Connecticut western news., 1881-05-25
Room Enough for All.
AN INVITATION TO THE OLD WORLD TO
 JOIN US.

In his Sunday sermon in the Brook lyn Tabernacle Dr. Talmage said: We are just turning an important link in the mighty tome of our national history. Last year at the gates of this continent over 500, ,000 emigrants arrived. I was told by the Commission of Emigration last week that the probability is that this year over 6OO,OOO emigrants will arrive at the different gates of com merce. Who are they-the paupers of Europe? No. At Kansas City last summer was told by gentleman who had opportunity for large investigation that great multitude had gone through there averaging in worldly estate $500. I was told few days ago in the city of Washington, by an officer of the Gov ernment who had opportunity for au- thentic investigation, that thousands and thousands had gone averaging $1 ,000 in possession each. I was told last week by the Commission of Emigration that twenty families that had recently arrived at Castle Garden brought 1885, GOO with them. Mark you, families, not tramps additions to the national wealth, not substractions therefrom. l saw some of them reading their bibles and their hymn-books, thanking God for his kindness in helping them cross the sea. Some of them had Christ iu the steerage all across the waves, and they will have Christ in the rail- trains that o'clock every afternoon start for the great West. They are being taken by the Commission of Emigration in New York, taken from the vessels, pro- tected from the Shylocks and the sharp CTS, and in the name of God and hu. manity passing these strangers on to their destinations, and there they will turn your Territories into States, and your wildernesses into gardens, if you will build for them churches, and es- tablish for them schools, and send to them Christian missionaries. Are you afraid th1s continent is going to be over- crowded with this population An that shows you have not been to Cali fornia, that shows you have not been to Oregon. that shows you have not been to Texas. A fishing smack to-day on Lake Ontario might as well be afraid of being crowded by other shipping before night as for any one of the next ten generations of Americans to be afraid of being overcrowded by foreign popu- lations in this country. The one State of Texas is far larger than all the Aus trian Empire, yet the Austrian Empire supports 35,0O0,O00 people. The one State of Texas is larger than all France, and France supports 36,000,0 ,0OO people. The one State of Texas far surpasses II size the Germanic Empire, yet the Ger
 manic Empire supports Al ,OO0, 900 peo
 pie. I tell you the great want of tho Territories and of the Western States is moro population. While some may stand at the gates of the city, saying
 "Stay back!' to foreign populations, press outas far beyond those gates as can press out beyond them, and beckor to foreign nations, saying, ''Come
 comev' But say you: "I am so afraid that they will bring their preiudices fol foreign governments and plant then here." Absurd. They are sick of thu governments that have oppressed them
 and they want free America. Give then
 the great gospel of welcome. Throv
 around them all Christian hospitalities
 They will add their industry and hard
 earned wages to the country, and thel
 we will dedicate all to Christ, "and tn.
 land shall be married"