, 1881-03-14
O,of. Swings Horoscope OF tho
Next Four Years.
=. soes n Material and Moral Improve.
mcnt in the Nation.
:. ,,tcrcsitug Scrn,on on Liberal Ortllo.
doxy hy Dr. Thomas.
~. rreelorn Emanating from Truth-Dis-
~ course by the Rsv. G. O. Min.

- Nm central Church ycHtcriIy forenoon. ms
~ ,uoms b,ux. =" Fur urcnt yeass,' Ii, which he
us,oura IN future. the. policy A1ll dteds VI
n,s,tdeu, f3artlclds Administration. Following
n,ho sermon: ..,.
ss,r air hearts unto wlsdom.-I'snlns, re-. l."
't n,t urso,s at most lln.Irs not Ms though their
.n"r,y q, time WIS Simply uxhatlstlcss. Even
,,,n are Of ~ or " INIT, WHEN III good hpalt1
a'm,,tn rpull2at!un that hc is drawing near thc
as,of nJs stay ou earth. lfr is still! prodiisal OF
~. lmr and III Winter Wishes for spring and
u.nmrr ~. NJ though he had seasons 10 throw
aroy. lie wishes NJ ulEht that 1t was morning,
s,tno,yh he bad loo tnuGh tilno upon hts hands'
w. nInn Of Nature tn mike her children hAppy,
~ IL rcrmltted To ln,nglHe tint he II rich In
~ no..csl[on ot this existence. 1Ic Is suffered
,cci tint ic Ia pnor in money, or In furniture.
y. IN ctue,tton, or IN fnfnr, but hg Ia not per-
mttc,) 10 feel tllat he Is poor 1s lnys and years.
la rms great stores Of that delightful cosn-
n,,ty. Could wc sec tho Whole truth IN thls
natter We should feel SUD 10 lluar tho ticking OF
, cock or tho ilrat sonK-0lrd Ut spring 1ccuuso
,,ch sounds would tell tho heart tlAt Its atuy
r,on curth was hastcntng 10 II close. While In
s!ndccss Sature spreads over the soil this de-
na,on tim, !, has vast stores Of tt,u. It yet be.
nomca uans duty TO count his dAys Md weigh
,hcm far enough to pcrsnhdc himself To tlvc
x.sly. lie must 50 nunlbur Ills days ns to ap-
nIy bts hcnrt unto w!sdon
fa,r ancestors In drafting anl adopting tho
rnn,,itutIon of tlio!r coming Nation broke UP
cur political llfo into four-yenr periods. hrcAt
y1cIsstuies depend, or, wtlat In about tho BaIno
IN eject. Been To depend. upon the chnnEo OF
dyrasty which must como once In four years.
md from ;hls accfdrntn fact tho National llf0
and feelings urc mule to How In successive times
rather tunu continuously. In ulpnnrcliies tho
ASSEMBLING mud dssolvlnG OF PArllnrnent nr the
accession md death OF monarchs tnnke divisions
Of ua,!opul slfe Iu n kingdom. In our country
the Inauguration Of IL preAldont nnnou nccsM
uew crA OF greater or less significance. Suoh Il
Nation 1t sho,lll Mrrest tho Thought of lll sober
ueopie Ia tho street, nr olce. 0r ln tho house ur
God. It was once tho 1onst Of certain school
of@ouks tnlt they did not know whit p0lltl
affairs were tn hand IN their own nAtlont u1ld dld
uot even know whit King or Qureii might bo In
power ut tt!or own Capital, Not only I've monks,
iut some OF tho FntLcr5 who Envo uGctrttiu utld
tempt Of curthlY government. TIN influential
sSa n sna ars o stss + efS 5 fs eha %
maqts guam publicity 3n,nt Augustine sAtt. that
man being nbout 10 die should hayo no intcrsst s
hi,.osy Of tho Latin Christianity snys TINT tho
total abandonment Of tho world with nil its tics
and duties advanced the Chrlst!Hn's hone 9f
battles fought by the Christians IN tho early M1ld
middle times tho Cnrlstluns fought II! behalf ut
toulo dogrn and not 70 secure Freedom Or Ravo
,helr country. They did not desire to XIII tyt,tnts
bur only heretes. Chnttnuhri,llttl s,lys: "sAlnt
Augustine mud 0rostus were debating oyer letn-
sIsnism while they ought TO havs been dofrhllng
Of ths old contempt for mundane things still re-
main In tho Church, hut like mnst or tho Gle
Msats Of moH'sstcs, y ls f.act! out OF tho
a'sesst ssHi IN eAss Natona, m 1rs 1d 'S ID!
psudeneo for n9rai s,,sscss on 11,3 tl,9 gen, ,