The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-10-20

Domingo. Finally removed to Cuba.
Four postrmortem journeys from Sc
pulchre to sepulchre. Iwish his bones
might be moved once more, and now
that they have come so near to
America as Cuba, they might during
the great Columbian year be trans
ported to our own shores where they
belong, and that in the fifth century
after his decease the American might
build q malsoleum worthy of him
who picked this Jewel of g. hemisphere
out OF the sea and set it in the crown
OF the world geography. What most
,,mipresses nae in all that wondrous
life, which, for the next twelve months
we will be ommemorating by sermon
and song and military parade and
Congress Of Nations, is something I
have never heard stated, and that is,
that the discovery OF America was
=s A RELIGIOUS DISCOVERY
and in the name of God. Atheism
has no right here; infdelity has no
right here; vagabondism has no right
here. And as God isnot apt to fail in
any OF his undertakings at any rate,
l have never heard Of his having any
thing to do with failure, America is
going to be gospelized, and from the
Golden Gate Of California to the Mar
rows OF New York harbor, and from
the top OF North America to the foot
OF South America, from Boring straits
to Cape Horn, this is going to be I'M
manuel's Land.
The great Italian navigator also
impresses inc with the idea that when
one does good thing he cannot ap-
preciate its rami1ications. TO the mo-
ment of his death, Columbus never
knew that he had discovered Ameri-
ca, but thought that Cuba was a. part
OF Asia. lie thought the island His
PAMELA was the Ophir OF Solomon
de thought he had only opened new
way to old Asia. Had he known
what North and South America were
and are, and that he had found a
country 5000 miles wide, 10000
miles long, OF 100000 square
miles, and four times as large as Eu-
rope, the happiness would have been
too much for mortal man to endure
lie had no idea that the time would
come when a nation of 100000
people on this side of the sea- would
be Joined by all the intelligent nations
OF the other side of the sea, for the
most part Of a year
REclTING HIS WONDERFUL DEEDS.
It took centuries to reveal the re-
suit OF that one transatlantic voyage.
So it has always been.
While studying the life of this Ital-
ian navigator, / am also reminded of
the fact that while we are diligently
looking for one thing we find another:
Columbus started to find India, but
found America. Go on and do your
duty diligently and prayerlully, and
If you do not find what you looked
for you will find something better.
Another look at the career OF that
admiral of the Santa Maria persuades
me that it is not to be expected that
this world will do it's hard workers
full justice. If any man ought to have
been treated we'll from first to last it
was Columbus. He had his faults.
Let others depict them. But O. great
err soul the centuries have not pro-
duced. This continent ought to have
been called Columbia, after the hero
who di covered it, or Isabelliada, aft
er the queen who furnished the
means for the expedition. No. The
world did not do him justice while he
was alive and why should it beexpect-
ed to do him justice after he was dead?
Columbus in 81 dungeon! What a
thought. Columbus in irons! What
a. spectacle. How the wrong men and
the wrong women get credit that does
not belong to them while Gods heroes
and Gods heroines 60 ungarlanded.
Be not surprised my nearer, if you
suffer injustice. You are in the best
of company; the men and women who
wrought nightly for God and the
worlds improvement, and got for it
chiefly misrepresent alton and abuse
while they lived, although afterwards
they may have had long row Of
carriages at the obsequies and gilt
edged set Of resolutions unanim ously
adopted for the consolation OF the
bereft household. Do your full duty
expecting no appreciation in this
world, but full reward in the world to
come.