,lA
hntIHtan y Yea u ami mn unlika eithni