The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-11-10
A TIMELY TOPIC.
r. Ta,maye on the Duty OF the
Christian at the Ballot Box
I,.,slticsl "a school and Political Scandals
tn: Misuse of Money in Political
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Its Results.

I'm. touched on q topic which Is now |
uppermost, while the agitation in po- !
litical circles is raging in all parts OF the |
land. The sermon was based on the text |
from Acts xix. 81: Some, therefore, !
cried one thing, and some another; for
the assembly was confused: and the
more part knew not wherefore they |
were come together. And they drew
Alexander out of the multitude, the
Jews pulling him forward. And Alex
-nder beckoned with the hand, and
,.ouIi have made his defense unto the
people But when they knew that he
was jew. all with one voice about
the space of two hours cried out: Great
is Diana OF the Ephesians.' The noted
preacher said:
Ephesus was upside down 1t was
about the silver question. manu-
facturer 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 as
saulting image-worship. and conse-
quentiv very much damaging that par
ticutar business. There was great ex-
element in the city. People stood in
knots along the streets, violently ges-
ticulating, and calling each other hard
names Some of the people favored
the policy OF the silverSmlth: other
people favored the policy of Paul
There were great moral questions in
volved: but these did no. bother them
at all. The only question about which
they seemed to be interested was con-
corning the wages and the sala-ied po-
sitions The silversmith and his COM
peers had put up factories at great ex-
pense for the making OF these silver
boxes. and now. if the n ew policy is to
be inaugurated. the business Will go
down. the la borers will be thro wn out
of employment, and the whole city
will suffer Well. what is to done?
Call convention, SAYS some one: for
in all ages a convention has been
panacea for public evils. The conven-
ton is called. and as they want the
largest room in the city they take the
theater Having there assembled they
all want to get the floor, and they all
want to talk at once. You know what
excitement that always makes IN
convention. where great many people
want to talk at once. Some cried one
thing. some cried another. Some
wanted 20 denounce. some wanted 10
resolve After a while 4 prominent
man got TIE floor and he begins to
speak: but they very sool hiss him
down. and then the confusion rises
into worse uproar. and they begin to
shout. all OF them together, and they
keep on until they are red in face and
hoarse in the throat, for two long
hours crying out: Great is Diana o.
the Ephesians. Great is Diana OF the
Ephesians.
The whole scene reminds me Of the
excitement we have almost every au-
tumn at the elections. While that god
dess Diana has lost her worshipers. and
her temples have gone into the dust,
our American people want to set up
god in place OF it, and they want US all
to bow down before it: and that god is
political party. Considering our supe-
rior civilization. l have to declare to
you that the Ephesian idolatry was less
offensive in the sight of God than is
this ALA bsorbing American partisan
ship.
While there are honest men, true
men. Christian men, who stand in both
political parties, and who come into the
autumnal elections resolving to serve
their citv or their state or their nation
in the best possible way, have no
ticed also that with many it is mere
contest between the ms and outs-those
who are trying to stay in and keep the
outs out, and those who are trying tc
get in and thrust the ins out. And one
party cries: Great is Diana of the
Ephesiausr' and the other party cries
Great is Diana of the Ephesians..
neither Of them honest enough TO say:
Great is my pocket book
Once or twice year it is my custom
to talk to the people about public Of
fairs from what l call 4 Christian
standpoint. and this morning | have
chosen for that duty. | hope to say &
practical word. History tells US Of {
sermon once preached amidst the high
lands OF Scotland-a sermon two hour:
loug-on the sin of luxury, where there
We're not more than three pairs OF shoe:
in the audience: and during our las
war good man went into hosplta
distributing tracts. and gave tract OF
The Sin of Dancing" to man both o
whose legs had been amputated. Blu
l hope this morning to present an APP
propriate and adapted word, as mex
Tuesday, at the ballot-box. great at
fairs are to be settled. Rev. DR.. EN-
mons, in the early history of our coun
try. in Massachusetts,. preached about
the election of Thomas jefferson to thu
presidency Rev. DIR. Mayhem, o
Boston, in the early days of the repub
lie. preached upon the repeal of the
stamp act There are times when min
Sters of Christ must look of upor
public affairs and discuss them w,
need 60 back to no example. Ever,
man is. before God, responsible for hi
own duty. If the Norwegian boasts o
his home of rocks. and the Siberian j
pleased with his land of perpetua
snow. if the Roman thought that tn
muddy Tiber was the favored river il
the sight of Heaven. and if the Lap
lander shivers ont his eulogy of his ma
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