The Newtown bee., 1904-02-05
extension of Christ's kingdom in the

extension of Christ's kingdom in the land; to spend and be spent, to the ex- tent of their ability, in helping for ward all efforts that are made to chris | tianize the whole people; and to bring | all the various nationalities under the | influence of divine truth and allegiance to Christ.
 When we help the missionary work, we are not only helping to save souls, but we are also helping to save our country and our liberties; we are as sisting to build up a defence against | the dangers that imperil their exist | ence. Let us observe further, that religion and learning are closely united; they go hand in hand, and are mutual ly helpful. In the dark ages, all the learning in the world was in the keep ing of religion. Popular education sanctified by religion is absolutely es- sential to our salvation. The adoption of universal suffrage, our greatest danger, the darkest cloud that hangs in our horizon, in the estimation of many, renders it all important that education should be universal. Igno- tools of 'demagogues. And it is significant, that these are the men everywhere, who are opposed to our public free schools; who seek their destruction, or endeavor to restrict their operation by withholding liberal appropriations for their maintenance. Men that have education enough to read and investigate, are apt to think for themselves; and consequently can not be so readily used to serve the pur- poses of trading politicians. All the true lovers of their country, all the friends of universal freedom, should stand up firmly, uncomprisingly, in the defence and support of our public free schools. They should demand, at the expense of the State, the best pos sible education for all, the rich and the poor, the high and the low, the foreigner and the native born. An ignorant man with vote in his hand is dangerous person.
 If our liberties are ever sacrificed; if the pillars of this great republic shall be overthrown, we risk nothing in prOpheSying that one of the chief causes of the ruin will be ignorant voters controlled by corrupt politi. clans. The lovers of their country, therefore, should demand free educa tion for all; and they should also de mand that this education be sanctitied by religion. Not that the distinctive tenets of any particular church or sect should be allowed to be taught in ou1 public schools. Far from it.; they should be guarded most assiduously against anything of the kind.
 But the Bible, from which all sects profess to derive their religion, should be used as an aid in devotional exer cises, and an inspired sanction of al
 moral teachings. No sect, nor any infidel, has any rights which are in
 fringed by the use of the Lord'! prayer and the Sermon on tho Mount. For man who does not be lieve in prayer, and in the morality O.
 that sermon, is rebel against the in stincts of his own nature.
 It is an important question, what ii
 the duty of Christian men as to tn, election of public officers. We ar, taught that all men will be judged b, God, and rewarded according to thei
 deeds. The Bible makes no exception as to their deeds. It does not teacl
 that what men do, politically, shal not be taken into account; that the, shall not be held responsible to Got for voting for and sustaining men il office who are morally corrupt; tha
 because depraved men are nominated by their party, they shall not be re garded as partakers of their sins, whel they help to elevate them to station
 of influence and responsibilitY I
 would not be right that men nominat ed for public offices should be required to believe in any religious creed. or t, be in any sense professors of religion
 But it should be demanded that the, be at least negatively moral men; tha
 they be not openly and notoriousl o vicious, walking embodiments of mora corruptiOn; that the youth of the Ian, should not behold men raised to off1c by the votes of Christian men, wh f tramp]e upon every virtue, and prac '. tice, unblushingly, every vice.
 l. The father of his country, the i'm e mortal Washington, in his farewe] F. address to the people of the Unite, r States, remarks, that "the mere poll g tician equally with the pious mai l; ought to respect and cherish religion l. and morality.'' "A volume," he oh t serves, ''could not trace all their con s nections with private and public felici 0 ty." 'It is substantially true," h J. continues, "that virtue or morality ,l a necessary spring of popular govern l, ment."
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