The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-08
Greater New York Pastors On the
Live Issue.
MAJORITY ARE FOR EXPANSION
Rev. Robert s. McArthur-ReV.L y-
man Abbott-ReV. Parkhurst
in Opposition.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2+.-Imperialism
and expansion were the themes in
every prominent pulpit in Greater
New York today. The majority were
for expansion, but a few were against.
Prominent among the latter was Rev.
Charles H. Parkhurst.
AT Calvary Baptist Church Rev. Rob-
ert S. Macarthur said: Expansion has
been the fixed policy of the nation
since its birth. The thirteen organ
lied states were not long satisfied with
their limits They insisted on the &C
uuisition of additional territory. First,
they acquired the great Northwest Ter
ritory, consisting of the present states
| of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
and Wisconsin. The acquisition OF this
territory was the foundation Of our
present greatness. What would this
country have been without it? But
were they satisfied with this? Ger
| tainly not. The acquired by purchase
| from France in 1903 the great territory
| of Louisiana, and on December goth OF
THAT year our flag was raised IN New
Orleans.
Think of the heroism of that day,
when the men of the nation dared TO
take upon themselves such responsible
titles. If it had not been for that |
should be speaking to you today in the
French language, and that would be
the language of you and your child
| rem. Wolfe's victory at Quebec and the
Louisiana purchase decided that this
country was to be an English-speaking
republic, dominated by the Protestant
| instead of the Catholic religion. When
| | think of this / am amazed at the
| cowardice of some Americans who mes
litate now at the acquisitions OF such
comparatively insignificant terrltor-
| les"
At Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
Rev. Lyman Abbott said: If the OPP
portunity and capability OF rendering
O. great service to the world are ofered
| then it becomes duty to perform that
service A great opportunity is pre-
scented this Nation at this time IN the
new relations it sustains to the otner
nations of the world, and particularly
to Cuba and the Philippines. The war
was fought and the results involve us
lin new obligations which we are
bound to face We have destroyed the
government which existed in Cuba and
the Philippines, and now it is our duty
Ito see that another government is es-
|tablished in it's place
| DIR. Abbott said certain Congress
man had declared recently that the
United States should abandon the
Philippines, and mind its own buSl-
ness. The preachers comment on TINS
was that it did not seem possible thaI
There was a man who could entertain
Isuch views in this enlightened age.
Rev. Lindsay Parker, speaking at 81
lpeter,s protestant Episcopal Church,
lBrooklyn. said: Never in the ms
tory of the world was there more
wonderful campaign than that which
lnIaces America today in the opening
eates of God-designed expansion and
ladvance. Our losses were insignificant
lOur most notable and splendid VIC
tories were at most blOOdlesS. Goa hauh
Idone great things for u.s.
Ar the Scotch Presbyterian Churcr
Rev David J. Wylie said: AS Column
Inns opened a new world to Europe, 81
Dewey has opened a new world 10 AN
e-ca and the American flag will soof
be fiying in the Philippines ana forC'
Rico. over thous, .nds OF scnootnous@S
in which dusky lads and iasses VIII re
ceive the blessings OF an advanced eo
|ucation and religion.
Among other things Parkhurst sald
"The verdict of history Tin regard U
the cause of our war with Spaln) VIII
nrobably be: Passion, piety, polltlcs'
How we should have come out II w
had taken, as the boys say, one OF ou
own size. cannot easily be asserted
81 am not arguing that George WASH
Iineton was anything other than TN
dearest old fogy, incapacitated by nm
itations of experience and endoWmeh
| for forecasting our national neceSsltle
= in generations to come.
did Dewey's guns, that knocked IN
Spanish fleet TO pieces, blow up ali IN
iDecIaration of independence!
Having started out hundred year
aeo with the idea that We We're goln
10 discinline the world by the tu1tlo
lof orr intelligence and our morality
we drop from our high pedestal an
enter the lists on the basis OF GU
scientific brutality and eStabnsh pl
standing army and create navy
..When a man takes what is not IN
own, we ordinarily call it stealing. w
wish we could have a ringing Wor
from the President on this matter. w
ara some of us tired of seeing MIN pu
his ear to the ground in order 10 cate
} the reverberations that roll in froI
1.-THE Wild West.
81 would rather be a Malay subJe(
Ito Spain than an American lndlan SUI
iect TO the Indian Bureau.