Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-22


That question alr-.s Iv seems temporarily =-i-
tfHi. / wish d mi-ht Dc e1a pleir!y AMI for
eveg set ei, All ss lasl- aaf 40 institutions.
a. wen "a an Denomination should stand
on the sane level before American law. Em-
rerar Alexander 10 Russia. - his Peterhoi
palace. asked me how manv denominations
- religion there were ca America, and ~
cited their names a. well a. I could. Then
he asked me the difference between them,
aul their broke down. Bat when i told
him that no religious denomination IN
America had any privileges abovethe other-'
he could hardly understand &C.. The GreaN
Church 1rst in Russia. the Lutheran Churrh
drst In Germany. the Episcopal Church nr-'
IN England. the Cath0li. Church irst IN
Rome, Nohammeianism first in Con-
stanuuopie - the emperor won ief'i
how il was possible that an the denbminn.
tiCns In America could stand on the same
platform, Bat so d is aul 50 Jet Il ever De-
Let there D. no preference. No partially. n"
attempt 10 help one sect an inch higher than
another Washington aud Jefferson, an ah
the early presidents, an all the great staie--
men 81 tho past, have lifted their voices
against any such tendency. II school or
an institution cannot stand without the
prop ot national appropriation, then let that
school or institution 20 down. On the other
side Of the sen the world has had plenty OF
illustration Of church and state united. Let
us have none OF the hypocrisy and democrat
ization horn Of that relation on this side OF
The Atlantic. Let that denomination come
out aheal that does the most for the cause o.
Col and humanity. men, institutions and
religions getting what they achieve by their
pvn right arm OF usefulness aud not BY the
iavoritism Of government. As YOU regard
he welfare AMI perpetuity Of our insutu-
lions. keep politics ont OF religion.
But now that am speaking Of national az
fairs from religious standpoint bethtnk my
self OF the fact that two other gavtls will
soon lift and TALL the one at st. Louis anu
The other at Chicago. and before these ma
tioual conventions adjourn | ask that they
acknowledge God IN the platforms. The
men who construct those platforms are here
this morning or will read these words. Let
no political party think It eau do its duty
unless It acknowledges that Got who built
this continent ant revealed it at the right
time 10 the discoycrer. and who has reared
( here q prosperity which has been given to no
I other people. "Oh. e" SAYS some one. there
I are people in this country who do not be-
! lieve in God. aud 1t would be an Insult to
4 them" Well, there are people In this coun-
/ try who do not believe in common deaensy,
/ or common honesty. or any kind Of govern
ment. preferrng anarchy. Your very plat
I form Is an insult to them. You ought not TO
regard a man who does not believe in God
any more than you shOl,d regard n man who
refuses to believe in common decency. Nout
pockctbook Is not safe moment
in the presence Of an atheist. God
is the only source OF good govern.
ment. Why not, then. say SO and let the
chairman Of the committee on resolutions in
+ your national conventions take pen full OF
lux and with bold hand head the document
{ with one significant "whereis, ~ acknowledge
I ing the goodness OF Col in the past and beg
giug His kindness aud projection for the
future. Why, my friends, this country be-
longs to God. and We ought in every posi-
BILE way to acknowledge it. From the mo-
ment that, on an October morning in 1892,
Columbus looked over the side of the ship
and saw the carved staff which made him
think he was near an inhabited country, and
saw also thorn and a cluster Of berries
ttype OF our history ever since. the piercing
sorrows and cluster oil national ioys), until
thi. hour our country has been bounded on
the north, south, Sast and west by the good
ness Of God The Huguan5ts took posses
sion Of the CaroliEas in the name Of Col.
William Penn settled Philadelphia In the
name ofGod. The HDlIluiers took posses.
sion OF New York in the name OF God. The
pilgrim fathers settled New England ia the
name Of God, Preceding the first gun OF
Bunker Hill, Mt the voice Of prayer all heads
uncovered.
In the war Of 1912 au offi's came to Gen
crai Andrew Jackson AMI said; There Is
an unusual noise in the camp. 1t ought TO
be stopped. General Jackson said: "Nhat
is the uoise!' The officer said: 1T is the
voice Of PRAYER aud praise" Then the gen.
eral said God forbid that prayer and
praise should be an unusual noise in the on
gampmeut. You had better 90 and Join
Them" PRAYER at NaiiHv Forge. Prayer at
Monmouth. Prayer At Atlanta. Prayer Mt
South Mountain. Prayer at Gettysburg.
"Oh. says some infiel ''the northern pco.
pie prayed on one side the southern people
prayed on the other side. aud 80 it did not
amount to anything" And l have heard
good Christian people oonfounied with the
luhde statement, when it Is as plain 10 ma
as my right hand. Yes the northern peg-
pie prayed in Que way, and the southern
people prayed in another way, and Goi
answered in His own way, giving to the
NORTH the re-estabishment OF the gov
eminent and giving 10 the south larger Op-
porunities, larger than she had ever antic.
ipated-the Harvesting Of her rivers in great
manufacturing Interests, until the Mobile
and the EallRp0Osa and the ChattahoOchee
are southern Merrimaes, and the unroiling
, of the great southern mines Of coal and iron
OF which the world knew nothing, and open.
/ ing before her opportunities OF wealth which
will give ninety-nine per cent more Of afflu-
OF the black hands oi American slaves, there
are the more industrious black hands OF
, the coal and iron mines OF the SOUTH which
. are achieving for her fabulous and unim-
, agined wealth.
| And there are domes oft white blossoms
where spread the white tents,
t And there are plows in the track whore the
war wagons went
And there are songs where they lifted up
RAnhnlE lamhnt
, Oh. You are a stupid man If you do not
, understand how God answered Abraham
Linco.n's prayer in the White House, and
: stonewali Jackson's prayer in the saddle
and answered all the prayers OF all tn
cathelrals on both sides Of Mason anc
DiNOns line Gods country all the wa,
past, Gods country now! Put His name il
your pronnnciamcntos. Put His nam
on your ensignsl Put Hts name on YOU
city and state and national enterprises Pu
, His namo in your hearts. We cannot sleeI
well the last sleep until we are assured tina
the God OF our American institutions in tn
past will be the God OF our American institu
items in the days that ale 10 come. Oh
when all the rivers that empty into Atlanti
AMI Pacific seas shall pull on factory bands
. when all the great mines of gold ana silvo
and iron and coal shall be laid bare for tn
nation; when the last swamp shall bo re
claimed, and the last jungle cleared, and tn
last American desert Edenized, and from Sc
to sea the continent shall be occupied b
, more than 1900, 600, 000 souls, may il b
found that moral and religious influence
were multiplied In more rapid ratio than tn
population. And then there shall be fou
doX0lOgies coming from north and sout
! and east and west, four doxologies rollin
toward each other and meeting midcon
tnent with such dash of holy JOY that the
| shall mount to the throne:
AMI heavens high arch resound egain
: With peace on earth, good will to men,