The Penn's Grove record., 1895-12-06

~ fns faSt quarter OF u csutufy. SptunAHtos
very exceptional, and from the great rev-
walls of religion, and from the spreading OF
the churrh ofGoi, AMI from the continent
with asyinms and reformafory
and from an Edanization which
promises that this whole lands to be q para
disc, where God shall walk.
] am ENCOURAGED more than l can tell You
rs I see the reeimants wheeffDg dow the
and nv j-remiads turn into doxologies,
n1S that which vas the Good Friday OF the
Nations rracihxion becomes the Easter
OF its resurrection OF course God
works thraugh hu man instrumentaities. and.
this Natioual hatterment is to come among
things through a serutinized ballot
box. BY thelaw OF registration It is almost
impossible now to nave illegal voting. There
was a time-voa and l remember 1t very
wsii-waen droves OF ~vagabohds wandered
up and down on Election Day, and from,
poii 10 poll, voted here, and voted there,
AMI votai sverywhere. and there was
challenge, or II there were,
Il amounted to nothing. because
90 lid 50 81 idenly bs proved upon
the yasabonds. Now, in every well or.
yanized neighborhood, every voter is
W. ched with severest scrutiny. III am IN
. region where l am allowed q vote, 1 must
telt the registrar my name, and how old 4
anu. aud how long I have resided In the.
State, ami how long I have resided In the
ward or the township. and IL I misrepre-
sent nifty Witnesses will rise and shut me out
from the ballot box. Is not that a great adj
vance? Aud then notice the law that pro-,
hibits a man voting II he has bet on the cleo
.lo,. A step farther needs to be taken and
hat man ~forbidden a vote who has offered
Or taken a bribe, whether 1t be IN the shape
81 a free drink. or cash paid down. the
,uspicious cases Obliged to puttheir hand on
he Bible and swear their vote In II they
vote at all. SO. through the sacred chest OF
sur Nations suffrage. redemption will come.
God will save this Nation through an
aroused moral sentiment. There has never
oeen so much discussion OF morals and linz
morals. Men, whether or not they scknowl-
sdge what Is right. have to think what is
light. We have men who have had their
hands In the public treasury the most OF
heir lifetime. stsalIng all they could lay
.heir hands on, discourstng eloquently about
dishonesty In public servants. and men with
two or three families OF their own preaching
aoquentiy about the beauties OF the seventh
commandment. The question OF sobriety
and drunkenness is thrust 10 the face OF this
Nation as neysr before and takes q part In
our political contests. The question OF Ma
ional sobriety Is going SO be respectfully and
ieferentially hear at the bar OF every Legis-
lature. and every H mse OF Representatives,
and every State Senate, and an omntpotent
voice will ring down the sky and across this
land and buck again, saying to these rising
.ides ~ofdruukeness which threaten to whelm
home and church and Nation, "Thus far
shalt thou come, but no farther, and here
shah thy proud waves be staid."
Ihaye not in my mind q shadow OF dis
heartment as large as the shadow OF a hnuse-
ay's wing. My faith is In the upper forces,
the upper armies OF the text. God is mo
lead. The ohariots are not unwheeled. II
--.-AA- --ox nAr and woah unnr
syes 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. ssThe Lord
1pened the eyes OF the young man, and he
Jaw. and. behold, the mountain wa full OF
horses and chariots OF fire round about
Elisha
When the army Of Antigonus went into bat
lie, his soldiers were verymuch discouraged,
and they rushed up to the general and said
10 him, fsDon't you seq We have q few forces
and they nave 50 many" And the sol ifers
were affrlghted at the sma'lness oftteir mum.
Der and the greatness Of the enemy. Anti
yonus. their commander, Strengthened him
,elf up and said, with in iignation and vehe-
mence, "How many do you reckon me to
be2' And when we see the vast armies ar
rayed against the cause of sobriety Il
NAV sometimes be very discouraging, but
| Ask you in making up your estimate OF the
iorces OF righteousnass-I ask you how MANI
10 YOU reckon the Lord God Almighty to bel
Hs Is our commander. The Lord OF Hosts Ia
His name. Ihave the best authority for say.
Ing that the chariots of God are $4,000, and
the mountains Gre full Of them.
Have you any doubt about the need Of thu
| Christian religion to purify and make ecen'
|Americnn politics. At every yearly o.
auadrenuiai election We have in this countr,
| great manufactories-manufactorles OF Lee
and they are run day and night, and the,
turn out half q dozen a day. all equipped ant
ready for full sailing. Large lies and SINAI
lies. Lies private AMI lies public and lie
prurient. Lies out bias and Hes cut dag
onal. Long limbei lies and lies with douol'
| back action. Lies complimentary and lie
d efamatory. Lies that some people believ'
| and lies that all the peoole believe, and lie
| that nobody believes. Lies with humps hk'
| ,amels. and scales like croc0dile5, neck
| a long a. storks, and feet as swift rs an an
| telope's. and stings like adders. Lies raw
and sealloped and panned and ste~ed
Crawling Hes aud jumping lies and SOARING
Hes. Lies with attachment screws and rut
bius. Lies by Christian people who nsye
Ito except during elections, q lies by PEG
| pie Who always lie. but beat themselves IN
Presidential campaign.
CONFESS I am ashamed to have q foreign
or visit his country In such times. l shoal.
think he would stand dazed, his hand on hi
pocketbook, and dare not 90 ont nights
What Will the hundreds OF thousands OF Ior
signers who coma here to live think OF US
WHAT a disgust they must have for the Ian
OF their Adoption. The only good thin
about It Is many of.them aunot UNDERSTAND
the Eng ish language. But l suppose tn
German and Italian aud Swedish and FrencI
| papers translate IT all AMI peidle out the In
fernai stun to the subscribers.
Nothing but Christianity Will ever stoI
such a flood OF indecency. The Christian
| religion will speak after awhile. The bill
iiingsgate AMI low scandal through which W
VA ie every year or every four years mus
lbs rsbnked by thst religion which speak
from it's two grea, moQutains- from the on
mountain informing the commsnt, 'srho'
shalt not bear false witness against tn,
luelghbor," AMI from the other noun max
Ing plea for Kindness and blessing rathe
lthsn curslng. Yes, we are going to have
National religion. There are two kinds {
National religion. The one Is supported b
Eths State, and is a matter OF human polttici
4 aud 1t has great patronage, q underit me
will struggle for prominencs without refel
sn.e to qualifications, and its. archbishop
supported by a salary Of $4,000 9 year, an
there arc great cathedrais, with all the mi
chiuery OF music and ~canontcais. and roo
for = thousand people, yet an audience
hfty people, or twenty people, or ten or tw'
We want no such religion IS that, no SUI
National religion, hut we want this kind
National ~religion-the vast majority OF n
people converted nj evangeizsd--and The
they will manage the secular as well as Il
religious. :.
DO you say that this IL impracticable9 N
The time is coming Just as certainly as tho
ID q God. and that this Is His book and tn
He has the strength and the honesty TO fulh
His promises. One Of the ancient empero
used to pride himself on performing tn
which bis counselors said was impossibl
and / have to tell you to-day that mans ~
posslbles are Gods castles. "Hath He sal
and shall He not do It'll Hath He comman
I'd, and will He not bring Il to pass2" +
Christian religion Is coming to take pc
session Of every ~bsIlotbox, OF every eehos
house, OF every home, Of every valley,
every mountain, Of overY ACRE OF u Hatio
~ domain. This Nation, n~otwithstandil
all tina evil influences that are trying to d
. strny II. Is going to live.
! Never Mnce. according to John Milto
J when esatan was hurled headiong haniI
!. from the ethereal skies in hideous ruin AZ
J combustion down. have the powers Of dar
|. ness been 30 determined to win this cont
! nent as now. What . jewel 1t is-a Jew
i carved In relief. the cameo OF this planeti {
! ona side OF us the Atlantic Ocean. diyidir
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