The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-09
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mon By Pastor II Z. Terry.
St. Pauls N. Z. Church wGs filled
with auditors to hear sermon preach,
ed from the text: If the Lord be with
Us then why 10 all this hefallen usr
The almost universal popular Idea !.
OF God Is omLipresent goodness He
will do what is best II not interrupted
by human action.
In its beginnings Of prIvations. sur
ferlng and the sacrifice Of life, ancient
Ierael, succeeding to prosperity In
Canaan, lie typical Of our country.
just now, in certain sense. the
prosperity OF our people seems to
have deserted ne and we appear to be
Sitting In sackcloth and ashes.s
But our troubles arc not providen-
tial. They are not sent upon US by
God. He has not forsaken US. There
are abundant crops. Immense wealth,
costly improvements OF civilization
aud great Institutions In the land.
But there Ii a growing popular irrever'
Iance for sacred things. Hence
\ TWO PROPOSITIONS.
!, I. Tint without dlstincttype of Ma
iional Christian Morality a nation can,
not In truth be said to be q christian
nation.
/ Rampant agnostieism. atheism and
encroaehlng paganlsm are apparent A
lchrtstian nation must be one that be.
lleves in Jesus Christ.
II. National morality is not posi-
/ BILE without religious institutions.
Christianity 10 essentially an lnatltu
ton. Itllves In such institutions al
, the church. the Sabbath and the Bible
II Do not be surprised II desolatioI
/. comes when there are not ships enough
to transport this couutry's enemies o
Ut Christianity from our shores.
@ The increasing tendency to dlsorde
10 reminds one OF the Paris Commune
i, aud tho signs OF the times'' IRE sim
10 lar to those which proceeded tn,
le French revolution.
In six months PRIOR to recent con
lfiicts 40 to 80 persons were SEVERAL
murdered without law and mostly b
lynching mobs in the United State
~ The newspapers aro daily spreadln
l.. before you the ominous details OF IL
~ destruction OF life and property /
he mob rule In so many places and q
~ viyidly as not to require repetitio
or here,
st The liquor law has been put dow
ip and mob law Ii on top In the State
III tul Oliuhs Which ~ ElNth up
N. the saloons and gambling houses.
90 1u certain cltles on the Pacific sIoI
es an6 from The great lakes southwur
Is for hundreds OF miles, mobs are t.
70 day setting law and government 1
nd defiance aud twenty million dollar
TT. worth of property has been destroye
nd up to date.
r. From disturbances In commercit
us and industrial affairs values hay
sbrunk. There Is even no market Il
I'M real estate. which Is worth only whi
40 it will bring
n 1t Is impossible for man of pro-
erty to know what he is worth. New,
ia. teiore in our history has the farmer
w. compelled to put his products oil u
,ct mirGet-been Obliged to take sue
ny mean prices. Industries are deserte,
III hundreds of thousands of work me
are idle in the streets.
It The people have S92 $50. 900 MOI
at than one year ago. but money Is Id
ed business men have lost confidence
Is the men WHO manage affairs
10 Social unrest and discomfort for
nd bode terrible evil. The yagabou
be trnmps OF CoNeylsm followed by tl
marching organizations OF thousnnt
on OF idle men, tue vast thousands c. II
ir. structive strikers OF organized labo
H. the lnsolence OF the traitor Atgeld d
he Tying tho influence and protestiI
to against the lawful and constitution
at action OF the President OF the Unite
on ot' Ies 70 maintain law anu Cover
ay ment. the political corruption of dam
ID gogues who for many months ha'
of been slaughterlng the prosperity OF Il
, ia people To agrandlze themselves In Il
,at nam of political partizanship, the p
lat litical, moral and social Indifference
an. moral mon to brazen-faced corruptio
the assumed different standards
OF morality for public and private cit
lat zens. for rich and poor. for men al
ler women the false ideas OF morRlIt
do inc cohuoheu crimes OF promihe
led men mat would be punished by dea
nd IN some pagan countries are amor
to tho ominous and threatening sig Ds
My the tilhes'
nd