Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-05-10
UNITY.
An Interesting sermon Delivered
by Rev. g., A. Adams, at the pres-
byterinn church, SUNDAY,
MAY 8, 1880,
Isaiah iils.

lhe hcAWerlNR anu DTcPhlhR WI VI wv
nation Of 1prncl began III their own iolly
aud ended in their desirnctiun. Under
Solomon the nation waa II unit. The
tribal divisions were nCn-pUliliCal ti
first and while non-pulitcnl or semi-po-
lilical, having powers over each Tribe
and through each tribe Ms princes IL
Judah and r inces of Erphlhnla, were
murgrd into one general nationality
whose political, as well as religious, ccnte
was Al Jetus ,lem.
Afterwards, 10y the folly of RchohoNm.
the son Of solomon, this uuion was broken
up and nrw Political ard religious
center was established 1T Schechem, in n
place about thirty miles north Of
Jrrusalcm. This became the center for the
nine till es who followed Eplrrim, while
jerusalem remained as the center for Ju-
dab and Benz i,min,
THUS the national unity was destroyed
and the elements for deep aud lasting
separation md rningonism were developed
This aniagonism had iecome so great III
our Saviour's day, that We are told in
explanation OF some things that the "Jewa
have no dealings with the Samaritans. y
Thus Judah vexed Ephraim mud Eph-
RAIN oulshone utterly by the glores oi
the temple, which powerful Kings had
err ched and bcauliiied, envied Judah the
uagnifcence, the glory OF It's history, Il
riches and powers ci it's priesihood.
Pride and power pushing Judah on TO
vex Ephrnm, and conscious inferiority
and limitation, stirring up the passion oil
envy In the hearts Of the less fortunate
Divisions Of the Abrahamic family.
The prophet faw the way TO n better
state of things. There was one ensign
TO be uniolded which the nation should
seek. That ensign should be root OF the
old stock oi Jesse, a stock which had i,s
life from Abraham and also from Lot, and
under this divine ensign the long broker
unity should be restored. Epbraim's envy
should cease. All Judah's powers shoul,
not be employed to vsx Epbraim, and the
states long sundeied rhould he united
in'o one political and religious State
This is the history which Isaiah salt
should be the blessing Of the future o
Israel aud ilhis history in its great feat
ures Of national unity is that whicl
IN our own country has called out ll'
thanksgiving Of the thoughtful in tb'
celebration of the last week.
| The whole glorious pageant centere'
round the Inauguration OF Geo. Washing
ton, of Virginia, as the first President o
the United States. That Inauguration
was the elimination of great poliiica
contest between the advocates Of Federn
union, called Federalisis, with Washington
and Alexander Hamilton at their head
ard the Republicans led by Thomas J.f
ferson.
Thirteen States had been represented i
the convention whi,h formed the con
stitution. Eleven Of them had voted I
adopt, South Carolina and Rhode 1slai.
voted against. Alexander Hamilton, b
his great popularity in the State oil Ne
York had carried that Stale in favor I
adoption and the time had rume for Il
starting OF the new National Government
These men had all read history. The
had read of the Grecian States, which couI
only be led TO act in unity under Il
pressure Of some great calamity. The
hsd read the history Of the nTiie
tribes OF Israel in their State union goir
to pieces under the ambition Of Jernboa
and the folly of Solomon's son, and wit
such histories before them, they coul
but trcmble at the trial of the great e.
pertinent to unite in one thirtern stat
whose population WAS so different, Hug
nots IN South Garonna; English Colonis
in Virginia English Catholics in Mary
land Swceds In Delaware; Quakera
Pennsylvania; Holanders in New Yml
Englieh Purilans in New England.
unite these different nationalilies in n re
manent union to which all should owe NJ
/ give allegiance first, and 10 their sever
{ States second, WAS aproblem then, ,of migl'
l import. They all felt the need Of D.vi
. help-of the standard ol prophecy bell
raised, that under tile Divine il fuen
there should be no Judah in all the
t States 10 sex ard no Ephraim TO eny
o The day began in prayer, the inaugur
!, tion was followed by public Divi
r service, md thus the Republic W
), u-hered in NalIon to take its plS
y among Nations. But the Judah's We
y on hand, the Ephraim's also. The Fe
eralisis, the advocates Of National UNI
v ionnd many opposers. The Republics
}. continued to gain In numbers and il fluer
!. till 1920. when the Federalisie had not
a single electoral vote in the eleclo
college. State Sovereignty was trump
: ant over the Ioc;rine Of Washington a
,r Hamilton, who rdyocaled Federal Sc
erigniy.
Aud this doctrine OF State Sovereigl
has been at the bottom Of all the R.b
ST lions Of the South. Undes John g. G.
hOun, South Carolina, in 1886, WAS rea
1 10 nullify the laws OF the United Sta
10 by State laws. She was In The Un
but only M woman is in The MARI
90 state who has pronounced the VOWS
will rot conform 10 the laws Of the mi
90 rage relation.
80 These State Sovereign Doctrines p
vU Uo du ced the great debate between
rs Haines Of South Carolina and Dal
90 Webster. A debate which resulted !
ty great triumph for the great conSlilutiO
v"nS doctrine Of Federal rs superior 10 81
sovereignty.
II IL probable ,hst.tlie doctrine OF s.
nh Sovereignty would have disappeared,
G il not been Tor slavery. The conflict o
no this institution, put the doctrine
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