The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-06-01
NO 10


worthy Of the name where there Is no in
dwelling of the Spirit 4 mere aggregation
Of incoEerent elements is not unity. There
Is no unity in pile Of sand, OF in a flock
Of sheep There may be combination IN
the one. and association in the other. but
no unity. Real unity always involves the
loss OF individuality. And that Is what We
haze IN the church. for We, being many
are one body in Christ, and every ore mem
bers one Of another. In this u8iiy Is
strength
VI. The urgency Of the summsns. This
arises from the magnitude Of the work,
and the strength Of the opposition Il il
faid that one half CT the people on The
earth, nave never heard Of Savior. OF seen
copy Of the Bible. There are more
BudhIsts in the world 10 day tEaH there
are Christians; NJ IRE BrahTins ard twice
as many Mohame5ans. ihan there are
Protestsnts. The cOnfueians exoeed IN
number the population Of the United States
The work abroad is appalling in its mag
nitnde. But let us come 10 oar oEn con-
tInenf. South America IS ziEcst wholly
given oTer to the superstitI9ns Of Rome.
and in some OF the Republics her be3igbted
reign Is not even challenged by the pres
ence Of single Protestant missionary. IN
I@-HAASif VII d PypAttA AJl4 u Vfc4 l-gSJ--
600. there Is not one The POPE appoints
the President; the priests make the Iaws;
and It Is said there Is not a r4iIroad, teIe-
gragb. or s'ag- coach in the state. Ia
Bolivia. with population Of 2.s90. eco,
and IN PerC with population OF !, 90. GO
there Is bat one IN each. Tne great battle
Of the age for liberty Of conscience. is yet
to be fought there.
But let Us ecme still nearer h5zne. In
cur own teautIful republic. Rome i basiiy
at AoEk. The Jezuits. thoze burglars of
the universe" a. Bishop C5xe % aptly
terms tsszn, have set up tEeir Eeadquzrters
al Washington, uI.der the guise Of 2 uni
verzIty. 10 control national legislation End
administration IN the interests cf the
Romish church. PablIc men are already
being caiIed 10 arcoUnt by archbisaops for
their p-JiItIc4. acts Ihe shFewd Leo Kill
fmo-e appropriately, ReyEard I. as the
American people VIII ere long discover has
sent Us q national school s1peEintendezt- Z
man who Cannot even speak the EngILzn
language; and Protestant ministers CT
evangelical churches are dining with hin.
dancing attsn1ance On MS steps. aE8 greet
ing him with mods aud be7cks and wrath
Cd sniles,f as he goes on his rounds of
inspection The sisters in their sable
gzrts, ara marching their par3czizi schol-
zrs into oIr public schOol bzildIngs. where
they can ensl2ye the oonsciEnees- and bring
the Inteliects OF our American youth into
bondage 70 the faith Of Rome. at the pub
lie expense. Prptestanis contribute their
thousands 10 build R0uish churches and
colleges Though fear Of Icing b.oyeustei
In tkeir business, Eho viii not give dollar
10 expose her d71eutlcrs aud for the same
rszsgn- 1hs church ssenls 70 be Insens1-
bic 10 the coming danger and 70 the
neoessItF q sJme fUEn cf organized opp
sitiaa 10 this ecelesizstIc0 political machine
No wonder tie eyes OF some ara beIug
TUNED 70 tire 0r1ngsEen- the IL o e j Il,
the 4 p j ard Einslresl orders. and to these
few American Catholics whose patriotism
rises superior 10 tissir creai. zs the kSpe of
tfe republic- And III these voluntary
associations are b1t pIgzEiss compared n.
Zl0n- whsn ssla puts on heg.ssr''@-.Ss1A- 4
Again; Il z ssslz<s--<assss e s spared g
tfzssfek gIs1 0EIfs two remaining rsiscs at
Eden. marriage ard tre Sz5h2sh- Ho1es
are raps.liv tresxiug no through iila laxIty
OF or divorce avs and TIE SABBATH :
being pushed from orr American czyIllz2-
tion by the Sunday Of Confidential Europe
IafamEsarzncs simply laughs at the Puur
efforts put forth 70 stay = fezrEzIiE des-
trTlctive earear- The slImv- and l1S-fbs0Ue
spa Eu OF en impure press l. comgng up
into our houses ike the frogs 0E Egypt
Oar cririn2I reoord, n proportion - cur
population. i three times u great as that
Of England q France- and worse than azy
country in the civilized world. except Italy
and SpZin- Again: the extent 70 which
illitsr2cv prevails j almost incredible Il
Is said. that in the Uni0n only ons voter IN
Eve can wr.te his name. and that two
thirds OF cur senators. and seven slEhths
OF GU representative. aEe from districts
IIliterate voters hold tne balance Il poSer-
Again: old fashioned Christianity Is
desc-:e3. and the pulpit pruuounced
failure And . & religion Of modern
thought OF intellectual culture. and hu-
manirv i Pat forward 20 sapsrssde the ~
llgion Of our fathers. The power. claims.
visur. and Of a C2lTanistlc falt9. are not
cOngenIal 10 those who weigh everlasting
p-incip'es IN the scales u HlemD31. and
regulate their clnScieucsS by the statutes OF
the state. OR holy religion has O0s re-
ceIyCd the reSpect waIcE Is due . II as
revelation from heaven. even from those
who minister al its altars- Christianity
owes its superiority as q system of religion.
% Its origin. and IL was III insult 70 Il to
drag il down. aS was recently done and
set i up As a favorable object u oompsrl-
son on the same plane with CCntuclanlsm-
Buddhism. BrahminiSm. Nahaue1anlSIn,
and all the other bundles q superstition
which 90 TO make up the religions Of the
nations. IL WAS the most S.upSnd0uS n
sur,iity- Of the eSe. As well have set the
sun in the heavens by the side Of the glcw
worm: OF the man Of Nazareth In al the
sloyiss of his unveiled divinity on the holy
mount. by the SeaSeleSS, hldeoUSly painted
block Of the idoi worShipper; or. have ouus-
parel the voice from the excellent glory
with the whine Of the muezzin from the
minaretS Of Islam. Again; lhe church IS
attacked in the very citadel Of her strength,
by the assaults, Of So-Called Higher Crit
cism, on the integrity of the sacred record,
Persistent efforts are made to bsxe Us ac-
cept an Interrogation point, as substitute
for the more sure word Of prophecy which
we have always reyered. The verbal IN
spiration of the scriptures Is denied and
their eTTancy asserted, rendering them as
unreliable aS 4 guide 70 faith or morals. Ss
is the veering weathercOcS on the church
spire. The story OF the tall Is pronounced
an aIlegory, Cain and Abel names for en-
titles, and Joo Il creature Of the lmasIna-
ton. Surely, the summons IN the text Is
an urgent one. The issue Is already join
ed. and the battle is on. We have no fear,
fathers and brethren. Of the position which
the United Presbyterian church will occupy
| in this contest. She will be found in the
| fore front of the hottest battle. true to the
| banner under which she marches. on the
| folds Of which she. has inscribed, The
| truth of God" Asked to receive these
scriptures rs magnetic needle. the erraney
of which is conceded, and the degree Of the
/ errancy affirmed to be an unknown guam
titv, 10 be determined only 10y those who
can talk learnediy of the lehONlSt and the
Elohi>t. of the documentary and the sup
p.ementary hypothesis, and Of the redac'
tors: it will be ours to decline with thanks,
and to Stand by the integrity, ami main
tain the inerrancy, of these holy oraeleS,
1t shall ee ours to view the sacred record,
rs we have ever done, as the Polar Star,
fixed by an eternal decre0 as the one IN
falnble guide of the faith and life OF
humanity, unfading, until the morning
shall dawn. and the bright rising Of the
Son of Righteousness shall usher in an
eternal day.
How all these things, and Others which
might be noticed emphasize the summons
in the text. Let Zion respond to 1t At once.
Let there be n putting ON of the strength OF
her prayers, her faith, her spirituality,
of the truth with which she is entrusted,
andlof her unity. Then shall she be clothed
with power that is invincible, for power IS
; the exertion Of strength. Then will come
the summons from her Divine King, "Arise
and thresh, . Daughter Of Zion: for WI
/ Ia H.