St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-20
"DEFAMER OF THE DEAD
Rev. G. l.. Morrill, Goes Cunning
for "Pope Bob"

In his sermon on "Christian Knight
hood" at the Calvary Baptist church
last evening Rev. G. l.. Morrill, took oc
casion to critcise Col. Robert G. Inger
soil for certain statements made by him
recently concerning Lincoln and Wash
ington. Among other things Mr.. Nor
rill said:
Robert G. lngersoll is rhetorical,
Goddess intidel, who, mlStaking fancy
for fact and laugh for logic, seems I'M
able to open his mouth without dis
charging the sewer of his hate upon
what the best minds and hearts of the
world love. In his recent lecture on
Abraham Lincoln he says: BY happy
chance Lincoln was nominated and
elected in spite of his fitness Back of
the loom of time sits person who
weaves the pattern of His divine will
and used Lincoln as His shuttle. His
tory's path through our darkest day is
blaZed with names that prove God in
our national affairs as of old when he
raised up Joshua for IsraePS deliver
ance.
Lincoln did not believe in chance.bu
in Christ; not in fate, but in Father
under whose pleasure there was to be
new birth of freedom, so that our gov
eminent Of. by and for the people should
not perish from off the face of the earth.
''Lincoln's position that there was no
royalty but worth, and that under our
flag the blacklist, poorest and humblest
were entitled to liberty and equality.
was born Of Him who said: Il am the
truth. Ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall set you Free
"Mr. Ingersol in this same lecture
f1Il
is now only steel engraving; about the
real man who lived and loved and hated
and schemed we know but little He
seems to have believed his doubts and
doubted mis- beliefs until he is blind to
his credulity, which accepts Snake
Speare plays, uncertain as to time ana
person of writing, and rejects the re.
liable record of the man whose camp at
Valley Forge was pitched mid the
deepest trust in God.
washington comes down to us from
the theater of action with the blessings
of his fellow citizens, and with glorieS
which did not end with his official COM
mand and career. In public and private
lite he was one of earth'S best and great
est men. Healthful. filial, sympathetic,
cheerful, modest, truthful, pure, court
eous, patient, courageous, reverent,
uOpelul, lOleIduC anu lIuJll vi. lO llfNu
and died with firm faith IN God, to
whom he prayed and upon whom he re
lied for strength. WI sdom and guidance
1t was no chance that gave us
Washington, in our hour of need, Oh
whose arm we could rely, and whose
intellect and feelings could be touched.
but the Almighty, who, in an earlier
day, stayed the national decay Of Italy
by the infusion Of Goth and Vandal
blood. Washington's niety may be read
where he says, treason and experience
both forbid us to expect that national
morality can prevail i'll exclusion of re-
hgious principles" Well might Byron
sing, "Washington's watchWord such
as meier shall sink while there's an echo
left to air."
IF the Bible is true when it affirms
The righteous shall be had in everlaSt-
ing remembrance, but the name of the
wicked shall not George Washington
is not only steel engraving,' but Mr..
Ingersoll is only rude wood cut, which
will be turned to the wall soon after he
dies"