National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-28

plan. The speaker was not surprised that
men thought Christianity n failure. They
pointed to history of thousand years and
showed how men and things changed, Ihey
showed change in nations, that all nations
advanced within themselves, and that Chris
tianity shall not conquer. lie admitted that
men of different constitutions and thoughts
differed, and that tho policies, governments,
and nations differed from each other. lilo
would take the thoughtful class of men and
have them look at the past and sec il these
criticisms were correct. Wherever civil
s iznton prevailed nntor had deity wa.
erencc, likewise an Apollo. Every
city was ruled by dietv. Juvenal IN one of
his satires speaks of idolatry. Grecian and
Roman deities existed. Christianity brought
a change, 80 that there Is not a temple on God
existing in these lands, nor is there single
deity Of those days who now has q votary.
There may be notifications Of belief but all
worship the same God Is II possible that
society can return TO what it had Abandoned?
If Christianity has thus made clean sweep,
what is there to present? What has been the
tendency of Christianit? Rivers and noun
tains have been crossed and its seed
planted in all lands Wherever
Christianity goes nations aro moulded.
Our nation has been an example
people are ignorant there prevails the great
est number of dialects. Ages ago in England
and in Franco men spoke difloront tongues,
but few of them now remain. The ton
dency Is to our language. God is bringing US
together. In Mexico, somehow by the move
rhent of secondary causes, this country Is
working out the problems of advancing civ
ili2ation. IL is in harmony with His plan to
bring men into unity. We see this
exemplifed in human governments.
Behold Germany. 1t is now one
in form and tending to unity.
Humboldt found twenty-soven languages.
When tho speaker visited there only nine
were found. The tongues of men were COM
founded and divided at the tower of Babel.
This was as punishment for their sins.
Just as they come TO Christ there shall he
one language and one people. This point
was discussed at some length lie argued
that IL he had been Grecar, and had heard
the story of Christ when told by Paul, filled
as he might have been with the learning and
philosophy of his land, he might also
have found this story stumbling
his heart then would his belief have warmed
into glow. The language OF Luther, though
at first spoken by a few, has become our Ian
guagc. Tho tendency is not only in govern
ments, but in everything. Old men like
himself when boys knew nothing about the
telegraph the telephone, and railways. But
these are broadcast to-day. When we once
used to send messenger who would take Il
couple of hours to do his message, now we can
do the samo ourselves in n moments time
sitting in our Office. God is binding the
earth. These things are only found ii
Christian countries. When youth he read
the Bible IA q spiritual book, in his old age
he saw in it philosophy. He sees how God is
advancing, occasionally n light here and
I bow G,,in hn han nj r
tianity. Tho light of science was like the
dawn of day. 1t is the handmade of religion
and tho precursor of religion. 1t wasso when
| Newton saw the apple fall Gravitation
electricity, all discovered forces were but the
revelations of God to man. As electricity
| filed the earth and man, so was the earth and
man filled with the electricity of Christ. God
had filled this earth with the ecstasy of His
spirit. He dwelt with graphic power upon the
results of the spectrescope, and compared the
RAYS of the sun and those of soul, asserting
| that that revelation of scienco has estab'
| lished the fact that the substances of the
human body are in the sun, and the elements
of the sun are in the body. 1t was strange
that these things should be so. Improved that
God can sweep up all knowledge in ray. II
proved that there is in the bosom of God 4
| love for man. a ray that brings man nearer t.
| Him as he grows old; q ray that comes to hin
! brighter and brighter. What facts show the
progress of Christianity? ,.... .....
! 1t was true that there were imperfect ant
bad mon. In the church men were found un
worthy, but such things were everywhere
| The church as a whole was pure and upright
| He would ask whence came all reforms? Wit
| leads them? No reform was good unles
Christ is at the head. Christianity swep
| away the horrors of idolatry, of human sacri
| fee. The condition of woman was improved
by it, He compared the state ofMohammedan
| ism and tho Chinese with that of Christian
lands. The lines of the Christian army wert
| extending. 1t was seen in Madagascar, il
| the Feejee islands. In the front of this army
| was as it were fire. Christianity is bless
| ing He showed what q blessing children
were and how necessary that children SHOULD
be taught by the church. Christianity tool
care of them. The Sunday school trained
them. He thought, like David, when he listened
| to the music of the little ones, that CHRIS
blessed them and received them into Hi
| fold. Thesvoice in song of many child ha
touched the parents. Here was a power o
Christ Here was ray of light that wa
seldom though of. Christianity is not
failure 1t is power to raise up man. 1t
cause would go on. The church was advanc
ing all the time. Things have changed
but the church can never change. The reve
erend speaker appealed, in conclusion, to hi
hearers to strive for a Christian life and par
take of its blessings, not only on earth, but ii
the world to come.
After the close of the sermon q series o
resolutions passed by the trustees Of tn
church were read, thanking Bishops Simpson
and Andrews, DIR. Baer (the former pastor
and others who contributed for the payin
Off of the church debt. Chaplain McCab
read q statement of moneys received an
disbursed in amount $50, 29i.27, and formal.
declared the church free from debt.
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Ex-Speaker Iieifer and His Nephew.
Ex-Speakcr Keller was examined Saturday
by Messrs. Dockery, Brewer, and Muller, o
the house committee on accounts. Ho wa
asked if he had demanded the resignation Q
/ q w Tusnn a sInnnprnnhnr of tho las