Democratic messenger., 1889-10-12

NO room for the importation Of foreign
vices. America has enough Of lis own,
and we need no instalmcnts Of that kind.
4 worlds fair will bring all kinds Of
people, good and bad. The good we must
prepare 10 welcome, the bad We must pre-
pare to shun. The attempt will again bc
made In 1899. as In 1876, to break up cur
American Sabbaihs. That attempt was
made at the Philadelphia Centennial, but
was defeated. The American Sabbath Is
the best kept Sabbath on earth. We do
not want il broken down, and substitute
In the place thereof the Brussels Sabbath,
the Vienna Sabbath. the ST. Petersburg
Sabbath or any Of the foreign Sabbatlis,
which are no Sabbatlis at all. think the
Lord is more than generous in asking
only ~ days ou, Of the 3Gj for Ills seryices
You let the Sabbath 90 an with II will
go your Bible, and after that your libcr.
Ties. aud your children or your grandchil.
lrcn will be here In America under ies-
pOiism rs bad as In those lands where
they turn the Lords day into wassail aud
frolic.
Among those who come there will he,
as at other cxpositions, lor,lly people who
will bring their vices with them. Among
the dukes and duchcsscs aud princes aud
~ inccsscs of other lands are some Of the
hes, men and women oi all the earth.
D..,.,,i.... r.. 81 80 E;o,nr. ,rd Cairoa
and Lord Shaitesbury. But there is q
snobbcry and ilunkcyism in American So
ciciy that runs ailcr grandcc, duke, n
lord or Price, though he may be walk.
ing lazarctto aud his breath plague. l.
makes the fortune Of some of our queens
OF society to dance one c0iillion with one
of these princcly lcpcrs. Some people
cannot get their hats OH quick enough
when they see such foreign lord mp.
proaching, and they do not care for the
mirc into which they drop their knees as
they bow to worship. Let M splcn'lor
Of pedigree or any pomp and parapherna-
lin Of circumstance make him attractive.
There is only one sci of Ten Command.
mcnts that ever heard Of aud no class
Of men aud women in all the world are
excused from obedience to those laws
written by finger Of tightening on the
granite surface of Mount Sinai. Surely
we have enough American vices without
making any drafts upon European vice
for 1892
BY this sermon would have the ma
ton made aware of its opportunity and
sct ready to improve II. and ot some per-
lis and get ready To combat them. re-
i0icc 10 believe that the advantages will
ovcrtop everything in that worlds fair.
What mn introduction 10 each other of
communities, Of states, of republics. of
empires. of zones, of hcmisphercs. What
doors of Information will he swung wide
open for the boys and gIrls now ON the
threshold. What national and interna-
iional education. What crowning of
Industry with sheaves of grain, and what
imperial robing oi her with embroidered
fabrics. What scientific apparatus. What
telescopes for the intinitude above and
what microscopes for the infiniiudc be-
meath, and instruments To put nature io
the torture until she tells her last secret
What display Of the muniiiccncc Of the
God who has grown enough wheat Ia
make loaf of good bread large enough
for the human race, and enough cotton To
stocking every foot, and enough timber to
shelter every head, making II manifest
that il is not Gods fault, hut either mans
oppression or Incidence or dissipation II
there he any without supply.
Under the arches Of the chief building
of tha, exposition le, Capital and Labor.
too long csirangcd, at last he married.
eternal fidelity, while representations Of
all nations stand round rejoicing at the
nuptials, and saying: "What God hath
joined together let no man put nsundcr."
Then shalt the ,hrcnody Of the needle.
woman no longer be heard:
Work. work, work.
Till the brain begins To swim:
Work. work, work.
: Till the eyes arr heavy AMI lin.
Seam and glIssct and hand,
llanil and giissct and scam,
Till over the buttons fall asleep,
| Aud sew them On Ia u dream.
q. Christian American. Make ready
for the grandcs, exposition ever seen un.
der the sun. Have Bibles enough bound.
Have churches enough established. Have
scientific halls enough endowed. Have
printing presses enough Sc, up. Have re.
vivals of religion enough in full blast.
believe you will. "lIosanna to the Son
Of David. Blessed is he that cometh in
the name ofthc Lord
| Through the harsh voices Of our day
4 low. sweet prelude finds It's way;
/ Through clouds of doubt AMI crcc'is Ut fear
| A light Is breaking calm AMI clear.
| That song of love. now low and far.
! Ere long shall swell from star tO star:
i That light. the breaking ,lay. which tips
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