Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-04
THE CnIAIAN ouEsrIox.
~ Is Discussed Very PointedIy by ]
cambridge at Delaware Avenue Chur,

III is Discussed Very Pointedly by DIR.
cambridge at Delaware Avenue Church.
just previous to his sermon in Della
ware Ave. Baptist Church Sunday night.
the pastor, the Rev. DR.. Bainbridge mado
a brief but very pointed allusion to the
Gillian trouble.
After stating that 1t was solely through
the providence Of God that this nation
has been saved from the horrors of war
ne stated as his opinion that the only
sure fact now before the world is that
Chllls successful diplomacy has secured
delay lie was disinclined to believe in
the sincerity Of the southern republics
peace professions. She only needs to
strengthen her navy. Two powerful
armor.clads, the Captain Pratt, now
helng built in Toulon, France, and a
still more formidable vessel being made
ready in England will soon be on the
water. Their combined calbre is sufli-
cient to withstand any ships of the
United States. Chilli has secured time
to strengthen her army and gain all the
supplies she needs from Europe.
IL is by no means certain that the
United States would be successful in a
war with Chill. Her navy equals ours,
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been commonly conceded her.
Notwithstanding the wonderful re.
sources of the United States, il does not
Ioiiow that We can subiugate Chill.
me stronger nation does not always
win. That was definitely proved in our
revolutionary war, when this, at that
time, little country, successfully with
stood Great Britain with her immense
ileets and armies. So the English, in
the recent African war, were beaten BY
the Soudanese at Khartoum. France
was heaten by the Chinese in 1854.
we should thank God for escaping
from the hazard of the death of thous-
ands of Chiians and of our troops,
from foreign complications, from the
possible necessity OF protectorate over
Peru and Bolivia, from the complica-
tons and entanglements that would
ensue with European powers, from the
possible alliance with France and Russia
against England and Chill. probably
aided by Germany.
A particular cause for thanksgiving is
the fact that we have avoided console
dation of the South American republics
against ourselves which is one of the
numerous possibilities of an aggressive
war against Chill. We cannot take the
credit to ourselves as a nation. God
saved us from the danger. Our release
from the impending trouble is not due
to the President, nor to the Secretary
OF state, nor TO Congress, nor to the
press OF the country, but to Gods provi-
dence that we are saved.
The vast majority of the people are
glad. But notice that European coun-
tries, not England alone, but France
and Italy condemn us as being un.
warrantably oycrbearing. If we cannot
condemn ourselves we may examine
whether we have been oyer.hasty.
Europeans are unanimous in saying we
should never lave stepped beyond
diplomacy in this question.
The reason for the hasty action of
our government is probably TO be ex-
planned in the fact that in four or five
weeks the two great Gillian men -of.war
will be ready to go to sea.
don't think / am lacking in patriot
ism, but | cannot help turning aside
from the President and the Secretary of
State and turning to God to thank him
from saving us from the horrors of
foreign war