The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-08
PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
Rev. DR.. Talmage Discusses Them
From O Christian Standpoint
Tho Election Contest "a Usually One for
the Spoiis Aione-The Monstrous Lies
Told During Political Campaigns
Words OF Counsel to
Christian Men.

1
"Some therefore cried one thing. aud somo
another for the assembly WAS confused; ana
the moro part knew not wherefore they were
come together And they drew Alexander OUT
Of the multitude the Jews pulling him forward
And Alexander bcckoned with the hanu, anu
would have made his defense unto the people,
But when they knew that he wnsa Jew, aliwith
one voice about the space OF two Hours creu
out Great is Diana OF the Ephesians '"
Ephesus was upside down. II was
about the silver question. A manuiac-
turer of silver boxes for holding heath
en- images had called his laborers To-
gether to discuss the behavior OF one
Paul, who had been in public places as
saulting image worship, and conse-
auently very much damaging that par
ticular business. There was great ex-
citement in the city People stood In
knots along the streets, violently ges-
ticulating, and calling each other hard
names. Some of the people favored
the policy of the silversmith; other
people favored the policy OF Paul.
There were great moral questions in
volved; but these did not bother with
them at all. The only question about
which they seemed to be interested was
concerning the wages and the salaried
positions. The silversmith and his
compeers had put up factories at great
expense for the making Of these silver
boxes. and now, If this new policy is to
be inaugurated, the business will go
down. the laborers will be throws out
of employment, and the whole city will
suffer Well, whist Is to be done?
Call conven ton" says some one; for
In ell ages a convention has been
panucea for public evils The conven'
tion is called, and, as they want the
largest room in the city, they take the
theater. Having there assembled
they all want to get the floor and they
all want totalk at once. You kno"
what excitement that makes in con
yention, where a great many people
want to talk at once. Some cried on'
thing, some cried another Som
wanted TO denounce, some wanted T.
resolve. After while prominen
man gets the floor, and he begins u
speak; but they very soon hiss hin
down. and then the confusion rise
into worse uproar, and they begin t
shout, all of them together, and the
keep on until they are red in fac
and hoarse in the throat, for two lon
hours crying out: Great is Diana
}, the Ephesians! Great is Diana OF IN
Ephesiansv'
= The whole scene reminds me
the excitement we have almost ever
autumn at the elections. While thi
goddess Diana has lost her worshiper
and her temples have gone into dus
our American people want TO set up
god in place of 1t, and they want us
TO bow down before it; and that god
political party. Conside ring our s
perior civilization, / have to declare
YOU that the Ephesian idolatry was le
= offensive in the sight Of God than
- this all-absorbing American partisa
ship.
gr. While there are honest men, tr
men, Christian men, who stand in bo
ssg political parties, and who come in
:: the autumnal elections resolving
rE. serve their city or their state or
D.. nation in the best possible way, ha
noticed also that with many 1t Ia
Y mere contest between the ins and t
outs-those who are trying to stay
\ and keep the outs out, and those W
2 are out trying to get it and thrust I
ins out. And one party cries, Gre
'Si Is Diana of the Ephesians!' and
~. other party cries, Great Is Diana
's the Ephesiansr' neither Of them h
---- est enough to say, "Great is my pock
! bookw
Once or twice a year II is my Gust
lr TO talk TO the people about public
,vl fairs from what call a Christian sta
point, and this morning have cho
II for that duty. l hope to say practi
who word. History tells us Of n sern
ger ger once preached amid the Highlands
th Scotland-a sermon two hours lon
rms r on the sin of luxury, where there W
- not more than three pairs OF shoes
Al the audience; and during our last VIZ
" good man went into hospital dist
Y uting tracts, and gave tract on -
EN- ain OF dancing" TO man both OF VII
legs had been amputated! But l h
,.., this morning to present an appropr
''''' and adapted word, as next Tuesday
no. the ballot-box, great affairs are TO
. .ettIed The Rev. DIR. Emmons, in
- early history of our country, in Ma
chusetts, preached about the cleo
of Thomas jefferson to the presidei
Il The Rev. DIR. Mayhem, OF Bostor
VI the early days ofour republic, preac
about the repeal of the stamp
Il There are times when minister
Christ must look Off upon public al
and discuss them. We need go bac
no example. Every man is, before
Ill responsible for his own duty. IL
o. Norwegian boasts of his home OF re
and the Siberian Is pleased with
ca land Of perpetual snow; II the Ro
he he thought that the muddy Tiber was
a. favored river in the sight Of hea
" and II the Laplapder shivers out
49, eulorv of his native cline, and II
nj Chine,e have pity for anybody
% outside Of the "howery kingd'
'rs sbaIl not we, born under these
. sl,ies and standing day by day an
these glorious civil and religious
llcuIe ties, be philosophical propol
~ ~ ,hs ~ teil the people very plainly what I
as. sidcr to be their Christian duty at
N for ballot box. ~ ~
10Th. First set yourself against oil p
,ld eJ eal falsehood. The most mons
AZ, les ever told In this country are d'