Milford chronicle., 1893-11-10

God and appeal to him for his blessing
There is power higher than the ballet boS-
than the gubernatorial chair than ~
presidential White House. Il is hiob tine
that we put less confidence in polifieaI
platforms and more confidence in Cod
See what a weak thing is human FORESIGHT
how little our wise men seem to kno,vi
See how, every autumn, thousands of men
who are clambering up for higher positions
are turned under God upsets them Nv
cry man, every party, every nation. has n
mission toperform. Falling to perform Il
down he goes.
THE GOSPEL IN POLITICS.
tod said to the house of Bourbon. ere
model franeeand establish equity.n House
Of Bourbon would not doit Down it went
God said to the house of Stuart. Make
the English people free, God fearing and
happy." House Of Stuart would not do il.
Down IL went. God says to the political
parties IN this day, bs the principles Of
Christianity, remodel, govern. educate. sava
the people, Failingto 10 that. down tber
60 burying in their ruins their disciples
and advocates. God can spare all the mo-
htieal intriguers Of this day and can raise 1
up another generation who shall do iustiee 4
and love mercy.
1t God could spare Luther before the
reformation was DONE and if he e0uld
spare Washington before free governments
mad been fully tested, and if he could snare
Howard before more than one out of
thousand dungeons had been aIleyiated
ana il he could spare Robert AlcChevne
just as Scotland was gathering TO his burn
ing utterances and if he could snara
Thomas Clarkson while yet millions of his
fellow men had chains rusting TO the bone
then he can spare any man, and he can
ipare any party That man who tbrouob ,
'owardice or blind idolatry of party for
akes the cause Of righteousness Qoes doycr
md the armed battalions of God march i
iver him.
Christian men, take out your Bible !
his afternoon, and in the light of mat /
word make up your mind as to what IL 4
our duty as citizensi Rememb Der that the
ighest kind of a patriot is Christian pa- r
riot. Consecrate yourselves first to God. o
hen you will know how to consecrate your- si
elves TO your country. All these political 4
Seitements will beg gone, Ballot boxes and n
1benatorial chairs and continents viii | +,
noke IN the final conhagration, but those .,
no love God and do their best shall come II
Iustrous dominion after the stars have Al
ased their shining, and the ocean has n
~ AA' 4AaA -aAANtf1 anu NAlE TnIIn-
II Of the judgment day shall toll at the ~
neral Of a world Oh, prepare for tbat n,
y in
Next Tuesday questions Of state viii be WI
titled, but there comes a day when the w,
estions Of eternity will be decided. You al
ly vote right and get the victory at the on
hot box, and yet suffer eternal defeat an
ter you have cast your last vote. where cis
Il you 50 to? In this country there are IN
o parties. You belong to the one or the to-
n iSI OL tuein' LiAe"lse IN eternity there sci
u u, Ds - 'wo parties ana only two These pls
1 the righteous into life eternal" To
ich party will you belong? God grant n
IT, while you look after the welfare of ot,
land in which God has graciously cast NJ
II lot, you may not forget to look after an,
II soul-blood bought, Judgment bound. 81,
nortall God save the peoplel g0