Democratic messenger., 1896-03-14

ing OF the nnrrs II ali nallonantics. noIn-
ing but the new electric photographic ap-
paratus, that can src clear through body.
mind and soul, can take of them an ado
quatc picture. But The foreign population
Of America Is less than ono eleventh If all
our population. and why all this fuss about
foreign Immigration. Eighty nine Amer
leans To II foreigners II 50 of us New
Jcrseymcn. or 81 Of us New Workers. or 80
OF us Ohioans, or 81 Of Us Gcurgians or ~
of us Yankees, are not equal 10 foreign
crS. then W. arc a starving, lilliputian
group Of humunculi that ought TO bc
wiped uui Of existence.
Useful Weapons.
But now what arr the weapons by
which, under our omnipotent leader, the
real obstacles in the way of our country's
cvangcli1ation, the 10000 mile Soyasto-
pul>. are tn be leycleti. The first columbiad.
with range enough Ia sweep from eternity
toctcrnity is the Bible, millions OF its copies
guing out. millions on millionS-this the
monarch OF hooks. that has made all the
difference between China and the United
States, between Africa and America; "a
book declaring in every style Of phrascol-
ogy that All nations are TO he converted,
the Apucalyptic angel is 10 fly across the
continents will h. not i!y across This con
tincnj: The worst insult could offer you
would hc To doubt your vcracity, and shall
we doubt Gods promise: Then there are
all the gospel batteries. manned by 10000
pastors and home missionaries. over the
head of each one Of whom is the shield of
divine protection, and in the right hand
Of each one the cleaning, two edged sword
of the Infinite spirit Hundreds of thou
sands Of private soldiers for Christ march
ing under The one starred, blood striped
flag uf Emanuel They are marching onl
Episcopacy, with the sublime roll of its
liturgleS; Mcthodism, with its battlccry
of Tile sword of the Lord and John Wcs-
ley; the Baptist church with its glorious
navy sailing up our Oregons and Sacra-
mcntn' and iii>>issippis, and Presbyterian
ism, moving on with The bai,lccry of The
sword of the Lord and John Knox and
then after awhile will come the great tides
of revival. sweeping over the land the
800, O0O conversions in 1887 eclipscd by the
salvation Of millions in u day and tho
four American armies Of the Lord host
marching toward each othrr, tho eastern
Army marching west, the western army
marching east, the northern army march
ing sugih, in2 southern army marching
north shoulder to shouldcr Tramp,
tramp. traian, until they meet midconti-
ncnt. having taken America for God
The thunder uf the bumbardmcnt is al
ready IN the air, and when the last bridge
of opposition is taken and the last port.
sulls of satan Is lifted and the last gun
.pikct. and the last tower dismantlcd, and
The last charge Of iniquity shall have been
hurled back upon its launches, what
time 0f rejoicing, We will see it. not with
these eyes. which, before that, will bo
closed in blessed sleep, but with strong
and better vision. when the Lord once in
awhile gives IL a vacation among he dox-
ologi,s 10 come down and see the dear cid
land, which pray may always he the lamb
of tho text, mild and peaceful. inofrcnsive
bu: in ease foreign nations assail il. hav-
ing tHu horns uf army and navy strong
enough to hook them back and hook them
down, and voice louder than u dragon
yea, lender han 10000 Misunderstanding
10 tha lillowS II Asin;ic superstition and
European arrogance. Thus far shalt thou
go, and TO farther. and here shall thy
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