The Progress., 1897-04-17

..,u,lnc lnJuncrlon OF the 1c:'' Az" pi'y
'or all that Gro in authority L. INA. ~ VIZ
,,rch Of our own prosperity ana hnppi- =
.oss ore involved in their doings. A selfish II
ua.son Won SAY. Yes, but a righteous I
like that which leads you to I
go rare Of your own health and preserve q
.n,,r own life. Prosperous government Z
means a prosperous people. Damaged gov,
ernment means damaged PeoPle: .l
~ nm together or we all go down togeenef.
when we pray for our rulers, we pray 1or
o,,-selves. for our homes, for the easier
>,o;nino of a livelihood, for better prospectus I
e. our children. for the hurting OF these
hard times so far down the e1nbankmen1
they can never climb up again. W noo
iook at anything that pertains to puoiac
interest as having no relation to yourself.
W. ore touched by all tho events IN our
,,at,onal history, by the signing OF tne
cornnact in the cabin of the MaynoWef, ny
the small ship, the Half Moon' sailing up
the Hudson, by the treaty OF Wii'aIn
Penn. by the hand that made the Liberty
Ill, sonnd It's first stroke, by Old Iron.
sides blowing the high seas Ana N
to,,ched by ali the events of past America,
certainly by all the events of the presen5
dnv. Every prayer you MAKE ior our rul
ora IL tho prayer be of the right stamp ana
worth anything, has n rebound OF pen '9 :!
a,ction for your own body, mind and soul
Another reason for obedience to my text
"a that the prosperity of this country Is
coming, and we want a hand IN heip1ng On
Ito coming At any rate do lt Is maj
ter of honest satisfaction to soioler' aA'er
some great battle has been fought ana sothe
great victory won, to be able 20 say; 1,.
was there! was in the brigade tnae
stor1ned those heights. l was IN tnas
havonet charge that put the enemy INTO
Ai1htl" Well, the day will come when all
the financial, political and moral toes VI
this republic will be driven back ana or1v-
en- down by the properties that are now
on their way, but which come with SLOW
troa,1 and in fatigue dress when we
want them to take .'the double quick.
nv our prayers we may stand on the me
tain ton and beckon them on, ana sno"
them a shorter cut. Yea, In answer 20 our
PRAYERS the Lord God OF Hosts may 1rol9
the high heavens command them .orw az
sWifter than mounted troops ever "ooN 0AA>
field at Eylau or Austerlitz.
In 1879 Holland was assailed. Her PEG
ple prayed nightly. The ships OF her en- ,
cmies waited for the high TIDES on Wni "
TO come in. In answer to the prayers VI
fere(l the tide, as never before, was oe'ssAu
ed 10 hours, and before tna1 10 nou,s a 10,
BASED a hurricane swooped upon tne enc
mics ships and destroyed them, ana 40,
land was saved. II God detained the hig
tide in answer to prayer, Will he not has'e
1t in answer to prayer? Surely 1t mas pee
low tide long enough. May the Aoro nas'e
the high tide or natlonaA WeAA N
i.an citizens our best hold Is on 6oo.
hive all seen families in prayer an
churches in prayer. What we want yec
,-sp is this whole nation on its knees.
Words of Webster.
The most of them are dead-those who
1851 moved in that procession that marcnt
from the city hall of Washington uom
Touia,ana avenue to Seventh street, M
then through Pennsylvania avenue 20 u
north gate Of yonder capitol, to lay u
cornerstone of tho extension of that car
toll. The president, who that day preside
and solemnly struck the stono three VII.
in dedication, long ago quit earthly sce I,'
and the lips of the great orator Oh vi
hour are DUST and the grand master
that occasion long ago put down the squa
and the level and the plumb with VINO
for the last time, he pronounced u corn
stone we'll laid But what most intere
me now Is that inside that cornerstone,
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