The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-28
a ronrrroAL SERMON.
Rev. william p. swartz Gives Repub-
lioans and Democrats Bible Instruc-
tions How to Vote.

Kew. william r. BWartz GfveG nepuD-
Iicans and Democrats Bible Instruc-
tions How to Vote.
On Sunday forenoon the pastor OF
Central Presbyterian Church read Dam
lei VII: 9-27 and took Matt. XVIII: 10
c.: go We therefore and teach all ma
tons" as his text from which he de-
rived his subject, The Christians
Commission to the Nations"
He contrasted the Old Testament
dlspensation, which largely dellvered
Gods messages to nations, with the
New, which more frequently addressed
itself to individuals. By compare
tive analysis of the Gospels on go
preach" lie deduced that God COM
missioned the Church to deliver the
Gospel to nations as such. In Mark it
was to Individuals; In Matthew to ma
tons
He cited a considerable number of
Gods messages to nations severally
and their destiny. He showed that
the fact that God dealt with nations
was also established by profane his
tory. II is also shown in the prog
ress of Christianity among the nations
as logically calculated.
Reasons-lst: "All power is given
me in Heaven and on Earth" suid our
Saviour who had triumphed over the
temptation OF Satan to rule the world
by physical power. The Kingdoms
OF this world are the Lords etc.
And tho Kingdom and dominion,
and the greatness of the kingdom un-
der the whole heaven, shall be given
| to the people Of the saints of the Most
High, whose Kingdom is an everlast-
ing Kingdom, and ali domlnions shall
serve and obey Him"
Tho church must go forth and bring
| the nations to God: ...
| 1t is necessary, secondly. because
the nations change their character.
| Not only are tho physical character
istics OF tho people different but tho
| moral, intellectual, social and indus
trial.
The orator classified the nations on
general characteristics: L. q. the
people that live in England to-day are
on the whole observers OF tho Christ
ian Sabbath and not such as sacrificed,
when first discovered, human victims
on Druidical affairs.
The Church not only has mission
AIRY work but she IL to 70 TO the ma
tions and teach them all things what.
soever that God has commanded.
POLITICS IN CHURCH.
The church has political mission
land must declare the whole counsel OF
God. She must speak TO the peoples
of tho nations and deliver Gods mes
sages. There is no place in the pulpit
to influence votes for the purpose OF
electinE one man and defeating his
political opponent it is not the place
to meddle with mere questions of tax
alton, finance, business and eXpelieu
~. These belong to the rostrum fol
public discussion and to the press,
l'here is much In politics that would
be most emphaticallv and shnmetully
out of place in pHlEit discussion.
On the other hand there arc funda
mental principles of Christianity thu
apply to peoples as nations. For eX
ample, the Church has right and duty
to speak to the Government and til,
people in favor of sabbath observance
which God lays down in the Bible as t
clear ordnance, .. .
She has right to go into polite.
and influence her members to vOtt
against politically constructed op
position to Sabbath observance and 1t
favor OF any party that commits itscl
TO respect Gods holy day of mans
lest. II the Democrats are in favor Of
sabbath Observance and tho Republi
cans opposed to il then let us vot,
with the Democrats ana vice versa.
DO not let US vote with and for ex
pediency but with and for righteous
ness Tie Democrat who said he wa
bound to vote us his party caucus die
5 tated, and ful anything and anybod.
q that could win victory, was wrong
iIo shouli say. u viii vote us God an,
the Bible instruct inc Is right And 81
OF the Republican,.
When the n. VI, State Legislature Is
considering a I'LL to license R0cial vic
the church has II duty to call the ut
Lcuiion Of that august body to wha
? God did 10 tho United States for 1t
r national endorsement OF the sin o
American slavery TO the long list q
3 nations that God has wiped OF the tan
oil t.As eH'th for RIGHTEOUSNESS. an
10 remind those goutieuen that IN
/ | wicitcd shall he turned into hell wit
1 iall thc nations that forget Cod
. proportion To d nations OboHioueo t
God viii Dc Guda blessing upon tn
people.