The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1890-08-20

hz'"S rt"an of the marty ihs
: persecu'nrs fres tlowly devour liz
body. This "a the picture of Eng
hnh under l'ae",,ian, sand ROM,
: Catholicism whe,, thes Bible was
either unknown orswas permiitod To
none hut priests aun suouLs, But
bow the scene changes wbeb Ehsa
beth hsceuds the throne when Pfotte.
tanIism becomes the dominan, relie-
ion aud 'h" Scriptures for thesi
time in the history Of England are
put into the hands " nIi ehsssee As
the Spanish sruada OF 100 ships
goes to pieces on her rocky .westerpi
shore and the rules OF 6t-pricsicrnit and
pop'dom in England Roee down
forever, you see he slnr of English
supremacy begin to rise which toda,
eeems scarccly TO have reached TIA
zenitis-s III waa n eiorious nay Tor
our mother country when the Biblc
was uuchaiLed, When every man
couli bear nnh read in his own Ian.
kuage wherein be was born the his.
tory 1t told of tue duiugs OF Gud witA
man. 1t Instituted reform; it wus
the standard of all uobIe revolution; :;
II gave new forcc to the strugulr
against bieamy Now blood s,r,amrd
through the veins of Euglish hlern-
,ure. II was the hornl,ier of tha,
golden age Of literature TO which al,
Englishm"u look back with houesr
PRIDE. 1t paved the way for Shake.
spear and Milton. Or 10 sum il all
up in ih" striking words Of another.
THE spiritual being OF man lay crir-
pied nnd uuuoved IT, England Tx,
The lame OCgSar Of old at the hrauti
iul gate OF the temple. When the Bi
ble was put into the hnnds Of ev.t,
man IN the country ii came lik. Peter
and John Of old to the hearts Of Enp-
band, and proclaimed the gospel Of
ChtIst jesus. Straightway the IorI
OF E"eIaDd received strength and cp-
'erted lnt" The temple OF spiriturl
Freedom walking, aud leaping, aui
praiSIng God" Till TO day shr
stands secoud to but Que nation uu-
der heaven IN lower. in weallL; Sec.
"nd to Gone III intelligence, in civil.
z"'ion, IL liberty loving, in devo,ion
to God and religion, in all that makes
u nation great
| But let Us come nearer home.
Look NJ the American continent and
what do you seeP Que continuation
OF states raukipR with England H.
power, wealth aud civilization sur
ROUNDED Ivy petty third rate power
nnpI"grtssive states. Thuir iuhnbi-
t"nB largely semi .barbArous aud ia.
roran, Why this difference betwee,
Abplo Saxon .nd Latin Am,ricA
Msthiuks l hear you say it's matter
OF race. hut j ussuse you ills not So
mues matter Of rscs Ms OF priucipl.
religious principle. The founder
OF The cue passed over from tho motG.
er country with The Bible, the wort
"f t"d, IN their hands and made j.
their guide aud law book and on .iL.
broad principles laid down ther.
they founded the American govern.
mept aud civilization; the founders e
the Latin American states crossed
over with the sword iu their hands
Will hordrs OF advsntIr-rs led on with
one sole olj"cl iu view, Gold, Gold
On" "i ih- most distinguishrd mo-
III S'u'h Amr'ics was asked son.
S""fs NJ" f"r lis nJiIiuu Of ih. BIZ
Die, Hear hi"answrr. H. ssil "Tr.
reading of The Bible laid tue ioundn.
'ion of popular education that hn.
changed the face Of the nations tl,n,
possess II. With the Bible in ih.i,
hands Gni because of the Bibl. a..
English imniT:anis passed over IT,
America 10 found in ,h- north of on,
| cob'intbt Tue most powerful states iu
the world" Y"s here's tee key IT,
American creatures, aud here's thr
great paramount distinction between
our United States and her sister rc-
publics. The civilization Of tue lat
ter ~ founded on the sand like H."
foolish mau's house OF old; The oih,t
is founded on rock, The rock OF th.
word of the living God. aeaiuAi
which tho rains anil wisds OF cen.
tnii"s to come may beat vehemently
and i, will fall no; bscause il il fDun.
! drd on rock, tho rock uf iL- wort
OF the living God. Oar .xisIiDg form
OF government may 90 down under
the weight OF corrupted politics nnh
rotten d'magoGuery but american
civilization will slaud laslibg
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