The Bossier banner., 1886-07-08

for Rachel, but Christ, my Lord, the King,
suffered in torture thirty three years to
win the love of this world. As often prin-
cesses at their very birth are pledged in
treaty of marriage to princes or kings of
earth, so this Nation at its birth was
pledged to Christ for divine mar
riage. Before Columbus and his 100
men embarked on the Sante Maria,
the Pinta and the Nina, for
their wonderful voyage, what was the
last thing they did? They kneeied down
and took the Holy Sacrament of the Lord
Jesus Christ. After they caught the first
glimpse of this country, and the gun of
one ship had announced it to the other
vessels that land had been discovered,
what was the song that went up from all
the three decks? "Gloria in Excelsis. u
After Columbus and his 120 men had
stepped from the ships decks to the solid
ground, what did they do? They all knelt
and consecrated the new world to God.
What did the Huguenots do when they
landed in the Carolinas? What did the
Holland refugees do after they landed in
New York? What did the Pilgrim Faith
ers do after they landed in New England:
With bended knee and uplifted face and
heaven-besieging prayer they took pos
session of this country for God. How
was the first American Congress opened!
By prayer in the name of Jesus Christ.
From its birth this Nation was pledged
for holy marriage with Christ.
And then see how good God has beer
to us! just open the map of the contin ent
and see how it is shaped for immea suratle
prosperity. Navigable rivers, more in
number and greater than of any other
land, rolling down on all sides into the sea,
prophesying large manufacturers and
easy commerce. Look at the greatranges
of mountains, timbered with wealth on the
top and sides, metalled with wealth under
meath. One hundred and eighty square
miles of coal, 10000 square miles of iron.
The land SO contoured that extreme
weather hardly lasts more than three days
extreme heat or extreme cold. Climate
for the most part bracing and favorable
for Drawn and brain. All fruits, all min
erals, all harvests. Scenery displaying
an autumnal pageantry that no land on
earth pretends to rival. No South Ameri-
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London fogs. No Egyptian plaques. No
Germanic divisions. The people of the
United States are happier than any peo-
pie on earth. 1t is the testimony of every
man that has travelled abroad. For the
poor more sympathy, for the Industrious
more opportunity. Oh, how good God
was to our fathers, and how good He has
been to US and our children! To Him =
blessed be his mighty name!-to him of
cross and triumph, to him who still re-
members the prayer of the Huguenots and
Holland refugees and the Pilgrim Fathers
to him shall this land be married. o,
you Christian patriots. by your contribu-
tions and your prayers hasten on the full
fllment of the text.
We have during the past six or seven
years turned a new leaf in our National
history by the sudden addition of millions
of foreigners. At Kansas City 1 was told
by gentleman who had opportunity for
large investigation, that great multitude
had gone through there averaging in
worldly estate $500. 1 was told in the CITY
OF Washington by an officer of the Govern
ment, who had opportunity for authentic
investigation, that thousands and thou
sands had gone, averaging $1,000 in pos
session each. / was told by the
Commissioner Of Emigration that
twenty families that had arrived at
Castle Garden brought $4,000 with
them. Mark you, families, not tramps-
additions to the National wealth, not SUBJ
fractions therefrom. 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 in the steerage all across the
waves, and they will have Christ in the
rail trains which every afternoon start for
the great West.
Are you afraid this continent is going to
be overcrowded with this population? Ahi
that shows you have not been to Cali
fornia; that shows you have not been to
Oregon; that shows thateyou have not
been to Texas. A fishing 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 gem
erations of Americans to be afraid of be.
ing overcrowded by foreign populations
in this country. The one State of Texasis
far larger than all the Austrian Empire,
yet the Austrian Empire supports 35. .0O0,-
600 people. The one State of Texas
is larger than all France, and France sup
ports 5000 900 people. The one State of
Texas far surpasses in size the Germanic
Empire, yet the Germanic Empire sup
ports Al, ,00O,0 people. I tell you the great
want of the Territories and of the Western
States is more population.
While some may stand at the gates oil
the city saying: "Stand back !" to foreign
population, press out as far beyond those
gates as can press out beyon them, and
beckon to foreign nations, saying: "Come,
come" But" say you, "I am so afraid
that they will bring their prejudices for
foreign governments and plant them
here" Absurd. They are sick of the
governments that have oppressed them,
and they want free America. Give them
the great gospel of welcome. Throw
around them all Christian hospitalities.
They will add their industry and hard
earned wages to this country, and then we
will dedicate all to Christ, "and thy land
shall be married."
But where shall the marriage altar be;
Let 1t be the Rocky mountains, when
through artificial and mighty irrigation.
all their tops shall be covered, as they will
be, with vineyards and orchards and grain