The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-29

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Instead Of the ehicAnery deemed by some esnenfisl
70 victory. his career teaches that rs1h IL s.SS&
and there IL safer and road to political pre-.
fermens.
His growth and culture rs 4 man, though sur.
paased by fev in thu. age, and his promotisas 70
positions OF honor, though reaching 10 the highest
once within the gift Of the people, did not elevate
hiin above the need Of religion nor deprecsate his
estimation Of its ilfy.
Th.; ybich conflict: with genuine piety !. un.
vorthy Of any one and will iniure instead Of ben
eft him who INDUCES In il. How eloquentiy does
the life Of this great man plead for stalva Chris
tisn manhood and vomanhood In every vocation
Ihis brings US to consider the third lesson ve
Ill. That sdeiiss d III sss y.armis. s ne~. s.d
real ressrn.
Inquire, what Is the secret Of President Gar
fields successful career' You may reply, Il vas
bis strong. sctive. cultured brain. But that alone
dos not necessarily account for IL for some men
Som. might a6rm that favorable circuuistssee,
made the man But maintain that cireumsances
never nsate men. They may serve TO ssrel nen
the opportunity Of development and displsy Of
their abilities But the man must be there before
circumstance o. aught else reveal him o. assise
tious surroundings which assist them 70 tempor.ry
elevation: but lacking the essential eemenfs Of
great character, their apparent vas q Va
selves.
What, then, Is the solution Of our question, II
seem. to me 70 be this: He bad good naasral shil-
ttArs, tSHu W D1uy ana NINA. lie tmD1DeU And
ticesi sound moral and religious principles, vhich
restrained him from the abuse Of his Eovers BY
dissipation, and stimulated him TO the care snd
culture and hest use Of them.
His fidelity to principle which vas the outsrovth
OF ms Piefy aud bis fitness for positions Of r<pous-
Utility. because of the development Of his mind and
heart Qualities, rendered him available where the
best services we're required. The foundation Of Il
all Vas his fidelity Ia princpe-to the right for
every other excellence had is basis there
The rsslmst inquiries: Who shall ascend into
nl he uxsrl I'M hall .Ns L.. ALL
plsre'" and replies, al lie that hath clean hands
and pure heart" Pure hearts and clean hands
arr s,Is O. s,sv.,ss NOV. as surely ss then
An iliustrious writer affrius that sdsess i an
.sssfiai element Of true greatness" Thisdeyotiou
10 the right gives Iermabenee Ia go.l name-so re-
noan; unfaithfulness 10 principle may dash the
lnstre from reputation forever. Some names
once Respondent with glory have gone dew In the
midnight Of infamy-the night that knows
s'"rning-beeanse Of their fellow ship wiih wrong
But he Who takes eternal truth as his foundation
and bnihis thereon n manly Christian Chambers
character that Is true u the right and PURE
BULLS saf-ly and surely, and bsi.fs for n, dges.
TIL. memory u the go.si man shall grow green
with the lapse 81 years. AMI gather new lusire -
the centuries roll, IL You wcud secsr the great
est success possible 10 you In any legitimate call
Ing. and give iernaneBee To your good name. rite
upon your banner Fidelity 10 principle and thi,
will i'ee"n" the excelsior" that leads to HOTTEST
heights.
Nv. Another lesson Is this OaT Saiiaaai III Is
dsl.s't,s' nat aI-ll bat .Isn principles.
Ih" fall Of chi.fiain s-rds a trenior Throughout
Inc entire commonwealth. The shock Is felt IL
the utt.rnio,i hounds of the Nation. We might
supi-,-e ID. government lettering To il, fall -
That TIE foundations ART removing. hut this Is
mistake. This Government Is founded MT uJ@.n
men, hut upon principles The profound wisdom
Of our faih"rs i manifest in this. National life
needs :" L. longer than individual life, the
life Of royal family. Therefore, they sought a
better basis for IT, and they founded IL upon prin-
ciIl-s that decay not.
The peoIl. are declared sovereign for the .nun-
ciati"n OF these principles and the selection of their
agents Ia formulate and execute them. The Chief
Magistrate l. not the Governmsnt-is not these
PrinciPies-but simply the exponent Of them
This exponent il intended To h. ehzngeable Ey-
cry i"ur years either the same one Is r-nanded 10
MS position OF some other Is called to occupy IL
Thus II Is that, whether by these regular processes
or 10y >ome irregular the Executive j. removed IL Is
not a removal Of the foundations. The assassin
may disPlace this exponent, but Is powerless To
destroy these principles. for the eternal year OF
Col theirs. Hut more than this the prinei-
pies which true man has advocated do not droop
AMI ircay when he dies, hut instead gather int~n
siy On the cory fields of national strife many firm
d-feniess ofthe principles Of Government fell
but the principles fell not with them, but instead
have an increased vitality and will forever remain
TO attest the immortal fame of those fallen heroes
nha, p,ines OF seh'isrs.,hat prince OF states.
sssa-ouR princ--has fallen, and q greater sai-
mes fills the heart Of the Nation thaa II everknew
overahins the sable cloud that ills our Nat ional
sly Is his own prophetic. niasteriy declaration,
" III" government lives"
'. From this event We should learn also "a, IN.
Tbis 4 an a oi,.,e,c.,., ,o.so, Nm, 4. - n.
les Important; = Yeknow not what hour your Lori |
reached through the sovlyI Gathering deereni,ude
en,Ig lust in ,be m,s ~ va ae.d lie va, aPr.
n,on' came unexpectedly The toier vas called
eepcned into ib, neh, hn, s, , snaows had
passed but little beyond its Ienith-uhen the reap.
eI with strong hand was gathering great sheaves al
TN = no , ,sn,,,.n, anu d iame'
our race but pass the threshold OK lie. MANY
morr fall ere childhood's hours have fed Others
cached and on,v o. I'M an inc a., ana .o@anhood Is
advanced age ''"' "'A'"
Death Is mot generally an ,tsetei visitor. wheth-
he va,h on rh"se sbs. On !. II, , ,no.nen
he vigorous man in middle life or 70 the faint and
iecrept patriarch. he seems TO surprise us for We
rrlcs. rssn ss e i'm IN inc future Death
n storm and In sunshine, from palace and hosei'
rom throne and prison, anywhere, everywherc and
ave their time 10 as s,.rl sna .9uen US leaves
ade but all, thou hast ali seasons Tor thine own
Death"
vrn, xSen teaches S. US the same lesson =. this
or in such an hour as We think moi the son of man
ometh."
I'm, a s,rn he, xssn mt . uI,es e,saimed There
Mr. Bliss, the sweet singer. only a shor, time
'resi"us to his abrup, demise, wrote,
know not the hour when my Lord will come
%, 'If tn me Away AVA % his own dear home,
lnd that will he glory for me" 's"'e" '"' s''''"
50 with our martyrei President, The MESSENGER
eund him ready, though perhaps not expecting
h ne ne presence that had been With him