Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-08-01

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gain rapidly in population and in product
iveness. And tho influence of a strong
Protestant power, SO near to Asia Minor
and Syria, will unquestionably be Of great
advantage to the Christian communities of
those countries.
'TIs TIE WORK OF A JEW.
The Ctrisrian Union calls tho attention
of students of prophecy to tho fact that
Great Britain owes her acquisition of the
Eastern Mediterranean to q Jcw. But no
prophet, it says, can venture to forctoll the
eitoot which this acquisition may hayo on
England's Eastern commerce or on tho
future civilization of Egypt, tho oldest
Empire of tho world; or on Palestine. The
Christian provinces of Turkey have gained
! troublesome but an invaluable boon
liberty. They are rid of the Turkish yoke.
DO they know enough to plough without
o yoke and brad? Liberty is tho great
schoolmaster, and tho liberated Christian
provinces arc admitted to this school. So
| far from believing that tho war waged
between Russia and Turkey amounted to
nothing, the Evangelist considers that,
judged by its results, it has boon ono Of
tho greatest campaigns Of modern times.
If the English people, who are so clated by
the acquisition Of Cyprus, fully understood
all that it involves, they might not be- quito
SO loud in the. shouts of triumph. How.
ever, whether it bo good thing for Ea-
gland or not, tho Evange1ist believes it is
good thing for Cyprus and good thing fer
Turkey. The changes accomplished and
others which seem likely to result from tho
new position Of England in tho East
will 10 great gain to the oauso of human.
ity, of good government and of Christian
civilization.
Tho Observer looks upon the occupation
Of Cyprus by tho British government as
| moro Of an event than at first sight appears,
| Its geographical situation makes its pos
session by distant power formidable
menaoo to tho rest of the world, aud it
would not be strange if Russia, France and
other nations, and perhaps Austria and
Italy, should find that the old balance Of
power is disturbed by tho proponderating
infuonoo of England in the centre of the
Eastorn seas. All the powershe (England)
employs will DO for the advancement Of
Christian civilization, and tho religious
world will rejoice with Thanksgiving chat
tho same government which has so long
been beneficent in India, will, for the
present at least, be felt for good whore tho
desEotism of "the unspeakable Turk" has
been for four centuries supreme. Thus tho
| kingdom of God is extended as tho powers
| Of darkness are put down aud the reign of
righteousness and peace established in tho
earth. The difficulties which England will
encounter are indeed great. It will be
| often defeated in its attempts to secure
order and honesty and religious liberty;
| but, 30 far as the terms Of the treaty will
justify its interference, we know that the
now power will bo exerted for tho pro.
gross and happiness OF the people who have
| been for ages undor tho iron hcel of tho
false prophet.
TITS TIE work OF GOD.
Tho Christian lntez2igenccr believes in
| Providence in human affairs whose logic
is Irresistible:
Tarkoy has long been weakening, has
been sick and ready to die. Now comes
| in the strong arm oi great Britaiu at tho
right moment, and offers proteotorate.
Tho Turkish Empire has run its course.
II goes into bankruptcy. It's goods and
effects, such as they arc, need an admins
traitor. Now that England takes the guar.
diauship of Asia Minor, we may be assured
that the Protestant missions of that vast
region will be safo to prosecute their work.
Should Palestine be made FREQ and indo.
pendent State it will be Justice to the.
Jews. If Egypt becomes an English
colony no lover Of human progress ought to
be sorry. When railroad shall have been
run through Alcppo to Bagdad and on to
India, old Asia will begin to awake from
tho stupor Of agos and the seats Of
long vanished cmpiYcs will be stirred with
the pulses Of now life. God takes no step
backward.
Tho Catholic Reuie,o sees in Lord
BeaoousGold's diplomacy the elements of
audacity and genius and thinks it moro
than probable that momontous religious
aud political consequences will follow his
extraordinary stroke of diplomacy. But
tho Reuae'o appears to be altogether too
aanguinoof what may DO tho ultimate outlook
of these these important movements.
Horo is what it says: "Among the provinces
of which England thus becomes in name
the protector, in fact the ruler, is Palestine.
Tho Holy City, tho holy places Bethlo-
HON, Nazareth, tho Mount Of Olives, Calvary
all the spots mado sacred by tho fact of
our Lord and memorable as tho soones of
His teachings and His suffcrings will pass
for tho first timc under tho control of q
Christian government. What the orusadcs
failed to accomplish diplomacy has done.
Beaconsficld has proved moro potent than
Richard Of tho Lion Heart. II England
we're q Catholic country now tho future