Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-17

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Alexander ont Of The multitude he Jttrs
putting him fOrtcdrd And Alexander beck
Oned icih he hand and trOuld hare male
has defense unto TIE people. But trhsH they
L1iet1 that he tcds ,Je,C, all nih one rOirs
about the space Of tlcO hours criei ont:
Great IS Diana Of he EpheSidHSr Acts
xix, 81.
Ephesus was upside down. It was about
the silver question. A manufacturer OF silver
boxes for holding heather images had called
his laborers together to discuss the behavior
OF one Paul, who had been in public places
assaultinG image worship. and consequently
very much damaging that particular bust
ness. There was great excitement In the
city. People stood in knots along the
streets, violently gesticulating anil calling
each other hard names. Some OF the people
favoredthe policy of the slversmith. Other
people favored the policy Of Paul. There
were great moral questions involved, but
these did not bother them at all.
The only question about which they
seemed 10 be Interested was concerning the
wages and the salaried positions. The silver
smith and hls cOmpeers had put up factories
at great expense for the making OF these sill
yer boxes, and now, II this new policy p to
he inaugurated the business will 20 down,
the laborers will be thrown out OF employ
ment and the whole city will suffer Well,
what is to be done? "Call a convention, ."
says some one, for in all ages q convention
has been q panaCea for public evils. The
convention is called, and as they want the
largest room in the city theytake the theatre
Having there assembled, they all want to
get the floor, and they all want TO talk at
once. You know what excitement that al
ways makes in u convention, where a great
many people want to talk at once. Some
cried one thing, some cried another. Some
wanted to denounce. some wanted to resolve.
Alter awhile prominent man gets the floor,
AMI he begins to speak. but they very soon
hiss him down, and then the confusion rises
Into worse uprolr, and they begin TO shout,
all OF them together, and they keep on until
they ara red in the face and hoarse in the
tlroat, for two long hours CRYING out Great
IS Diana of the Ephesians. Great is Diana
of the Ephesians ~
The Who'll" scene reminds me of the excite
mont we have almost every autumn at the
elections. While that goddess Diana has lost
her worshipers and her temples have gone
into the dust. our American people want TO
set up god i'll place of her, and they want
us all to bow down before il, and that god ia
political party. Considering our superior
civilization. l have to declare to you that
Ephosan idolatry was less offensive in tho
sight Of God than is this all absorbing Amerl-
can partlsanship.
While there are honest men. true men.
Christian men. who stand in both political
parties, and who como into the autumnal
elections resolving to serve their city or their
state or the Nation in the best possible way.
have noticed also that with many It is a
mere contest between the ms and the outs
those who are trying to stay in ant keep the
outs out, AMI those who are trying to get in
md thrust the ms out And one plrtv rrlrs
"Grrnt il Diana of tho Epbesians - ana tbe
other marty cries. Great is Diana OF the
Erhrsians !" neither OF them honest enough
to say "Grnat il my pOckethook ~
once or twice "A year II il my custom TO
talk TO tbe neonle a6ou, nuhlic affairs from
what 7 call n Christian stnndDoint and
this morning have chosen for that duty. |
hope to saw a practical word. History tells
IA of n sermon once prearhcd amid the him.
lands Of Srotlnnd-a sermon two hours long
on the ain of luxury. where there were not
more than three pairs of shoes in the au-
dienrc. and during our last war n rood man
went into "A hospital distributing tracts AMI
gave tract on "The Sin of Dancing" to A
man both OF whose legs Ind been amputnted /!
But hope this morning TO present an ap-
pronriato md adnpteI word ns next Tues
day Mt the ballot box great affairs are to bs
settled.
The Rev. DR.. Fmmons, in the early his
tory OF our country, in Massachusetts,,
preached about the election OF Thomas Jrf-
/ ierson to the Presidency, The Rev. Dr.
! Mavhrw Of Boston. in thl, early DAYS Of our
J republic, pre9ched about the repeal Of tho
( utmp act, There are times when ministers
/ OF Christ must look OF upon pa n,r
affairs and discuss tn II. We meet 20 Dl".;
! to no example. Every man Is. brlOro 60 /,
responsible Tor his own duty.
II the Norwegian boasts OF his homo Of
ROCKS, and tae Siberian is pleased with ms
land OF perpetual snow IL tho Roman
thought that the muddy Timer WAS tha
favored river in the sight Of heaven, ami If
the Laplanl"r sAivcrs out his cu'u<y OF his
native clful,., AN II the Chinese have Ply
for ANYBODY born outside Of the FloEary
Kingdom. SHALL not W, horn IN Ter tnr-.
fair skies an standing day by 'lny apli
those glorious rivrl ani religions II ,rrti $,
be- pubic sprtcl? lpropos 40 l''it4' p.p.
PIE very plainly what | cons. !'r to ua iInit
Christian uuty at the ballot box!