The Press., 1895-06-13

was preserved. While speaking thus I would caution you against cherishing any feelings of animosity against the south. The war is over; let the hatchet be buried.
 The underlying principles of individual life are exactly the same as those that underly the life of the nation, for the na- tion is composed of individuals. The basic principles of the Constitution of the United States are the ten commandments. Aswe have seen that the civil war was caus- ed by the selfshness of man, so the same principles are found to-day. The selfish man is an enemy to the principles that the stars and stripes represent, for the simple reason that the commandments as such do not depend alone for their authori- ty upon the fact that they are found in the word of God, but rather that they are given in accordance with the highest hap piness and freedom of man.
 The war against self1shness is not yet come to an end. All the evils that threat en the life of the nation to-day are some form of this great principle of action. As it was powerful enough in the past to bring such desolating war upon this country, let no one think that this princi- pie of action is swept out of existence. The forms in which it manifests itself now differ very largely from those of slav- cry and secession of states. There is cor ruption in politics so great that men are willing to betray the interests of state and nation for the sake of personal gain, or to gratify their own ambitions. There is the liquor traffic, in which there are thous- ands of persons engaged, destroying the hopes and homes that are most valuable to the welfare of the nation. There is the social evil, resting like an oppressive blight upon large sections of this country. There are those who form the gambling element, with braZen faces, entering the very halls of justice and asking for liberty to ply their demoralizing business. In the face of such dangers, who can say that the time of patriotic action has passed away? The soldiers of the union army were brought face to face with form of evil. Did they say it does not make much difference? No! They said it is wrong. What did they do? Did they sit idly by and say it is too much trouble? No! They left their homes and marched-all of them to hardships, and thousands of them to sufferings worse than death. Are we worthy to follow these men in the his tory of the nation? God gives to all the opportunity for the highest patriotic ac- tion; and because he calls us now to serve under circumstances that are much more easy than those had who served during the war, shall we act the part of towards? Shall we desert the cause of the union? Let each one of us love our nation with that enlightened intelligence | that shall enable us to see and have the courage to oppose those principles of ac- tion that threaten it's highest well-being and unity.
 Every soul is nation in itself; and it is this thought which I wish to leave with you this afternoon. God has placed with in each soul a central governmental will. He has also given to each of you constitution, which is the ten command ments. What is your policy in governing your own souls? Do you allow slavery flag representing freedom in accordance with the constitution flying from the Washington of your soul or have you allowed the rebel forces of evil habits to gradually extend their control over your character, capturing state after state, un- til they have seized the very capital of your being and trampled the flag in the dust? You who look back over the his tory of this country and say that slavery and secession of states were both abso- lutely wrong, look we'll within your own dominions, lest while you approve of the
 heroic deeds of the union army, you con-
 demn the policy of your own souls. Let
 the flag of righteous freedom fly from the
 capital of your souls. Put away all sell
 fishness which is slavery, and govern
 your souls in truth and freedom before
 God for the liberation of your fellowmen