The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-28

turns. During the civil strife, all the
other nations were in the seats OF the
theater OF nations watching the acting OF
America, and expressing their opinions
quite freely, but since then America has
occupied one OF the seats and watched
and advised England. France. Germany,
Brazil, Egypt and Russia. Now America
ID on the stage again, and all nations are
sympathetic spectators. She will play
her part well and teach the world some
useful lessons. This young, sturdy and
noble nation has already had the dis
eases incident to healthy boyhood,
whooping cough. measles, etc. America
was weaned from her mother in the days
OF the revolution che had to make a
constitution and laws; north and south
met in deadly conflict; and now great
political and social questions are forced
upon the nation They will be all well
answered in due time, and then other
great problems will come in the future
to give exercise to the nations faculties
and powers. In these great crises OF our
country we should appeal to tho ruler
of nations for aid and divine guidance.
Providence ia running this nation. and
we must " ork with providence TO settle
our national affairs. America has q
mighty destiny before her, and God is
leading her to some OF the grandest
victories OF the race. Her past victories
are assurances OF wonderful successes
in the domains of political progress 1t
ia the duty OF every citizsn to have faith
in his country, and to frown down all
pessimists, and to exhort the people to
believe in the providential destiny of
our land. What victories crowned the
efforts OF the Moham medans, when they
enthusiastically believed in their dest-
ny to rule the world One hand touch
ed Greece, the other seized the south of
France. The lives OF such men as Ma
poleon, Cromwell Washington, Bis
marck and Lincoln show what power
lies in confirmed belief in ones dss-
tiny. America ia safe. Her future
greatness is sure. Let us act
accordingly. then, let the idle
money We have be invested to en-
courage labor and enterpripe. All these
troubles are blessings in disguise. The
country will stop aud think. aud then
enter upon a new line of national en-
terpriee and development. He is an
enemy of his coontry who does not
preach his faith in her power and pro-
gress, and who does not feel that faith
deep in his heart. Immigration is now
l.
dence has go willed it. How long would
it have taken our lawmakers to stop it?
This is surely providental. Africa is
now the land with attractions for bold
emigrants from Europe. Suppose we
go to work and make Los Angeles pure,
honest, and beautiful. Suppose we see
to it that taxes are spent with the same
care thet they are collected with. Sup
pose that we make this city paradise
and we can do that. if we will then We
would be doing more for the uni
verse than the penple who pose as
regulators OF the universe and neglect
their own homes and children. We
would be an example for other cities to
follow. Gods way of managing nations
is very different from the Utopias and
the systems of wild reformers. We can
travel in the way OF progress as God
opens it up to US. Thousands OF schemes,
plans, creeds, have been made and for
gotten; but Gods highway of progress
opens up to us slowly. Politicians,
sectariaDs, and boodlers must be- kept
out of the public schools; and one day
in the week should taken from the
schools for the religious education of our
children in the churches they belong to.
The state is absorbing too much of the
child's time and strength for merely in
tellectual education. Children would
learn more in the schools in four days
than in five. II all the useless baggage of
school work were thrown out. Voters
should have education, character, and
little real estate.
The people should make their own
laws directly, to prevent sudden
changes, and to give them knowledge Of
their laws. No anti American notions
should be imported into this country.
The churches should preach morality
more strongly than ever before; and our
homes are the true nurseries for heroic
men and women. If We have Christs
gospel in our hearts and his example be-
fore our eyes, we could coon lift our be-
loved nation into divine lie and power,
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