Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-12-13
promises that this whole lands to be para

.fVlho luIOuHu human observation-disclosures, euN
this National betterment is to come among
other things through scrutinized ballot
box. By the law of registration it is almost
impossible now to have illegal voting. There
was time-you and I remember 1t very
well-when droves of vagabonds wandered
up and down on Election Day, and from
poll to poll, voted here, and voted there,
and voted everywhere. and there was
10 challenge, or if there We're.
it amounted to nothing, because
nothing could 50 suddenly bs proved upon
the vagabonds. Now, IN every we'll or
ganizsd hetghborhood; every voter is
wa ched with severest scrutiny; II am In
region where l am allowed a vote, must
tell the registrar my name, AMI how old
am. and how long / have resided IN tue
State, and how long have resided in the
ward or the township. and Ii [ misrepre-
sent fifty witnesses will rise AMI shut me- out
from the ballot box. is not that a great ad-
vance? And then notice the law that pro-
hibits mau voting il he has bet on the ele2-
ton. step farther needs to be taken and
hat man forbidden a vote VINO has olfere1
or taken bride, whether 1t lie in the snaps
of free drink. or cash paid down. thu
suspicious cases obliged to puttheir hand on
the Bible and swear their vote in ID trey
vote at all. So through the sacred chest OF
God will save this Nation through an
aroused moral sentiment. There has never
been so much discussion OF morals and i'm
morals. Men, whether or not they ackuow-
edge what is right, have to think what is
right. We have men who have had their
hands in the public treasury the most OF
their lifetime, stealing all they could lay
their hands on, discoursing e,oquently a5ou!
dishonesty in public servants. and men with
80 .sofA f1aor
eloauently about the beauties OF t1s seventh
commandment. The question OF sobriety
and drunkenness is thrust in the face OF this
Nation rs never before aud takes part in
our political contests. The question OF Ma
tiona sobriety is going 80 be res pectfully AMI
deferentially heard at the bar OF every Legs
lature, and every House Of Representatives,
and every State Senate, and an omniposent
voice will ring down the sky aud across this
land and back again, saying to thess rising
rides of druukeness which threaIe to wheIm
home and Church and Nation, THUS far
shalt thou come, but no farther, and here
shall thy proud waves be staid."
have not in my mind a shadow OF dis
heartment as large as the shallow OF q house.
fy's wing. Ny faith is in the upper forces.
the upper armies Of the text. God Is no.
dead. The chariots are not unwhesled. II
you would only pray more and wash your
ewes in the cool, bright water fresh from the
we'll Of Christian reform, 1t would be said OF
YOU. as OF this one OF the text "Fhs Lord
opened the eyes OF the young man, AMI he
saw, aud, behold, the mountain was full OF
horses and charlots of FIRE round about
Elisha"
When the army OF Antigonus went into bit
tie. his soldiers were very much discouraged,
and they rushed up to the general and said
to him, "Don't you see we have few forces
and they have so many" And the sol iieri
were affrightei at the sml lness ofthelr num-
Der aud the greatness OF tbs eneny. Anti
genus, their commander, Strengthened him
self up and said, with in iignation and vehe-
mence, SHOW many do you reckon me to
be-" And when we seq the vast armies ar
rayed against the cause Of so5riety II
may sometimes be very discouraging, but
ask you in making up your estimate OF the
forces OF righteousnass~I ask you how many
do YOU reckon the Lord God Almighty to be?
He is our comman ter Ths LORD OF Hos!s -
His name. have tho best authority Tor say.
.ng that the chariots Of God ara 10000, and
the mountains are full of them.
Have you any doubt about the need OF the
| Christian religion to purify and make decent
American politics? At every yearly or
uualrennia, election we have in this country
| great manufactorles-nan OF lies
and they are run day and night, and they
turn out half dozen day. all equipped ano
ready for full sailing Largo lies and small
lies. Lies private and lies public and lies
prurient. Lies cut bias and lies cut dag
onal. Long limbed lies and lies with double
back action. Lies complimentary and lies
defamatory. Lies that some psople believe
and lies that all the people believe, AMI lies
that nobody believes. Lies with humps like
cames. and scales like crocodiles and necks
as long as storks, and feet as swift as an an
telope's. and stings like a1ders. Lies raw
and scalloped and PANIED and steve.
Crawling lies aud jumping lies aud soa-inc
lies. Lies with attachment screws ana ru :
iers and traiders and really wound boo-
bins. Lies by Christian people who nsvs:
!ie except during elections, and lies by pso-
pie who always lie. but beat themselves IN
Presidential campaign.
I confess [ am ashamed to have foreign
err visit this country in such times. should
think he would stand dazsd, his hand on his
pocketbook, and dare not go out nights.
What will the hundreds OF thousands or for
eigner5 VINO come here to live think OF US!
What disgust they must have for the land
of their adoption. The only good thing
about il is many OF them canno. understand
the Eugisn language. But 1 suppose the
German and Italian and Swedish aud French
fernal stuff to the subscribers.
Nothing bui Christianity will ever stop
such a Hood OF in !ecency. The Christian
religion will speak after awhile. The bill
Iincsrate aud low scandal through which we
wade every wear or every four years must
be rebuked by that religion which speaks
from its two great mountains from the ont
mountain intoning the commaul. Thou
shalt NOT bear false witness against thy
neighbor." AMI from the other mount max
inc plea for kindness AMI blessing rather
than cursing. Yes, we ara going to nave
National religion. There are two KINDS OF
National religion. The one is supported pl
the State, and is matter OF human potitics
and it has great patronage, AMI underlt mer
will struggle for prominence without re.er'
enoe to qualifications. and it's archbishop il
supported by salary OF SIS, 00) year, anc
there are great cathedrals, with Gl the ma
chinery OF music aud oanonicals. aud room
for thousand people, yet an audience O
fifty people, or twenty people. or ten or Two
We want no such religion as that. no sucr
National religion, but we want tots kInd O
National religion the vast majority OF tbs
people converted and evangelized--au taen
they will manage the secular as we'll as tns
religious.
DO YOU say that this is impracticablef NJ
The time is coming Just as certainly as tne1e
is a God, and that this Is His book aud tha'
He has the strength and the honesty to fuihl
His promises. One Of the ancient emperori
used to pride himself on performing tina
which his counselors said was Impossible
and have to fell you to-day that mans i'm
possibles are Gods easies. Hath he sa'1
and shall He not do itY Hath He command
ed, and will He not bring 1t to pass In'
Chrie,ion relioion IL. coming to take pos
session OF every ballot box, of every school
house. OF every home. OF every valley, o
every mountain. of every acre Of our Nation
N, l. nro4;or MT rrithcf u lin