Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-06-07

the relation OF God TO him as q
Father. He knows his relation "a
God as q son, but may God be mer.
ciful to us because Of our ignorance,
Alas /! how little we know about our
relationship to man as our brother.
There are reforms necessary that
are duties. God help the man who
10 only Christian when it snits
him. That marches in the ranks
of Christ on Sunday and joins the
Devils army oil therest Of the week.
We need q reform in our politics.
There is not q man in this congre.
CATION this morning bat what knows
this 10 true. The papers are tsem-
ing With the results Of corrnpted
politics. A few men-leaders-
hold things sall theirown way. They
care nothing for morality or homes
ty, or very little for the interests Of
the people. All they want, all they
cry for, is position ! position And
they say, by actions if not by words,
down with the men, the nation, the
laws; down with everything that
stands in che way of my advance
ment. This corrupted political
life is no secret. Every one knows
1t exists. All are afraid to open
their mouths. The pulpit is silent,
for she fears to offend some of the
congregation. The congregation is
silent because they fear the s.lead-
ers" will disown them. Itis q ques-
tion the Christian world has to con-
slider. How can we remedy it !?
We have first got to be men and not
slaves Of party, and then we have
got to vote as our conscience die
tates, and not as our party tells us
to.
Every man casting a vote is per-
forming solemn duty, and the
man who votes for the party, or the
s1eaders," and not for the good Of
his country, the man who votes be-
cause he is paid to do so, is tramp
ling under his feet the banner and
flag Of freedom. You may try and
ease your conscience if You choose
by saying: "This is not a matter
for the minister to preach about. !"
but | tell you it is. II the Chris
tian men of this Nation don't make
the step, tell me who will? God
has placed upon the Christian vo-
ters Of this land solemn and bind
ing duty. We have been led around
long enough by the caprices and
ambitions Of few political leaders.
Why honestly, my brethren, there
are some Christian men who are
more afraid of their political lead.
ers than they are of Almighty God.
l read a statement in a newspaper
only few days ago that out of the
whole number of Christian minis
ters in the city of Baltimore only
two, Methodist preacher and Car
dinal Gibbons, had dared speak of
this subject from their pulpits.
Whether this statement be true
cannot say, but do say, may God
deliver MS from cranks or fanatics;
but may we be thanked for men,
like the two have mentioned, who
are brave enough to raise q CRY
against the corrupt practices of our
land in spite Of popular public feel.
ing.
Some one has said "The con.
Il
servative man shrinks from reform
the lazy man shrinks from re.
form-the successful man shrinks
from reform--but the Christian ID
the sworn follower Of the greatest
reformer that ever lived" We
need to-day '@men that have under.
standing of the times" The whole
Nation is throbbing under the tread
Of so-called reformers. Great is.
sues and causes are staring us in
the face. Be the leaders of this
Coxey movement cranks or fanatics
perhaps they are-but their move.
ment means something. Men, though
at present in small numbers, are
gathering from all quarters of oul
land. God alone knows what il to
be the result. It may result in q
vast army gathering at our National
Capital, or it may be failure.
The workingmen are banding them.
selves together in protective socie'
ties. Something is wrong som.