The Springdale news., 1898-07-15
OR. BRISTOL SERMON.
An Eloquent Discourse in Response to the Presidents Request for
 Thanksgiving and Prayer.
THE MIRACULOUS BECOMES OBSOLETE.

There is No Chance, No Accident. No Fate
 "Fhe Winds and the Waves Arc AL
 ways on the Side of the Ablest Nayi-
 gators Natures Sympathy for strug-
 ghng Mortals.
 WAsHlNGroN. July 11.-Yesterday was day of thanksgiving and prayer in the nations capital The presi- dents recent proclamation was fol- lowed by patriotic utteranees from many pulpits Prayers were offered for m early consummation. In nearly every church where the proclamation had suggested the topic of the sermon, special music of patriotic character was rendered, many of the services closing with the hymn America"
 President Mckinley,
 as usual, attended the morning serv- ices at the Metropolitan M. E. church. He went alone to the church, and was deeply impressed by the fine discourse delivered by the pastor, Rev Frank Bristol, D. D. The church was crowded long before the services began. Scores of persons remained standing through out, and many more went away unable to gain admittance.
 Mir. Bristofs sermon
 hcld the attention of his auditors from the hrst sentence to the last At times his hearers were so thoroughly aroused bv his patriotic utterances that ripples Of spontaneous applause swept over the congregation. In part his sermon fol- lows.
 Psalm as.l:
 O. stng unto the Lorda new song, for He hath done marvellous thlugs His right hand and His uJ0g arm hatH gotten Him the victory
 .tIhe poets and heroes whose songs and dec5s male the old time splendid" were pure enough ot heart and large enough of brain to hgaD4e 10 iind tho divine philosophy of human events.
 There Is No Chance, No Accident, No Fate. Luw il universal The more scientific pao- r.u become the stronger Will be their belief Ju. trust IA Provlden and tho less confidence uIt they nave n lu;I, accidental chance and th' other ab,arditeS, in the days of man 5 t.noraucc the peJyaential was looked upon as tna miraculous and the miraculous as the prag.dentul. But With the growth of science
 The Miraculous Becomes Obsolete u4I uuneceseary. when Providence becomes I.nre evident aad prominent in human affairs. There WAS time when the greatest philoso- Ihers did not know that steam had been pro- Ni.cd 1@ motive power to serve man; that electricity hal been provided for a multitude of utlIles
 The Greeks Did Sot Know taai more jhan sevan metals had been pro- It.cJ for tue arts while this age knows that fr1in al to tJ have been provided The an- evuts never dreamed that there had been pro- N.Ge1 8u the economy rs nature the possibili- t.r, w auap3wder and usHamita; the possibili- t.e, uf a uo tern navy aqI the possibilities of t.a Man h and Santaee victories, by which An.arcl doth take accession by th. hand and luH4 tae Huds Of free loM wdsr ret
 II I, science or Knowledge tl brh.s is in t5u.I and alliance with Irrsad.ue IAe more science tAa more Proyi- u- 1e- the n0r science tla more Goi in tW#.5le hls .}tE Tl ..Psov-lalaiAl iJes not aN.t5~ mean or even imply toe miraculous DaG aI1 Uort his will by tAe agencies of the H.tira and the thoughts ot mon. liI a1l quarrel wItl tai elegant old "lac Y iitds ant Waves are Always on tho
 side of the AbIest NayIgators," f.r tie ablest nuyi1at0Is know how to use the Wind, uld waves, anu are in league with the mighty laws that govern things. God i5 on the si8e ol sool faTorng good hnancIering, good politics Eood gUae, g43l blttlaships good dis ciptiue gIot seueral,hip and good causes In iae 0I4eu tlne men and nations alie1 them selves with Providence by faith; to-day men aad Matlnu, ally themselves with Providence by Gr5Wladse.
 There. .Va, time when the people found Nature in Ny ympathy with Their Struggles fr f lam anl th, storm overthrow the a4> tut4c Gli tAe sun and moon st#5l tl Hay ot oattc 10 give ri Sht- e..-l4#.-. a .14JIelIute and the star, in th Ir
 NJ against ~i~scd. What does all t. Nl, 1l teleain man tho neces- ~t.# #tea4.. r5Ie ITO clements and forces of na- tu e,aar chem 70 Ills purposes: Was Iie aae4Iat ta-u that he who has the laws Of I'M .rs aa A -.ie wins aad that Ae who con tel s....a.t t1e right
 lights Against the stars, az u~f tae laA anl or5nr anl very constitu- tlm oGtuilr-. au1 mI,t f4lL ls this, then Ic- HaoytHcl.al ase taaa the ate of Moses: Is ina trc lsaC .s.s ps5yjdentjal than the p.I IHro o. jEe. Is q Dakota wheat harvest less pray #4lal lh4u Shower of mama. Is q -ua #r5Nul cotton cr9p less proyidantlal thaa tne qGaits of ta. wilderness: Are the oraaac aroye, oi california less proyidential ti.aa taa vl4esa- -}9afuli E7caois Wd- th dis cuNsE at Am arita .rS, pt2Nlent4I than tae Eu lE q. Caaata WAS tho
 Coming CT the Pilgrims and IInguenots Ies prov denaM than tho exodus of the chil drH w Israel Was tla Declaration of In1e- pe ae Ie-s ptosdtn'ial th1n the Dccalogue of -lnat We're tha guns q Dewey aai Samp- sou jess prl.itantial thta the rams horns of Joshua tAe iAaps and pitchers of Gideon or tht roa of NoS-.s Sere Manila and Santiago Ie pra5dcnti4 iii the history of human free dou taan Jylir 10 and As l, Christian civili- zltian ie7- prariIentlal than was Jewish bar ball n If GoI ever had
 A Peculiar People
 He has them now They are the product of nI the 9trug4ic3 anl aspirations of the past Tbe feea who stan before santiago are not tAo pfatle of i 4ay " af century; they ure tht ch cou-unuate flower of the a4 tIe h.tle,t efaia .ol of history They ltntt aat a lnanhaoI thaf has climbed century by utury up tbc atcis as llKht and liberty and nov ss8a4, in sight os tlle gIorihel su mmits of taq unFersal irtal1m ant
 rlie UAiver.l Brotherhood of Man. l..a men NAo offer their lives on libe tvs altar to-l lay caught their inspiration from tte aH8. who fought for their convictions in our.se.l war; and those rte men of our civil va heard of the revolutionary heroes, and w.re proud 10 emulate their deeds of patriotic y4l1l. but the men of the revolution had in
 Ihe Spirit of the Pilgrim Fathers aaa ware d.tarnael to prove themselves varahv ot their noble sireS; the pilgrims had tue mantes ~ tae rcformer, resting upon their hrual Hercu.ean shoulders and the retormers tcin .al rel wtta reverence the martyrs, and tae man yr, hai seen the apostles, and the apostles had taucaei the Christ
 lhere is Your Providence in History. lu vlu look towarl Manila and Santiago and superior guns did the business? l say su- gar men stood behind the schools and God, t un-ema stood behind the religion There
 ->1n of Providence The miracle work o1~ t8-1ay are our educators the men and women who are giving Us an intellectual mas te.V 6f nature and an armofed mastery of our selves .ee teachers who are placing in our ban8s the
 Ia,Iucible, AiI-Conquering Weapon of
 Truth.
 N49 are bcstowing upon this generation the Elsyer. the omaipotence Of knowledge When WI compare our American l2 per cent Of H. .tcr4sr Nith~paiu's 75 per cent. of illiteracy, Fc bsIiy sav the schoolmasterS won the bat He as Mania and tho battle ot Santiago no less tasn th .altle of Sadowa. "Ye shall know t1c truth" said the Christ. and the truth saai make y0u free
 A1v are Witnessing the Victories of Truth tn passing events. It is truth the truth of
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