West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-03-31
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tuTe uttNvleb a. y Ntflng ii ,
New T.rk, on Thursday OF last
week, amonS other things, sad;
Cod be thanked that IA these days
mere at, no ioreigu tuds rne first
OF the seven modern wonders OF lhe
wOt'd is the spe Il OF Intercom munl-
cducn between nations The seven
ancient wonders oi the world were
works ol men. The modern won
ders are sll,worSsuf Col. ltlstIue
that We cannot yet match the pyr-
amlds, but the S'atue OF Liberty
which yuu are TO erect near this city
will be twice AZ high as the Colossus
OF r odes. mg,, meruon the
seven political wonders OF the world
and the Neven uatural wonders. But
| ask you to rise to the heart OF Gods
work. A wonder OF the world must
be something orig mating outsIde OF
1t. regard wonder TO be an his
tIlc tendency, superhuman. oosmo-
polI,an IrreslslIbIe, beuehUent aud
novel. A natural law IL only Gods
Ordinary method Of acuug, az MIR
acle Is ll,s extraordinary method OF
acting. 1t ~ umc we looked behind
the pen to the penman. What man
does not do. God does. Who wound
the skeIus OF his life on the reel
Thus warp ant woof are shot through
each other demonstrably. We may
place the thread Oh the spool, but
the shuttle is thrown by a master
han l. A hundred cities IN the
world are lIelening tonight to
learn the price OF brpadstufs at Obi
cago Tne noise OF the bombard-
msut at Alextndrs was heard here
four hours bsiore the first gun was
fired. II 10 not declsmatio ION to say
That there is no foreign land.
The second wonder 10 the seli-ref-
ormaion OF the hermit nations. Look
n: JapsI, for example. Within
century ~ has redeemed itself from
the frudal system; hae established
pch1o and has introduced un.versl-
uro on the most improved Western
plan. japan, has indeed marvel
Ious people. and wa have been per-
mesIed 10y Japanese Influences as
japan has been psrmsat.d by the
UccIdeut. In regard To Chlpa | be
lieve that the young men who have
been educt ed here will go back and
bold important political positions.
IL will be necessary for us thsn to
keep our treaty " th CHINA. Look
At India. B)mbAy l. not 30 old as
Boston, yet II Is the second city IN
the Bnush Empire. Nowhere on
earth baa Christianity made greater
progress tnan Ia Bombay. Rome
had less than halt the population OF
India. The moment the middle
C asses are reached IN that Empire,
the natiou's Christian churches will
be seli-supporuug. / believe that
CurlsuauIty is entering the darkest
corner OF the earth TO stay. You
may say that Africa is one hermit
nation which is an exception TO my
rule, but Africa Is not an excluded
continent. 30 keen already 10 COM
meroIal enterprise in Africa that
agents are there now endeavoring 10
protect their empIoye interests.
Every great cause is nov tidal
wave that touches every civllIzpd
and semi- i-ciYiuzsd nation OF the
world.
Tue parallel advance Of education
and democracy ~ the third wonder.
AusirsIIa is the most American no
ton outside Of the United States.
The fourth wonder is the sp-
preaching political aIlIsnceof Christ
endom. II dozen nations we're
broughi together toto q conledera-
ton it might be we'll to have an in
ternstionsl code l wish il might
enter into every heart as the ihun-
derbolt enters the oak. that we are
A. nations sthl barbsric. Germany
keeps ppa a standing army. England
81 expensive navy, and other nsti1ns
similar mesns ol defense. II is time
that nations were taught their 10
ternstlonai as well as their national
duty. II ~ no dream at ail-this
dream OF 4 Field aud Forster. IL
IL time tba: Al annual conference of
nations was held. Let us cring the
word TO understand the reforming
fnences OF Christianity.
Turning now 20 the religious
side oi my subject, / regard the
triumph Of Cnustianity 10 our cen
tury a. the fifth wonder. Before
1900 A D. there had been 100