The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-02


them. and when the High Priest of American
receives his pay in gold he reads on
the bright coin. In God we trust " Time would
fail me to tell the many ways God is confessed. or
to tell how Presidents and princes of science. the
leaders of our hosts and masters of art. and men
of means, have testified that God is the Lord.
We think in the light of these facts and others
that you will recall. which. if used. would over
flow the limits of this service, it is plain that
God is our God !; and now meet you with con-
gratulations that we are living, free blessed
and progressive people. Ours is a living nation.
Others have crossed the dead line.
France voted that there was no God, burned
Bibles till the smoke darkened the Skies trans
formed temples of religion into dancing dens.
changed the Sabbath into a day of sport. carved
on the tombstones that death was an eternal
Sleep used the deathmans axe till baskets were
filed with human heads. till the blood ran down
the cutters. The land heaved in volcanic out |
break, and the nation tumbled into ruins. and
the full record remains to show the world that |
1.-THE nation that will not serve Him shall utterly |
perish" The course of the centuries is strewn |
with wrecked kingdoms who feared not God.
so let thine enemies perish 0 Lord. but let
them that love Thee be as the sun going forth in
his might" Our nation is free. The blot and
no longer called chattels. Since we have been
purged from the horrible traffic in flesh and blood,
ours is indeed The land of the free and the
home of the brave" A happy. blessed people.
We have Pagan, Mahomedan and Papal nations,
Ours, a reading Protestant power. In which of
these nations is the fullness of rich blessings
poured? Wendell Phillips. man of eloquent
lips, said, THE answer to Confucianism is China;
to Brahminism. is India; to Mahomedanism, is
Turkey: to Paganism. is Africa; to homanism.
Spain and Mexico: to Professionalism. England
and America" and of our land it may be said.
He hath not dealt so with any people," We
dwell in homes of comfort, many in luxurious
mansions. For us, the soil is rich, our hillsides
hang out purple clusters. and fields hold golden
harvests to the sun; our cities are hives OF in
dustry: for US science has heaped UP her treas
ures, and art multiplied her inventions. We
have countless churches for worshippers. our
pulpits have hearers. our presses readers. our
schools filled with scholars. and our years over
flowing with the mercies of the Lord. You only
has He known of all the families of the earth.
Gods ancient people were guided by pillar of
fire for 40 years: we by the blessings of heaven
through centuries past. They had one flock of
quail, and ate and died we have birds of every
feather. and eat and live. They had drops of oil
from the olives of the hill side. We have rocks
| that run out rivers of oil. For them one stroke
of rod started stream of water in the desert.
We have LOCO leaping in crystal clearness into
the glorious sunlight. They had one tabernacle
in which to worship. We have countless num-
Der. where the Gospel spreads its feast of fat
things. We have goodly heritage. Ours is a
progressive nation. There are nations cold and
inactive as long extinct volcanos-nations as un-
stable as our November days. and they do not ex-
cell Nations foul with licentiousness and reeking
with corruption. and they are rotting away. Only
four nations have greatly advanced in the past
century: Russia. the land of Greek Christianity;
Germany. the country of the Reformation: Eng
land. the nation of the open Bible. and our land.
which has risen from zero to position of splen-
did superiority among the aggressive powers of
the world. Washington rode in coaoh from Mt
Vernon to the Hudson it required two weeks of
time. Now.
The coach stands rusting in the yard.
The horse has sought the plow:
We span the world with an iron rail,
And the steam king rules US now"
Martha Washington taught I6 maidens the
useof the spinning wheel Now. men harness
the waters that leap down New England hills:
and one mill turns more spindles and does more
work in d ay than the maidens in dozen 1oll-
ing years. 1t required months to getthe returns
after election day, Now. they come ON the wings
of the lightning Franklin sailed his kite mp
to a storm cloud; silken thread running into
a crystal jar. he heard hum as frouu bottled
bee; it was the song of the lightning.
Away, way through the sightless air
Stretch forth your iron thread;
For would not soil my sandals fair
With the dust ye tamely tread
Aye, rear them up on million piers
Let them circle the earth around.
And the journey ye make in a hundred years
IIl clear at single bound-''
Once we used tallow candles; now electric
lights turn dark to day. Soldiers carried clum
sy mus kets; now Esfeld repeaters. Small sick
les brought down the grain; now steel reapers
cut and bind the harvest Once the fail was
heard all Winter long: now steam does the
work in few hours. Once keel boats crept
along our shores; now palace steamers are
blowing our rivers, Months were needed to
sail to Europe; now six days are required by
the grey hounds of the sea - Franklin print
ed few hundred copies day; now press
will take seven tons of p aper. print on both
sides, cut, fold. stamp. and mail 100Cc0 in two
brief hours. We are bewildered with the rush
of thoughts.aud we confess that 10.C00lips could
not tell all the mighty strides cfprogress inoni
is the people that is in such case; yea, happy
is the nation whose God is the Lord.''
When Mr.. Lincoln was asked if God is on our
side, he said. '' We should ask if we are on His
side" In this day of festal cheer. when we re-
joice with great gladness,we should take warn
in g lest we fail in our great mission. and lose
the favor of God. Many have forsaken His
sanctuary, and whole villages have forsaken
fLo Sab bhafh is and
pride arrogance and oppression. Prosperity
begets luxury, and this brings illness. lust. a
social leprosy The Salooa holds decanter more
deadly than bottled serpents Weneed to keep
watchful eyes on politicians who live like leech
es On the state, and fill themselves at public
expense
Watch how Rome leaves her millions in the
dark and seeks to extinguish the glory Of Amer
ica-her public schools Out of hearty gratitude
to God, let US set our faces against the scofipg
inidelity of the day On Bedloe's Island stands
the gigantic image oil our Nation-Liberty en-
Tightening the world The world is turning to
the light Corea Is unsealing her ports. Japan
is opening her gates. China letting down her
wall. Africa letting out the dark and calling
for the light.
With praises for the past which leap from lip,
we should look for the better day to rise. We
souls flow forth in pr aise
Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Ring out the false, ring in the true;
Ring out all forms of foul disease
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold
Ring out thousand ways of old.
Ring in thousand years of peace,
Ring in the manlier man and free,
The kind!ier heart. the gentler hand
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be-,
Happy is the people that is in sucha case;
yea, happy is the people whose God is the Lord,''
NELSON.
MI. S. NJ. Alger had quite fall. a few days
since and famed himself considerably,
E. H Hurd has been confined to his house for
some time on account of lameness.
The new voting arrangement was generally
favorably received. although quite a number
do tho noiSta kn If only voting the Cavern