Arizona republican., 1890-07-07
SABBATH SERVICES. Churches We'll Attended
 Yesterday. Rev. Norton Breaches at the Methodist Church. Sermon of Rev. RickersOn upon the Text, 'Liberty Under Law;
 Who Shall Be Kings"


 tist and Catholic churches held services yesterday. At the Methodist Church South, on Center street, Rev. Fuller preached morning and evening.
 At the Washington Street Methodist Church, Rev. N. F. Norton was greeted by large audience of his old par ishiOners. The sermon was upon the theme of ''The New or Gospel Dispensa- tion compared with the old or Mosaic Dispensation.
 The old dispensation or Gods dealing with the children of men under the Mosaic dispensation may be seen by carefully studying the history of the children of Israel. Jacob, as he was fleeing from the face of his offended brother, as he lay at night with stone for his pillow and the canopy of Heaven as his covering had vision and he saw the angels of God ascending and de- scending and he there promised that if God would lead him he would hence- forth serve him. And when in few years he was returning to the land of his fathers, the angel of the Lord again appeared to him as he was praying for deliver ance from his brother and he wrestled with the angel until he received the promise that God would be with him; then the angel changed his name from Jacob to Israel. The history of Jacob and his twelve sons, their sojourn in Egypt and the deliverance of their descendants from Egyptian bondage, how the hand of God led them out of Egypt through the Red Sea and on to Mt. Sinai, shows the wonderful power of God and his love to those who put their trust in him. The law under the Old Dispensation was given amidst the thunders of Mt. Sinai and caused the people to tremble.
 The law or gospel of the new dispensation was one of peace and good win to man and made the people re- joice. Christ's kingdom is peaceable kingdom. Those who trangressed the law of Moses were punished by the law. Those who transgress the law of Christ are under the displeasure of God and unless they seek forgiveness in Christ, according to His Word must be banished from the face of God. Moses was the mediator of the Old Covenant; Christ of the New.
 LIBERTY UNDER LAW.
 At the Baptist church Rev. Rickerson preached in the morning to a large con gregation. The subject was:
 Liberty under law; who shall be King?
 Text: Samuel s:19. May, but we will have king over us."
 Samuel had been a wise and success ful ruler over Israel. His wisdom, in- tegrity, unselfish devotion gave him an influence probably greater than that of any leader since the days of Moses. But the people became restive and clamored for a change of government. They would have king, with all the consequent pride and display, like the nations around. They wounded the heart of their lifetime servant, scorned the warnings faithfully given, and brought upon themselves disaster. In their law, provision was made, when demanded by the people, for the popular election of a king; but he was to rule under the supreme authority of Jehovah-the true idea of theocracy-liberty under law, freedom under wise restraint.
 The truth of universal adaptation is this: True liberty is never secured ex- cept by obedience to righteous law.
 In our country we have large and growing classes nursing feverish ambi- tion to change the form of government. They are clamoring for king.
 One of these kings is Capital. The financial tendency of our times is towards powerful corporations, rings, syndicates, trusts, colossal private fortunes. Serious harm has been done by sweeping asser- tions, crude popular opinions. Let us temper our judgment with facts. There IS no law, civil or moral, to prevent a man, or a body of men, from getting wealth by legitimate methods. Without powerful corporations great enterprises would be impossible. All corporations are not soulless, and all rich men are not mercenary. On the other hand, as rule, the process of money-getting in. duces selfishness. Many of these for. tunes are built out of the fuel and food oi the poor. It is almost inevitable that the corporation will thrive on the sacrifices of the laborer. It will receive at the hopper and give at the spigot. One ithe living perils of the hour is the meager sympathy wealth has for poverty When money is king-and God has nc hand in the crowning--the earth will be aslave-pen and a charnal-house. An other class would enthrone Labor. Ar outcry against all labor combinations is