Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-12-05


witness against thy noighbor, " and from
the other mount, making plea for kindness
and blessing rather than cursing Yes
we are going to have n national religion. .
There are two kinds of national religion. :
Tho one Is supported by tho state and is
matter of human politics, and it has great
patronage, and under IL mon viii struggle
for prominence without reference to quail
iicatons and it, archbishop is supported
by "A salary OF $4,000 year, and there
arc great CuthodralS, with all the machiu-
cry Of music anti canonicals, and room for
1000 people, yet an audience of 30 people,
or 20 people, or 10 on 2. We want no such
religion as that. no such national religion,
but we want this kind Of national religion
tho vast majority Of the people converted
and evangelical then they will man
age the secular Us well rs the religious
Church Will Rule the Ballot BOY.
DO You say that this is impractcablc3
No. The time IS coming just rs certainly
n tncrc is God, and that this is his
book and that he has the strength and the
honesty to fulfill his promises. ono Of tho
ancient cInpcrors used TO pride himself on
performing that which his cuunsclors said
was impossible. and have TO tell you to-
day that mans impossihcs arc Gods
casiCs. "Iiath he said, aud shall he not
do it, Hath he commanded. and will La
not bring it 10 pass" The Christian re-
ligion is coming TO tako possession Of cv-
cry ballot box, of every schoolhuusc q
every homo, of every valley. Of ovcrT
mountain, of every acre OF orr national
domain. This nation, Notwithstanding
all the evil Influences that are irving to
destroy it, is going to live.
r..i, "a T,i,
when satan was hurled hoadlong flaming
from thu ethereal skies in hidcous ruin
and combustion down, have tho powers
of darkness been so determined to win this
continent as now. What jewel it is--n
Jewel carved in relief, the cameo Of this
planet On ono side of us the Atlantic
ocean, dividing rs rom the wOrnout GOV
crnmcnts Of Europe. On the other side
The Pacific ocean dividing us from the
suporstitions OF Asia. On tho north Of us
the arctic sea, which is the gymnasium
In which the explorers and navi2at0rs de-
velop their courage. a continent 10, 800
miles long, 100 70, 900 square miles and
all of it but about onc-scvCnth capable of
rich cultivation. One hundred millions
of population on this continent If North
and South Amcrica-l0O 600 coo and
room for many hundred millions more.
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archangcl' ; trumpet sounds. we find tho
7 our >ruulchcr. ike the one .Iuseuh OF Ari-
mnthea provided for Christ. is in the midst
1 Of a garden
One of the seven wonders of the world
was the white marble watch tower Of
pharos OF Egypt. Sostratus, the architect
and sculptor, after building that watch
tower, cut his name on it, Then be coy
cred II with plaster. and. to please TIE
king, lie put the monarch name on tho
| outside Of the plastcring, and the storms
beat and the seas dashed In their fury, and
they washed OF the plastcr.ng. and the
washed ii out, ana they washed 1t down,
but the meme Of Sostratus was deep cut III
the imperishnhlc rock. ~ across the face
o. this nation there have been IL great
many names written-acrosSo our finances.
across our religions, names worthy Of To
meNbrarCe, names written on the archi
lecture of our churches and our school