Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-01

bad
,bot n1ioht make him only strong hmDeu
0iant MOI merely mis- intel!ect-'na
MIGHT make him a cold blooded demon;
Over and above sl this, his WhoIe l" Co
nsture roust be educated SO well oo
training his sensibiihes, so renuins -; lie
manners. so directing and estaohsn.ns H,1
principles. his feelings, his nsOlts "
tbought-in q word, so elevatiDg suu
educating his moral sense into an uhuei.
standing of what, as a good citizen, DC
owes 40 society.-that, together with
strong body and a trained MIND, "a
.ra;ned and tender conscience as well, may
~ hin, for honorable citiz anship IN TINS
frssst fsirest aud nOblest nation on tne
I face of the earth.
Tbs grand plea Of some men, that the
P;bIe should be excluded from our schoo.s
/ because il may be perverted IN tne nanus
nj seetarisn teachers into sectarian TEX.
hook. is iust as logical, as plea aeai Ls
teaching penmsnship IN our SCHOOLS,
cause some unprincipled Instructor mlgn'
teach his pupils how 10 commit loigely'
when man dares to teach sectarlanlsm
ont of the Bible, then dismiss that man
as unworthy of his Office. But destroy not
in the midst of Us great social rlgnt' on
account of some possible or actual ABUSE Vi
N. Do not cut of every mans rlgat arm,
lest some men should commit murder! Oo
NOT DESTROY the whole atmosphere, because
II hes sometimes been vehicle for the ma
laria o. pestilence. .....f
Why, my hearers, the Christianity u
this Bible, was our
AMERICAN EAGLES NURsING MOTHER
When cverborne in long struggles for
freedom in the Old World, it fled across
The ocean. Then did this Heavenly Spirit
open shelter and eyre in these great forests,
and as its bright eye grew dim, and Its
strong wing tainted, did she take 1t gently
to her bosom, aud cherish it with bread
and sweet water, till the eye flashed again,
and the plumes strengthened, and the
heart bounded; and as marvel and ter
Tor to its old tyrants, il scared again to the
sur. Aud now to forget, in its glorious
flight through Heaven, this, its only pro-
tectress. in the hour of its homeless
desolationl Shame, shame, shame
on the esgle. Yes, yesi-a thousand
times yes do we claim as a part OF an
American birihright protection here, and
everywhere, aud always, for every rel'g-
ious interest of our being. Hare, and ev-
erywhere, and always, free Bible, free
conscience, a free sanctuary, free sacri-
fee, free spirit; free to 90 forth on ben
evolent ministries to mems perishiDg in
mortality; free to worship the God OF our
fathers in spirit and in truth.
Fifth-We have had a gOOdly heritage in
a large proportion of godly statesmen.
From the Inauguration of George Washing
ton, one hundred years ago, to that OF Ben
iamin Harrison, we have for the most part
been blessed with honorable and upright
Presidents. There is an srmOr in which
nation, as well rs an individual, may ar
raw itself; an armOr made Of honor, truth,
Justice, purity and charity. These are the
shields OF the mighty. These form the
celestial panoply which most safely guards
the nations life. Righteousness is the
true palladium of kingdoms and republics.
If a country could be found where every
citizen was animated by high moral prin-
ciple in all his transactions with his gov
ment and with his fellow-men; where prl-
vate interest was ever sacrificed to the
public good; where the fire of pure patriot
ism consumed all unhallowed ambition and
selfish ends: where devotion 10 the common
veal produced mutual confidence between
man and man, and brought together all the
elements Of strength and combined them IN
one united effort for the welfare Of the
whole; where OIL ,ial integrity and private
virtue we're alike unspOtted; where regard
for each OTHERS rights, interests and hap
Uiuess formed the noble law OF q natlon,s
IRE, can anyone doubt tnat such people
could enjoy a perpetual heritage OF pros
perity and power?
The wisest King who ever sat upon q
throne has told US, that righteousness ex-
altsth nation. Not policy in govern
ment, not fertility in soil, not salubrity Of
climate. bat righteousness. Not fleets
and armies and munitions of war, but
rigbteOusness-that is the only firm fOun-
ds,iOn OF the safety, honor, happiness and
glory Of a nation,
And while this is true, the converse Of
the proposition is equally true. Sin Is the
shame, the reprOach, the ruin of any peO-
pie, for sin is the frightful mother OF fraud,
fslsehood, selfshness, treachery, Cypress
ION, corruption and prohigacy; and these
are the vices which have dug the graves of
the mightisst kingdoms. Let us guard
well our gOOdly heritage against these sins
and evils, which always bring ruin and
/ desOlatiOn.
1 Sixth-Our Government century ago
was established in the broadest recognition
Of its entire
sUBORDINACY TO THE HIGHER GOVERN
NIENT OF THE ETERNAL.
q theory we never were an infidel gov
eminent, and, God helping US, we never
will be an infdel government. The
baptism in tears and blood of our young
giant of nationality was a Christian hap.
tism. The trainers Of our Constitution
recognized their obligation to act, ss in
the everlasting presence of a higher than
human authority. And they did act as in
such presence. Protestant Christianity is
positively part of our common law, and
part of our Constitution. The civil law
of this land lifts a Protestant Bible in
every official insuguration-and proclaims
the Sabbath as cOnsecrated TO God, alike
in the halls of our higher national council
and in the r1dest hut Of the borderer.
Thus, recognizing Gods authority as SUI
preme over all the nations on His foot.
stool, is not God then. the portion OF
our inheritance and cup? Has He not
msintsned our LOTT Verify, my brethren,
"a great and free people, we owe some
thing unto God, s,methiug3 An me how
mighty-how magnificent should be the
I tribute Christian America reioicas to las
az the feet CT Jehovah, What has God
doue for Ms? Alas, I have no words foI
the argument. You know what God ha:
b done: the whole world knows the story
BY heart Look at America on this Cen.
ternial day as che is. Behold her b-osd
boundaries-her glorious scenery-her
new and noble civ;izltiOn-the breadth
and wealth of her husbend-y-the pomI
OF her great cities-her seaboards, tn,
market places OF \ wOIli--her canva,
Of commerce whitening all oceans 90
her matchless progress IN manufactures
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