The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-10

ain Int there was something higher bnAu
that 80
Again. the horses and chariots or Goa
came to the rescue of this Nation IN Ao'V"'
tha close of a Presidential election famous
for devilish ferocity. A darker ciouo JS'
settled down upon the Nation Inc
suit of the election was IN dispute anu
revolution, not between two or threo seO
tions. but revolution in every town ana
villaoa and CITY of the United States
seemed imminent The prosper was 'n"
New York would throttle New YORK anu
New Orleans would grip New Orleans anu
BOSTON Boston, and Savannah Savannah,
and Washington Washington. Some oalu
Mr.. Tilden was elected; others salo Mr'
HAYES was elected, aud how near we cams
to universal massacre some OF us guess0u'
Init Cod onlv knew. / ascribe our escape
not to the honesty and righteousness u
Infatuated poll icians, but l ascrlpe IL u
the MINER forces of the text. Charlots OF.
mercv rolled in and though the "neo40
we're not heard and the fash was not SEEM |
vat all through the mountains OF the Nol'n
and the South and the East ana the "es~
though the hoofs did not clatter' the cav,
airy of God gallopel by tell 20" "oo
is the friend Of this Nation.
To prove that God is on the SIDE OF Inls
Nation, l argue from the laSt elgh' -
nine GREAT national harvests, and from the
national health of the last quarter Vi
| century. epidemcs very exceptional, ana
Gov, the oreat rivals of the Church OF God,
| and from the Continent poisoning Win
aavlums and reformatory Institutions ana
| from an Edenization which promises tnaS
| this whole land is to be paradise Where
! Odd shaIl walk in the cool of the day.
| Tin other sermons | showed you what
| was the evil that threatened to upset ana
demolish American institutions, am en-
| couraged more than | can tell you as see
the re giments wheeling down the SKY anu
NV ieremiads turn into doxologies, ana
that which was the Good Friday of the Ma
| +ion,s cruciAxion becomes h. Easter morn
of it's resurrection. OF course God WORKS
through human instrumentalitles, ana thls
national betterment is to come among
other things through scrutlnlzed palloU
box.
Now in every we'll organized nelghoor-
hood every voter is watched with seVereSU
scrutiny. l must tell the registrar my
name and how old l am, aud how long l
have resided in the State, and how long
have resided in the ward or the township
and If 7 misrepressnt ffy witnesses will
rise and shut me out from the ballot box.
Ia not that a great advance? And then
notice the law that prob b is a man voting
If he has bet on the election A step
. further needs to be taken and that man
forbidden q vote who has offered or taken
T ! a hribe whether it be in the shape or
free drink or cash paid down, the susplc'
ious cases obliged 10 put their hand on tne
t Bible and swear their vote in If they vote
8 at all So through the sacred chest OF oul
d Nations suffrage redemption Will coma
God also will save this Nation through
an aroused moral sentiment. There neVe
= has been so much discussion OF moral
: and immorals. Men, whether or not the.
: acknowledge what is right, have to tnln
n what is right We have men who haV
q had their hands in the public treasury In
= most of their lifetime, stealing all the
could get their hands on, dlscoursln
10 elouuently about dishonesty In publ
81 servants, and men with two or thre
le families of their own preaching eloquent
n about the beauties of the seventh CON
IN mandment. The question of sobrlety an
o drunkenness IS thrust In the lace OK III
n- Nation as never before, and is to take
sd part in our political contests The questlc
q. of national sobriety j. going to be respec
of fully and deferentially heard at the b
40 of every Legislature and every House
ed REPRESENTATIVES, and every United Stat
Ie. Senate. and an omn p tent voice will I'll
m down the sky and across this land al
n back again, saying to these RISING lldes
drunkenness which threaten to whel
%, home and Church and Nation: Thus
er shalt thou come but no further. and he
ais shall thv proud waves be stayed"
&C. Ihave not in my mind III Idow of di
IT. heartenment as large as the shadow OF
OF housefy's wing. My faith is in the upp
ha forces, the upper armies OF the text U
ny ia not dead. The chariots are not u
The wheeled If you would only pray me
Dr. and wash your eyes in the cool. brig
ie- water, fresh from the we'll of Christi
Der reform, it would be said OF you. As OF Il
nd one of the text: THE LORD opened
inc eyes of the young man; and he saw; al
nt~ behold, the mountain was fail OF hor'
an and chariots Of fire round ab3u ish'
leu When the army of Antgonus WI
Dy into battle his soldiers were very mt
zen discouraged, AMI they rushed up to
the General and said to him: Dot you
lcn we have a few forces and they have
the many more?" aud the soldiers were
Tue frighted at the smallness OF their mum
Io'S and the greatness of the enemy. Ant
onus, Their commander. Strengthened hi
cie self up and said, with Indignation 1
tne vehemence: How many do you reel
ilaF me to be-" And when
iieo the vast armies arrayed against the ca
'ieo of sobriety il may sometimes be very
less couraging but l ask you in making
MS your estimate of the forces Of righteC
llA AI1 ness-I ask you how many do you rec
WIN the Lord God Almighty to b.? He is
4e' commander. The Lord of Hosts is
"as name. l have the best authority for s
Guy ing that the charots Of God are y,
~ and the mountains are full of them
wa" You will take without my saying 1t
nv only faith is in Chr stianity and in
was upper forces suggested in the text
the litical parties come and GO and they
1t be right and they may be wrong; but
was lives and | think He has ordained
not Nation for a career OF prosperity tina
WAS demagogism viii, lie able to halt
re- Have you any doubt about the nee
the the Christian religion 10 purify and 4
aver decent American politics: At e
'ns yearly or quadrennial election we hay
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