The free press., 1896-03-26
1.s,is ths throne 0, this American oonsl'i

ors Ias,is the throne Of this American O'A''
nent. .s fSr encouragement,
.,t ,vhicb quote for ENCOURAGEMENT ,,' Castl,
oir, immigration. Now thas i.on, aor shi,
Garden we turn back by the nros sra oettinl
the foreign vagabondism ",,hom come t.
naorie the vast majority OF wnon eo,ne O
pevp,V, ~ honest living. among them s1i Is ~ :,
una IilaHe hravast and the best. you snouu sorsio,
.,. .no fron, this land to Europe tne ,,,r az
ptoH nistars of the gospel, and the hei6arv of
na,n,s nevs and the foreign mer% ' iooty store-
! foreign philanthropiistsa,ttV ,ns,itutions. and
! out pulpits. oIEfEsf oIEE,cE Of every monetary,
h34fai Gof eRH aY Ind religious interest OF lao
!. Md! This commingling hcre Of an M Nn,
tionalities under the blessing OF goa VIII
produce in sevsnty-fve or l0O years
the most magnificent style OF man
and woman the world ever saw
They will have the wit OF one s, laeT
the eloauence OF another race, the kinun1ss .hs
of another, the generosity OF aIo,neI, ,roi
frstbetie taste OF another, the hlgh moIa'
charaeter of another, and when that man
and woman step forth, their brain ana herse
and muscle an INTERVIEWING OF the noers VI
all Nationalties, nothing but the new eiec-
trio Photographic apparatoss that can ~
clear through body, mind and soui can tax9
OF them an adequate picture. but WIG
foreign population of America Is less tnsn
one-eleventh OF all our population, anu WY
all this fuss about foreign lhsilefa'tspr' sn-.
Eighty-nine born Americans to eieVen ivl-
eionersi II eighty-nine Of us New jersey
men or eighty-nine of US New WORKERS o.
eiohtv-nine OF US Ohioans or eighty-nine Oh
ma Georgians or eighty-nine OF us Yankees
aro NOT equal TO eleven foreigners, tnen we
are starvellng, liliputian group OF numnn-
culi that ought to be wiped out OF eAis.eiuO' lss
But now what are the weapons py Whlcni
under our omnipotent leaoer, inc ,s rea,
DECENTRALIZATION. the 10, 900 mile Sevastopols,
sre fo be Ieyeled? The first columbiad, WIN
range enough TO sweep from eternity 10
eternity. is the Bible, millions OF IFS copies
poino ont. millions on miliions-tnls, tne
monarch OF books, that has made aii tne
differences tetween China and the oniteu
States. between Africa and America; pooA
declaring in every style OF phraseoio7y s ,h".
all Nations are to be converted, ana aoes
NOT that include our Nation? II the
Apocalyptic angel Is to fly across the con
tinepts. will he not fly across thls con-
tjnent? The worst insult l could olef you
would be to doubt your veracity, ana shaii
we doubt Gods promise? Then there are az az,
the gospel batteries, manned py V'oUo
pastors and home missionaries, over u,
head OF each one OF whom is the shieio =,
divine protection, and In the rient many
of each the cleaning, two-edged sword
of the Infinite Spirit! Hundreds OF
thousands OF private soldiers for Chrlst,
marching under tue one starred, piooo
striped flag of Emanuel! They are marching
on Eniscopacv. with the sublime roll OF Its
liturgies Methodism, with its battle cry
of .sThe sword Of the Lord and Jonn
Wesley the Baptist church, with
its glorious navy sailing up our
Oregons and SacramentoS and MISSISSIPPI,
and Presbytaranism, moving on with the
battle crv of "The sword of the Lord and
John Knox" And then. after awhile Will
come the great tides ofrevival sweeping over over
the land. the 900 conversions In 1901
eciipsed by the salvation Of millions IN a day.
and the four American armies OF the Lorq
host marching toward each other, the eastern
army marching west, the western army
marching east, the northern army marching
south, the southern army marching nortn;
Shoulder to shoulder! Tramp, tramp, tramp!
Until they meet mid-continent, having taken
America for God!
The thunder of the bombardment Is al.
ready in the air, and when the last bridge OF
opposition Is taken, and the last portcuiiis OF
satan is lifted, and the last gun spiked, and
| the last tower dismantled, and the last
charger OF iniquity shall have been hurled
back upon its launches. what a time OF re-
ioicingi We will see it, not with these eyes.
which before that will be closed in blessed
sleep. but with strong and better vision,
when the Lord once in awhile gives US va
cation among the doxoioges to come down
and see the dear old land which pray may
always be the lamb of the text, mild and
peaceful. inoffensive, but, in case foreign
Nations assail it, having two horns OF army
and navy strong enough to hook them back
and hook them down and a voice louder
than dragon, yea, louder than ten thou
sand thunders, saying to the billows OF Ash
attic superstition and European arrogance,
''Thus far shalt thou go. and no farther, and
| here shall thy proud waves be staid!"