The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-05
THE GREAT ELECTION:
OR, WHOM TO VOTE FOR.

'''''h. Great Erctinu: or. Whom to Vote
For was the subject of the evening ser
mon by the Reverend Josephus Stephan. al
Mount Auburn NJ. +. Church. South. lie
took for a text. And Elijah came unto all
the people. and said. How long halt We
between two opinions? II the Lord pc
God. follow him: but ii Raai, then follow
him" l Kings. xviii. u. He said. in part:
My tex, introduces one "f the greatest
elertionc-ring contests on record. and one
which Is prrpctua ted. not from quadranium
10 quadranium. but from day to DAY Elijah
Gnu's great chairman of his spiritual cam
lagn. drawing the lines of the issue be,
tween allegiance to Baal or Jehovah anG
hrinGin all Israel to the final test and
The declaration OF their vote. is representa-
tive of every loyal minister of christ. Ths Sc
Two spiritual sides. sin and Righteousness
ana these two spiritual leaders; satan and
Christ. to-day, and every day. making
the same exciting and mnuentous contest
in the life Of every Individual. /! Is ms
mission here and now to draw the lines.
bring the issue to a close, and secure yohr
N"t, for the conquerins thrlSt .,....,.
Three questions viii be asked 10y every
citizen before he casts his vote 10, any
party, and its candidate: First: W nat are
the principles involved? Second: What :
been accomplished IN the past" Third;
What's To Toe gained in the future! Ant
these identical questions watch con,
front MS in on' settlement OF the spiritual
contest now pressing its claims upon us.
Christ demands your allegiance, because
his side is that of righteousness. our Lead
er is truth and righteousness itselt-it is the
very essence OF his character. and demon
strated in his unchallenged life before the
world. The object of his revelation, ms
church. and his own mission on earth and
in heaven has been to make men righteous.
Holiness is his platform. Satan, on the
other hand. is "a liar and the father OF II.
and criminal. and the inspiration of every,
thing In the world which is corrupt and
cnrrupting. and curse to the human
family.
..E.v.rytbInp necessary tn mans hest and
highest interests has been accomplished by
Christ Ru: his opponent. who solicitS,
work in Eden. through the successive
steps OF the race to the present. has ear
ried or warfare cf spiritual destruction.
affecting men in every department of their
life. We need but read The history OF in
dividuals and of nations 20 find the evidence
Of his evil and disastrous influence among
houses. and our asylums. the selfish grasp
lag spirit of modern commerciaiSm. tn.
chicanery Of politics. and the cruelty of
war. all are evidence Of his work in the
pas, and In the present
In this great spiritual contest unlike
al political contests. al are enfiitnchiSed.
Gods whatsoever entities all accountable.
rogative of will to choose life or death.
Not only can ali choose, but all must
choose in a political contest there are
quite a number of parties. but in this con-
test there can he hut two, and every man
Is either on one side or the othe:. On
trality There can be no such thing as con-
servstism. being on neither side; there can
he no compromising. being on both; NO
man can serve two masters. He that Is
not with me IS against me-. says Christ.
Nonhostility To Christ does not insure non
allegiance to satan. The associated press
tells us tha: Mr.. Cleveland Is to be on a
rishing t,ip the day of election. thus fail
ing to Identify himself with either of the
TWO great parties in the contest. but no
man can thus exempt himself from taking
s,f- cit ff,.T vi iyr
Voting time will soon he over. Aief
next Tuesday over half of the voting citi-
zens of this country will have lost their
votes That may produce disappointment,
but 1t is only temporary loss. and may be
an unexpected gain through the party
thereby placed in power. but TO lose one
vote In the great electioneerng contest De,
tween sin and righteousness. hell ana
heaven. Baai and Jehovah. is eternal and
irretrievable loss. II involves our destiny;
Th. time to decide is short. crucial ana
critical are the moments passing. Neish
the evidence. Strike concnsiEn ,,.S. act ,ip- up
on YOUR Intelligent choice. Halt no longer
between two opinions. If the Lord be God:
follow him. but If Baal. then follow him