New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-11
Or. GUNSAULUS OK TIE TiiANkS-
GIVING
PLEA TOR HOME PURITY AND FAITH rs THE
INSPIRATION or FoREiG: POLICY

INSPIRATION or FOREIGN PullCf'
The Rev. Dr. Gunsauus. Of Chicago. oecuTiel
the puirit Of the First Presbyterian Chuf yes'e'
day morning. end his sermon was appropriate 20
tie day Of THANKSGIVING. lie took i0' HIS "A'
Isaiah vi. i-3. and laid in part:
our President has called US tort iher 10 NJ "
altar OF ~. nksgiyng to-day and We ooey; ~
divine ideas and humano sentiment that wheic-
ever it floats 1T means freedom under the a'W an,
president Who heid as as possible TO the con,
yc;ioM TIA, hos Ge's ahd ifbnnkf for =
cause which has unite. the long pare ~,
and baptized /, with a fresh chivalric Americanlsm
thankful that our Army ard NhVE naNe nav, thrave
generous and Christian ancestry; thankful rot
that our foes have been defeated ana siaih 'it
it was at the dawn OF las, sundas. Thankful are
We too TO stop ana coiis .er Il i.s.,n ~. :. ,
the past to which | seriously invite your "''e''-
Il Is DOUBTLESS true that you cannot keep great
Is vigorous stalk and the wh9l" planet FeariIs TOT
fructifyIng truth American ile's h,'r H"'t 40 so
such maturity that II g. Gear That All ilcih l' ~
will Americanzc Europe OF European ideas WIZ
Europcanize Amerca oar dcns 81 Egvefn r.sr
than our hatilcships have carried lem u q h-t
assumed public responsibility for them ut Mani"
ana sen;ag". Perhaps. zzah was r.e Monroo
Doctrine. and X dead. who shaH .r n - ..s
stead? Fen II The throne he king"-'. TIC throne
remains and the crowa. Have We forgotten TIA.
to accept responsibility Tor American :i'"s aDIG"s
h hn9o made DIX Hme 1 aTca al ho to exile
1ac? Shall the thunder O; our Navy make us heai
10 God who ras placed ne hero To max" rrpihli-
canisrn safe ana successful her" mat ~ ga q
go abroad with It's message? All Amt richrs. tho
great contest for the supremacy OF Ar' ficsn
lions Is nor even vet so much in thr Philippines
or AZ Moro Castle as IN Chicago and Wv York
CIV, Nothing max" spanish H',- irwin
Cihle or even dangerous save a weakness In obey
ng our po,iictl and Nora IDEAS at homo.
Elropeau monarchy 'c.c.iuc forth dynamite
proiec'ilcs j. not - pcriloua AZ American democ-
.acy blatant corrupt. greedy OF soil, ana poor IN
mental and moral vision oar Nrst buSih.-s - 10
rule ourselves 20 %" worthy 20 rlil". 'i.Is
froac islands We can mould with rcpublicanism
are worth ruling. by might of American IDEAS
rriy can Americdr.zr. Otherwise The Isl
luds We cartur" Will EUropcanz" ard even orr
outalizc under our very banner. Therc = nothing
but a coorc! rag "a the stars and stripes n j
,oes not loat with the ideas and sentiments which
nrst created 81; Place 81 IN imperial spler9or on
he smoking ruins 81 the foes hatfiemcnis. yet
,hc only powcr that Will keep Il there . inteli-
gcnco love Of freedom FOR all justice and public
conscience. This j. the true concert or powers
irwin, iblc withou, which We have only Increased
the serious problems ~ government Tor me
neorle Of tn" people and hy 'he people.
You can do everything with hayoucf said
Hugo "cxccui 81 it," y rest cur FOREIGN
,plicy only on slcA ideas ana .'ntimcntS - max"
rs victorious over greed trd anarchy a. morn"
fo1ra than other uafio4 - Tie rfspOf S.bk .uI
ihcir proclamation and their protection bat "t us
not forelto home duties The special couyc'irrs
Of our fathers rs 10 home purity and HON" fa!ih.
These must fight grdNcr lt:i.'s hor" Let car
vision ou.rrn orr conquest. and Jet us have the
ncrrnnnencc md glory q that peac" which truth
and virtue bring