Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-30

played his part Verify, said the
preacher, -Jehu drives the chariot
but God holds the reins,w and so He
did. Then came the blessed STAMP
Act, the blessed Boston and Annapolis
tea parties, the blessed Hessians, and
there was also the blessed Valley
Forge, blessed because they were
links in a chain OF Gods destiny We
talk of the suffering of the present
war We jump on Germany. but we
used 70 jump on France and Eng
| land We live so close TO where that
Treaty Of Peace was signed in the old
Senate Chamber that we hardly real
ize and appreciate its Importance
Like Benjamin Franklin, we can say
Our prayers were heard and have
been graciously answered.
The preacher said Franklin had
been called an irreligious man, so had
General Washington, so have the high
est officials of Nation and State today
been repudiated, but "They Say" goes
for naught.
II has been carved high up in the
walls Of leading university of the
world years ago in letters bold and
strong "They Say: What DO They
Sayg Let Them Say
George Washington said Divine
Providence led men to the Revolution.
! Our country, the land we love the
most. had but three millions of peo-
pie when the Treaty Of Peace was
signed with England, the mother
country The Mississippi was its
western boundary, and had it not been
for blunder (that of Napoleon's de-
sire to conquer Europe) might have
been our western boundary long years
after He sold Louisiana for fifteen
million dollars. mere mite, what
block in Chicago would hardly sell for
today The most unpopular thing
Thomas Jefferson ever did during his
Presidency was giving France that
$15,000,000 But what wondrous
things it wrought. God moves in
mysterious way His wonders to per-
form. God with us. the victory is
ours.
The preacher told of the evils of
slavery, curse to humanity. Gods
wisdom was manifest in that slavery
did not pay Many people do not
know that slavery was practiced in
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, in all
the Northern States, but it did not pay
and they were sold or set free.
Time went on, dark cloud gath
cred, said the minister, it grew very
black. II rained hail and fire and
birthstone, but burst with blessing
upon the people, God had His hand
in it.
God is still with this country of
ours. Let us thank God that this
country has been privileged to go to
war Thank Him that He is back of
our President and kept him out of war
until the fullness of time had come.
We were not ready when the sinking
of.the Lusitania came with its women
and babies ruthlessly swept to death.
1t took the devils of the sea and dire
cruelty before we could see that
Rule or Ruin" was the end-of one
who would be conqueror
The minister said people have adj
mired the heroes of Thermopyle, but
never was there a greater spirit of
patriotism than at this time among
our young men who are enlisting, and
among our young women of the Red
Cross We should thank God for the
privilege of entering into this war
and helping to gain the victory for
Righteousness.
Thank God for His Church, for the
open Bible, for the altar. There are
none so blind as those who will not
ssee. The church is here not to
stand still, but to go on.
1t is said Columbus saw the three
Pillars of Hercules, on one of which
was written Ignorance on the Sec
ond Superstition" on the third me
plus ultra (no more beyond).
Legend though it be. ii teaches a les
son. Columbus would have read on
the first, not Ignorance, but Reason;
on the second. not Superstition, but
Revelation; and on the third he would
have blotted out the NE and have
read "Plus ultra''-"More Beyond !"
There can be no church without a
pulpit A choir and Sunday School
cannot take the place of the preacher.
You may say his sermon is no good,
but, as | am about to leave here, said
the preacher, | can say to you "Ap-
preciate your preacher; thank God
for him. because he is foreordained by
God to preach His Holy Word
In this time of war, with sub
marines beneath the water, with bat
tleships afioat. with the air black with
death-dealing feet dropping bombs,
there are those who say the world is
upside down, the millennium is at
hand. the dawn of another era is
here
Do not trouble yourselves with
when Christ will come, or how He
will come, but be prepared for His
coming Let us thank God that we
have personal cause for thankful
ness. Many of us say we are in such
distress we have nothing to be thank
ful for. but none of us is as Paul, none
ever had Pauls troubles, and he said :.
Poor. yet making others rich; hav-
ing nothing. yet possessing all
things.
DR. Bell spoke with deep earnest
ness and was given marked attention
throughout the sermon. which was
full Of practical lessons that will
give food for thought for long days