New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-04
DIR. ROssITER on THE WAR.
HE TELLS HIS CONGREGATION THAT ~
POWER MIGHTIER THAN THIS Ma
TIoN IS GUIDING 1T.


The Rev. Dr. s. g. Rossiter. pastor OF the Nor'h
Presbyterian Church, at northumberland
frst-st and Ninth-ave, preached yesterday NV
ing on the war from the text Lord. Ihou h"''
been favorable unto Thy and He said IN par.
This is Christian nation and these are Of soma
here this morning this Nation has been Would
two wars But what wou rt,ay you Of our fathers,
Whch they ' Purchased with much blood anS
sp from Sar wpad oS
forever out of our vocabulary the word Union name
Would fair island in The sea- and m ssVer
make n protest? Would you see the ihha 10
beaten imprisoned shot. starved by the , h cool
OF thousands, and a great nation stand iuIy " 80
ing itself in the sea breeze blowing over the SANE
sea- swinging In a hammock almost IN sign np food
suffering and feeding from tables loaded WI" voye
i'm sight OF that starvation and that misery V Vor
than that. shall great nation tnai bI hfs bless God
every day for Its independence. have no ~ ,pph
and no words for = people marc mn ,orrorg
/ ten you God would have called us 10 "oVo be-
II we had not intcrfered Just at TINS ume ME nanc
of an elevated philanthropy. ana ~ ne nbraham
righteous war that has been fought SLY ms in the
went out to the Battle of the FIVE hihsS 40 Nv
Valley OF the kings Dale. -. ,,a aud which
There is phrase common among has s The depth
Of eternity in 1t and the omno,eMcvo ur action is
Ambassador Hay calls it, "a case OF impos''o" u
invisible hands . aro oyid.ntlv
In regard this present war we are eviue nur
under the direction OF power mghtler IMAM V 0.
selves that is pushing us from our seclua,oh Imsu
wider questions and broader obligations me war
was unsought 10y US a certain Divine. rign'eou d
,nn,,lse grew up within US. slowly. strongly, ana
became towering In its imperiousness we cannot
follow on afte' Christ ano nov imooe d h''''""'
tarianism as broad as the race 49,,
AZ TO the serious problems That await us IN the
future two or three things need TO be remenDcreu.
We approach these problems ana WE ban tbrv
we're ever approached before. viz, the STANDPOINT
OF republicanlsm and from the principles OF re-
original ana satisfactory CONCLUSION, we neeI 10
have faith In our form OF national ''overIlne .
and In the manifest destiny OF form OF govern
men, OF the people by the people ana Tor the peo-
ple Have faith In your own country, In Its ablHty
to cope with the pressing problems that are forced
upon us by the Intervention of God Follow on
after the Gag when II IS oorne ohwa,I ps ,sr and
of God Claim the country for repuplcahisS..r ; anu
for God where God sets the Stars and stripes:
That banner never made people Y unhappy over
Have faith in your flag and wha; II represents
Have faith in the whom God will raise up 10
solve our problems. and your faith VIII be JuS.i-
teigcnce OF this country is not inferior 10 that OK
any people on the face OF The globe far otherwise.
The present is problem. and may God give
us wisdom to settle IL In His name and Tor the IN
crease in righteousness. Let remember we are
Gods servants. We are acting for Him; We are
carrying His thoughts into the conflict OF the ages
things OF repubcanism. Let there be the pledge
Of LOYALTY - them tho part Of tho whole peo-
Pile Let there be the solemn and supreme convic-
ton that Tod means the whole earth 10 be gov.
erned on the principle OF "Of, for, by the people
as best suited to produce true MANHOOD ana
womanhoo6. Let be true to our pledges. true 10
destiny and then we can say to nations that would
interfere for foolish reasons and for selfish reasons
what Dewey said 10 tho German Admiral; Land
II you want to, but don't get in the line OF our