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A CHRISTIE
The late Justice Brewer
tcrcst in the proposition tl
lion." In public addresse
opinions he took occasion
published a small volume in
many minds conclusively i
iiiia question. 1 nose wlio ;
contention by such facts a:
preme Court tliat this is
pointing of chaplains in the
er in both houses of Congi
religious ceremonies on oc
clays of thanksgiving; and
servances.
On the other hand a stal
lion consists of 90.000 000
members of evangelical cl
long to Roman Catholic
sects; that 58,000,000 mak
making a total of 70,000,00(
gelical denominations. It
can not be called a Christi
having a majority of citiz
Christian profession, togetl
too. in a nation whose boas
the rule of majorities.
It is further known, and
by our most thoughtful and
lion of the nation contains
miffhtv Ciorl c
Christ as the ruler of nati
of God as supreme law. At
tion which was held in 189paper
on, "The Religious
Constitution," in which he
inc-nt authorities, showing
is our government constiti
Dr. John M. Mason, of Ne
Constitution makes no acl
who gave us our national t
anarchy and internal war.
its friends more alarm tha
kcv. Lhauncey Lee is qi
stitution lias not the impr
the* smallest recognition o
of God, or of the dependenc
Be astonished, O earth!"
Dr. George Duftield, am
said: "Ye have robbed me
as a nation He will hold us
of Ilis service and honor, ji
bvlon and Persia and Gree<
God is the Governor amonj
divine Providence, acknow
Independence, and to deny
deny His attributes."
Dr. George Junkin, of Yi
less of our civil war: "Fc
Fourth of July has seldom
preached and warned my
told them if it be not supj
their temple and build a nat
Dr. Robert J. Breckenrid
ered during the war: "It m
THE PRESBYTERIAf
\N NATION.
took a deep and practical inliat
'"This is a Christian nas
and in delivering judicial
to affirm it. He wrote and
which he argued ably, and to
ii icinui L?i me amrmative ot
agree with liini support their
5 the declaration by the Sua
Christian nation; the ap!
army and navy, daily pray*ess.
administering the oath,
casions of national interest;
laws enforcing Sabbath obistician
tells us that the napeoplc;
that 20.000.000 are
lurches; that 12.000,000 beand
other non-evangelical
e no religious nrofp<s<;ion
f ? I ww*w** '
) who do not belong to evanis
then, conclusive that we
ian nation on the ground of
ens who make a creditable
icr with their children. This,
t is, and whose peril may be,
the fact has been pondered
I able men, that the constituno
acknowledgement of Alof
civil authority, or Jesus
ons, or of the revealed will
a National Reform Conven1,
Rev. Dr. McAllister read a
Defect of the United States
quoted at length from em*
that in no adequate sense
jtionally a Christian nation,
w York, said : "The Federal
?..v^nugv.menl ui mai UOQ
xistcnce, and saved us from
This has excited in many of
n all other difficulties."
toted as saying: "This Coness
of religion upon it, not
i the government or being
:e and accountability of man.
lidst the agitations of 1861,
even this whole nation; and
responsible for this robbery
List as He did Israel and Ba:e
and Rome. To deny that
^ the nations is to deny His
ledged in the Declaration of
the Providence of God is to
rginia, said during the prog>r
more than forty years, a
passed on which I have not
countrymen of this defect;
plied, God would pull down
ion on its ruins."
Ige said, in an address delivllfst
hp a snnr(>p ftf 1
? ~ wv vi oiiaiuc dUU
I OF THE SOUTH.
wonder that our Constitut
political system, lias no mci
bitterly we are reaping the
ism. as well as presenting t
fact of a Constitution ignc
power."
In quoting these authorit
men," Rev. J. M. Foster, sa\
as set forth in our Constitut
be secured by God's favor
stated, arc to form a more
tlce, ensure domestic tranq
mon sense, ])romotc the gei
blessing of liberty to ours
In every one of these end
upon King Jesus for their
have these without Him."
During the war period, 1
said: "Our grand revolutio
acy of this war in the ambi
ciple which they suffered in
the government itself. Th
moral an (1 rplicriroic /->?- /-U?
W. Ul >
philosophically excluded fi
commenting on this stateir
"Neither the name of Goci
law, His government, or Hi
the Constitution. * * * W<
concrete nationality, 'We,
source of all authority and
the work of our hands."
The discord between th
Constitution is made appan
quotations . The Constitut
shall be required as a qualil
lie trust under the United 1
23:3, we read: "He that ru
ruling in the fear of God.'
this plain requirement is th
i * r 1
Ljuaiineci to exercise author
test would deny us the ri
"Christian nation."
It remains apparent, ho'
tivity and high ideals, our
tion. If we are not entitle
name, then there is no C
prominent principalities of
ciple does hold the nation ir
ity and security have beer
character and personality
Long ago our national stru
away by lust, and its resou
i -
u.suust out lor the domii
wrought into the characters
have maintained and defen
standard of duty and limit?
Says the Psalmist, "Bles
is the Lord and the peopl
His own inheritance." \\r
is more richly blessed than
and kingdom that will not
those nations shall be utter
F. wi^ipic, as round in the
our more than 80 millions
stability of our civil instit
May 18, 1910.
ion, the embodiment of our
ition of God in it. * * * And
effects of its implied atheo
the world the astonishing
>ring the only source of its
ies in the "Christian States*s
: " The ends of government
ion are ends which can only
and help. These ends, as
perfect union, establish inc
uilitv, provide for the comleral
welfare and secure the
elves and to our posterity.'
s the people are dependent
realization. Xo people can
)r. Bushnell, of Connecticut,
nary fathers left us the legibilities
of thought and priir
respect to the foundation of
at which is above man, the
ine, was in fact omitted, or
rom our Constitution." In
mnf Tl.? 1 - - * ?
>vik, mi- j nucpenaenc saia:
I, nor any reference to His
s providence can be found in
: have set up ourselves, our
the people,' as the original
power and have worshipped
e divine law and our civil
nit by two brief and familiar
ion says: "No religious test
ication to any office, or pubStates."
In Second Samuel,
leth over men must be just,
The clear inference from
at only God-fearing men arc
ity over their fellows. This
ght to claim the title of a
VVPVAf * ? -1'
mat in religious acs
is the most Christian nad
to the profession and the
"hristian nation among the
the earth. Christian prini
its integrity, and our stabili
and are dependent on the
of positive Christian men.
cturc would have been eaten
rces consumed by greed and
lance of Christian principle
i of the men and women who
ded Christian precept as the
ition upon personal conduct,
sed is the nation whose God
e whom he hath chosen for
hat other nation in our day
i ours? Again, "The nation
serve Thee shall perish; yea,
ly wasted." Upon Christian
character of the minority of
of people, is dependent the
utions.