The Newtown bee., 1892-11-25
Danbury at 6.25, Tuesday morning, and the one due at Danbury at 9.l0, transfer red passengers.
POLITICS AND RELIGION.

A good audience was present at St Johns on Thanksg lying morning, when Rev o. o. Wright, the rector, preached on ''Politics and religion" His text was from Prov. 14: 34, righteousness exalt- eth nation, but sin is a reproach to any pc ople." Among the thoughts the preacher brought out were the following: If our peculiar American institutions mean anything of permanent, historic significance. it is that they were founded
 in the catholic spirit of Christianity, and recognize the fact so grand1y set forth by St Paul on Mars Hill, that ''God men for to dwell on all the face of the earth and hath determined the times be- fore appointed and the bounds of their habitatiops." This is the land of politi- cal and religious liberty and the hope of the ends of the earth. Here is the be- ginning of human history in it's widest world relations of the universal brother hood of mankind. The free spirit of Christianity is surely overcoming the
 narrow, selfish prejudices of nations and
 races toward each other and bringing them together into the highest earthly unity of one common humanity. The tyranny of world empire is dying out and men are learning wisdom to govern themselves in true allegiance to the eter- nal laws of the Heavenly King. It is true religion that makes men free. Chris tianity aims to make every human being willing subject of the kingdom of Hea- ven. According to the divine ideal church and state are one as they were in ancient Israel. The final, universal and eternal government is that of Christ, the King. All government belongs to God. Politics and religion are one in
 their last analysis. For if every one was perfect he would be loyal to God and all
 law would thus be reduced to mutual
 love. Law is the great, living and abid-- ing force of society. Nothing but right eousness will bind men together ill per manent relations of peace and harmony.
 Politics as science is next in import ance to religion and should go hand in hand in all human interests. For the true aim of politics is to establish the kingdom of God upon the earth. Poli- tics therefore, in the true sense of states manship, which aims at the best good of all men, must be based upon right theor-
 es of society and human progress. The
 true theory of society is that it is the creature of God and that he rules over
 the affairs of the nations. The Bible is
 the statesman's best book. If there is
 no Supreme Ruler who maketh even the
 wrath of man to praise him, then poli-
 tics may well be but trade of trickery
 and deceit and scramble for place and
 power. It is the idea of our day that the power of the government is not in the man as ruler, but in the principle of
 the law which he represents and is chos- en to administer. The fundamental idea of our government is that of the king dom of Christ, in which men rule by serv- ing, and the humblest citizen may be exalted to the executive headship. Al
 ter defining the principles of our govern , HCHp diiSA I10tiio6IE oiaS SsISoS@ aesbSoSA1 l which threaten our free institutions, the
 preacher pointed out the duties and priv 1 iliges of the Christian citizen. Theare- suits of the abuses Of political rights and
 duties are that politics and religion are < practically divorced and opposed to each other. There is nothing so precious to society as mutual confidence and good will between man and man. Destroy ithis common bond Of fellowship and co- foperation and the moral signinance of
 society has departed. Politics has to do ] with the inalienable rights of man. It
 means the purity and protection of the ! Christian family, without which both
 church and state must fall. It means
 the Christian education of our children, It means the punishment of vice and
 crime and the pros perity of our indus, tries. Even the progress of the church
 and it's power for good are involved iI l the questions of political science. It is
 therefore the duty of the Christian citi
 zen to vote, and to vote for an enlight