The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-12
one Jesus. the throne Of this American cont.

one Jesus, the throne OF this American conti-
Another thing quoted for discourasement,
but which quote for encouragement, Is for
eign immigration. Now that from Castle
Garden we turn back by the first poor ship
the foreign vagabondism, we are getting
people, the vast majority OF whom come to
make an honest living, among them some OF
the bravest and the best. IL you should turn
back from this land to Europe the foreign
ministers OF the gospel, and the foreign at
torneys, and the foreign merchants, and the
foreign philanthropists, what robbery OF
our pulpits. our courtrooms, our store
houses and our bene1cent institutions, and
what q putting back OF every monetary,
merciful, moral and religious interest OF the
land This commingling here of all Ma
tionalities under the blessing Of God will
produce In seventy-ave or 100 years
the most magnificent style Of man
and woman the world ever saw.
They will have the wit OF one race,
the eloquence OF another race. the kindness
OF another, the generosity of another, the
psthetic taste OF another, the high moral
character OF another, aud when that man
and woman step forth, their brain and nerve
and muscle an INTERVIEWING OF the ibers OF
all Nationalities, nothing but the new cleo
trio Photographic apparatus. that can SEQ
clear through body, mind and soul can take
OF them an adequate picture. But the
iOItiku DOpuitllOu VI hUtElCh - i'-S NHdu
one-eleventh OF all our population, and why
all this fuss about foreign immigration
Eighty-nine born Americans to eleven for
eignersl IL eighty-nlno OF VA New Jersey
men or elghty-nine OF us New Workers or
eighty-nlne OF us Ohioans or cighty-nine Of
US Georgians or eighty-ninc OF us Yankees
arc not equal 10 eleven foreigners, then we
are a starveling, lilllputian group OF thumun-
Gull that ought TO bo wiped out OF existence.
But now what aro the weapons by which,
under our omnipOtent leaaer, the real
obstacles in tho way OF our cOuntry's
evangelization, the 10000 mile Sevastopols.
are to be levele12 The first columbiad with
range enough to sweep from eternity 10
eternity is the Bi0lc, millions OF it, copies
going out, millions on mllions-this, the
monarch Of books, that has made all the
difference tetween China aud the United
States, between Africa and America. q book
declaring In every style Of phraseolyIy that
all Nations are to be converted, and does
not that include our Nation2 II the
tinenis, will he not fly across this con-
ttnent2 The worst insult | could offer you
would be to doubt your veracity. and shall
we doubt Cots pr)mise2 Then there arc all
the gospel batteries, manned by 10000
pastors AMI home missionaries, over tho
head Of each one Of whom Is the shield OF
divine protection. and In the right hand
OF each the cleaning, two-edgcd sword
OF the Infinite Spirit! Hundreds of
thousands o. private solliers for Christ,
marching under tho ono starred, bloc I
striped flag Of Emanuel! They are marching
on! Episcopacy, with the sublime roll oI its
| liturgies; Metholism, with its battle cry
| Weslcy;" tho Baptist church, with
/ its glorious navy sailing M our
Orcgons and Sa,ramcntos and Mississippi,
| and Presby,lri1nism. moving on with the
battle cry Of "lhc sword Of the Lord and
John Knox And then. after awhile will
come tho great tides of revival sweeping over
the land. tho 500 900 conversion, In 1851
cclipsed by the salvation of millions ina day.
and the four American armies OF the Lords
| host marching toward each other, the eastern
| army marching west, the western army
marching cast, the northern army marching
south. the southern army marching north.
| Shoulder 20 shou!icrl Tramp. tramp, tromp'
| Until they meet INT &c 3ntiucnt, having taken
| America Tor Goll
The thunlcr ~ tn, bombarlmrnt is At
ready In the mir, AMI when the last bridge pf
! opposition is taEeu, and the last portcullis ~
| sntun "a lifted, anl the last gun spiked, and
| the last tower dlsmantlod, Und tho last
charger OF iniquity shall have been hurled
/ back upon It's haunches, what time oi re-
'-'s' W. .!l.' cee e ~. wits wi. 'eese .. eyes
which before that will be closed In blosset
sleep, but with strong and batter vision
when the Lord once In pwni!e gives us va
cation among the doxologios - come dowi
Cnd see this dear old land which pray MAJ
always be the lamb of the text. mild Rn.
peaceful, inOrrnsiye. bat, in case forclgi
Nations assail Il. having two horHs Of arm
and navy strong enough 10 hook them bucl
and hook them down ant voice loude
than n dragon, yea, louder than ten thou
sand thuniprs, sgyiuc 10 the bliOws ot A-i
attic superstition and Eurlpnap AFRO gancc
"Thus FAR shalt thou q, and no farther, Un,
hero shall thy proud waves DO siaid.'