The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-05
THE MIN N E @ TIA N
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1854.
Another Railroad Sermon.

strong language, the sentiments uttered by Mr..
Neill from the pulpit, a few weeks since, in re-
gard to the moral and Outstanding effects OF
railroads. We shall not be deferred, however
by this from giving the following abstract of
a sermon upon the same theme, delivered some
time since by Rev. T. r. Cressey. We find The
abstract. published in the Christian Times"
Chicago:
Railroads and Home Missions In the North
West.
I'm extract from Sermon upon Home Ms
sions, preached by Rec. #. Il. Greasy. Of st.
Paul, ut Point Prescott. HIS. at the dej,nrt-
nre Of Rer. Mr.. Cdtiin and his rife. as Ms
sioaaries 10 join Bro. Tanner at Penl5ina
Published dy request ofMe Council.
Such being some Of the characteristic glories
OF Christ's kingdom. as suggested by our text
rs. cXlv. H. we now invite attention to the fact
that there are reasons existing in America, and
particularly in the Northwest, which do not
exist to the same extent 10 any other portion of
the world. why the children of God should Vi
gorously labor to make these glories known to
a perishing world. We do this. not because
these reasons are novel. but that Line upon
line" may if possible make an impression upon
this subject commensurate with its greatness
l. Look at the vastness Of our territory.
Our entire national domain covers an area of
3.2j0,00 square miles. The geographical cen
tire of the United States is in the Indian terri
tory, l20 miles west of the western boundary
of the State of Missouri. and the centre of our
representative population at this time (Which
in 100 was in Baltimore Co., Nd, &c miles y.
and Il L. from Washington, and has been con-
stantly moving West since that time, upon
about the same parallel OF latitude.) is now,
from actual calculation at Dayton, Ohio.
2. The decadeI increase is also worthy our
attention. East OF the Allegheny Mountains it
is l0s per cent. Of our whole country. 33J per
cent Of the West. IL per cent, aud Of the
NORTHWEST. including Missouri, the increase for
the last two ten years preceding 1885, has been
los per cent. for each for the last four years
it has doubtless been twice as great in proper
tion, and causes are in operation in this and
other countries, which insure still larger in
crease for many years to come. Ia so years, at
the present rate, our population will exceed
the whole Of Europe. At present the popula-
ton of our entire domain TO each square mile
is less than six, while that Of Great Britain is
$50, and of the Netherlands rs. We're it as
large as in Great Britain il would be $780,
O00-25 times greater than now or as large
as in the Netherlands, then our population
would be $4,000, 000--32 times greater than
now and there Is every reason to suppose that
our soil will support as great q population as
any other portion Of the globe.
). But look at the physical and commercial
condition of the great North West See our
ocean lakes, 1000 miles above the level of the
sea-Gods great reservoirs. nlysteriou.lv fed, |
which supply the channels thai iistil ihoirricb |
ness over the prarics Of the Northwest. And |
are not these almost interminable rivers, !
stretching down from tl, tiInoh,nics and the
Rocky Mountains. like large vein. TO the Great |
central artery OF commerce. and thence to the
ocean the great l,icb WAYS of tr,dn civiIiyo- |
ton and religion? And then look at : 400 |
miles of lake coast and : 400 miles of n,vim,hIo
rivers for flats. keel-bottoms. or steamboats, in
the Missis,ippi valley. and also rranct ,,nnn
go miles OF st.a coast in California orJ sd in !
OREGON. MAKING $50 mill. of 90, go NO..
the Pacific eoral :, onr c,,ir, I,l,nt:"
board
Some canccnfior Of ,Lo .,-,,- ,,
bv tbp.r aud otbnr f,iI;,;os ei.. w
ton NAV IL. fnrn,ol , ~ " gu, u"
merce Of orr western Eiv'rs is .,'' .ns ,n
,s2oo ooo oun a,i ~ - NV iCeo ''i.ii
600 ma n0" ",'u ''ie '"iue Vi inc steamers Is
go o|, , am 'e commerce. OF our lakes Is
nal cn,,n,orco ~ IN r ,alue Vi tne inter
in lsIo 70 ssro ooo GOA u Stats alnpuh.eu
or cycnoJ;n,, a., .,,, ''ii. 10 i,o" nilch lar9
mn ono.hair "a, I iaue ny hlore
hea;nn;n h. Iai,u ,., on' ii,'ie more 'han Il
aiS,'.ai has yea n'aue IN unlocking the agri-
cultural U ana mineral treasures OF our country.
l..
iails are lliied. nor thousandth part of the
nniI' Mrai'h " our country revealed. The
I'm VI tLe Horiu i2ht Craze upon our hill
80 anu NV pi":ries' ana Inc population OF the
s'o"e DC ',u from our granaries.
anu mere IS announcer thought OF great mo-
~ H., oi'.li!'ia'e Tue heterogeneous masses
~ .,t ni!nu III this country. FIX your
IL. upon UTMOST any part OF the mighty North
60 -. Anu ~, mere you VIII ma representatives
,oS;,i inEraildc the INJURIOUS Southerner, the
M, ,ho ,iilan me metaPh!sicai Sco'ch-
man tho i'i ~ .siaii, lne eAcitapie ffehch
I,ai;.n ,t p.on1te opaniafd, the Volnptuous
itaiiah. lhe plodding heavy German, the de-
% "Seu Airean' me RUSSIAN; the Polander the
,hor I'' me zane, are al hcfe' nunS toSe,
RELIGION ,n,nr nr 49, y" piuns: pie,uuIoe1 anu
and dori n,an! VI 'hem as dissimiaf as ,lsl.
icaoized and n Gt my Mnoie is TO pe neil
ciy;, - ~, oo.isoliua.eu INTO one harmonious
on,x ,o 10y ny an en'erprisins power second
A.. A. INN i.iIi polehce.