Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-15
OR. IALAAGE'S SERMON.
Inc Noted Washington DIyine's
Sunday Discourse.
Tie Disens.es From Moral and Religions
Standpoint the weifare of All tho
Towns and Cities Of Our Country
POINTS the Way tn Municipal Purity,

TE1r: 20 thou that ar, situate a, the
entry ~ the ~ea, Ezekiel xvii. g.
Ihis = a Tar, of an inpasSionoi apos-
t '}ths TO tAe civ - Tyre. II vas a bean
tlL9t eliv-a tna.-1eiic city. A. The east eni
.d n" Mediterranean il sat. with one hand
feckohins the inland trade and with the
other taa eonDarce of foreign nations II
swung rlon~tr,palS boom across lis harl.or
T. shut cut foreign enemies and then
swung taes that boom 10 iet in its friends
The ai- II the desert was fragrant with the
j spices brought by caravans TO her fairs,
ami all seas We're cleft into foam by the
keets Of her laten merchantmen Her
markets We're ri,.h with horses and mules
and ca:nels from Togarmah with uphol-
stery ami ebony and ivory from Detian
with emeralds and agate and coral from
Syria. with wine from Helhon. with finest
needlework from Ashur and Ch!lfnad Talk
about the splendid stateroom- OF your
Cunard aud Inmila and White Star lines Of
international steamers why the benches
OF the sta.eroofns in those Tyrian ships
We're all ivory aud instead Of our coarse
canvas on the mast. Of the shipping they
had the finest linen quilted together aud
inwr2uSht with emhrniieries almost mlrar-
ulous for beauty. lis columns overshaiowei
ali nations. Distant empires felt its heart
beat. Majestic city, situate at the entry
| Of the sea-
But where now is the CLEAN az her
| towers. the roar IF her chariots the mast9
| Of her shipping. Let the fishermen who
| dry their nets on the pla - Where she once
/ stood: Let tho sea that rush"s upon the bar
| rcnness whore she once. challenged the al
| miration II all nations: let the barbariaus
| who build their hnts on tho place where
her palaces giittarei answer the question
| BlOtted out forever, She forgot God AMI
| God forgot her. And wnilo our modern
| cities admire her glory. let them take warn
| ing 1T her awful doom.
Cain was The foam Ter of The first citv,
| ami suppose il took after him II morals.
| 1t is a lon. while before city can get over
| the chara ter Of those who founded H.
| Who're they are criminal exiles. the fltl
and the prisons. and the debauc cherv are ha
| shadows of such founders. Nv York will
/ not for 200 800 years escape from thu
good influences Of its founders the pious
! settlers whose prayers went up from the
| Very streets where now banks discount and
| brokers shave AMI companies declare divi-
| dends and smugglers swear custom house
| lies and above t he roar Of the draws and tho
crack of the auctioneers' mallets is heard
the asnription. We worship thee, Q thou
almighty dollar" The church that once
| stood on Wall street still throws its bless
, ing over all the scene Of train: and upon
the ships that fold their white wings in tho
harbor. Originally men gathered in cities
from necessity. 1t was to escape the in
ceDdiarv's torch or the assa7sins dagger.
| Only the worry I,',pr lived IN the country
those who had nothing that could be
! stolen. or vacabonds who wanted to be
| neartheir place OF business. but since civ
| iliZation and religion have made it safe fer
men to live almost anywhere men congre-
gate in cities because OF the opportunity V
for rapid gain. Cities are not necessarily
evils, as has sometimes been argued. They
have been the birthplace Of civilization. In
them poluiar liberty has lifted up its voice.
| Witness Genoa ana Pisa and Venice. The
Tprra%pDtatiNpS or
in tho legislatures OF Europe was the death
blow to feudal kingdoms. Cities are the
| patronizers Il art and literature ARCHITECT
ture pointing to its British Museum in
London, its Royal Library in Paris. its
Vatican in Rome. Cities hold the world =
scepter. Africa was Carthage, Greece was
Athens England is London. France is Paris
Italy is Rome. and the cities in which God
has east our lot Will yet decide the destiny
ofthe American people.
At this season of the year | have thought
: 1t might be useful to talk q little while
about the moral responsibility resting upor
{ | the Office hearers in all our cities, theme
as appropriate to those who are governed
as to til" governors. The moral character Q!
those who rule Il city has much to do with
the character of the city itself. Men women
AMI children are all interested in national
politics. When the great Presidential elee
/ tion comes. every patriot wants 10 be found
Z at the ballot box. We are all interested ir
the discussion Of national finance, nationa
debt. and Wa real the laws Of Congress
and We are wondering who will sit ln"xt il
the Presidential chair. Now, that may h
eU very Wells very well, but II i hig.
: time that we took some Of the attention
which We have been devotinG TO nationa
: affairs and brought il II the stady Of M
: nicipal government. This il seems to n
I now is the chief point to be taken. Max
the cities right an1ttae nation will be right
/ / have noticed that according to their OF
Il portunitles there has already been more cor
r ruption in municipal governments IN thi
country than in the state and nationa
legislatures. Now Is there no hoT.e? Wit
the mightest agent III our land. the gloyi
4 Gus gosleI OF Jesus Christ shall no. all oa
>, cities be reformed aai purified and r.
: deemed I beleve the day will come.
= am IL full sympathy With those who ar
II opposed u carrying politics into religion
bat our cities will never II. reformed al
purified until W. carry religion into poll
tbs. look over cur cities and | see iha
st al great interests are 70 re affected IN II
future as they have i""n affected IN IN
i past bv the e8aratt"cos those who In n
different depart rnents TGle over Is. and
: Yrefsnsa - classify some - these Interests
= Inthe first place | remark Commercial
!. / etlt.- are aI1ays affected By sae moral Q
immoral chara~ter ot hose WHO aAse EE4l1
ciYai supremacy. Officials that Wink
= fraui. Al. .tthat have. neither ceas1-e II
alray- weaken tAe p8l~@ q. co117e-c.a
honor. Esery shrr. every store, ever
ha1aa- every factory n the cities t@~as II
10 r@.oral character II Tho city ball. IL In al
. cats :hera - a dishonest nasora+'T q 8
unF -laossIet common council Or eoui
sHs s>.rtibla - b-!t>a@ Il :aat city 'a~-s ".
3 Ire unlimited license fo- AL kinds - t-E@ae-
t., ani sin while. o1 te@ ether aA1d. !, oGz
+. cEAjs are faithful tc ,Aeir oath = c~e@,
th@ lass a-e promptly ex~e~1t@tr !. ia@-e
. vs.s4A1ea Il regard TIE o1ibr2ae 1i1.'s
ST cra-.e. ,1~-e = .te alzt-s, protection !:
- al bargain making
4 merchant cay sta-t n his stare a.
sav: "Sow Ii hay~ nothing = - a.
= et;. politics. will 10; sol. -2y aa1t ~
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