The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-29
AT FHl FOURTH ST, CHURCH,
Rev DR., GFassy DIseOurses on Religions
the BAHlA Of National Prosperity.

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the Basis Of National Prosperity.
At the Fourth Street NJ, 3. Church
the Rev, DR., ], 7, Gracey, the mission
ary who Ia spending this week here,
preached q sermon to q congregation
made up Of members OF the Fourth
Street Church with q goOdly sprlnkling
from the other churches, DR., Gracey's
sermon was most eloquent one,
abounding with logical illustrations,
His subject was "Religion the Basis OF
National Prosperity" and his text was
taken from Isaiah 60;l2: "For the ma,
ton and kingdom that will not serve
Thee shall utterly perish: yea, those ma.
tions shall be utterly wasted"
The relation Of religion TO national,
social and commercial prosperity was
first considered, The first illustration OF
the theme was drawn from the Hebrews
The next illustration was drawn from
the history Of European and American
nations, showing the relation between
the Reformation OF the sixteenth CEN
tury and the American Revolution.
The political ecclesiastical and social
principles OF the Reformation were offer.
ed TO tue nations OF Europe and TO
America, and history shows that just as
they accepted or rejected them they
have prospered or declined. Italy ~.
fused them, and though she was learned
aud had vast commerce, aud had the
heritage Of great names, yet she became
the Lazarus OF the nations, France was
rendered these principles, but she an
swered with the Inquisition and Bar.
sholomews massacre, and she became
the maniac Of the nations. Spain was
proaered the privilege OF these prinCi-
pies, and though she was three centuries
ago the foremost nation Of Europe, and
her Charles TX seemed about to become
at once the Mohamet and Napoleon OF
Europe, and her universities were filled |
with students, and her Golfers enriched
with the commerce OF all seas, to-day
her battles are bull.fghts, and she mum.
hles in rags and wretchedness about
the stories Of the past.
Other illustrations from the contrasts
between RomaniBt and Protestant ma.
tions were selected. The Low countries,
with two millions OF men, on a soil hall
sand and half marsh, resisted Spain
when she held Europe In her bands,
lnd have covered the seas with their flag,
Protestant Prussia has defeated two Em.
pires, each containing twice her popula'
tion, the one In seven months ana the
other In seven weeks. The north Of
Ireland Is green with fertility while thu
south swarms with filth. Scotland Is
the mother Of mighty men aud Edin.
burgh the Athens Of Europe, while
Is idle and Florence a magnifl.
cent tomb. Mexico, under the Papacy,
became a stinging den OF anarchy.
The test Of the Bank and Stock Elk.
change was put TO the lands which
adopted and those which refused the
principles of reformation. English three
per cents are at 92 when French three
per Cents average 10. The Dutch, Prus.
sian, Danish and Swedish funds are at
east at par, while those OF Austria,
Italy, Spain and Portugal are lower by
30 to 30 per cent. When Europe pro.
Iessed to think that the American Re.
public was strained and about being
wrecked by the Hayes-Tilden presi.
lential controversy, American securities
stood second in the world, being only
ranked by those OF Protestant England,
This was shown to be attracting the at.
tention OF the nations OF Asia, the lead.
ing statesman and editor OF Japan, Flu.
kuzawa, being quoted as arguing that
Japan must adopt these principles II she |,
would enter the comfy of LuLlOnR. and