The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-10

to voters generally.
The Rev. 7. d. LOGAN was asked to make
a prayer Mt the Illinois Republican Convention
the other day. and he offered what the Chicago
Inter Ocean calls an earnest petition" Two
thirds OF the earnest petition was devoted TO
the Republican party. This part is interesting
as a specimen OF what wc may call. without
irreverence. tho political orison:
I'VE thank Thee 10. the heroisn, tSe devotion. and
ths; patriotism of the who in the crisis OF our
laid the foundation of the party in whose inter
est We are met ;sis afternoon May never fall below
that high mora position which WAS then assumed.
Grant Thy blessing now. we bsseech Thee. upon the
deliberations and conclusions of this Convention. We
pray Thee that there may he an express on clear
and unisaSabc upon al! the issues that before
the people sincere earnest honest platform. and that
those who presented for the suffrage OF the people
may he men OF honesty AMI integrity. and with an
homes, and sound platform and honest and sound can
daAtes we pray Thee that there be success the
issues OF this contest, And ask this, all othe.
blessings. through JESUS GERS, Lord Amen"
No doubt Mr. LOGAN is a sincere and pious
pers On. and the Republican party is by no
means past praying for: but this kind OF prayer
is not a model OF what q prayer before
political convention should be.
We have been assured by cable that there
is British shipbuilder who has come to the
conclusion that It is not possible to build ocean
steamers o. the required tonnage in any
American shiryard Oh. indeed. And why not?
We must surely have in this country the ma
teral needed for their constructions: We
must surely have the skill! and strength
needed to construct them; and wo must
certainly be able to raise here any reasonable
amount Of capital that may be needed for con-
s.suc,inC them. II anything else is need
ed. wha, can be the nature OF it? Surely
there is no British shirtuder who will
deny that number OF Interesting ocean
steamers OF considerable tonnage have already
been built in the United States. or that there
is good reason for believing that We can now
DO better work II that line than was ever
done hero in other times But let there be no
argument on the subject. We may take COCA
sion 20 est3r:sh Euru?oan shiQtuilders before
many years have passed away.
There is far too much sermoniZlng in
mauy the churches in these times. accord
:nE 20 the Boston H'a:cimna. which is a re-
liGicus payer Q: the BAPTIST creed. Tho
H;;rAmis argues that there are too many
fe-na, sermons and too many oratorical
preachers. al! that c!iurchgo.nG people could
sFe,. :: least ra-: o: their sundays better
:kAa il listening - them. We guess that the
OPTION tshe Hd.r',,rss: vi! b" sustained by
EaaJ sod Christians who attend those
caLCAes n which wearison.e sermons are
delivers! ~ long wiader: preachers.
S.l. another air ship is about to be in
vA-.e'.- a.. sh- conc-ive- .: il does not live
O.: Wss.- hus IL {. t-wa G. This state. 1t is to
De . ---2eas - length AMI IL tn" form OF
t.zs.- s,azs. All uiadc ~ aluminium: 1t IL to
- tlSi., ct
.es4rI s.s- so: youai the nature OF which
sl-r:G g.. rsTa.ei: Il is 70 be used in
waite c,erlsS>ls as well AS in peaceful
":y:. --+,rt- L.! T-soVle Hrs 81 have nm oppor-
.isr-1J Z tZT.-S ;ae stock OF the air-ship
.,.s;- ;a,T- visa has already teeI organized.
--tr - c3v -.Cg-e.y here that 'hc invention
W. ,3,4LY 20 ATE. II has actually leen in
usI-.'! LIS. i,.sL, :; will havS heSter luck than
.in :Il.cr'l; - n!he- az s4irs that have
.,.l'r - :i.'a,s Il the EXPENSE o,thc men who
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