Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-01-18

who is u. in yHuler stall
At vho-- feet IN" auErs lsl
II u the L1rd. O - uaruu. story
Its the Lord. the King ~ glory,
At hi. feet now lot us fail
Crown him, Crown him Lord fall."
This one event has brought GLORY
to God it the highest" heaven. 1t has
proclaimed peace on earth, good will
toward men"
He lived in obscurity, only one
flash of his glory in thirty years, then
heaven opeped, the spirit rested upon
Him. "He healed the sick stilied the
tempest, raised the dead, cast out dev.
lis He made the dumb to sing, aud
praise the God of Israel They re-
jected him, they prosecuted him, they
condemned him, they crucifrd him.
"He was buried" ale rose again. ="
"He ascended up to heaven" He sat
down on the right hand Of God" He
sent his spirit as a tongue Of fire. He
sat upon each Of them. They were
all filled with the Holy Ghost They
began to preach Christ cruciiied.
Mems hearts were melted, and 10,
-four hundred million" worship Christ
this day. 1t has swept around the
globe. |, has come even to ", let rs
give GLORY TO God"
Does 1t seem strange lto youl that
my theme today should b., Hpd'- glory
peace on earth, good will toward
menT No, surely Oh thi. natal day
Of "the Prince of peace" /, proclaim
ed peace, but it brought war. /,
brought persecution. Il brought
death, and 20 it has ever been Con.
hict, war, death. What j, the aim aud
en-! OF all legitimate warfare? II Is
peace, and though paraioxical, il;
Is good will toward men No con.
hict, no victory, "no cross no crown
no suffering, no true peace. II IL the
saddest fact "in the annals Of time, '
that hitherto liberty, righteousness and
peace have been purchased at the
price ot human blood. That man
must suffer and die or furcgo liberty,
righteousness aud peace. II was at
such price that our iurciuther- pur.
chased this four incStimabIeI iuh,ri.
tancc. This broad continent, these
fertile valley these snow capped noun
taiu., with their untold wealth OF coal.
ot lead, of iron, Of silver aud Of gold.
This was the price" The blood the
life was the price they paid for these
material blessings. How much great
er are life liberty aud the pcrsuit
of happiness ?" And how much great
er still Is Il berty to worship God -
SO far the price has been war, suffering
and death. This was the price they
paid for these open Bibles, these free
sanctuaries, these hymns Of praise, our
free schools aud Tor the GLORIOUS gospel
of the blessed God" Hitherto such
has been the price. but the eud was
peace. From the battle OF Marathon
TO that of Gettysburg, it has been one
long tremendous struggle, often unwit.
tngly, to assert this liberty, 10 secure
these blessings Blood, human blood.
has been the price of human liberty of
peace on earth" and blood, pure, sin
less human blood was the price that
God paid for our redemption, for
peace with God" for heaven aud
eternal life, yes, the son of God was
born to bring peace to this earth. But
to purchase it "he shed his precious
blood" We therefore hail YOU. sol
diers in a righteous cause, IA under God
the assertors of our "libcrties," you,
perhaps have had to shed human
blood, to assert these Liberties, to Sc.
cure this peace. But you offered vour
own blood you ventured your own lives.
How much we owe you How much
your country How much human
liberty! How much the generations of
men to the end of time Under God.
you we're the bulwark, the defence the
palladium" of your countries liber.
ties, you have offered all that men can
give, your very lives. This is the eli.
max OF human nobility, of human he
rOism. This was one link in the
chain of Gods providence, to secure
''peace on earth and good will toward
men," accept then all We have to give
our heartfelt our everlasting gratitude
this day. Nor do we admire you les.
this day, that you have laid aside tht
sword aud are now cultivating the
blessings Of peace aud good will
toward men," toward the poor, the