The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-24
MEMORIAL SERVICE
At the Baptist Church.
Interesting Discourse by ihe Rev. /.
W. Resd-Buford Post and Boards.
ley Camp Present.


and the congregation was so large that
every seat in the house was taken. Rev
/. w. Read preached sermon of espec
ial fitness TO the occasion, and a synopsis
of it is given here:
Text: Righteousness exalteth nation Prov
cribs, i4:A.
When hell gate was TO be opened by
the power of explosives, great prepare
tions were made for the accomplishment
of the end desired. The gentleman under
whose supervision the result was
achieved, had all of his material properly
distributed. the fuse attached in proper
order. and all things in readiness
At this point he delegated to his little
daughter the work of igniting the fuse,
which produced that wonderful explosion.
He held under his control and gave
direction IN everything pertaining to the
opening of Hell Gate for navigation.
God is the one who sits upon His throne
and holds in His hands the destinies of
nations. He NAV delegate to some one
of the race or to many, the high privilege
of touching the fuse of human activity to
tho ha,tarmant ut tho roca and vot II is
~, -. hoIia ~, 10 80 -, ~, r,r
a. n d;rac,inn tho I,nas - ha,,Ia and
in spcnrinp the HIGHEST honor in the exs
al,stion of men The verv mnment we
Iosa s;oht "a il tho otra;r: If mon rho,
moment are we drifting upon the rocks
of stumbling and the precipice of ruin.
A vessel upon the bosom of the Atlantic,
rp;ded hy q st;Ilad ni,ot will weather The
storm and land safeIv in mort wb;;e an
CHER with an nnsk;ned nilot will 90
down CARVING with her all on hoard
7, 10 trua with nations Where Cad has
haon Iof. on, of the notice and where
,,,or hove cod tbev were 90 HE of man
ooing ,ha;r own affairs without anv as
sistance from the God of the righteous
fe;lu-e has been the resnI,. hnt when
there has been a recognition of God and
a denendence upon Him. success has been
enioved That which owes success in
war is the fact that that The commanding
General knows all about his man and di-
rects all their movements AGAINST the
enemv If he is found IN he IGNORANT he
is Tine nrovar i,romna,ent He who Al
rnrf
who is most successful. God is wise
general and will direct wisely. but if He is
I;soheved everything i lost. inst az If
would be if soldiers should disobey the
orders of their commander.
First. All tr,le Greatness has God for
its author. | believe this statement can
be clearly demonstrated. We are told
~. Ii. r.I,z 49,, IL So - a.
this is true because we NAV see it in the
lives of men. This has been most EN-
phatically true in the lives of great men
as well as those not distinguished. Snct
men as Newton, and Webster, and Lin
coin, with long lis. of others, belle we'd
t 10 personal greatness through persona
, belief 10 a God of majesty and glory
Most emphatically is this true of nations
When the African prince sent to Queer
Victoria to find out the cause of Eng
lands greatness, she sent back to him /
COW of the bible with the message
This is the secret of EnolaDds power a.
' a nation" Because God is, and has beer
recognized that nation stands in tn,
front ranks of the nations of the earth
| Study history in relation to other ma
, lions, and note the result Why was
+ ton of being the mistress of the world,
! she declined so RAPIDLY and went to ruin
= leaving only the old wreck to otifv IN,
oncoming millions that she had ono
lived? The answer is brief, vet positive
= She had no God. Debauchery. blood
e tbirstiness and self nreferment shu, on
d God, and so she, as a nation. had to rea,
A what she had been sowing. France !
another good illustration. She did no
u care for God so she voted Him ont of ex
s istepce. and You all know sone,hip
9 OF the result. Internal commissions
bloodsbed riot and ruin followed
No God. no restraint TO he
passions and so conseouent disaster
+ our early history was marked nv the nro
It found sense of Jehoyah's presence. I
the name of God she became indepepder
in consequence of which she was precipi
ted into one Of the greatest wars know
to history, In this, God showed His DOW
: pr and the war of the revolution resnlte
II in freedom of government, freedom G
;, speech, and freedom of action. If RICH
had not been on the side of the colonie.
l. icnominious faiure would have bee
l. realized. No one can possibl
L study the history of the countr
and not be impressed with one fact, vi,
- That God has been mapifestine himsel
l. all along the winding path of her destin,
: His foot-pripts "a well AZ his finger mark
" are plainly discernable. This nation wa
established bv men of PRAYER and faii
in God With ber nbenominal nrosnar
e ity the favor of God is evidently vissbl,
" A few wears ago when the clouds of re-
= bellion began to show themselves and tb
:. deem mutteripps of discomfort were hear
~ which finally eliminated in civil war
e did seem that no power could save fro,
j. disruption and ruin But the One WI
never slumbers or sleeps, had His ey
upoD the struggles into which the natio
was thrown. and with His master han
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