The Progress., 1897-04-17

are men always Eluu ~ ne ui'l'oinUe.. y"
the committee of ~lnalodors, while there
are those who arc glad to &c put on the
committee of culogiums. After you have
prayed, in the words Of my text, for all
that are in authority, you Will say. Brcth-
rem gentlemen, Mr.. Chairman, excuse me
from serving on the committee of mnlo-
doris, for last night, just before prayed for
those In eminent position, I read that
chapter in Corinthians about charity
which 'hopeth oil things and 'thinketh
no cvil.'" The committee of malodors Is
an important committee, but here now
declare that those are incompetent for Its
work who have, not in spirit OF conven-
tionality, but In spirit of earnest impor-
tunity, prayed for those in high position.
cannot help It, but do like St. Der
nard better than a bloodhound. and L
would rather DO huInming bird among
honey sucklc than n crow swoop1ng upon
field c0rcasscs.
Perplcxities OF Public Life.
Another reason why we should pray for
those in eminent place is because they have
such multiplied perplexities This city at
this time holds hundreds of men who are
expectant Of preferment, and United States
mail bags, az mover before, are full OF ap-
plicntions. Let me say have no sympathy
with either the uttered or printed sneer at
Ewhat are called coffee seekers" II had
not already received appointment as min
lister plenipotentiary from the high court
Of heaven-as every minister OF the gospel
has-and had at my back family Tor
whom wished to achieve Aveiihood,
there IL no employer whose service would
| sooner seek than city, state or Onited
| States governn,enE. Those governments
/ arc the promptest In their payments, pay
ing lust az well in hard times as In good
times and during summer vacation as dur
/ inr winter work. Besides that, many OF
us have been paying taxes to city and state
and nation for years, and while we AFRO In
debted for the protection OF government,
the eovornmoa6 10 indebted to us for the
honest support we have rendered 1t. So
i wish asecess to all earnest and competent
mon who appeal to city or state or nation
| for = placo 10 work. But how many men
in high place In city and state and nation
are st their Wits end to know what to do,
when for some places there are ten nppIi-
i cants and for others q hundred! Perplexi-
tics arise from the fact that citizens sign
petitions without reference to the qualiAca-
items Of the applicant for the places applied
for. You SIGN the application because the
i applicant IL your friend. People some
times won't that for which they have nc
J qualification. az wo hear people sing y
want to be an angel when they offer thf
poorest material possible for angelhOod-
Doors waiting to be sent to foreign palaces
as ambassadors and men without any
business qualification wanting to be con
suls to foreign ports and illiterates, capa
BILE IN ono letter OF wrecking all the law
j. of photography and syntax, desiring to b.
put into positions where most of the wors
is dono by correspondence. II divine hell
. 10 needed in any place In the world, 1t IS II
, those places where patronage Is distributed
In years goue by awful mistakes have beef
made. Only God, who made the world on
. Of chaos, could, out of the crowded pigeon
, holes OF public men, develop symmetrioa
/ | results. For this reason pray Almight
God for all those IN authority.
God 70 the Rescue.
Then there are the vaster perplexities Q
our relations with foreign governments
For directions In such affairs the God Q
/ nnki<,,,s sfonld no l,nDl0rfs1 The demand