Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-17

former there is design, the arrangement of
there is confusion, disorder. Will iron and
water by accident ever bring forth
"a locomotive Will stone and
wood and mortar ever develop
into a well-ordered structure? Mans intelli-
gent hand must be laid upon ttem. Well, in
this universe, in every part of it, from the
tiDiest blade OF grass TO the gigantic suns in
the armament, there is supreme order, which
the mind of man can never tire of admiring;
which the greatest human genius can Fever
fully comprehend. The author, the designer,
omnipotent and all-wise as his works show
from being; countless millions of years pass
ing over primordial elements have
given us the present universe. Aye, but
omipotence and Infinite wisdom must have
been stamped on these elements that they
developed step by step with such perfect order
and art. Go back as far as you may, you are
compelled to find God at the beginning of
your discoveries.
God created Us; he loves and cares for US.
The workman loves his work; the father his
child; SO God loves his creation, aud chief in
creation as the object of his love is
man, his master piece. In his love
and wisdom he has imposed laws upon us;
his moral laws are, as his physical laws, the
eternal fitness of things. Man may, if he
chooses, violate them, but in so
doing he resists Gods will and
wisdom, and he resists the voice of
his own conscience, which is Gods will in
the moral order stamped upon our soul.
done for US.
What must we do for him? If duty and
| honor have meaning, if love and gratitude
| find room in our hearts, we will worship
| him, love him, pray to him, and observe
his laws. Worship is the confession
of our dependency upon him, of his supreme
dominion over us, Love is due to him as the
Being supremacy amiable and our greatest
bepefactor. Prayer is the voice of depend
ency, calling for help from him from whom
| We have received what we have, and who, as
| Supreme Master, controls our destinies. ODE
| dience to mis- law is the necessary consequence
of our creation. These duties are impera-
| tive. 1t is reason to perceive them, and
| it is loyalty and honor to observe them. Re-
| ligon is the first lesson of honor, OF justice,
OF gratitude. No one is good and honorable
| who neglects religion. The so-called good
man without religion is mockery OF truth.
To boast that he Is humanitarian, kind
friend and neighbor, is vain talk; the first
duty has been forgotten. Are these acts OF
his prompted by reason? No, they are the
results of habit, of natural disposition. II
they came from reason, religion would
accompany them, for reason never fails to
point upward towards God
AS patriots you should love, revere and
practice religion. Religion as all founders OF
nations from Numa of Rome to our owr
| Washington confessed, must be the corner
stone of the social structure. You have presi.
dents and governors, legislatures and armies;
what power have they that is not tyranny anC
usurpation unless religion teaches they are
Gods ministers. by me kings reign and
princes command" And what
halo of majesty and glory encircles them
when we view them as we should, Gods cho
sen servants for the veal of society, bearing
on their shoulders his OWL royal mantle The
foe of society is crime. What will repres
crime efticaciOusly but religion, teaching tina
wherever we are, whoever We may be, u D.
sees us, and will one day hold us strict.
and deed? Religion will softer
, the heart of the rich, console the poor
link together in the bonds of charity a.
classes, and alone save society from dire evil:
, which now and then threaten its disruption.
Religion imperlousiy demands the allegianc
, OF every man. Am L wrong when sa
among soldiers more than among man
. gatherings of men, il should be nonore
, a1G obeyed? Then be religious; respec
and revere Gods holy name; worshi
and love Him; seek out his laws and follo'
them. Deem it an honor and glory TO boy
in prayer before him. Scorn the disloyal an
!, dishororable man who in his Ignorance an
false pride forgets his God.
/. In so doing you will enjoy on earth tn
= greatest happiness allotted to mantle cor
= sciousness of doing right. Hereafter 20
will have in heaven your reward. Thi
!, life for all is battlefield. The foe is passio
and sin; your arms are your conscience an
, Gods grace. The victor's palm shall be etc
! nal life.
At the conclusion OF the sermon Mass We
celebrated by the Rev. James McGolriek, {
Minneapolis, after which the large audienc
: dispersed.
= The usual dress parade of the First battalio
v took place at Z p. N. This morning at
: O'Clock the tents will be struck, and the 81
. companies will take the train for MinneapC
> lis, where they will parade through the prir
: cipal streets and then leave for st. Paul, whel
they will arrive about 9 a. M, and after para
). ing through the streets will proceed to the
!, respective armories and disband. The Winor
n company will parade with the battalion al
. leave for home by the las 2. II. train.