The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-10
other side Ct the sea had whiu ed for tho

was to be buried. The epitaph was
all ready: Here lies the American
republic. Born at Philadelphia, 4th
of July 1870. Killed at Bull Run, July
81, 1851. Aged So years and II days.
| Peace To its ashes"
But before the obsequies had quite
closed there was an interruption OF
| the ceremonies, and our dead nation
rose from its mortuary surroundings.
God had made for it Il special Resur-
rcction day, and cried: ''Come forth,
thou Republic of Washington, aud John
| Adams, and Thomas jefferson, and
Patrick Henry, and John Hancock,
and Daniel Webster, and S. 5. Prem
tiss, and Henry Clay. Come forth!''
And she came forth, to be stron-
ger than she had ever been. Her
mightiest properties have come
since that time. Who would want to
push back this country TO what it was
in 1860 or 1850? But. oh! what n high
gate, what strong gate she had to
push back before she could make one
step in advance! Gate OF name! See
Norfolk navy yard, and Columbia, and
Chambcrsburg. and Charleston on Grei
Gate of bayoncts! See glittering rifles
and carbines fash from the Sus-
quehanna, and the James, to the
Mississippi and the Arkansas. Gate Of
heavy artillery, making the mountains
of Tennessee and Kentucky and Vir-
ginia tremblc rs though the earth it.
self were struggling in its last a9cny.
The gate was SO fiery and SO red t'hGt
can think Of nothing more appropIi.
n tie than TO take tho suggestion OF
Isaiah in the text and call it gate of
carbunclcs.
This country has been for the most
part of its history passing through
crises, and after each crisis was better
off than before it entered it, and now
we are another crisis. We are told on
one hand that if gold is kept as n
standard and silver is not elevated,
confidence will be restored and this
nation will rise triumphant from all
the financial misfortunes that
have been affecting us. On
the other hand, we are
told that if the free coiuagc of SILVER
is allowed, all the wheels OF business
VII ltNolNN, WIG DOSi W llhNV a
better chance, and all our industries
will begin To hum and roar During
the last six presidential elections 1
have been urged to enter the political
arena, but never have and never will
turn the pulpit in which preach into
a political stump. Every minister
must do as he feels called to do, ard
will not criticise him for doing what
he considers his duty; but all the po-
litical harnngues from pulpits from
now until the Sd of November will not
In all the United States change one
vote, but will leave many ears stopped
against anything that such clegrymen
may utter the rest of their lives.
AS general rule, the laymen
of churches understand politics
better than the clergy, because
they (the laymen) study politics
more than the clergy, and have better
opportunity of being intelligent on
those subjects. But good morals, hon
esty, loyalty, Christian patriotism, aud
the Ten Commandment ts-these we
must preach. God says distinctly in
the Bible: The silver and the gold are
mine" and He will settle the con-
troversy between those two metals
If ever this country needed Divine
rescue it needs it now. Never within
my memory have so many people lit
orally starved to death as in the past
few months. Have you noticed in the
newspapers how many men and women
here and there have been found dead,
the post norton examination stating
that the cause of death was hunger?
There is not q day that we do not hear
the crash of some great commercial
| establishment, and as q consequence
many people are thrown out CT en-
ployment. Among what we consid-
cred comfortable homes have come
privation and close calculation and an
| economy that kills. Millions of people
who say nothing about it are at this
moment at their wits end. There are
millions of people who do not want
charity, but want work. The cry has
gone up to the ears OF the Lord
| of Sabbath" and the prayer will
be heard and relief will come.
pend on than American politics, relief
Will never come. whoever Is elected
TO the presidency, the wheels Of gov
eminent turn so slowly, ana a caucus In
yonder white building on the hill may
tie the hands of any president. Now,
| though we who live in the District of
| Columbia can not vote, we can pray,
and my prayer day and night shall
be: "Oh, God, hear the cry of
| the souls from under the Atari
Thou who hast brought the wheat
and corn of this season to- such
magnitude of supply, give food to
man and beast. Thou who hadst not
where to lay Thy head, pity the shell
terless. Thou who has brought to per.
lection the cotton of the south and the
flax of the north, clothe the naked.
| Thou who hast filed the mine with
coal, give fuel to the shivering. Bring
bread to the body, intelligence to the
mind, and salvation Co the soul of all
| the people! God save the nationv
But we must admit it is hard gate
| to push back. Millions of thin hands
have pushed at it without making it
swing ON its hard hinges. IL is gate
made out of empty. -four barrels, and