Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-02-03

her to enter China. The tea OF CHINA and the
spices Of India have given untold wealth and
power to Great Britain. Hence we see the i'm
portancc of the East India Company, and also
see that whatever nation possesses the trade that
is now monopolized by Great Britain viii have an
unfailing source of national wealth, and must be
powerful Yea, more as the world now Is, such
nation will make its history. In the providence
of God we must shortly have this commerce, md
our mission is to Chrstianize the world.
Let us look ut IA few statements s%4&e
The overland route--which follows the Red
sea to the Isthmus of Suez across this isthmus
to the Mediterranean, and thence to Great Brit
ain requires from fifty -four to sixty days for
it's accomplishment. The journey around the
Cape Of Good Hope requires several months
We shall, when the Panama and Tehuantepec
improvements are perfected, be able to leave
China, and, by way of New York, arrive at
England in from forty to fifty days. :s.....
From Liverpool via Tehuantepec Canton, 1a,425 miles
From Liverpool via Panama, to Canton, 1924
The former, forty-two days-the latter, fifty,
BY these routes we shall be able to surpass
Great Britain
But God has placed in our blessed Union, and
glorious constellation of independent States, Cali
forna. We possess the bay of San Francisco
a bay in which can rest securely the vessels of
all the nations of the earth. The distance from
San Francisco to China is about five thousand
miles, and it will yet be travelled in from fifteen
to twenty days
But, viewing the providence of God one can
sec plainly that Americas mission is the Chris
tianzation of the world. The Sandwich Islands
are under Christian government and Institutions
Why were these converted? The same efforts
were made for the conversion of the other islands;
but God has converted these islanders, while sur
rounding people are sunken in the lowest depths
of idolatry. In 1920 missions commenced. In
thirty years they are independent and Christian.
Why? We answer, that, being necessary to
Americas work in Chrstianizing Asia God has
converted them and given them interests in com
mon with us; that, as our vessels bear the gos-
pei to foreign lands, they shall here find friends
shall here enjoy privileges such as they possess
Mt home, and thus he made helpers in the good
work of the Lord.
We say nothing of the advantages that viii
arise when the railroad to the Pacific is completed.
We thus see that the commerce of India and
China is to be ours-we are to be in constant in
tercourse-we are to carry the Bible to the M
tons-we are to be the instruments in the Chris
tianzation of the world.
Verify, Americans may say that the field is the
world From her must go forth springs of COM
munication to all people. Her principles must
revolutonize pagan kingdoms. "Who are these
that fly as cloud and as doves to their windows? !?
Behold, these come from far and 10, these from
the north and from the west, and these from the
land of China"
A new era in missions has commenced, not de-
signed by man, nor carried out on human princi-
pies, but missions in which God is celebrating
human progress and universal Christianity. The
cornerstone of American institutions is the Bible,
and by this alone universal man to have restored
unto him his divine rights. The world is ripen-
ing fast for civilization and Christianizaton by
the truth of God and to secure the harvest, God
is preparing the American character and forming
it out of such elements as are adapted TO mis-
sionary race. And bless God that live in the
nineteenth century, and in free and happy
America Methinks l see, from the lofty
eminence on which stand, the world bowing
at my country's feet, and asking this coun-
try for gospel light and truth. Methinks
I see her obeying the request; and beneath my
country's flag, on the broad and beautiful Pacific,
there sail majcstcally and proudly my country's
ships, laden with pearls Of great price-with
the richest trcasurcs-thc gospel of Christ-with
candles of the Lord, and these cause light to APP
pear TO those who walk in great darkness. Me-
thinks ] see Asia and Africa, Europe and Amer
ica, and the isles of the sea, bringing willing
tribute to King Jesus Metbinks | hear from
every quarter Of the globc-from earth's ran
soned milons-the sweet, inspiring notes, almost
divine, Of that chorus which shall sing through
out uncnding years in glory. | thank God that
when cast a wishful eye to the future, the pros
pect is grand, beautiful, and cheering Oh !
Americas mission is the Christianization Of the
world And would the nations Of the earth look
hcre-at the Bible--herc they would learn their
high and noble origin, their illustrous and eter-
nal connexion with God. Would India look here,
her Gangcs would no longer bo crimsoned with
the blood of impious victims, and the car Of Jug
pernaut would cease to roll through her avenues,
because there were none to worship idols. Would
Porsia look herc-Persia, the land Of magi and
of conquorors, of Xerxes and of Cyrus, the home
of the prosecuted Nestorian--if she would look
here, the relentless Shah would never again
tyrannzc over her degraded children, and the
mcrcilcss koord would exchange the iron spear
for the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God.
Would Chna.thrce hundred millions of human
beings, one-third Of the human family--would
China look here, she would be redeemed and