Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20


of an awful sense Of the imminence OF
God, n lofty faith in the truth of God,
as it is revealed in His word and a
courage born OF the conviction that il is
better to 60 down with the right in its
temporary defeat than to go on with the
wrong. The vision of God as taking
cognizance Of all the actions and events
of life, and to whom not only all is
open, but all to be judged. A lofty
faith, which shall not be so much the
extent Of our creed, not SO much the
many things which We believe, but the
intensity with which we hold it.
SayonGrola said: "a man only believes
really that which lie practices" and a
mans real creed Is after all only that
which lilo has won for himself after
personal struggle. You can get large
wardrobe cheap, IL you are willing to
take secondhand clothing, and are not
particular about the fit Of it. II is
not so much matter how much you be-
lieve, as it is how much you believe il.
We must have courage which is born
of this faith, believes God and fears
nothing but to dsobey God, and never
suspects the possible defeat of righteous
ness. SNothing Is SO ali.conquering as
that. The John Knox before whom
Mary Queen of Scots quailed has had
worthy successor in that modern Puritan
who faced that Imperial City which sits
on Manhattan Island drunk with her
fornication and with the blood of
saints, and who found the giant wrong
thoroughly entrenchcd in use, and the
apathy of the many, and who when
friends were few and supporters fewer,
fighting against obloquy and embattIcd
power, still held on his way and at last
brought her to the pillory Of al aroused
public sentiment and drove the mis-
creants from the throne Another
preacher of righteousness found the
Queen City of the Lakes reeking
aud rotten, ruled by and in the in-
tcrest of gambler and lifted up his
voice for long time without an
answering echo; but at last the hammer
of the word breaks the letters upon the
public conscience, and Chicago is swept
from centre to circumference Of the
whole brood of vultures. Has truth
lost its power? No, but is the church
| Christiang Where are the men that
TURN INC Worta upslae GOWN 1ney
were never more neeoea tnah now.
| submit LOT your consideration inc
ioiioWihs plaih Oh actlo1
=. we propose 10 SPEAK anu act' not as
ctntGntieh, out US ohr,selah eiV!Hens.
~; W. usiilahu equaity u rights lor
az lo " clti1ens.
o. Noe seclarian q, ucaSlon, put secular
iearllhS anu moral culture are inl'lS'
pehShple 10 Sooa citilehship, anu hence
are tRe proper care OF the otate:
a. w announce as our alsSinct aim,
tha absolute pfonlpltioh Oh tue SAFE Oh
ihto .AE &, liquors 10 NC useu as
beverage. we therefore propose 10 con-
tribute our elltlfe iillluehce 70 inc eieva-
tloh ol pupiie sentiment anu Jaw 10 thls
slahu resul1. IN lhe meantime we are
| opl,ose.l W the ehtiis license system,
u 1 Pf"pose as our illuminate object Inc
aolng I, away ai'as, OIL t1e s same ss. ,..,
.. btt.oety AM, an forms OF polillcal
20 NJ ,,en,i a." tHev sho,,ld - i 10
exnosed. punished and nrevented bv
the people. and both the briber and The
bribed should be considered as haying
forfeited the rights Of freedmen
i o,,p n,,r,r.
80.
-. NO man ms right 10 SINK ms
citilehsniP III ms Ieilgloh' nor 10 sur.
rehaer MS iliahhooe 10 any numoer OF
ileli, Snflstlans shouio therefore De
lhlcllisent' acllVe anu thoFougn IN every
department Oh government.
inc moral eiehent ought 10 De
yalai anu cohtrollihS IN poitlcs anu
Chrlsllau men are unaef special ooiiga-
t,oh 10 make ehefsetlc efforts 10 secure