The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

library. And there in the midst of the
unconquered forest only eight years
after the first white settlement, the peo-
pie mindful of higher education and true
to their New England antecedents, plant
ed an academy. At a very early period
several benevolent socities were organ
lied and here was opened the first school
for the deaf and dumb in the state of
Ohio.
The Northern township was first set
tied by an infidel. He
GAVE TO THE COMMUNITY
both his name and his character. He,
very naturally, attracted men of the same
sort. 1t is said that he expressed the de-
sire that there might never be Chris
tian church in the township. And tho
this desire was not gratified, the general
character of the town has been irreligi-
Gus. One of the best colleges in the
West was founded within five miles, but
not single young man from this town
ship has eyer taken college course. A
few have entered professional life, but
not one has gained wide reputation.
On the other hand the Southern township
is widely known to-day for Its moral and
religious character, it's wealth and liber-
atty and for the exceptionally large
number of young men and women it sends
to colleges and semlnaries. 1t has
furnished many members of the state
legislature and senate. 1t has been
fruitful of ministers and educators, some
of whom have gained national reputa-
ton.
From this little village of few hun
bred Inhabitants have gone forth men to
college professorships East and West, to
the supreme bench of the state and to
the United States congress. The general
character of these two townships was
fixed at the beginning of the century.
Their founders placed stamp upon them
which abides. Truly tThe entrance of
thy words giveth light" and such ex-
amples can be produced endlessly
throughout the country.
And it is this silent working, this
steady, presistant, seed sowing, this
watehfulness, on the part of Gods peo-
pie, that the word of God may find an
entrance into every home in the land, it is
this "untrumpeted work" that is going
| to save the land for God If saved it shall
be. And whose business is it, to see to
it, that this is Gods country and not
Satan's and that Gods work is prosecut-
ed in every state and territory of the
Union? IL is your business, and it is
mine The Christian man or women
who can look out upon the unreached
masses of our mighty, onrushing West,
estedness, and in whose heart, if not up
on the lip, Ia queried the question of
Cain-"Am / my brothers. keeperT"
Such man or woman knows no more of
the spirit of Jesus, than Barabbas knew
of Bakers Saints Rest. We are
our brothers. keeper. We are members
one of another. No man does, or can,
live unto himself. No man does, or can,
die unto himself. We have something to
do with poverty and slumdom. Ii this
country is what we claim it to be
i a CHRISTIAN COUNTRY
and If the motto stamped on our coinage
be true, then we have no right to initiate
PLATE by taking water, and washing our
unsoiled hands before the muItitudes,
and saying, 81 am innocent OF the blood
Of these starving, honseless wretches !:
See ye to it, Do you suppose for one
moment that the governor OF Judea
could thus easily wash his guilty, blood
stained hands before the throne of AL
mighty Goda Think you that Pilates
,cowardly action, and his weak, paltry
talk could exonerate him at Gods Barr
!, Not bit of it, Not BIT OF it And
when Judea's governor was summoned
into the presence Of the Judge Of ALL