The record-union., 1898-05-09

The lesson TO De QeQuceo from Span
ish history is that there is Power
greater, mightier, than kings ana
princes, that loves justice and mercy
and abhors cruelty. We find lesson
too, in the unifying Of our people In SEN
timent in the face of this war because
of Spanish cruelty, injustice and treacn-
cry. How it has united US! To-Day
the blue and the gray march SIDE py
side in the cause of justice and mercy
to the oppressed and in defense OF the
right.
There is another lesson. 1t is that
of bringing closer together the Anglo
Saxons How quickly Great Britain
extended hands across the sea in SYM
pathy with us. Last Friday at Halifax
British tars and soldiers and American
blue-jackets and marines were to-
gether singing the English anthem and
THE Star-Spangled Banner
The Anglo-Saxon represents 125, OOo,-
eco of people The English language is
the most cosmopolitan on the globe. 1t
is to-day being taught everywhere. IL
means that beneath it all is that Great
er Power, working through its immut-
able laws the uplifting of humanity
The very destruction of the Maine aids
US to look up, to think better of our
fellows in sympathy with mercy, justice
and humanity.
How soon after singing their old home
songs led by the ships glee club that
night were the 266 devoted men OF the
Maine torn, mutilated and hurled 10
death in an instant of time, without
thought of treaohery or fear of in1us-
tice and cruelty from those under whose
protection they slumbered.
Over the seas, far away, near S,OOO
miles, a week ago Spain met the Amer
lean, and the victory was ours. To-
night those brave men perhaps are
thinking of home and of US. Among
them is one of our boys, an Oak Park
boy, and he made, we are told, the best
shot in that terrible fight. Let US all
sing Home, Sweet Home" and the au-
dience did so with a will while the
speaker rested.
Then he resumed, concluding quickly:
That might sometimes wins, but not
for always. Sooner or later right must
triumph Justice prevailed in Manila
Harbor. Swift and certain justice won
the day l am sorry If there is any
man to-day who can put aside TINS
thought of higher Power uphoidlnS
US in the right and cOndemning US IN
the wrQng God was there with Dewey.
He inspired him to that swift and dar-
ing ride over the mines and torpedoes
in the mouth of that bay. God had been
preparing a Dewey all this time for
that very thing, to go through that mar
row channel of death and terror and
reap the harvest Of justice. He went
in, he fought the fight, and not one
American was killed. Shall we say,
God was not with us? Read what
Dewey says: ''I am caring for the
Spanish sick and wounded, guarding
them in hospital within our lines.
From what we know of Spanish meth
DDS. of SPANS cruelty, injustice and
mercilessness, what would have been the
story of our sick and wounded prison
ers in Spanish hands had we been de-
feated?
If the history Of the world is written
again. there will be a page devoted to
the fight at Manila, and it will say the
God of Righteousness was with our
fleet.
The exercises concluded with brief
address by the Vice-President of the
wheelmen and with song and prayer.
Several times the minister was inter-
rupted by applause.