The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

perors of other days have no such do
mlnlon. With the scratch of a pen he
may advance beneficent institution
VI palk a railway confscation. By ap-
polntments he may bless or curse every
nearthstone IN the city. If in the Epis-
copal churches, by the authority of the
Lltany, and in our non-Episcopate
churches, we every Sabbath pray for
the president of the United States, why
no'' tnen, be just as hearty in our sup
pilcatlons for the chief magistrates of
cltles, Tor their guidance, for their
health, for their present and eyerlast-
ing morality?
IVY word now is to all who may come
10 hold any public position of trust in
any CITY, You are Gods representa-
yves. God, the king and ruler and
Juuse' sets you in his place. Oh, be
iaAth1ul ID the discharge of all your
outles' SO that when all our cities are
III ashes, and the world itself is a red
scroll OF flame, you may be. in the
mercy and grace of Christ, revarded for
your lallh1ulness. 1t was that feeling
"h1ch gave such eminent qualifications
ZOE c1hce to Neal Dow mayor of Port
land, and to Judge Mclean, of Ohio.
ana TO Benjamin F. Butler, attorney
seneral OF New York, and to George
briggs, governor of Massachusetts, and
20 theodore linghuysen, senator of
ene united States, and to William Will
oellorce, member of the British parlia-
nlent' You may make the rewards of
eternity the emoluments of vour office
"hat care you for adverse political
criticism if you have God on vo1r sideo
| lie one, or the two, or the three wears
ol your public trust will pass away, and
oil the years of your earthly service,
ana then the tribunal will be lifted.
DeIore which you and I must appear.
May GOD make you so faithful now that
the last scene shall be to your exhiI-
arat1on and rapture. I wish now to
eAnort all good people, whether they
are the governors or the governed, to
make one grand effort for the salvation.
the publication, the redemption of our
American cities. Do you not know
that there are multitudes going down
10 rum temporal and eternal, dropping
quicker than words from my lips?
Grogshops swallow them up. Gam
ping hells devour them. Houses of
shame are damning them. Oh, let us
Toll, and pray, and preach, and vote
until all these wrongs are righted.
what we do we must do quickly. With
our rulers, and on the same platform.
we must at last come before the throne
OF God to answer for what we have
done for the lettering of our great
towns. Alas! if on that day it will be
1ound that your hand has been idle and
my pulpit has been silent. Oh, We who
are pure and honest, and Christian. 80
to work and help to make the cities
pure, and honest, and Christian.
Lest it may have been thought that
l am addressing only what are called
the better classes, my final word is to
some absolute soul to whom these
words may come. Though you may be
covered with all crimes, though Won
may be smitten with all leprosies
though you may have gone through. the
Whole catalogue of iniquity, and may
not have been in church for twenty
years, you may have your nature en-
tirely reconstructed, and upon your
brow, hot with Infamous practices and
besWeated with exhausting indulgen-
cles, God will place the flashing coron-
ct of Saviors forgiveness. ooh, MOI"
you say, IF you knew who I am and
where l came from, you wouldn't say
that to me. I don't believe the Cos
pei you are preaching speaks of nv
case.' Yes, it does, my brother And
then when you tell me that, think of
what St. Teresa said when reduced TO
utter restitution, having only two
pieces of money left, she jingled the
two pieces of money in her hand and
said: "St. Teresa and two pieces Of
money are nothing; but St. Teresa and
two pieces Of money and God are all
things" And 1 tell you now that
while sin and sinner are nothing. a
sin and sinner and an all forgiying
and all compassionate God are eyery-
thing.
Who is that that I see coming? I
know his step. know his rags, Who
is it? A prodigal. Come, people Of
God; let us go out and meet him. Get
the best robe you can find in all the
wardrobe. Let the angels of God fill
their cha]ices and drink to his eternal
rescue. Come, people of God, let us go
out to meet him. The prodigal is COM
ing home. The dead is alive again.
and the lost is found.
Pleased with the news, the saint below
In songs their tongues employ;
Beyond the skies the tidings go,
And heaven is filled with Joy.
Nor angels can their joy contain,
But kindle with new fire;
1.-THE sinner lost is found" they sing.
And strike the sounding Tyre.