The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-06
TIN EffT0f1 lie 0Tu
Rev. ]. L. Scudder breaches
In the Tabernacle on the
Country's Mission.
MOST FAVORED NATION ON EARTH
The Anglo Saxon Race Though
Selfish and Aggressive Is
the Most Progressive.

John L. Scudder preached a patriotic
sermon on America: the Big Brother OF
the Western Hemisphere" The text was
Luke II: As, Unto whom much is given,
of him shall be much required" He said
ssThe United States is the most favored
nation upon the globe, and has a special
mission to perform. 1t has fye con-
spicuous advantages for which God will
hold it responsible. First, 1t has a mag
niicent area. 1t is larger than the whole
Of Europe. 1t would take seventy Eng
lands to make one United States. You
could put either Germany or France into
the State of Texas. and have enough lett
oves to make Belgium. Denmark and
Switzerland. Neither Caesar nor Alex
ansier. ruled over a territory as broad as
ours. To foreigners the University Of our
domain is oppressive and awe-inspiring-
Secondly, our country is blessed in It's
peculiar location and the character of its
soil. The American continents possess
more arabic soil than Europe, Asia and
Africa combined. There are no great
deserts upon our end of the world, and
this is due to the fact that our great
mountain ranges lie on the western border
of the country, thus permitting the mols-
~ture-ladened trade winds from the east to
sweep over the entire domain. The Cult
OF Mexico is another small ocean es-
pecially made to order for the United
States. and helps to fertilize the great
Mississippi basin, which is destined to be
the seat of the greatest nation on earth
Our land lies for the most part in the
temperate zone, which, historically speak
ing, is the zone of power. Our Innate is
exhilarating, and develops energy and
courage.
Thirdly, we are already the richest ma
ton on the globe, and yet in the pursuit
of wealth we a only made a beginning.
Our four and a half million farms send
corn, wheat. cotton, beef and swine to
other nations in wholesale proportions.
In manufactures we lead the world. We
dig more coal and iron and Upper, and
pump more petroleum than any other ma
ton. We create wealth at the rate OF
over two million dollars a day, and of all
this worlds goods we own on~e-sixth.
..Fourthly, we are composed of the best
stock. We belong to the Anglo-Saxon
race, which although aggressive and sell
ilGSt, Is HSNSl tllSlCoS lAS
humanitarian, intelligent, just. liberty
loving, self-sacriicing people on the
globe. The Anglo-Saxon believes in pro-
gress, in prayers and carries a high grade
of civilization wherever he goes. II is par
excellence the race of moral ideas. II
leads in philanthropy and missions.
was a fortunate day for America when q
flock of birds from the south led Column
bus to TURN his prov in the direction
whence they came. He went south 70
San Salvador and the Pilgrim Fathers
came west to Plymouth Rock. America
is English in origin, lineage,
laws. customs, traditions and religion.
R,,t for that flock of birds it would have
been SPANISH. What a calamity was thus
averted! What a curse was prevented
from settling upon the fairest land OF
earth! America is and ever will be a
Protestant nation, with all that that term
implies. This will ever be the home OF
education and intelligent religion. we
love Old England for she Is our mother,
but the daughter is free from some OF
the weaknesses of the mother. we TOOK
the best civilization in the world I'M
proved upon it. Here we are all free and
equal. Here is no union Of church and
state. no monarchy. no pfimogeniture,
no entail. We represent the improved
Anglo-Saxon. With our high moral and
political ideas we combine practical wis
dom and indomitable energy. Our insti-
buttons develop strong Individuality, ac-
five patriotism and broad sympatnles.
Here enterprise and inventive genius are
at their best. Dur patent office paraiyzes
the foreign tourist. We use the railroad,
The telegraph and the telephone more
than any other nation. Our motto IS TO
ahead nanaars,,1v
nop,joIIs country. The child is living who
viii see 400 million inhabitants IN in dhese
United states. We can support hwy ihtllon
prodigious figure. In time the majority of
he worlds population will be in the West
ern Hemisphere. Physical geograplly pfs,
the Tinted States will be the natioaal
grant, the controlling principle the ere
ator of deStinies. -,h +hte
nbenomlnal power? Think of the combl-
nation. the best stock. the best SOIL, IN
bounded territory, unheard OF wealtn,
Hes were never given to any people. IN
earth. and never can be given again.
surely Of us much will be required. Inese
five conspicuous adeahtas esna thaf shaill
practically rule the world. Shall + ne
an open hand to help the weak 4 me
defeQCeieSS, or d ClGitlAir0 A1t 49,
and bruise those less fortunate ana nora
them in servile subsection, as mas peenI
the custom of stronger nations II tns
savage past? Unless the g 81 tme
times utterly deceive US. this nation IS
necially favored of heaven Is to BECOME
pfhe Biz brother Of the Western Henri
snhere upon whose strong right arm our
sister republics will lean for support, and
Is 10 play a leading part in establishing
the brotherhood OF man.
"a new chivairy Is rising IN tnese
limited States at the threshold or the,
twentieth century. First we achieved our
own independence; then we freeda the
slave: now we are Hberating Cuba, ana
forever we shall take a hand IN enamel
pating the world. We have no use Tor
more territory. If we want more we can
huy 1t like men, and not act the partsof
the pirate and assassin. Already We
stretch from ocean to ocean; our terri
tory is massed together in a unity which
is symbolic Of it's people. There Is no
more any North or South. With one
breath we sing John Browns Body. and
| Dixie with the next, and the people ap-
piaud both. We have outgroWn our
provincialism and become cosmopolitan,
we are lovers of peace, and meier shall
fight again except to fight the battles Of
righteousness and lift other nations to our
own high level.
Having attained national prirnacy
through qualities peculiarly Christian,
mission henceforth, like that OF Christ,
| shall be to minister to the needs of others.
Our ~conquests shall be the conques of