The Princeton union., 1897-04-22


any who live anywhere else between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. II
senator, or member of the house OF |
representatives, or Supreme Court JUS
tlce, or secretary of the cabinet, or
representative of foreign nation enters
a public assembly in any other city,
his coming and going are remarked
upon, and unusual Difference is paid
to him. In this capital there are SO
many political chieftains in our
churches, our streets, our halls, that
their coming and going make no ex-
cltement. The Swiss seldom look up
10 the Matterhorn, or Jungfrau, or Mt.
Blanc, because those people are used
ID the Alps. So we at this capital are
so accustomed to walk among noun
talns OF official and political e1ninence
1hat they are not to us great novelty.
Morning, noon and night we meet the
giants. But there is no place on earth
where the Importance of the Pauline
injunction to prayer for those in en-
1nent place ought to be better appre-
clated. At this time, when our pub
Hc men have before them the rescue
ofou national treasury from appalling
denclts, and the Cuban question, and
the Arbitration question, and in many
departments men are taking important
positions which are to them new and
untrled, l would like to quote my text
Win whole tonnage of emphasis
words written by the sacred mission
.ary to the young theologian Timothy:
exhort, therefore, that first of all,
:suppllcatlon, prayers, intercessions and
giving Of thanks be made for all men;
Tor kings, and for all that are in au-
thority"
Ii nave the time, and do not forget
some OF them before I get through, I
Will give you four or five reasons why
the people of the United States ought
TO make earnest and continuous prayer
Tor those in eminent place.
First, because that will put us in
proper attitude toward the successful
men or the nation. After you have
prayed for man you will do him ius-
tlce. There is bad streak in human
nature that demands us to assail those
that are more successful than our
selves 1t: shows itself in boyhood.
when the lads, all running to get their
rlde on the back of carriage, and one
gets on those failing to get on shout
to the driver, "Cut behind! Unsnc-
cess1ul men seldom like those who in
any department are successful. The
cry is, He is political accident" or
He bought his way up," or 1T lust
happened so,'' and there is an impa-
tent waiting for him to come down
more rapidly than he went up. This
pest cure for such cynicism is PRAYER
After we have risen from our knees W.
Will be wishing the official good in
stead OF evil. We will be hoping fo,
MIN benediction rather than maledic
tion. If he makes mistake we viii
call it mistake instead of malfeas
ance in office. And, oh! how mucl
happier we will be; for wishing one evi
Is diabolic, but wishing one good i
sanity, is angelic, is God-like. Whe,
the Lord drops man into depths he
yond which there is no lower dent1
he allows him to be put on an investi
eating committee with the one hone q
finding something wrong. Tn gener,
assemblies of the Presbyterian Church
In conferences of the Methodist Church
in conventions of the Episcopal Church
In House of Representatives and j
Senate Of United States there are me-
always glad to be appointed on th
Committee of Malodors, while there ar
those who are glad to be put on th
Committee of Eulogiums. After VI
have prayed. in the words of nv tex
for all that are in authority, YOU wi
say Brethren, Gentlemen, Mr.. Chai
man, excuse me from serving on II
Committee of Malodors, for last nigh
just before prayed for those in EN-
nent position, I read that chapter
Corinthians about charity whir
N'hopeth all things" and ''thinketh ,
evil" The Committee Of Malodors
an important committee, but I he
now declare that those are incomp
tent for it's work who have, not
spirit of conventionality, but in spir
of earnest Importantly, prayed +
those in high position. I cannot he
it, but I do like ST. Bernard bett
than a bloodhound, and l would rath
be humming- bird among honeysuc
les than a crow sWooping upon fie
carcasses."
Another reason why we should pr
for those in eminent place is becau
they have much multiplied perple,
ties. This city at this time holds hu
dreds of men who are expectant
preferment, and United States ma
bags, as never before, are full Of apr
cations. Let me say | have no sy
pathy with either the uttered or pril
ed sneer at what are called "offi
seekers" II had not already
ceiyed appointment as Minister PIE
potentiary from the High Court
HeaYen-as every minister of the G.
pei has-and | had at my back a ia
lily for whom | wished to achieve
livelihood, there is no employer VIII
service / would sooner seek than cl