Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-07
THE NATIONS PERPETUITY.

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| THE NATIONS PERPETUITY.
Sermon by Rev DR. TwftcheII nj
Dwight Place Church--Admiral
| Foote Post, G. A. Re-, Attend In a
Body.
Last evening the members of Admiral
| Foote post, G. A. R., about two hundred in
| number, attended divine servince at the
Dwight Place church by invitation, and
| listened TO very able discourse by the pas
| tor, Rev. DR.. Twitchell. The Grand Army
veterans occupied the center of the church,
| which was reserved for them, the remaining
space being occupied by members of the
church and congregation. The communion
table and the front Of the preachers platform
was beautifed with flowers, giving most
| pleasing effect. The exercises were opened
by the quartette choir of male voices singing
with thrilling effect that song SO familiar to
all old soldiers, eve are tenting tonight on
the old camp ground"
After reading of scripture selection from
the seth Psalm the choir sang "The Vacant
Chair" in fine style. Prayer followed, and
then was sung the hymn commencing,
God beneath thy guiding hand,
The pastor then announced that his sub
ject would be ''The Perpetuity of this Re-
.
nounced the words found in Joshua 23d
chapter, 18th to the 18th verses inclusive.
After briefly referring to the services of Me-
mortal day and the lessons they teach the
preacher proceeded to a discussion of his
subject, of which we give brief synopsis.
He said: would not this evening rob any
heart of its enthusiasm for his country, but
1 would remind you that tremendous prob
lens await our answer in this republic. We
are, and to remain l hope, a nation and not
confederacy of States. This question has
been settled, but that more momeutous one
what kind of nation to be in the
future has not been settled. Unless we have
large conceptions of national prosperity,
then it may be that all the
sorrow and all the treasure
expended may have been in vain. Our text
is from the great commander Joshua. His
career had been crowned with victory
This was his farewell address. This venera-
BILE commander had a final mes sage to de-
liver. The sound of trumpet and CLEAN of
sword shall not have part in that farewell
address. No wonder he unrolled the scroll
and plead with them to Withstand all temp
tation in the midst of their enemies. Israel
had conquered Canaan, but now stood in
the midst of nation of idolators. They
were nation of many gods. The danger
was that these idol shrines would multiply
and overthrow the great Jehovah.
The perpetuity of any nation according to
to talk about America OUTLYING all the
nations of the earth. So rapidly has she risen
that we have scarcely dreamed of any dan
ger. I would not dim the hope or dampen
the ardor of any in this audience. Our sol
diers cannot be too well cared for. Members
of the Grand Army cannot bind themselves
together too strongly for the protection of
themselves, their wives and children To-
day, as never before, principles are strug
Cling with principles. We are struggling for
national prosperity. Many are alien and antag
onistic to our institution, and never was there
such strain upon our republic to day.
1t is estimated that about one half of our
population are alien or of alien born. What
shall America be when two hundred millions
crowd the land, and they sure to come.
God forbid that I should make any sweeping
criticism regarding foreigners. Many of
them are one with US in love of country and
glorying in the land of their adoption. These
give us no alarm. But what of many,
Liberty with them means license; this we
have seen in the last few days. They have
here free speech, but free speech with them
is incendiary and revolutionary. These I'M
American classes enter great factor into
the perils of our country. I speak not of the
masses, but only those who are antagonistic
and these may be counted by tens of thou
sands. We must control them, or they
will sink us into anarchy and
ruin. While many come to our
shores with their bibles and prayer books
others leave these behind. Large cities are
made the hotbeds of anarchy and crime, and
they have multitudes of followers. Men
marshal themselves against the suppression
of intemperance and they would make the
Sabbath holiday and trample under foot
our holy religion. J. am no pessimist, but l
can see clouds in the sky that will not scat
ter. A republic of infdels is an impossible |
ty Look at the bloody history of France in
80 he cho1 arin ayiu
these foreigners they shall alienize US.
The foreign-born must be won over to our
institutions they will govern our institu
tons in their own way. Discomfort
grows out Of the fact that capital
does not understand labor and labor does
not understand capital. When wages are
high and food cheap there is no trouble; but
let wages be low and food high, then social
ism raises its hand, boycotting follows and
everybody suffers. Where then is the safety
of our nation? It is in Outstanding the
people, in the protection of the ballot and
governmental resistance to all whe would
control the free will of men who work
such wages as they please.
Mormonism feeds on illiteracy and supersti-
ton, and this can only be obliterated by the
free school system. So with the illiteracy in
the South. Then the laboring classes; the
higher they are educated the more difficult
bitration would seem to be the only way to
reconciliation. In6delity and irreligion
seems to be on the increase among the
masses, but this is not true among the edu-
Gated portion. The power that must
govern all these must be Ameri-
can Christianity. not a Christianity that
makes men work sixteen hours day, but a
Christianity that cares for the sick, feeds the
hungry, clothes the naked through the &C
ceptance and obedience of a gospel that
child can understand. 1t is a question of
practical Christian life and love. Not a
heterodox or orthodox Christianity. If all
these elements 1 have spoken of can be
Christianized then the nation is safe. Mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic,
am glad of an opportunity to speak
to you on this subject tonight.
plead with you to night for conservation
to Christianity and make what it is posi-
BILE for us to be, a land that Gods blessing
shall rest upon.
At the close of DR.. Twitchell's very able
discourse the choir and congregation sang
my Country IT'S of Thee" and the services
were then closed with the benediction.