Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-11-09
rhat is your w.rnout politician. That Is

lnat Is your WORKOUT politician. That ig
what some of you will be come unless by this
mornings warning and he mercy OF God
your steps are arrested. Oh. there are no
words enough potent. en- ough portentious
enough consuming, enoug h damning to de-
scribe the horrible drum kcnness that has
rolled over this land and bat has Bent down
the necks of some of the m. ghfiest intellects
until they have been comp, slled to drink out
OF the trough of besriality u nd determination I
| warn young men against political life un-
less they are teetotalers ND consecrated
Christian men.
Again, counsel you that when you 90 to
the ballot box at The city or tAse State, or the
National elections Won reco gIize God and
appeal to Him for His blessil w There is n
power higher than the ballot box, than the
gubernatoriaf chair, than th presidential
White House. 1t is>high time that we put
less confidence in political platforms and
more confidence in God. Sec what a weak
thing is human foresight H, Nv little our
wise men seem to know! Sc g how, every
autumn, thousands of men who ,are Chamber
ing up for higher positionsare nrned under!
God upsets them Every man, every party,
every Nation. has mission to d srform Fail
ing to perform it, down he goes.
God said to the house OF Boz irbon, GRE
model France and establish equ ty' House
OF Bourbon woqild not do it. d, ,wn it went.
God said to the house Of Stuart. make the
English people free, God fearing tnd,bappv
went. God says 10 the political parties in
this day, "by the principles OF CEnristianity.
remodel, govern, educate. save he people,
Failing to do that down they go. bury ing in
their ruins their disciples and advocafes
God can spare all the political il ftriguers of
this day, and can raise up anot her genera
ton who shaE do justice and low mercy
Ii God could spare Luther b. sfore,the re-
formation WAS DONE and If He could spare
Washington before free govern % ent had been
f11il tod md ii IIaf
before more than one out of thousand
dungeons had been alleviate L. and if H
could spare Robert McCheynei lust as Scot.
IGnd was garneEIng TO MS purr IN = ltrerancss
and if He oould spare Thomas GARRISON
while yet millions of his fellow men had
chains rustine. to the bone-thep He can
spare any man, and He can spare any party
That man WHO through coHvardice or blind
idolatry of party forsakes. the cause OF riehte-
BUSINESS goes Il own, and the armed battaIiona
of God march Cpyer him.
Christian Z en, take out your Bible this
afternoon and In the light of that WORD
make up your uaind as to what is your
duty as citizens /. Remember that the high
est kind of Is patriot is Christian patriot.
Consecrate yours slves, first to God then
you will know no to consecrate yourselves
to your country. All these political excite
ments will be gone. Ballot boxes and GU
bernatorial chairs and continents will smoke
in the final conf agration, but those who
love God and dottheir best shall come to
lustrous dominion, after the stars have
ceased their shining, and the ocean has
heaved its last loillow, and the closing
thunder of the Judi ,ment day shall toll at
the funeral of world Oh, prepare for
that day
You may vote right and get the victory at
the ballot box, and Jet suffer eternal defeat
After you have cast ys 'ur last vote, where will
you go to? In this country there are two
parties. You belong 10 the one or the 9th OF
of them. Likewise in eternity there will be
two parties and only ts7o. .These shall go
away into everlasting punish ment and the
righteous into life eternal" l which pi irty
will you belong? God grant that, while you
look after the welfare of the land in which
God has graciously east your lot, you may
bought, judgment bound, immortal iGod
save the people,