The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04

OHituaIics CEiESeU lOE at Lue fate Ol OHe
cent word.
Address
G. NJ. HARIAN, Editor.
them would be given the directory.
To show the wisdom and foreknowl-
edge of Jesus, any one has only to
read on little further and read that
the Holy Spirit so shortly after this
commanded the church at Antioch to
send foith Paul and Barnabas as
missionaries to preach the rules and
regulations Of this new government.
Antioch was Gentle church. 1t
was composed Of those energetic
Greeks. It Was a Gentle church
that did the first missionary work in
New Testament. The Jew ta1 his
day and failed to make the best of
his opportunities, and the Gentle has
succeeded to the Inheritance OF the
Jew to give religious eDlightment to
the world and to elevate the sons of
men. Christianity is freedom in the
broadest sense Of the term. 1t be-
gets in man love Of civil freedom
and where true Christianity exists
,ne2 will fire. themselves from serv;-
tude and 10 Christiauize any land is
but to remove the shackles of govern
II 4nts. Christianity is aggressive
and progressive, and has never lived
to its best estate in non progressive
civil government. A non progressive
power can never compete with pro-
gressive one. That would be going
backwards and revolutions never do
that. The religious and political ID
more easily and quickly elevated in
progressive government and in any
struggle the interests Of both God
ana man are centered in the success
OF the mere progressive of two hos
tile nations. This is veritably true
of parties aud factions as well as of
nation$. The mo e progressive force
Of any kind is sure of ultimate sue
cess a d will triumph in the end.
TIE Old Testament and history
writer in saying that from the time
OF the Egyptian down through that
OF Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia,
Greece and Rome, that in each case
the old petfifed opinions and usages
of nations had to fall before the pro-
gress OF a new government inspired
by the realities of new day.
Judaism was self reliant and was
satisfied with standing still and con-
tent with its traditions. Christian
ity is a conquering force, it is revo-
tionary influence which can't be long
resisted bat finds its progress AMI
influence greatly restrained or adI-
vanced by the powers that be and
the Influence and surroundings. The
struggle fer the moral, spiritual and
political elevation Of man has to he
made through the civil government
and is advanced or retarded accord
ing to The condition of that govern.
ment, and if conditions civily are not
conclusive to mans elevation, the ver-
dict OF e revelation is that the gov.
ernment must change hands. Revo-
lusiors can't move backwards. That
is contrary 10 all it's intentions, and
each revolution has always left mans
condition elevated anI his best inter-
csts advanced. Revolutions are the
convGlSions Of q system that needs
relief; they are the rheumatic cor
tortio2s of the nerves which are cry
ing out for purer blood and will not
be Quieted by temporary reliefs. A
pursing of oil impurities from the
system and return to the natural
condition is all that can give ease and
relief to the t. oubled body. 1t takes
the care and supervision of skill
fui physician.
i government is the organism
through which we speak, move and
have an existence. ard if that is cor
rapt, OF fails to ca'1y out the best
interests of the system, troubles If
course mast ensue ard restoratiyes
will be applied ard as the severity of
the disease viii depend The heroic
treatment tie doctor will administer.
Dotage and palsy may seize the body
polite and il becomes necessary to
call in the physician to rectify.
PARALYSIS may seize the members
also and be indication Of an impos-
si5!lity to cure and to warn the VIC
tin Of an carly dismemberment.
It is a saying that great occasions
produce great men. This is only
coaditiona!iy true. The history of
the Jewish family and their connec-
ton with the Gentle world show
that great occasions only develop the
great characters that God had raised
up for that occasion. In this sensea
great occasion produced Joseph
and Moses, a King David, a
prophet Daniel and Queen Esther.
\ great occasion produced Cyrus the
Great, Darius, Alexander and Julius
Cesar. A great occasion produced
Virgin Mary and an Infant Christ,
a $imon Peter and Saul of Tarsus.
In modern governments this is
equally true. Napolan was.a necessity
in Europe; Cromwell in England and
Washington in America. A great
occasion produced John Calvin and
Martin Luther.
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas
jefferson and the other trainers of
CUR constitution met a grave occasion
and gave that inimitable production
not only to America but to the. world.
It has ard will probably have in
future molc Influence c2 tne world
than any document ever written by
any pnispiseG mind. Gladstone and