The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-11
Purituns Build Churches.


"In the period covered by 14O years
between the l5nding of the Puritans
and the French and indian wars, the
Puritans, broadly sreaklng, had built
all churches, sent out all Of the mis-
slonaries, printed all of the books
founded the schools and colleges and
normal systenr our fofefathers act
ted on the principle that the School
and church should go hand in hand,
that the one was not beneficiW with.
out the other Then Game the French
and Indian wars, and the great strug-
gle logan which should decide wheth-
er the Latin or the Anglo-SaNon
should govern this country and con
trol the continent Had The Latin
succeeded we should today have just
such "a country as Mexico. This was
one of the greatest wars that was
ever waged for Christianity ana civ
illzation; but the question was set
tied i'm that war that the Anglo-SaNons
should dominate the race and coun-
try. Don't worry what is being done
in spots in this country, the Anglo
can run America"
"Then came the fight for civil and
christian liberty. From what colon
I les did 1t come? From Virginia and
+ Massachusetts. Those two led us uI
'tc the Revolution when we broke
with our mother country. Then cam
the question of q new nation and
government. The people asked for a
| form and our Puritan descendants
took the form OF government from
the Presbyterian church and mould
ed our constitution. Why not govern
our country as we govern our church
said the Puritans, this is a christian
country and we want christian ma
/ tion to propagate the christian faith.
The church Is governed by educated
christian conscience. We are under
as great obligation to God TO preserve
n christian nation as we are TO pre-
serve christian church"
a Christian Civilization.
"The United States of America is
christian nation We talk of a
christian civilization. What Is the
definition for a christian civilization
1t is transferring the law of God Il
the laA bo,ks of country. When
we have an educated christian con-
science to govern not only the church
but the country also. when we gel
the ten commandments and the SER
mon on the mount onto the law books
then we sshall have real christian
nation"
Moral reform is brought about In
one way. The preschers end teach
ers aggitate a question or reform. Al
last the conscience of the people II
awakened. That conscience is gath
cred up and put into ths ballot box
then is added to the statute books
Years ago every statet had a lottery
1.-THE Purltanical conscience began t,
cry out. once a Puritan found ou
what was right ha started to do th'
right regardless of consequences TOT
many persons today know what Il
right but sit down and find If the!
can make a hundred per cent by do
| ing the wrong do not need their con
science 1t is the old Puritan con
science that has made us what vi
are as nation today. The preache
and teacher talked against the lot
terry. The conscience of state wa
awakened, gathered up and put int
the election box and in a few year
the constitution of that state wa
revised and today every state ha
outawed gambling
Never has an evil been driven fron
our country that was not discovere
and driven out by the educate