Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-14
CHRISTIAN POLICIES
OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
The Great Day OF Christian Demoera-
cy That Draws On Apaee--Popular
Religion.

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President Of Hamilton College. Clinton, n
y , an the Brick Presbyterian Church, sun
day morning. DR.. Stryker sand;
IL Is not always remembered that. on iss
human side, Moses founded republican
form OF government. IL was 90 be main
toined through popular representation. The
failure was IN Israel. not IN the idea. When
Samuel anointed Saul he dld It under sol
emu protest 1t was p relapse from puvii-
rge. Kings were a makeshitt and It turned
out badly.
Seeking a sound philosophy OF man and
his affairs. and distinguishing humanity
from It's utensils and furniture. j would
earnestly attempt the connoratiOn OF the
Two words which state-cach an it, Own
way but with q g strongest mutual bear
lng-the whole ope Of mankind; Democ-
racy, Christianity. You may run out, m
their reach and width. the many PROPOSE
lions which / can now only utter. not am
pity. l have only time Tor the broacaN
and the adj.
man-Nnncd - rciated. coUssacd. brothers.
When Paul. the apostle. speaks litcraly}
OF "thc whole fathcrdom in heaven aud
earth'-he afhrms the broad and elemeu-
al gospel theogem Of the common origin,
The common opportunity the common cone
Germ ot all humanity. God hath made OF
pnc blood lin ono epirit ali baptized
into one body such phrase characterize
this who,c new covenant and contemplate
the rearrauge cement Of the world.
4 unity Of privilege. duty. alIcctiOn--a
common derivation. Development and goa
1.-THE Ooctr,n, OF the essential solidarity Of
man. To aihrm this ~ the instinct. thc
Intangible purpose OF the gospel. Either
this mutuahty, tins cohesive and integral
ing Impulse, working u.s. way steadily. how
ever slow ass Stages. or at last n sterile race
and "a shattered start
Economic-< n IS the law Of the world 81
Housekeeping. loltics-it is mans conn
mon citizenship. Philanthropy. equity. law.
ethics. rehgion-these are the bonds that
transcend roce and REGION and date. Be
Tore their scope prOtlnclalism passes into
- insignihcance. History j. the record 90
the painful but steady evolution OF human
unity homogeneity- Sociology Is ethics.
This ~ the increasing purpose OF timc.
Mans nature Involves society. lie ~ en-
vironed by his fellows He il born INTO
and constructed for their close relation.
This Is MS irrevocablc con-titution-thc
means toward 80. better or worse. are but
bylaws. The one inevitable. the Others
provisional and tentative These are
changed and shaken. that remains. The
definition and practical ordering Of tins
relation. whether by means better or
worse, the assertion 81 partnership and
federation. pa whatever degree OF wisdom
the assertion Of common veal Tor wool
this is government
However they have Numbered. or slut
tered. or iumh'ed. the experiment toward
the organizing OF human life and ats activi
ties have been experiments IN search o
fair and fruitful terms under which men
may live together. Perceived or unseen
the ends OF government are 20 secure IN,
wei being Of men As men. and that mus
bc the best government which most ~
tectualy seeks the utmost welfare of al
within Its c0ntrOl-Which seeks d RICH
and equitable society. As a means 90 TIM
end 10 is strong and sacred. as a means q
any other ends Il Is stuiuhcd.
IL concerns Us. then. nc once 60 note th
fames and essential implications OF th
Several schemes and forms OF government
Tor ways OI getting ON toccthcrl whicl
men have attempted and exhibited.
Autocracy-thc rule OF one man. cen
terlng all power in ms own person an'
responsible only o. himself "l'ctat ccs
moi Absoutcism--an impcrlec, MAJ
cannot, po'cct man would not. io
either way individually is frustrated. DIS
poLisn Is misauthropic.
Monarchy winch ordinarily implies
degree OF consent and delegation al pow
or. and has wide limits according us OLD
subjects have great or small iraucnc,
The forms 90 monarchy are not ILcorsi.
tent wlth real popular power, only the
their TECHNOLOGY ls nn aulchroni~m an
their retention superhuous and ahsur
expense.
putocracy IS the rule OF wcoith-th
power of money holders as such. IL
subtle and sUbvcr.lvc oi men. That
goes by community ol interest. by s.
lent arithmetic, does not indeed ncccss
tate, but makes possible expressions nC
less actual because insidious and un.
towed. IL has ruined great peoples. Fo
community OF the Interested IS wide
diverse from tho interest OF the commun
~. The peoples also cannot serve 10
Rnd mammon. Plutocracy is not con
monwealth. Veal itself - not nel
wealth. The word wealth" begs I'll
question. Plutus was bhndi
+ Ohgarehy, the lew" IN power. who. "a,
clique, a bureau. a machine" or q ran
and by whatsoever means installed and 90
Grated. Its sc'ectness and separateue,
and virtual assumption Is its odium. l.
hresponsibihty Is its vice. Its selhs
mass - ltS defeat. IL refuses 20 share
! Austocracy. literally the rue by I'll
best, ideally an excellent term and thin
practically, however. the selfelected
their own rating-what one has called I'll
hne irony OF an entailed nobility" Her
GItary privilege tainted with pride ar
superciliousness and snobbery and the d
rot OF these--a non seQultus, stlll exniOl
ing the many Tor the few, class preroc
tive and the non-human prescriptions
caste. The best should rule IN the /
ferests of what - good but the self-stvl,
best, nursing their own eXclusiveness. m.
become the worst.
Anarchy Contradiction in termsi II
law of low,essncss. the rule of caprice ar
al violence. denying authority IN IA
license winch - the parody aud ruin
true liberty! Freedom crushed under &
absoluteism Of the mob,
Iheocracy - the reign of God, ectu
While God IS Cod, truly realized in univs
BAL recognition Of Him 1.-THE first and I
Hast and the living one" but never de
gated 90 any vicegerent, installed IN {
common consent of free consciences an
when usurped by kingcraft or priestcrs
the basest pervcrsiOn Of the highest trul
Democracy; Self-government by I
people. The dignity of the people is {
intention OF their Creator. He who Is [
source OF this sef-ruie. Is also its only
curity. Each man with, not apart fro
every other, directly and jointly rsspc
Fibie to God. The highest law fna,-m
abso.ved from all usurpa ons, and, as