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Bis Lottcr to tho Bopubllcon Gom
mlttoo. Jte Btts the rnnttlnii or tlio Itepnbllenn
Vmtty unit Tells What tlm Tnrln Un
Dime tor llfo Country Ills Vlesv
on Sinnjr I'ulillo Uuostlons.
Washlvoto.v, Sept 6 Yesterday
afternoon President Harrison, through
Secretary Hnlford, gavuout for publleu
tton hU letter accepting tho presiden
tial nomlnuttun on tliu republican tlclcct
The lottcr bears tho date of September
31, and Is ns follows:
Hon. Wllllanl McKlnlejr, Jr., and Others, Com
mittee, rtc.i
Gentlemen-I now avail myself of tho first
period of relief from public duties to respond to
tho notification that you brought tome on Juno
SO, of my nomlim lion for tho offlci) of president
f the United States by tho republican national
convention recently held nt Mlnti"S,Klls.
I ai'cept ttin nomination and am grateful for
thcnpprosnl expressed by tho convention of tho
nets of thnadmlnls'tratloa
I havo endeavored without wascrlng or wrirl
ncs,so farns tliu direction of public affairs
Vat eommlttrd to me, to carry out tliu pledges
made to the people In 1KU If tho policies of
tho ndmlnlMr.Ulon havo not been distinctly
and progressively American and republican
policies, the fault has not belli In tliu purpose,
but In tho execution.
I shall apeak frankly of tho legislation of
congress nnd of tho worll of tin executive de
partment', for Jut credit of any sucwvh'ios that
havobecri 'iVttninodils ilu to others senators
nnd rcpruscntatltiiSf-und not tho efficient heads
of tho several ics-mlvo departments. I may
do do without Impropriety. A vote of want of
confident Is nslccd by our adversaries nnd this
challenge to u, review of what has been dono wo
promptly nndjiladly accept.
Thotruat workof the Klftvflrstcongress has
btin subject to tho revision of ft democratic
Wise of represent itlvos and tho acts of tho
executive department to It scrutiny nnd In
vestigation. A democratic national adminis
tration wan succeeded by a republican ndmln'
idlratlidi. and the freshness of tlto events gives
Ainusuaf facilities for fair comparison and Judg
.lacnt, Thero ha seldom bocn n lime, I think.
hcn a change from tho declared pollclci of
lho republican to the decl.irvd policies of tliu
democratic party Involved nuoh serious remilts
' to infer business Interests of tho country. A
brief rrvlew of what ban been dono and of whut
' ihetlf tnotratle party proposes to undo will Ju.it
Mtv thin opinion.
.The republican party during tho civil war, do
Vised a, national currency, consisting of United
.IfsU notes, Issued and rvdmuiahln bv tho
'ffJTerniontnnd nation il bank notes based up
Ihe security of United Stales bond. A tax
Vtslcvlcd upon lho issues of state banks and
the Intonucd result, that all such Issues should
be withdrawn, win realized. Tluro aro men
strong us now who naver a h u stato bank note.
Hatik fAllun-shawi brought no fright, delay or
loss to the bill bolder.?. Tho note of un Insolv
ent bank la as good und as current nj n treas
ury not" for tho credit of tho United States
i behind it.
Our money Is all national mnnoy I might si
inoitsay International for theso bills aro not
only i-quallr and Indiscriminately accepted nt
par In all the stales, but In nonio foreign coun
tries. Tho democratic party, If Intmstod with
'the control of tho government, In now pledged
to repeal tho tax on stato bank lssuea with a
view, to putting Into circulation again, under
su.h diverse legislation ni tho stato may no
ccpt, a flood of local bank Issues. Only thoso
who In. the years before tbo war experienced
th. Inconvenience and losses attendant upon
the, uses pt such money can apprcclato what a
return to that system involves.
The dcbomlnalton of a bill was then often no
Indication of tw value. Tho bank detector of
yestcrdty was not a safe guide to-day as to
.credltor,value. Merchants deposltod several
times during tho day lest tho hour of bank
clbfetwr ,hould show a depreciation of tho
motoey token In the moruhiff. The traveler
could not uso In a Journey to tho cast, tho Is
isnita of the most solvent banks of the west, and
la consoauencu a money-changor'a ofltro wum
-tl.f familiar neighbor of tho'. ticket ofllce and
U. lunch counter. Tho farmer nnd laborer
found tho money received for their products or
tlwlr labor depreciated whon thoy came to
tnake their purchaios, and tbo whole business
'of tho' country was hindered' and burdened.
Changes may become necessary but a national
jirstem of currency, imfd nnd acceptable
throughout the whole country, la tho good fruit
of bitter experiences, and I am sure our people.
will not consent to tho reactionary proposal
made by tho democratic party.
Nona of these subjoou havo elicited moro
discussion or oxolted moro general Interest
than tho recovory by tho United Statos of lis
appropriate sharo of lit ocean carrying
trade. This pubject touchos not only our
-pockets but our national pride, Practically
all the freights for transporting to Kuropo
the enormous annual aupltca of provisions furn
ished by thin country and for tho largo return
of manufacturing products havo for many years
been paid to foreign ship owners. Thousands
of Immigrants annually seeking homes under
our Hag havo been denied the sight of It until
they entered Sandy Hook, while increasing
thousands of American eltltcns bent ou
European travel have each year stepped Into a
foreign Jurisdiction at tho Now York docks.
The merchandise balance of trade, which tho
-treasury books show, Is targoly reduced by tho
nnual tribute which wo pay for freight
nd possago moneys. The groat shlpi tho
fastest upon tho soo which are now. In peace,
profiting by our trade, are lu a secondary sense,
war ships of their rcilpeotlvo governments and
tn ttmo of war would, under existing contracts
with those government, speedily take on tho
Suns for whloh their decks are already pro
pared and enter with torrlhlo eMclcnoy upon
the work of destroying our commerce
Tho undisputed facts are that tho great
steamship lines of Kuropo are built up and are
now In part sustained by direct or Indirect gov
ernment aid, tbo latter taking tho form of
liberal pay for carrying tho malls or of un an
nual bonus given In consideration of agree
ments to construct ships ho ns to adapt thorn
for carrying an armament and to turn them
-over to tho government ou demand upon ppccl-
Jlcti ternw
It was plain to every Intelligent American
that It tho United States would havo such lines
similar policy must bo entered upon. Tho
Fitty-ilrst congrens enacted such a law, and
under Us bcncilccnt Influence, sixteen Ameri
can steamships at un aggregate tonnage
of 57,40) tons und posting !7,4vX),0uO hao
been built or contracted to be batlt in
American shipyards. In addition to tills It
Is now practlcal)y certain that we ahull soon
2iao unicr tho American flag one of the finest
etoaumlilp lines sailing out of New York for any
Uuropean port- This contract will result in
tho construction In Amerlcnu yards of four hew
, passenger steamships of 10,000 tons oach, cost
t log about 18,000,00) and will add to oitr naral ro-
servo six steamships, the best upon the sea.
The Tariff.
Mr. Harrison in Hatinfled with tho re
sults of tho reciprocity movement,
which ho haytt has alarmed Kuropo with
tho fact that a new commercial contest
ant lis in tbo field, llo refers to tho
pressure brought to bear under It upon
Germany and other countries to compel
tho rescinding of discriminating laws
and dutic. On tho tariff ho says :
Tho democratic platform promises n rejieal of
the tariff law cantalulug this provision and
especially denounces an u sham the reciprocity
section of tho law under which theso trado sr
raujcnicnts havo boon m ide. If no other lasuo
were Involved lu the campaign this nlono would
jglvo It Importance. Aro the farmers of tho
isreat grain growing states willing to surrender
tthese now, large und Increasing markets, for
their surplus r Aro wo to havo nothing In ex
change for lho tree Importation of sugar und
cofteo nod nt the same tlmo to destroy
ithe sugjr' planters of tho south und
Ihe beet sugar Industry of tho nnriho.sl nn.l
of the Pacltlo coast, or are wo to have tho taxed
' Mugsrand voffco which u "firltt for rovenuo
I (4 only" utcoiuarilv Involves, with tho added loss
,oi miuew vurutu, wuicnuavo uouuiiaaao as
I have shownf Our commercial rivals In
Europe do not regard this reciprocity policy as
a "sham," but a serious threat to a trado su
premacy they havo long enjoyed. Thoy would
rejoleo and If prudnco did not restrain would
lllumlnnto their depressed minufacturlng cities
ovorthe news that tho United Sttatcs had
abandoned Its system of protection nnd reci
procity. Thoy seo tcrv clenrly that restriction of
American products und trade and a correspond
ing Increase of tbo European Koduclton nnd
trade would follow and I will not bcllevo that
what Is so plain to them can 1)0 withheld from
inurown pooplo.
Tho declaration of tho platform In favor of
"tho Amorlo.tn doctrine of protection" meets
my most hcartv approval. Tbo convention did
not adopt a schedule but a principle that Is to
ooritrol nil Urirt schrdulos. There may bo dif
ferences of opinion among protectionists ns to
tho rates' upon particular article. necessary
to effeot sn cqunll7itt!oti between wages
shroud and at home. In some not
remote national campaigns tho Is
Issue has bcon snld, nr moro correctly, has been
mndo to appear, to bo between n high and n low
protective tariff -both parties expressing some
solicitous regard for lho wages of our working
people and for tho prosporlly of our domestic
Industries. Hut under a more tourageous lead
ership, the democratic party has now practic
ally declared that. If given powir, It will enact
u tariff law without any regard to lta ctTeet up
on watrcs or tho capital Invested In our great
Industries Tho majority report of tho commit
too on platform to too democratic t.utlonal con
vention nt Chlcuro contained this clause:
"That when custom house taxation Is levied
upon articles uf nnv kind produced In this
country, Ihu difference between the cost of
labor hero and abroad, nhon such dlfferetue ex
ists, fully incisures tiny possible benefits to
labor, and the enormous additional Iniposlttontf
of the existing tariff fall with crushing forco
upon our f trineru and worklnginen."
Hern wn haven dlstluctndmUslon of tho re
publican contention that American workmen
are advantaged by a tariff rate equal to tho
difference between homo and foreign wnjtes,
and a neclantUon only against tho alleged ad
ditional "Imposition" of tho existing tariff
law.
Again, this majority report further declared!
"Hut In making n reduction tn taxes It Is not
proposed to Injure tttiv domestic Industries, but
rather to promote their healthy growth.
Moreoser mnny Industries hao como to rely
upon leglslutliiti fur successful contlnttsnce, so
that any ihangc of law must at every step be ro
gardful of the labor and capital thus Involved."
Here wo haso nn admission thttmsnv of our
Industries iteiend Uxm protective duties "for
their successful umtlnii.inee," and a declaration
that tariff ilrnos should bo regardful of the
workmen In such Industries nnd of the Invested
capital. Tho ovcrwh-lmlng rejection of thcBti
proposition l, which had befors received tho
sanction of demo ratio national oinvi'ntlons
was not moro Indlcatlvo of tho nor,- and moro
courageous leadership to which the party has
now committed Itself than tho substitute which
was adopted. This substitute declares that pro
tective dutlis are unconstitutional high pro
tection, low protection-all unconstitutional A
democratic congress holding this slew cannot
enact, nor a democratic president approve, any
tariff schedule, the purpose or effect of whloh Is
to limit Importations or to give any udvantago
to our American workman or producer. A
bounty might, I Judge, bo gtvon to tho Importers
under this view of tho constitution In ordor to
Increase Importations, and so tho rcvunue, for
"rovenuo only," Is tho limitation.
Heclproclty, of courso, falls under this denun
ciation for Its objects are not revenue, but tho
promotlou of commercial exchanges, the profits
of which go wholly to our producers.
This destructive, un-American doctrine was
hot held or thought by tho historic democratic
statesmen whose fame us American patriots
has reached this Kencratlon certainly not by
Jefferson or Jnckson. Tills nnd crusade
against American shops, tho brutal
rplthots applied to American manufacturers,
the iierslstent disbelief of every report of the
opening of a tin plate mill or an Increase of our
foreign trado by reciprocity, aro as
surprising as thoy nre discreditable.
There Is not u thoughtful business man
In tho country who does not know that
tho enactment Into a law of the declaration of
the Chicago convention on tho subject of tho
tariff would nt ntico plutigo the country Into u
business convulsion such as It has never soen
aud thero Is not a thoughtful worklngman who
docs not know that It would enormously roduco
tho amount of work to bo dono In this country
nnd by tho Increase of Importations that would
como In would necessitate a reduction of his
wages to tho lluropean standard.
If any ono suggests that this radical policy
will not bo executed utter the democratic party
assumes pirty, what shall bo thotuht of u
party IU.U Is capable of thus trilling with groat
Interests? The threat of such legislation would
only bo less hurtful than tho fact.
A distinguished democrat rightfully described
this position ns n challenge to tho protected In
dustries to a tight of extermination, nnd anoth
er such rightly expressed lho loglu of the situa
tion when ho Interpreted tho Chicago platform
to bo an Invitation to all democrats holding
even tho most modcrato protection views to go
Into tho republican party.
Tho effeeth of tho MolCinley law aro
claimed tn havo brought several Indus
tries to this country, ns tin plate, pearl
button und plush works. Mr. Harrison
says:
The tariff law ha given emploimcnt to many
thousands of American men and women nnd
will each ycnrglvo employment to Increasing
thousands. Its reimal would throw thousands
out of employment nnd give work to others
only at reduced wage Tho appeals of tho frco
trader to tho worklngman aro likely addressed
to his prejudices or bis passions and not Infre
quently uro pronounced communism. Tho new
democratic leadership ragos nt tho employer
und seeks to communicate his rape to tho em
ploye. I greatly regrot that all employers of
labor are not Just and considerate and that cap
ital somotliiius takes too large u share of tho
pro tits.
lllnietulllsm.
Tho resolution of tho convention In favor of
bimetallism declares, 1 think, thu true nnd
uccessary conditions of a movoment that has
npon those lines my cordial adherence and sup
port. I am thoroughly convinced that tho frro
coinage of silver nt such ratio of gold as will
maintain tho equality In their commercial uses
of tho two coltied dollars would conduce to tho
prosperity of alt thu great commurolal nations
of the world.
Tho one essential condition Is that these dol
lars shall havn und retain an. equal acceptabil
ity and value lu all commercial transactions.
They nre nolbnly a medium of oxchango, but n
measure of vuluo; and wheu unequal mcusuros
am called In law by tho same commerce Is un
settled and eonfusml nnd thu unwary ant ignor
ant aro cheated. Dollars of unequal oomtoer
1st value will not clrculato together. The
better dollar Is withdrawn and becomes
morcbandlse. Tho truo Intorest of all
our people und especially of tho farmers and
working pcoplo. who cannot closely observe tho
ruonoy market Is that every dollar, paper or
coin. Issued or authorized by tho government
shall at nil times and tn all Its uscs.be the exact
equivalent, not only In dobt pavln?, but In pur
chasing power, of any other dollar, I am qulto
suro that It wo should now act upon this sub
ject, Independently nt other nations, we would
greatly promote their Interests ana Injure our
own.
Tho monetary conditions In Kuropo within
tho last two years hve, I think, tended very
much to dovclop u sentiment In favor uf a
lstgor uso of silver, and I was much pleased
aud encouraged by the cordiality, promptness
and unanimity with which tho Ins Italian of this
government for an International conference
upon tho subject was accepted by all tho
powers. Wo may not only hope for. but expect
highly beuotlclal results from this conference
which will now soon assemble Whon tho re
sult of thu conference Is known, wo shall then
bo able, Intelligently, to readjust our llnanclnl
lecisiation to any now comutious
The I.oiIko IIIII.
In my last annual message to congress I said,
1 1 must yut hope that It Is posslblu to secure u
calm, patriotic consideration of such constitu
tional or statutory changes as may bo nec
essary to secure tho choice of thu officers
of the government by fair apportionments
and frco elections. I bcllevo it will be
possible to t-onetttuto u commission, lion-
I partisan lu Its wimbersuip and composed ol
patriotic, wise nnd Impartial men to whom a
consideration of tho questions of tho evils con
nected with our election systems and mothodi
might be committed with n good prospects of
securing unanimity In somo plan for removing
ormltlgntlng thoso evils.
"The constitution would permit tho selection
of tho commission to bo vested In tho supremt
court. If that tcothod -aould give thU guaranty
of Impartiality. ThU commission should b
charged with tho duty of Inquiring Into ths
wholo subject of Inquiring Into tho law ct elec
tions ns rclnted to tho choice of offlceri of tho
national government with n view to securing to
every elector n frco und unmolested excrulso of
the auffrngo nnd ns near an approich tonu
equality of vnluo In each billot cast ns Is at
tainable. The demand for limitation of siiffrago
shall be found In law and only there Is u Just de
mand, nnd so Just muu should resent or resist
If."
It seemed to me that an nppeal to our peopto
to consider thequcstlon of readjusting ourlegls
latlon upon absolutely non-partisan Hues might
llnd some effeeth e response Many times I
haso hnd occnslon to say that laws nnd election
inothods designed to giro f ilr ndvantagp to tho
party would somotlrae be usod to tsjrpotuato a
powerful faction of a party against tho will of
a majority of tho people Of this wo seem to
havo an Illustration In the recent stito election
In Alabama. There was r.o republican ticket lu
tho Held.
The contest was betwosn whlto democrats.
The Kolb pirty say they wcro refused tho rep
resentation guaranteed by liw upon the elec
tion boards, nnd that, when the ourts by mtn
damns attempted to riflit this wron-;, mi n
peil that could not bo ho h'.ard until after tho
election made tho writs In'-ffcetuat. Ilallot
boxes were thrown out for alleged Irregular
ities or destroyed, nnd It Is asserted on )ehalf
of ono half, at least, of Hip whlto voters uf
Allhama that tho ofllters to whom certificates
have been given were not honestly uleotod.
Thcro Is no security for pergonal political
rights Tho power of thu states ever tho ques
tion of tbo qualification of electors is nmplo to
protect them against tho dangers of an Ignorant
or depraved suffrago nnd thodemnndthatovery
m in found to bo qualllled utidor the law
shall lie made sccuro tn tho right to
last n frco billot and to lnvo that ballot
honestly counted, cannot bo nhitid. Our
old republican Initio cry, "A frco ballot
and frco lount" tonics buck to us Hot only from
Alnbima but from other state itiid from men
who, differing with us wldtly lu opinions havo
come to see w hero parties nnd political debute
tseiulcdtho Judgment of honest majorities Is
to bo reversed by billot liox frauds end tally
sheet m mlpiilallon In tin Interest of tho party
or pirty faction III power,
Theso new poll I leal movements In tho states
nnd the recent decisions ofsomof thest.ita
courts against unfair apportionment laws, en
courage tho hope tint thu arbitrary partisan
election laws and practices which havo pre
Milled may le corrected by the tit lies, the laws
mndo equal and nonpiriWtn nnd the election
f no and honest The tapubllcnnpirty would ro-
jolcontsurh n Holutioti-ai a health and pa
trlotlc local sentiment is the best insurance of
free and honest elections. I shall again urgn
upon congress thnt provision bo made for the
appolntmnutof u non-partisan commission to
consider tho subject of apportionments nnd
elections, In their relation to tho choice of fede
ral officers.
Conclusion.
The president pays n tribute to tho
public school system, agriculture und
the Nicaragua ship canal. Discrimina
tion is needed In immigration. Tho
foreign policy of tho government has
been remarkably Mieeovsful and Mr.
Egou has had his entire confidence.
Tho concluding paragraphs of tho pres
ident's letter of acceptance are as fol
lows: The general condition of our country is one
of great prosperity. Thu blessing of Hod has
rested upon our tlelds and upon our people.
The annual value of our foreign commerce has
Ineroased moro than U,0tx),OUO over
tho average for tho preceding ten years
and moro than t2lu,COJ.0X) over 1SW,
lho last year unaffected by the new
tariff. Our exports In IMr.' exceeded thoso of
1890 by moro than M?'.0OU,Ou nnd tho annual
average for ten years by .(H,00),ooa Our ex
ports of brcadstuffs Increased over thoso of 1S90
moro than HI,0(i,ic; of provisions over II,
000 CO i, unci of manufactures over IS 000,1 00 Tho
merchandise balance uf trado tn our favor In
hn was CXUOII.Zl! No other nation can
match tho commercial progress which thu.10
llgures disclose.
Our compassion may well go out to thoso
whoso party necessities and habits still compel
them to declare that our pcoplo nro oppressed
and our trado restricted by 11 protective tariff. It
Is not possible for mo to refer cseti In tho brief
est wny to many of tho topics prcsonted In tho
resolutions adopted by tho convention. Upon
all that have not been d.scusscd X havo be
fore publicly expressed myvlcus. A chatigo
In thu iMirsonucl of n national administration
Is of comparatively llttlo moment, it those ex
ercising public functions aro able, honest,
diligent and faithful. Others possessing nil
theso qualifications may bo found to tuUo
their places. Hut changes In tho law unci
In administrative policies aro of great
moment. When public affairs havo been given
a direction and business has adjusted Itself to
thoso lines, any sudden change involscs a stop
page and new business adlustmcnts If tho
change of direction Is so radical us to bring the
commcnlal turntable Into uso tho business
ohanges Involved aro not readjustments but
reconstructions
Tlio democratic party offers a prngrammo of
demolition. Tho protecttvo policy to which
all business, even that of tho Importer, Is now
adjusted tho reciprocity policy, tho now mer
chant marine, nre all to bo demollshcd-not
gradually, not taken down, but blown up To
this projr.immo of destruction It h.-j) added ono
constructive featuro thu ro-cstabltshmont of
stato bunks of Issue.
The policy of tho republican party Is, on tho
other hand, distinctively a policy of safe pro
gression and dutulopmcnt of new fictorles,
now markets nnd new ships. It will subject
buslucss to no perilous changes, but offors at
tractive opportunities for expectation upor
familiar Hues. Very respectfully yours,
IiK.NJAMIN IlAUIlISON.
I'ulltnness Is Kindness llxprrssml.
Never be economical with polltonesu
It pays to lw courteous, especially to
children and servnnts, who catch ydur
tono and mnnncr, and reveal you t
your friends In a way that you hardly
dream of its possible. Tho manner of
good society docs not denote or Imply
Insincerity, nor need tho slncero person
bo brusfiuo or boorish. Tact Is a gift
worth striving for, if It hns been denied
to that unsatisfactory being, tho
"natural man." Indeed, tho natural
man or woman Is not ulvvays tho most
ngrecablo of associates. It is tho disci
plined, cultivated man or woman whom
wo enjoy meeting and nro generally
tho 'better for living with. Christian
Intelligencer.
Ilumioopathy.
Otis What Is a fellah to do when lit
is awHked to dwlnk?
Maud Take some Innocent beverage
that agrees with you.
Ous What would you wecoti mend
for mo?
Maud Did vou ever try elimv juice
Tru.
, i.oncHiilrtl l'Htc.
Persoverln? Widower It was she
who drove mo to drink.
MI-.S A (a llttlo weary) Whut could
she have driven you to that you would
html llke.l bottorV-Mfe.
They Act. Dlx "In this country
every boy stands a chance to bo presi
dent" Hicks "Aud between sixteen
and twenty thoy act as though thoj
had delegate enough to uomluatj."
N. Y. Ucruld,
CHRISTIAN WARFABB.
Dr. Talmago Discourses on a Fruit
ful Thomo.
Tho Mens Tlint Confront tlio .fust In
Their I'ntlissrnr Through Ufa The
Hwnril of tun (spirit the tVenpcm
With Which to Conquer.
Itcv. T. DcWIttTtilmngccontlntton to
preach to largo congregations In E',
gland. Tho sermon selected for pub
lication this week is entitled: "Coles
filial Sympathl.crs," tlio toxt being
talten from I. (Jorliithlans, xv. flu: "I
havo fought snh beasts at Ephesus."
Hebrews xll. 1: "Seeing wo also aro
compassed about with so great n cloud
of witnesses."
Crossing tho Alps by tho Mont Cents
pass, or through tho Mont Cents tunnel,
you am in a few hours sot down at Ver
ona, Italy, nnd in a fow minutes begin
examining one of thu grandest ruins in
tho world thu Amplthettter. The
whole building sweeps around you tn a
circle. Yon stand in tlio arena whero
the combat was onco fought or tho raco
run, and on nil sides tho seats rise, tier
nbovo tier, until you count forty ele
vations, or galleries, us I shall seo lit to
call them, in which sat the senators,
the kings, and thu i.'.OOO excited spec
tators. At tho sides of tho arena and
tinder the galleries aro tho cages In
which the lions nnd tigers nro kept
without food until, frenzied with hun
ger nnd thirst, thoy aro lot out upon
sotno poor victim, who, with his sword
stid alone, is condemned to meet them.
I think that Paul himself once stood in
such a place, aud that It was not only
figuratively, but literally, that he had
"fought with beasts tit Ephesus."
Tho gala day has como. From till tho
world tho people nre pouring into
Yrirono. Men, women and children,
orators nnd senators, great men and
(mall, thousands upon thousands come,
until tho llrst gallery Is full, and tho
M!cnnl, tho third, tho fourth, tlto fifth
all the way up to the twentieth, nil tho
vvay up to the thirtieth, all the way up
to tho fortieth. Every place Is filled.
Every place
Immensity of audience sweeping the
great circle. SUcnco! Tho time for the
contest has come. A Hotnan ofllelal
leads forth tho victim into tho arena.
Let him get his sword, witli Arm grip,
Into his right hand. Tho 'j:,00l) sit
breathlessly watching. I hear tho door
at the sldo of thu arena creak open.
Out plunges tho hulf.st'irved lion, his
tonguu utlilrjt for blood, and, with n
roar that brings sill thu galleries to their
feet, he rushes against tho sword of tho
combatant. Dj you know how
strong it stroke a man will
strike when his llfo depends upon te
first thrust of his blade? Tho wild
beast, latno und bleeding, slinks back
toward the side of the arena; then, ral
lying his wasting strength, ho comes
up with fiercer eyo and more terrible
rear than over, only to be driven back
with a fatal wound, while tho combat
ant comes in wltlr,troke after stroke,
until the monster Is dead at his feet,
aud thu U5.000 people clap their hands
and utter a shout that makes the city
tremble.
Sometimes tho audience came to see
a race; sometimes to see gladiators fight
each other, until the people, compas
sionate for tho fallen, turned their
thumbs down its an appeal that the
vanquished be spared; and sometime')
tho combat was with wild beusts.
To one of tho Roman nmphlthcutrlcal
audiences of 100,000 pcoplo 1'uul refers
when ho says: "Wo nro compassed
about with so great a crowd of wit
nesses." Tho direct reference in tho
last passage Is lnudo to a race; but else
where, having discussed that, I take
now I'aul's favorite Idea of the Christian
life us a combat.
The fact is that every Christian man
has a lion to light.' Yours is n bad tem
per. Tho gates of tho arena have been
opened, and this tiger has como out to
destroy your soul. It has lacerated you
with many n wound. You havo been
thrown by It time nnd iiguln, but in the
strength of Uod you have urlhon to drive
It back. I verily bcllevo you will con
quer. I think that tho temptation is
getting weaker and weaker. You have
given it so nmuy wounds that tho pros
pect is that it will die, and you shall
bo the victor, through Christ. Courage,
brother! Do not let the sands of thu
urena drink tho blood of your soul!
Your Hon Is tho passion forBtrong
drink. You may buvo contended against
it twenty years; but It is strong of body
aud thirsty of tongue. You havo tried
to light It back with broken bottle or
empty wine llask. Nay! that is not the
wf-apon. With ono horrible roar he
will sei.o theo by tho thrit and rend
thee limb from limb. Tuko this weap
on, sharp nud keen roach up aud get
it from Hod's armory: tho sword of tho
Spirit With that thou inayest drive
him back unci conquer!
Hut, why spocify, when every man
and woman has n Hon to fight If thero
bo 011.0 hero who hus no besotting sin
let him snenk out, for him have I
offended. If you have not fought the
Hon It is because yon havo let tho lion
eat you up. This very moment tho con
test goes on. Tho Trajan celebration,
whore 10,000 glndlntors fought, and 11,
000 wild beasts were Blaln, was not so
terrific a struggle as that which at this
moment goes on in many n soul. Tho
combat was for llfo of tho body, this is
for tho life of tho soul That was with
Wild lxwsU from tlo jungle, this Is with
tho roaring Hon of hell.
Men think, whon they contend against
an evil habit, that thoy havo to fight it
all alono. No! Thoy stand In tho cen
ter of an ltnmenso sympathy, Paul had
been reciting tho names of Abel, Enoch,
Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isntic, Joseph,
flldcon and Varak, and then says: "lie
Ing compassed about with so great a
cloud of wltnosscb."
lleforo I gat through I will bIiow you
that you tight in an arena around
which circle, in galleries abovo each
other, all tho kindling eyes uud all tho
bympnthctle lie arts of tlio age; und at
every victory gained thero comes down
tho thundering npplausoof a great mul
titude that uo man can number. "Be
ing compassed about with so groat a
cloud of wltUC8MfcH -
On, the first elevation of tho ancient
amphitheater, on the day of a eolobrn
tlon, sat Tiberius, or Augustus, or tho
reigning king. So, in tho great arona
of spectators that watch our struggles,
mnd in tbo first divine gallery, ns I shnll
call It, sits our king, ono Jesus. On his
head are many crowns. Tho llomau
emperor got his placo by cold blooded
conquests; but our King has come to
Ills place by tho broken hearts healed,
and the tears wiped away, nnd tho
souls redeemed. Tho Komnu emperor
sat with folded arms Indifferent as to
whether the swordsman or tho Hon
bc.'.t, but our King's sympathies aro all
with us. Nay, unheard of "condescen
sion! I see lllm como down from tho
gallery into tho arena to help us In tho
fight, shouting until all up and down
his voice Is hoard: "l'ear not! I will
help thee! I will strengthen theo by
the right hand of my power."
They gave to tho men in tho nre.na,
In the olden time, food to thicken their
blood, so that It would How slowly, and
that for a longer time tho people might
glo.it over the scene. Hut our King
has no pleasuro lu our wounds, for we
tiro bone of Ills bone, flesh of Ills Uesh,
blood of Ills blood.
In all the nngulsh of our nart
Ihu man of sorrow boro p!rL
Once, in an unchlcnt amphitheater, a
Hon with ono paw caught thu combat
ant's bwoiM, nnd with tho other caught
his shield. 'Ih'e man took his knlfo
from his girdle nnd slew the benst. The
king, ulttlng In the gallery, said: "That
was not fair; tho lion must be slain by
a sword." Other lions were turned out
nnd tho poor victim foil. You cry,
"bhatne! shamcl" at such meanness.
lint the King In this case is our brother,
und Ho will seo that we have fair play
He will forbid the rushing out of more
lions than wo can incut; Ho will not
t.ulTur us to bo tempted above that we
aro able. Thank God! The King Is In
tho gallery! Ills eyes nre on us. Ills
licart Is with us. His hand will deliver
us. "Illcssod nre all they who put
their trust In Him."
I look again and I see thcuugoUc gal
lery. There they are; the nugel swung
the sword at the gate of Eden, the same
that E.eklel miw upholding the throne
of Clod, nn 1 from which I look away,
for thu splendor Is Insufferable. Here
aro lho guardian nttgels. Thnt one
watched a patriarch; this one protected
a child. That one lias been pulling a
r.onl out of temptation! All theso are
messengers of light! Those drove the
spaiiisii Armucta on tuo rocits. unis
turned Sennacherib's living hosts into
a heap of 18."i,CO0 corpses. Those,
yonder, chanted the Christmas enrol
over Ilethlehem until the chant
awoke the shepherds. These, at crea
tion, stood In the balcony of Heaven and
serenaded the new born world wrapped
In swaddling clothes of light And
there, holler und mightier than all, Is
Michael, the archangel To command
an earthly host gives dignity, but this
ono Is leader of tho twenty thousand
chariots of God, aud of tho ten thottsand
times ten thousand nugcls. I think
Uod gives command to the archangel,
and tho archangel to tho seraphim, and
the hcraphltn to the cherubim, until all
tho lower orders of Heaven hear the
command and go forth ou the high b.
hest. Now, bring on your lions! Who can
fear? All the spectators In tho angelic
gallery are our friends. "Ho shall give
his angels charge over thee to keep
theo in all thy ways. They shall be:r
thee up In their bunch, lest thou dnsh
thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt
trad upon tho lion und udder; th
young lion and dragon bhalt thou tram
ple under foot."
Though tho arena bo crowdctl with
temptations we nhull with tho nngelle
help strike them down In tho name of
our God nnd leap on their fallen eur
casses! O bending throng of bright
angelio fnecs and swift wings uud
lightning foot! I hall you to-t'ay from
tho dust and struggle of the arc n 1
I look again and seo tho gallery of
tho prophets aud apostles. Who arc
those mighty ones up yonder? Hosca.
and Jeremiah, and Daniel, and Isaiah,
and I'anl, and Peter, and John, and
James. There sits Noah, waiting for
all the world to come Into the ark; and
Moses waiting till the last lied sea shull
divide; and Jeremiah, waiting for the
Jews to return, and John of tho Apoci
lypso, waiting- for tho swearing of the
nngel that tlmo shall bo no longer.
Glorious hpirits! Yo were howled nt.
yo wcro stoned, yo- were spit upou!
They have been In this light themselves,
nntl they nro all with us. Daniel knows
all about lions. Paul fought with
bensts at Ephesus.
I look again, aud I seo tho gallery of
tho murtyra. Who Is that? Hugh Lati
mer, suro ennught Ho would not
apologize for tho truth preached; and
so ho died, tho night before swinging
from tho bed post In perfect glee ut the
thought of emancipation. Who are that
army of 0,00(1? They nro tho Thebun
legion who died for the faith. Here is
a larger boat in magnificent array
SS4,000 who perished for Christ in the
persecutions of Diocletian. Yonder Is a
family group, Felleltns of Rome, and
hor chlldron. While thoy were dying
for tho faith she stood encouraging
them, Ono son wtus whipped to death
bv thorns: another was Hung from ft'
rock; another was beheaded. At last
tho mother became a martyr. Thero
they aro together a family group in
Heaven! Yonder is John UriulforJ, who
said in tho fire: "Wo ahull have a merry
supper with tlt,o Lord to-night!" Yon
der is Honry Voes, who cxclulmcd, as
ho died: "If I had ton hoads, thoy
should all fall off for Christ!" The
great throng of the martyrs! Thoy had
hot lead poured down their throats;
horses wero fastened to their hands,
and other horses to their feet und thns
thoy wero pulled apart; thoy had their
tongues pulled out by red hot pincers;
they wore sowed up In tho skins of ani
mals, nnd then thrown to tho dogs; thoy
wero daubed with combustibles and set
on ftrul If till the martyrs' stakes that
have been kindled could bo set nt
proper distances, they would tnako tho
midnight all tho world over bright as
noonday I And now they sit yonder In
tho martyrs' gallery, l-or them the
fires ol persecution havo gono out Tliu
words uro sheathed and tho mob hush
d. Now they watch ut with an all
observing sympathy. They know all!
tho pain, all the hardship, all tho
angnish, all the injustice, all the priva
tion. They can not keop still, 'they
cry: "Courage! Tho Uro will not con
sume. Tho floods cannot drown. Tho
lions cannot dovonr I Courage ! down
thero In thu arena."
What, are they all looking? Tliii
night wo answer back the salutation
thoy give nnd cry: "Halt! sous and
daughter. of tlto fire!"
I look ngaln, nud I see another gal
lery, thnt of eminent Christians. What
strikes mo strnnsely is tho mixing in
tho compinionshlp of thoso who on
earth could not agree. There Is Albert
Ilarnes and around him tho presbytery
who tried him for heterodoxy! Yonder
is Lyinnn licechcr, and the church
court that denounced hint! Stranger
than all, there Is John Calvin nnd James
Armiuittsl Who would havo thought
that they would sit so lovingly together?
There is George Wliitelleld nt.d tho
ministers who would not let him coma
into their pulpits becuusu they thought
him a .fanatic. Thero aro tho
sweet singers, Toplady, Montgomery,
Charles Wesley, Isaac Watts and
Mrs. Slgourncy. If Heaven had had no
music before they went up they would
hnve started tho singing. And thero
tho baud of missionaries; David Abecl,
talking of China redeemed, und John
Scuddur, of India saved, und David
llralnard, of tho aborigines evangelized,
and Mrs. Adoulram Judson, whoso
prnyors for Iiunntih took Heaven by
violence! All these Christians are look
ing into thu nrenn. Our struggle is
nothing to theirs! Do we, in Christ's
cause, suffer from the. cold? They
walked Greenland's icy mountains. Do
we suffer from tho heat? They swel
tered Jn thu tropics. Do weget fatigued?
Thoy fainted, with none to care for
them but cannibals. Are wo persecuted?
Thoy were anatlnMuatl.ed. And as they
look from their gallery and see us fal
ter in tho presence of the lions, I seem
to hear Isaac Watts addressing us 1p hit
old hymn, only n little changed:
Must vou be carried to the skies
On llowery beds uf ease,
Wlille others fought to win tho prlta
Or salted through bloody seas?
Toplady shouts In his old hymn:
Your harps, yo trembling saints,
Don n from tho willows take:
Loud to the praise of lot 0 divine,
Hid evory string uualte.
While Charles Wesley, the Methodist,
breaks forth in his favorite words, a llt
tlo vurled:
A charge to keop you have,
A Ood to glory:
A never dying soul to save,
And lit It for the slcyl
I look again and I seo the gallery of
our departed. Many of those In tho
other galleries we havo heard of; but
these we knew. O! how familiar their
faces! They sat at our tables, aud wo
walked to tho houso of God In company.
Have thoy forgotten us? Thoso fathers
und mothers started us on the road of
life. Are they careless as to what bo
comes of us? Aud thoso children: Do
they look on with stolid indifference as
to whether wo win or loso this battle
for eternity? Nay; I see that child run
ning Its hand over your brow and say
ing: "Father, do not fret;" "Mother, d
not worn." They remember tho day
they left us. Thoy remember tho
agony of thu Inst farewell. Though
years in Heaven they know our faces.
They remember our sorrows. They
speak our names. They watch this
fight for Heaven. Nay; I see them rlso
up and lean over, nntl wnvo beforo ua
their recognition and encouragement
That gallery Is not full. They aro
keeping pluees for us. After wo have
slain the Hon they expect the King to
call us, saying, "Como up higher!" Be
tween the hot struggles in the arena I
wipe the sweut from my brow and
stand on tiptoe, reaching up ray right
hand to clasp their in rapturous hand
shaking, while tholr voices oomo
ringing down from tho pallory, crying,
"Ho thou faithful unto death, und you
jhull havo u crown."
Hut hero I pause, overwhelmed with
tho mnjesty and tho joy of tho scene!
Gallery of tho king! Gallery of ungelsl
Gallery of prophets nntl apostles! Gal
lery of martyrs! Gallery of saints! Gal
lery of friends and kindred! O, majes
tic circles of light nnd love! Throngs!
Throng! Throngs! How shall wo
stand tho gu.o of tho universe?
Myriads of eyes beaming on us!
Myriads of hearts beating in sym
pathy for us! How shall wo over dure
to sin again? How shall we ever be
come discouraged again? How shall
we ever feel lonely again? With God
for tts, and ungels for us, nnd prophets
nnd upon ties for us, und tho 'great souls
of the ages for us, and our glorified kin
dred for us shall wo give up tho fluht
and die? No! Son of God, who didst
die to mivo us. No! yo ungols, whoso
wings uro spread forth1 'to shelter us.
No! ye prophets and npostlcs, whoso
warnings startle us. No! yo loved ones,
whoso arms aro outstretched to receive
us. No! wo will never surrender!
Suro I must tight If I would reign
He faithful to my Lord;
And bear the cross, enduro tho pain,
Supported by Thy word.
Thv saints In all this glorious war
1 fy 'Shall conquer, though thoy dies
'They see tho triumph from afar,
' 'And selso It w 1th tholr eye.
When that Illustrious dav shall rlso,
And all Thine armies sblno
In robes of victory through tho skies,
Tbo glory shall bo Thine.
My hearers! Shall we dlo in thft
arena or rise to join our friends in tho
gallery? Through Christ wo may como
off moro than conquerors. A soldier)
dying in tho hospital, rose up in bod
the last moment and cried, "Herol
Hero!" Ills attendants put him back
on his pillow and asked him why ho
shouted "Hero!" "O, I heard tho roll
call of Heaven nnd I was only nnswci
Ing to my name!" I wonder whether,
after this battle of llfo is ovor, our
names will bo called in tho mustor
roll of tho pardoned and gloriflcd, and,
with tho joy of Heaven breaking upon
our souls, wo shall cry, "Here! Hero!"
"You shouldn't fight with neigh
bors' chlldron," said a Pittsburgh Sun
day school teacher to ono of her schol
ars; "yon should heap coals of lire on
their heads." 'I can't" was tho ronlvt
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