The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-11-10
uNlUAl MORNING. NOV TO- 1898.

ton of political life. You want to know
whom meanI Young man, ask your ia
ther whom you get home. The adverse
tide is fearful, and warn You against 1t!
You need not go far off to find the
wornout politician. Here he Is, STUN
bling along the highway his limbs hardly
able to hold him up. Bent over and pale
with exhausting sickness, Surly to any
body who accosts him. His last decent
article of apparel pawned for strong
drink. Glad if, when going by a grocery,
some low acquaintance invites him in to
take sip of ale, and then wiping his
lip with his greasy sleeve, Kicked off
the steps by men who once We're proud
to be his constituents Manhood oblit-
Grated. Lip blistered with curse.
Scars of brutal assault on cheek and
brow. Foul mouthed, A crouching,
staggering, wheeling wretch. No
friends. No God No hope. No heaven.
That is your wornout politician. That
is what soma of you will become unless
by this mornings warning, and the
mercy of God, your steps are arrested.
Oh, there are no words enough potent,
enough portentous, enough consuming,
enough dpnning to describe the horrible
drunkenness that has rolled over this
land, and ti&t has bent down the necks
of some OF the mightiest intellects, until
they have been compelled to drink out
of the trough Of bestiaIity ard abomina-
ton! warn young men against politi-
cal life N less ;hcy are teetoialers and
consecratei Christian men.
Again, | counsel you that, when You
20 to tho ballot box at tho city, or the
state, OF the ua; ionrl elections, you rec
ognize God ANA apsoal to him for his
blessing. Ihcre is power higher than
the ballot toy, than the gubernatorial
chair, than the presidential White
House. 1t is high time that we put less
confidence ia political platforms and
mere confidence in God. See what
weak thing is Human foresight! How
little our wise men seem to know! See
how, every autumn, thousands of men
who are claiubcring up for higher posi-
tons are turned under, God upsets
them. Every m@u, every party, every
/ nation, has mission to perform. Fail
ing to portor,a it, down lac goes.
THE CAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
God said to the house of Bourbon.
Remodel France and establish equity"
House of l. nrbon would not do it.
Down it wcu'. God said to the house
of Stuart, Make the English people
free, God fearing and happy" House
of Stuart would not do it. Down it
Went. God says TO the political parties
in this day, BY the principles of CHRIS
tianily remodel, govern, educate, save the
people" Failing to do that, down they
go, burying III heir ruins their disciples
and advocates. God can spare all the
political inlriguers of this day and can
raise w another generation who shall
do justice and love mercy.
If Goa could spare LIther before the
reformation was done, ard if he could
spare Washington befvre free govern
! menth had been fully tested, and necould
spare Howard before lnore than one out
Of thousand dungeons had been allie
waited, and ii lie could spare Robert Nc
Cheyne Just DIS Scotland VA: gathering
| to his bl:.ili'g TIT Il'a;.ccs. and il ne could
spare Thomas Garrison while yet mil
| lions OF his l"!iUw n.H had chains rust
, ing to the nuue then he can spare any
han, and he can spare ;,ny iitrty That
man who, through cUwaruice or blind
| idolatvy Of party, tursaEes the cause of
righteousness. goes dowu, and TIE armed
! battaliolS Of tod march over HIN.
O Oh, ist4.l men, tal5e out Your BIZ
BILE this afternoon, and iii tie light of
/ that WORD make up your mind as to
what is yoGr duty as citizens. nemem-
Der that TN highest kind of a patriot is
a ChristiHl patriot. Consecrato your
selves first - Cod then you viii know
how to CO. srcrate yourselves to your
country. : iilese political excitements
will be g0ur, Ballot boxes and guber-
material cr.sir5 and continents will
smoke in trc final connagration, but
those who 1--we God and DO their best
| ~-~--~n
shall come to !ustrous dominion after
the stars have ceased their shining, and
the ocoan HIS haaved its last billow, and
the closing thunder of the judg,
ment day shall toll at the funeral OF
world Oh, prepare for that day!
Next Tuesday questions of the state
will be settled, but there comes Gay
when the questions of eternity will be
decided. You may vote right and get
the victory at TIE ballot box and yet sui.
fer eternal defeat After you have cast
your last vote where will you go? In
this country there are two parties You
belong to the one or the other of them
Likewise in eternity there will be two
parties, and only two. "Ihese shall &c
away into everlasting punishment, but
the righteous into life eternal" Tt
which party viii You belong? God grant
that while you look after the welfare Of
the land in which God has graciously
cast your lot you may not forget to look
after your sonl-blood bought, judgment
bound, immortal! God save the people