West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-14
DIR. TALMAGE
THE FUTURE OF AMERICA
TaImaGe Denounces the Popular CRY.
"America for Americana
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We're an American. an EnglishmaD, Scotch
man and an Ir shman n Freuchman, a Ger
man, a Norwegian, an lcelander, SpanIard
an Itaiian, Russian and Representatives
OF al other nationalftities barred their right
arm and lancet were struck into
~, the blood let out would have the same
characteristics. for it would be red, complex,
II.rihe. gloouiine chlorine and containing
sniphuric acid, potassium. phosphate of mag
nesia and so on, and Harvey and Sir Astley
Cooper and Richardson and Zimmerman and
Brown-Sequard and all the scientific doctors.
allopathic, homeopathic, shydropathic aud
eclectic, would agree with Paul az. standing
ON Mars Hill, his pulpit a ridge of limestone
rock nifty feet hi gh and among the proudest
ana most exclusive aud undemocratic people
OF the earth, he crashed into all their
preJudices by declaring in the words
OF my text that God had made ''of
one blood all nations The counteuance
OF the hve races Of the human family may
be different as a result of climate or educa-
ton or habits, and the Malay win have the
projecting upper jaw, and the Caucasian thu
oval face and small mouth, and the Ethiopian
sne retreatlng forehead and large lip and the
Mongolion the fiat face of olive hue and the
American Indian the copper -colored com
plexion. but the blood is the same and indi-
Gates that they all had one origin and that
Adam and Eve were their ancestor and an
think God built this American continent
ana organized this United States Republic
20 demonstrate the stupendous idea OF the
ce11 a man in Persia will always remain
aFersian, man in Switzerland will always
remain Swiss, a man in Austria win
nlWayS remain an Austrian but ALI
foreign nationalties coming to Amer
a aca were intended to be Americans.
This land SIS the chemical laboratory where
foreign bloods are to be inextricabfy mixed
up aud roce prejudices and race antipathies
are 20 perish, and this sermon is an ak by
wnich nope TO Kill them. IL is not hard for
me 20 preach such sermon, because, al.
though my ancestors came to this
country about two hundred and fiftv
years ago, some of them came from Wales
AN aIni,I some from scotland and some from
holland and some from other lands, and
am a mixture Of SO many nationalities that
Ieel at home with people from under
every SKY and have right to eau
tnem blood relations. There are mad
caps and patriotic lunatics in this countrv
VINO are ever and anon crying out: Amer
lea Tor Americans Down with the Ge--
mans! Down with the Irish Down with the
Jews, Down with the Chinesei are in some
directions the popular cries all of which
voclterations would drown out by
the fun organ of my text, while I pull ont
ene stops and put my foot on the pedal that
VIII open the loudest pipes, and run nv
fingers over all the four banks OF ivory kevs
p,aying the chant: "God hath made OF one
blood all nations"
There are not five men in this audience
nor nve men in any audience to-day in
America except IL be on an Indian reserve
ton, who were not descended from FOREIGNERS
Y you go far enough back The only native
americans are the Modocs, the Shawnees
the Chtppewas, the Cherokees, the Chicka
SAWS, the Seminoles and such like M the
principle America only for Americans be
carried out, then you and have no right To
ne mere and we had better charter all the
steamers and clippers aud men-of-vya and
yachts and sloops and get out OF this country
as quick as possible The Pilgrim Father,
were all Immigrants, the Huguenots ali inn
mlgrants Inc cradle OF most every one OF
families ckodO -
clyde or the Rhine or the shannon
or the Seine or the Tiber Had the
watchRord 90 America for Americansl-
Zen an early and successful cry.
where now stand our cities would have stood
indian wigwams, and canoes instead of
steamers would have tracked the Hudson
and the Connecticut; and instead of the
lalsss1lsslppl osing the main artery OF the
continent, 1t would have been only a trough
Tor deer and antelope and wild pigeons fo
drink out Of. What makes the crv Of
America Tor Americans the more absnrl
and the more inhumsn Is that some in this
country who themselves arrived here in their
ooyhood OF arrived here only one or two
generations back are joining in the CRY.
escaped from foreign despotisr1s
door Of escape '4 for otbs Sy Gst shut the
selves on our shores in life boat from the
sh'pwreck saying: Haul the boat on the
beach and let the rest Of the passengers 90 10
tho bottomi Men who have vet on them =
Scotch OF German or English or irish broora
crying out, America for Americansi Whafif
the native inhabitants of Heaven Irnean the
angels, the cherubim, the seraphim born
there. should stand in the gate and WHEN
they see us coming ND at the last shoulJ saw.
20 packl Heaven for the HeaVeniausp'
OF course we do well not 70 allow FOREIGN
cations 70 make this country convict colony.
We would have a wall built ne hi0h a. beo,-eS,
and as deep as hell against foreign thfeyes
plckpockets and anarchists. We would nor
-. them wipe their feet on the mat OF the
outside door OF Castle Garden. If EngIand or
Russia or Germany or France send bera
their desperadoss 60 get clear ~
them; we would have these des
ptraoOes sent back in chains
% the places who're they came from.
We VIII not have America become the
lsm. But you build up a wall at the
NaFrcws before New York harbor or AZ
the Golden Gate before San Francisco and
korDio the coming Of the industrious and
other lands who want to breathe the
air Or our free institutions and zet an
portuniuy FOR better livelihood ana
only question Of time when
own heads with the red hot thunder
Doiia Of His Omnipoteut indian8fion
r 81 arc r. fashar and YOU have n We children
ne parlor Is the best room in your house
our son Philip says 70 the other four chill
drcni New. John. you live IN the small
room In The end Of The hall and sfav tbere
aeorfe, you live in the garTet and
stay there; Mary, you live In the cellar and
stay tbero. Fannie you live in the Kitchen
eud ftny there. j. Philip viii take the mar
toT. ~ suits me exactly. like this picfiires
% The wall. J like the larubreuf1fns ~
ere Window ] like the Axruinqter ~,
80 floor. Now, 4 Philip. propose 10 occupv
fta parioF and 4 command You 10 gfaV
cnt he parlor only for Philippians Won.
thr father. hear II this arrange and
what VIII you dor You win got red ln che face
and say John, come ont Of that eroaW
room at TIE end ~ tho hail. Ceoree como
foHn ore - the gnrref. Mary. come no from
~ CELLAR Fannie, come out ~ the fifcfen
end 81 into re parior or anywhere you
ehQ.ee ana, thIlip f0f your greeiiness and
tnofptneriy hehaFor, ] put you FOR two
Er 20 the oark closet under fha
aieifa God q tdt Father Of TIE human
race He hes nt least Eve sons q North
amer ran, south American n roro,..,,
~ atiat'r add an African. no k,.-tr
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tt,f nfntaers and sisters. f'Tof ~ 6C,-tt,
leflean stay in SOUTH Hmari4a lef 80
A. stay lu Europe. let The hriotie 80,
ne't, ~ ne Afrcan Efay III Afrioa fat
fcr M thnk ftfe a. r~,.Ile
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