The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-05-20

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cited their names as well as I could.
Then he asked me the difference be-
tween them, and there broke down.
But when 7 told him that no religious
denomination in America had any priv
ileges above the othelR, he could hardly
underestimate The Greek church first
in Russia, the Lutheran church first in
Germany, the Episcopal church first
in England, the Catholic church first
in Rome, Mohammedanism first In
Constantinople-the emperor wondered
how it was possible that all the denom-
nations in America could stand on the
same platform. But so it is, and SO let
it ever be. Let there be no preference,
no partiality, no attempt to help one
sect an inch higher than another.
Washington and Jefferson, and all the
early presidents, and all the great states
men of the past, have lifted their voices
against any such tendency. If school
or an institution cannot stand without
the prop of national appropriation, then
let that school or that institution go
down. On the other side Of the sea the
world has had plenty of illustration OF
church and state united. Let Us have
none of the hypocrisy and demoraliza-
ton born of that relation on this side
cf the Atlantic. Let that denomination
come out ahead that does the most for
the cause Of God and humanity, men,
institutions and religions getting what
they achieve by their own right arm Of
usefulness and not by the favoritism OF
government. AS you regard the well
fare and perpetuity Of our institutions,
keep politics out of religion.
National Conventions.
But now that em speaking of ma
tional affairs from a religious stand
point bethink myself Of the fact that
two other gavels will soon lift and fall,
the one at St. Louis and the other at
Chicago, and before those national con-
ventions adjourn I ask that they ac-
knowledge 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
can do its duty unless it Acknowledges
that God who built this continent and
revealed it at the right time to the dis
coverer, and who has reared here a
prosperity which has been given to no
other people. "Oh," says some one,
"there are people in this country who
do not believe in a God, and it would
be an insult to them" Well, there are
people in this country who do not be-
lieve in common dece,icy, or common
honesty, or any kind Of government,
preferring anarchy. Your very platform
is an insult to them. You ought not to
regard man who does not believe in
God any more than you should regard
man who refuses to believe in common
decency. Your pocketbook 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 reso-
lutions in your national conventions
take pen full Of ink and with bold
hand head the document with one sig
nifcant Whereas" acknowledging the
goodness cf God in the past and beg
ging his kindness and protection for
the future. Why, my friends, this coun-
try belongs to God, and we ought in ev-
cry possible way to acknowledge 1t.
From the moment 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 cluster of berries type OF
our history ever since, the piercing sor-
rows and cluster of national jcys), until
this hour our country has been bounded
on the north, south, east and west by
the goodness Of God The Huguenots
took possession Of the Carolinas i'll the
name of God. William Penn settled
Philadelphia in the name Of God. The
Hollanders took possession of New York
in the name of God The pilgrim ia
theirs settled New England in the name
of God. Preceding the first gun Of
Bunker Hill, at the voice of prayer all
heads uncovered.
In the war of 1912 an officer came to
General Andrew jackson and said !:
There is all unusual noise in the camp.
1t ought to be stopped" General Jack
son said, "What is the noise?' The
officer said, 1T is the voice Of prayer
and praise'' Then the general said:
"God forbid that prayer and praise
should be an unusual noise in the en-
campment. You had better go and join
them" Prayer at Valley Forge. Prayer
at Monmouth. Prayer at Atlanta. Pray
er at South Mountain. Prayer at Gettys-
burg. "Oh," says some infdel, 1.-The
northern people prayed on one side, the
the southern people prayed Oh the other
| side, and so it did not amount to any
thing!" And I have heard good Chris
tian people confounded with the infdel
statement, when it is as plain to me as
my right hand. Yes, the northern pco-
pie prayed in one way, and the southern
people prayed in another way, and Gcd
answered in his own way, giving to the
north the rc-establisllment of the gov
eminent and giving to the south larger
opportunities, larger than she had ever
| anticipated-th harTessing of her rivers
in great manufacturing interests, until
The Mobile and the Tallapoosa and the
Chattahocchee are southern Merrimacs
and the unrolling Of great southern