The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-14
[lIMAGE'S SUNDAY SERMON.
A GOSPEL MESSAGE.
,ec,. "Before they Adjourn"

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ors IN this text stand for law.makcrs.
was the lord treasurer OF the Egyptian
nent. and among other great things
10 did, according to my text. was to
l. senators wisdom. And u any men
\ ought to be endowed with wisdom
nators, whether they stand In con-
parliaments or reichstags or assem-
\ legislatures. BY their decisions
90 up or down. Lawmakers are
hes So tempted by prejudices. by sec
reference. by opportunity ofpersonal
,r ent. and sometimes what Is best to
|doubtfulthat the, ought to be prayed
ENCOURAGED In every possible way
|or severely criticised and blamed and
Eed. ns is much OF the time the case.
Slic men are so often tho target to be
merely because they obtain eminence
Sher men wanted hut could not reach,
r. jniustices are hurled at our ma
rislnture than the people OF the Uni
r. can possibly imagine. The whole
hing Of our public men isslmply dam
6lence In Washington I have come
Int that many OF our public men nre
ktly misrepresented, and some OF the
hcm, the purest in their lives and
&hful in the discharge OF their duties,
<orst DETAINED. Some day | want to
4 sermon from the text In III Peter;
r. not afraid TO speak evil of digni-
1bereas angels, which are greater in
|hd might. bring not railing accusa-
ninst them before the Lord. But
= natural brute beasts. made TO be
M DESTROYED. speak evil OF the things
81 understand not SO constant and
M is this work OF depreciation and
isaiion in regard to our public men
ovcr the land there nrc those who
|, ,fhat the city Of Washington Is the
Mall corruption. while what with its
nd lts equestrian statuarv. and Its
<eets. AMI it, architectural symme-
"A It's lovely homes, II Is not only the
|ontiful CITY under the sun. but has
81 STYLE Of citizenship. l have seen
intoxicated man In the more than
lie of my residence. and do not
- man can give similar testimony OF
~ city on the American continent.
tels Of our two houses OF national
will soon fall, and adjournment
dies ot men rs talented. rs upright
ntriotic as ever graced the capital
Wplace. Tho two or three unfor-
8breaks which you have noticed
b more conspicuous the dignity.
unity. the eloquence, the fidelity
IA characterized thoss two bodies
~ the long months OF important and
j 1eliberation. We pu. halo around
~ Of the past because they werc so
LIE time. ursennte and house OF
1Iatives have five such men wherc
" had one. But II will not be until
6y nre dead that they will get appre-
Die world finds II safer TO praise
4 than the living, because the de-
wing a heavy pile Of marble above
1of not rise 10 become rivals.
b1fore the gayels OF adjournment
~ the doors OF Capitol Hill shut,
h One or two things that ought to be
~ LEI us pray God that they may be
he'd. More forcibly than ever be-
% IS has been implore1 10 acSnow,-
I'm our constitution. The Metho-
3h, q church that Is always doing
IluENs ltlN III lAN lfNthN
Fence requested our congress TO
u immortal document which has
> Dundation aud wall and dome OF
States government by inserting
'rrusting in Almighty God." II
hment is made, 1t will not only
heavens. was only an
"a. mental accldenttaat the iath-
- &c the constitution did-pot insert
prship,ul sentence. Thoy all. so
mounted to anything, believed
Father Almighty. the Maker OF
earth. and in Jesus Christ, His
n SON. The constitution would
failure had II not been for the
ference, The members OF the
|4(could agree on nothing until, in
oBtniamin Franklin's request that
|[o{s be opened by prayer, the Lord
Yet on 10 interfere and help. and
IN was cared. and all the states
~ document, II historical fact that
y Yrrlers Of modern inndelity can
'Q o! existence. know that there
x~p ton to the fact that the promi-
thoSe times wero good men.
r~vHe' llbortine and n sot, did not
= ~nylhlnc good until he was diving.
~ shricSed out for Gods mercy.
than Allen. from one Of whose
srts nave received within few
OF the incident | mem
lerecent sermon. ms saying TO his
'o9nfcr that she had better take her
Mrlstlan religion than his own iu-
ne article sent me saws: "The
oeen denied by some of the Allen
put inc Bronson family, some OF
w. WIN the dying girl, affirm that
true. In such "A matter
!kA)h tion is worth more than many
p SAYS the article sent me.
pVqoubt that Ethan Allen was the
Lrt oi an inildel, Tor. sitting in n
ss Chur'h. his admirers say he
'HXew IN 'front.' OF him and swore out
~ ulslutD the meeting, and no
90 that. / do not wonder
his descendants are ashamed o,
5fourse thei could not help II and
~ PINE. But all the decent men of
ION believed in God. and our
Sress. now assembled. will only
iihents OF he fathers when thev
name OF God in the consti-
nave now more reason tor
acknowledgement OF divinity
ers had. Since then the con-
N peopled and great cities from
e the Pacific built, and all In
mat there must have been ,
fNisal. Since then the war OF =
me victory. Since then great /,
lFftlOrs. out OF which we came :
Y sperlty than anything that pre- :
'hrn sanguinary 1869. 1868.
ana Notwithstanding the fact
pFeign despotisms We're plan
ohol'tion, we are united peo-
ptrow you vii. find in both
gress the men who fought for
south, now sitting side by
i'h no weapon except the pen.
ey write homo TO their con-
want TO be appointed post 1
man who cannot SEQ GOD In |
history is as blind OF SOU as !
7 IND OF body II ne could no, az n
an untlouded noon see the G
Mems. ,
~ gratitude 10 Almighty God, !
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