The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-10
A NEW Patriotism.


Dr. Masden yesterday forenoon preached al
the Fourth Street N. L. Church sermon on
1.-THE Elements OF New Patriotism the pis,
OF which will be found In the following:
Tc1t-lsaiah 52d chapter, I'd verse.
We have Just passed the anniversary OF on i
Nationa! Independence, when our patriotism
finds expression In waving banners, tire.
crackers and orations.
The rising generation Is deceived BY such
lardhtiOns OF past events-instead OF this
they should DO taught the duty OF the pres.
ent. Our Nation Is not perfect; either Ia
government or morals. While We have made
wonderful achievements In war, arts agri.
culture, commerce, iyiland religious liberty;
other nations have surpassed us In their
glory, but are now IN decay. LAS
Why have these nations waned Patriot.
Ism with tho Jews was the love Of race, not
simply the love OF country. 10 separate his
religion from his patriotism, was d difficult
task. The same Idea will moi apply To our
land--we are not one race We have one
Government, but all natiOnali,es and 70.
ligions, each OF which assert their belief,
There Is lack OF unity which Is sad do.
feet In our patriotism and National pollty,
and the seeds Of evil may some day over.
spread our land like q mighty md deadly
Uphs tree. Unless We have Capitalization la
our principles OF government, We shall have
trouble growing out OF these dlvcrsitles Of
nationalities and religions. There must ba a
devotion 10 principle, und notsimply loyalty
10 ruler, party or territory, or We will have
no genuine patriotism In which We can de.
lend In tins o! peril. Numbers become
ruinons unless you can consolidate and con.
cenirate Them. The true patriot does not
simply "hurrah" for past victories, but
studi es present tcndencieS and future dan.
gers, aud does his duty 10 serve his genera.
ton, and 10 preserve this glorious land II
happy, home for his postcrity. In keeping
with this statement assert that patriotism
isnota very strong principle in our popula.
ton. - :
Ie. lily, therefore, Inquire into the special
distinction and original principles upon
which This government WAS founded, which
are essential TO Its perpetuity ind for the &C.
compllshmcnt OF lis grand mis,ion-these
principles about which We must cluster, us
the ccntra!izing power OF national life, and
tho objects OF our Patriotism. A belief In
uod a9 tho Supreme Sovereign Of the ipdi.
vidual and natiouS.
When our Pilgrim Fathers landed on Ply.
mouth Rock, they dedicated this land to God.
Their lirst act was III acknowledgement OF his
sovereignty, and TO ask his protection. II is
n noteworthy fact that all attempts to settle
and colonies this country by the French and
spanish who came prompted By avarice,
searching Tor gold and trade, failed. Every
expedition returned disappointed, or every
colony was rapidly lost sight OF, until the
Pilgrims, the Dtuch and s@cties, came to cs.
tnblist homes md worship God. The Dec.
laration OF Independence, which severed the
united colonies from English tyranny, was Il
bold act, bat its firm reliance was in the
promise OF God TO defend and protect the
sight, anu that document .aag tic product
md opponents OF trust In the God OF nations.
There was an appeal TO Jehovah as the source
OF authority and responsibility. "as the Su.
preme Judge OF the world" The idea was
prominent that this land should be Gods
heritage. The oath Of allegiance, the open
Ill stteeteG this original purpose. But the
war OF the revolution was demorali,inr.
skeptical opinions eld.by French aud Ger
man officers were widely disseminated. In.
iidel publications, md especially paine's
Age OF Reason" exerted a pernicous In.
lluence, doubtless these thingsacCopnt for the
absence OF any formal recognition Of
Cod ~ lie Constipation Of the U, $. adopted
In the l2th year OF our National indepen.
dcnce. Yet the common law OF the land at
that time and ever since has been IN favor OF
the Christian religion so much so that Chris.
tlanity has been slowly pcrincatiug society
:nd 2nycrnmentwithi its principles and spirit.
Another reason why lhe RECOGNITION Of God
was omitted in the Constitution was the radi-
chi idea OF separation of Church and State
the evils OF State Church and the temporal
power OF the Pope, had been so oppressive
that our fathers went TO the other extreme,
and omitted even the name OF God from our
articles OF government. They did not mean
10 exclude from the government, but to
escape u religious despo:sni. A government
without God iS destined 10 anarchy and ruin.
No such government can long exist. With.
out God man is supreme, there is no higher
authority than himself, and consequently
!awlessness and min are inevitable There
viii be no power TO bind the conscience, and
self-inieregtRnl pass Jon vii riot ut large. and
universal mob and disorder will nesessa:i.
ally follow. Without God virtue will have
no meanins,ricc no penalty. law no sanction,
anu government non.cntity. 1.-THE Nation
and Kingdom that will not serve thee shull
perish, yea those nations shall be utterly
wasted" The thought or recognition OF God
IN The public mind and conscience, has been
hesalSaiion Of orr ign1-it has given tone to
morals, visor 10 principles, power 10 the
sense OF right, force to law, life TO our institu.
tons, inspiration 10 our sacrifices, and Il
sanctity to our patriotism. Take the thought
OF God out OF our history and you can have
no history. was an inspiration OF God that
haunted Columbus till he discovered this
land. II was derotion 10 God that brought
our Pilgrim fathers TO this coast 1t was Il
lirm trust in God that led 10 that bold and
daring act OF Independence, and which sus-
'ained our starving soldiers around such pri.
vations at Valley Large, ind you can't crasc
the thought from the American mind that
Goa has elected this Young Republic as the
great centre OF the worlds evangelization.
While materiaiis.s arc doing their hest to Gust
out God, let lis hold fast to this corner lone
OF our greatness, and this fact; and, let devo.
ton to God be woven with every fabric OF
our national life and The seed or germ OF
every institution, so thai We may look for
ward to tho time, 'wken the Kingdoms OF
this world shall become the EingdoiEu OF our
God and His Christ"
Another principle ior which We should
contend and closely allied with the thought
OF God is public worship Of God, which in.
cludes the idea OF the Sabbath, the Bible and
the Gospel. Without the Sabbath stated and
regular periods OF worship; the thought of
God would fade from the public mind. and
soon The race would become athcis,ic. With.
ont the Bible as u standard OF authority and
code OF morals. we would drift back 10 the
days OF bRrhGrisin unl crime. Without the
preaching OF the gospel, or tho living minis
Try, the truths OF the Bible would lose their
life force and the Sabbath. its proper obser.
vance and religious joys. Without the moral
law no society or government can long exist,
The worship OF God, the honor of parents,
the SacredIeSs Of life, the purity OF marriage,
the right OF property, tEe obligation OF truth,
and the restraint of unlawful desire, ere es-
sential to the perpctuity and welfare of the
race, and these are only possible through the
agencies 'oi the Bible, Sabbath and.worship.
Leaving ont the question Of unity of creed, or
minor theological differences, VIC must be a
unit on these great facts OF our national life
or be disloya! to our couniry's welfare, or
our patriotism is II mockcry, destruction,
rather than Il preservation OF our land.
Common brotherhood or equal rights. Man.
hood must DO the gernic idea Of our govern.
nent, not race, Caucasian, Monogolian or
African, but man as man not nationality,
language, caste, wealth or position, but the
broader fact OF a common humanity. Because
man Is man be must have the riyhts nj NAV