The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-20
FROM THE PULPIT
Rev. BOen Of Christian Church Says
Principle not Party Should Frame
Constitution

tian church addressed great au
dience last night on the ''Constitu
ton Of the new state. He read
as his text Blessed is the mar
whose delight is in the law of Je'
hovah, in his law doth he mediate
day and night" !"
Rev. Boen said in part as fol-
lows:
l offer no apologies, ladies and
gentlemen for attempting to ad-
dress you upon this all important
subject. The day was when people
seemed to think, the ministers
duty was only to explain certain
portion of the scripture. That idea
today is relegated to the past. and
the men, who are prepared, both
by education and by life study, are
today taking active part in all of
the living issues of the country.
What great institution of learn
ing has not a minister al its head,
or had not a minister for its begin
ming. | am glad to note the COM
mittee, who is to select the Nat
ional Policy Holders Board, a
Board which is to handle 5000, :
600, 900. 90 of assets have selected
as members of their Board min
listers OF the Gospel. Rev. Russell
H. Conwell. Pres, Of Temple Col.
lege Of Philadelphia and Bishop
Chas. c. McCabe of the Metho-
dist church
We. tonight my fellow citizens
are standing on the horizon, gaz-
ing into the political arena Of
another great state. 1t is our de-
sire that the Star. which we shall
add 10 the flag of "Old Glory"
will shine more brilliantly, cast a
more beautiful luster, stand out
more conspicously than any Star
IN the stella region, where this
Stars and Stripes may float. In or.
der to do this it is absolutely Lee
Z essary that we select a delegate to
the Constitutional Convention
whD will be an honor to God, aud
will represent their fellow citi-
zens.
There are two great contending
parties, both striving for the
mastery, in the framing the con-
stitution of our new state. l do
nol mean the great political parties
as are represented by Democratic
principles and Republicanism; but
/ mean the two great parties, one
desiring that the Constitution shall
be framed upon the principle of the
Golden Rule, as laid down by
our Lord and Master; The other
conteuding that the Constitution
shall be framed by political chica-
merry for the benefit of few, and to
the dctriment of many.
The time was when a few men
sitting on beer kegs in the back
end Of a saloon could make the
political slate, all men because
they represented our party would
gulp il down, thus. turning the
government over into the hands of
the vicious, impure and vile. II
am thankful tonight thar political
lines are being oblilerated. and the
independence Of the American
Citizen is being demonstrated. nj
S principle instead Of party which
should frame the Constitution Of
our new state
Why is it Dallas. Chicago. New
York and other cities are having
such a hard time with their
criminal clement It is because
the good people of the country
have sat idle too long, turning the
political affairs Of the country into
the hands Of those who are un-
worthy.
Ninety out of every hundred
mea who stay away from the polls /
are good citizens. Seventy-fve Of
this number are christian men.
U7hoavar heard of a ,,a., f,..,-. 49,.