Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-29
THE ANGLo.sAxox.RACE.
Many Things They Should be Thank.
ful For.

at the First Presbyterian church
the attendance was large and the SER
mon of Rev. W. C. Campbell, the pas
tor, was fully in keeping with the oc-
cason. He took for his text the Sth
verse of the Sd chapter of LIST Kings.
The subject of his discourse was the
possibilities and probabilities of our
country He first considered the pos
sibiities of the Anglo Saxon race I;
second, the probabilities OF its future
home; third. the possibilities of that
home, and lastly, the agencies at
wol k-to-impress it for good, namely,
education and christianity. Under
the head of its possibilities, he referred
to its dominant powerin the world; its
tremendous growth in $50 years from
Is Quo, 900 to 100, 10000 of people. He
alluded TO the wonderful powers of
acquisition of territory and the great
moulding power of the race in chang
ing the language and customs OF
emigrants in Il generation to peo-
pie of the same language and the
same noble ideas as themselves, the
dominant ones being liberty and
spiritual christianity. AS to the
probabilities of the future home
of rhe Anglo-SaXon race the
speaker said everything pointed
TO the American continent and TO
the United States in particular. The
position of the country as to the
pathway Of nations between the east
and the west was one reason for this.
and the fact that one half of the
Anglo. Saxon race now lives in this
country was another reason; and on
account of its nationality the race
here is likely to produce the highest
type of character physically and in
tpllectually, especially since the two
dominant ideas, liberty and christian
ity, have a fuller development in
this country than elsewhere. AS to
the possibilities of the United States
rs the home of the race he said, "Of
1870, 0O0square miles of territory. $780,
900 square miles are arabic lands III
1879 the farmers of this country fed
$4,000, 900 people and exported $3.50
600, 900 bushels OF grain, and this was
the product Of only 1925 square
miles. If all the land were cultivated
1t would produce enough to feed a
population of 45O,O00,0OO and would
leave $500, 000. 900 for export. If the
land were cultivated as in England
and all were consumed at home it
would be capable of feeding popula
ton of 1000, 100000, and if all the soil
In this continent were brought under
cultivation and worked TO its full
capacity it would support Il popula
ton four times as great as the present
population of the earth, which is
1900, 100000.
The speaker next alluded to the
mineral wealth of this country, show
ing that it now furnishes half the
worlds supply of silver and gold.
Eight years ago not ton of coal was
mined in the Flat Top region, but
now the yearly output amounted TO
nearly 2,0O0,O0 tons. Another factor
in making this country the home of
the Anglo. Saxon race is the enormous
wealth. In 1880 the wealth OF this
country was $43, G43, 600, exceeding
that of Great Britain by $276, 000,000
In moral and educational develop
ment the United States is unparalleled
There are 19,000,000 protesting chris
lians in this country, 1876 churches
and 9S, 1923 ministers. Last year ST.
O0D persons were added to the churches
and millions of dollars spent in chris
tiau work Truly as nation we have
much TO be thankful for.