Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-10-28
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History cfea shows, throughout the
ages, that humanity, virtue, morality,
refinement, industry, science and tenn
poral prosperity have generally exist
ed among the nations, in proportion to
their faithful observance of the Laws
of God. Mans labor, prayer, straight
forward conduct bring down from
heaven torrents of Divine blessings.
These Laws form the golden chain of
union between the Creator and his
creatures, and regulate the relations of
harmony and charity which must exist
between men and their fellowmen.
Religion is the strongest and safest
garrison for empires, Kingdoms or re-
publics, and the pledge of success, in
crease and duration.for states, counties
and cities. Religion, with her true
faith, her high hopes, her sublime doc
trine, her wise laws and pure morals,
enlightens the mind, directs the
hearts affections, determines the will
to noble deeds, fashions the honest
conscience, forms the perfect christian
and worthy citizen, who, whilst toll
ing on earth is ever mindful that he is
but pilgrim here below, and that his
mission in time is but struggle for
the conquest of his eternal home. Re
ligion offers, likewise, the securest
protection to rulers, magistrates and
other superiors, as it affords the best
shelter and procures the greatest hap
piness to their subjects. Before God
all men are equal; Him all must obey:
before Him all must appear; His reli-
gion is obligatory for all: the king afaa
the subject; the poor and the rich.
Religion, therefore, should ever be the
guide and life of states and cities, if
they aim to prosperity. Justice and
virtue, taught by religion, elevate and
glorify the nations, cities, and commu-
mites; sin and infdelity bring them
rapidly to decline, misery and destruc-
ton.
Men without religion keep city
back, whilst with men imbued with re-
ligious principles a city will rise, ex-
tend and flourish. Eagle River looks
forward to see the number of such men
multiply in her midst, occupy all the
civil, legal, medical professions and
positions, to see them active in their
stores, working in her woods and fields.
With sucn men, Eagle River will soon
assume more majestic aspect and APP
pear like fair queen raising her brow
in the midst of the extensive, fertile
plain with which she is surrounded.
The exodus will then be at an end.
A great writer said that the French
bishops, assisted by such kings as Clio
Wis, Charlemagne and st. Louis, built
up the realm of France, even as the
bees construct the many cells of their
hives, destined to be for years, the
dwellings and stores of industry of flu
ture generations that will, like their
ancestors, draw the sweetest honey
from myriads of flowers for the benefit
of the community. Thus the first set
tiers of region and city have built
the first dwellings which, in a short
time were transformed into comforta-
BILE mansions, churches, schools, hotels,
stores and public buildings layed out
in superb streets, supplied beneath
with water-works and above brightly
lit up with the newest, best, most pow
erful system of electric lights.
With just pride may our pioneers
look back on their work of a few years.
Such success would not have attended
their efforts had not the men of the
various denominations, gathered in
Eagle River, been men of religion,
honesty and foresight. These men
will stay on the soil they have selected
for their earthly home; others will
come, men of the same stamp, and pro-
vided with means and the spirit of en-
terprise, will soon reclaim those broad
acres which have so long lain idle
waiting for arms to turn them over and
to rejoice with rich harvests, the
hearts of our future farmers.
An exodus, for some time, seemed to
threaten us. The Dakota fever, the