the people's house
The United States Capitol is the PEOPLE’S HOUSE, and the people have every right to be there and to air their grievances against a wicked and corrupt government on its grounds and within its halls. The preacher of the Gospel has every right under the United States Constitution to lift up his voice on its grounds and to call the nation there to repentance.
““We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government; upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.””
““It is proper to take ALARM at the FIRST EXPERIMENT on our liberties. The freemen of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise, and entangled the question in precedents. They saw all the consequences in the principle, and they avoided the consequences by denying the principle. We revere this lesson too much, soon to forget it.””
We bed down tonight with no regrets whatsoever about the role the Lord had us play on the grounds of the United States Capitol today. In the spirit of the words of James Madison cited above, we sounded an alarm. Thanks to all of you who prayed for us. The Gospel was preached at THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE. The Word of God was preached at THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE. And, the nation, both the government and the people, were called to repentance at THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE.
Here are a few sights and sounds from the day. Many, many Gospel tracts went out into the hands of people gathered, and we even had opportunity to share the truth of the Messiah with an orthodox Jewish man. May the LORD open His eyes.
