The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-10-19
JAPANESE PROGRESS.

The following extract from the
sermon of DIR. Macarthur, preached
in Calvary Church, n. Y, was tele-
graphed to the San Francisco pa
pers:
"The war now raging" said DIR. Nc
Arthur, "beuween China and Japan is
one of profound interest to all intelli-
gent statesmen and churchmen. The
war is really between barbarism and
civilization, hoary conservatism and
modern progress, and between hea-
thenism and Christianity. The Euro
pean world has had no adequate con-
ception of the greatness, actual and
possible, of these Oriental nations.
These nations are now arousing them
selves from the slumber of centuries.
They are putting on their armor; they
are girding themselves to secure a
place on the great chessbOard of the
world. The battle at the mouth of
the Yalu river startled Great Britain,
France, Germany, Russia, Italy,
America, and the world. 1t will create
new discussions as to naval arma-
ments. The United States is humbled
in the presence of this Japanese vic
tory. Probably we could not have
placed in Eastern waters during the
time since this war began a naval
force at all adequate to contend with
that of Japan. This victory will
greatly help Secretary Herbert in his
plans for the building of naval ships
for the United States Government.
This victory has startled the confident
ial advicers of every throne in Europe.
Japan has stepped at once into line
with the foremost nations in the
world. She has struggled long against
the conservative element within her
own borders, but the progressive ele-
ment has triumphed. She has dared |
to adopt the results OF the highest |
civilization In the world, and she has |
shown herself in the administration of |
her internal affairs to be worthy of a !
place beside the most progressive ma
lions of the world. Her educational /
system asks no apology when compar- |
ed with that of Europe and America.
1.-The nation that will not serve God, |
the Bible teaches Us, must perish. We /
may add, in harmony with this truth,
rs its natural consequences, that the !
nations that will not obey the highest 1
laws of civilization of its day must !
perish"
This article confirms all that We
have said about the Importance of
the war between China and Japan, !
in it's relation to the United States,
and, indirectly, its relation to these
islands. Aside from the incidents
of battle, there is deep, profound
meaning in this Asiatic conflict.
1t is of grave Importance, to US, be-
cause we lie so near TO the scene of
action. For the first time, the
American people, are earnestly
looking westward. They may not,
for a while yet, fully take in the
drift of events, but it is something
for us, that they must look at the
in a new light, and, very
soon, must deal with them on a
new basis, that is, the military and
laval basis. 1t means for Us, the
occupation of Pearl Harbor, and a
trong policy, in the Pacific.
Secretary Marcy, who in 1857
ent his old friend Townsend Har-
is, to negotiate a treaty between
apan and the United States, little
reamed that he vas unlocking the
ates of new Empire, which would
, forty years, surpass the United
tates, in its naval strength. He
,oked westwardly for some draught 7