Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-03-18
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OF another. the generosity OF another, the
aesthetic taste Of another, the high moral
character OF another, and when that man
and woman step forth, their brain and nerve
and muscle An INTERVIEWING of the f5ers OF
all Nationalities, nothing but the nsw eiec-
trio Photographic apparatus. that can seq
clear through body, mind and soul can take
OF them an adequate picture. But the
foreign population Of America is less than
one-eleventh OF all our population, and why
all this fuss about foreign i'm nigration2
Eighty-nine born Americans to eleven for
AgnersI II eighty-nine OF US New Jersey
men or etghty-nine OF US New Yorker5 or
eighty-nine OF US Ohioans or eighty-nine OF
aro not equal TO eleven foreigners, then We
are starveling. hlliputisn group of humun-
euu that ought to be wiped out OF existence.
But now what are the weapons by which,
ander our omnipotent leaoer. the rial
obstacles In the way Of our countrys
ars to b leveled2 The first columbiad, with
range enough to sweep from eternity to
ssernity, Il tho Bible, millions OF its copies
going out, millions on miliions-this, the
monarch Of books. that has made all the
difference hetween China and the Unitet
States, between Africa and America; book
declaring In every style Of phraseolo6y that
all Nations are to be converted, and does
not that include our Nation? Ii the
Apocalyptio angel Is to fly across the con-
tnents, will he not fly across this con-
hnent2 Tho worst insult could offer you
We doubt Gods promise? Then there are all
the gospel batteries, manned by 10000
pastors and homo missionaries, over the
head OF each one OF whom Is the shield OF
itvine protection. and In the right hand
u each tho cleaning, two-edged sword
thousands o: private soldiers for Christ,
marching under the one starred, blooi
striped flag Of Emanuel! They are marching
On! Episcopscy, with the sublime roll of its
Hturgies; Methodism, with its battle cry
.f "The sword Of the Lord and John
Wesley;" the Baptist church. with
orseons and s.s1.nentos and Mississippi,
and Preshytsrian1sm, moving on with the
battle cry Of "Ths sword Of the Lord aud
John KA0k" And then. after awhile will
come tie Gnset tides Of revival sweeping over
sciipssa ~ ~ sslvstion Of millions in day.
md the fsxS A1sTican armies OF the Lords
host RsrsbtaG tSWsrd each other, the eastern
army HeNebtRG west, the western army
narcbspg ssst, the northern army marching
Douth, the s9athSrn army marching north.
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 portcullis Of
satan is lifted, and the last gun spiked. and
the last tower dismantled, and the last
sharger Of iniquity shall have been hurled
back upon its launches, what a time of re-
loicing! 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 doxologies to come down
and see the dear old land which l pray may
always be the lamb of the text mild and
peaceful, inoffsnsive. but, in case foreign
Nations assail 1t, having two horns of arny
and navy strong enough to hook them back
and hook them down and a voice loudsr
than a dragon, yea, louder than ten thgu~
sand thunders. saying to the bllows Of fst-
alto superstition and European Arrogance,
"Thus far shalt thou go. and no fart her, ait
here shall thy proud waves be staid!.''