The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1898-06-06
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4 defying the sea, with the row gal
ley the electric current, with the
numbering stage coach, We see thel
material bond that unites Us intoI
one great organism, made up of the
J distinct parts, but linked ii BROTH
ferly and sympathetic union.
The supremacy Of selfshness i
to BE- superseded BY charity Thal
Laplander, chilling amid his banks
/, Of eternal snow the Turk, ering-
ing and crowding III narrow limits
1 without opp rtunities Of life the
Asiatic, bowling to bis gods Of wood
and stone 81 suffering the pangs15
famine and pesti Hence, awakefs
feeling 81 Benevolent senf ~
vibrafgs a every f6'.1|
all movements for tlie aI.4ziSti11
lof suffering men and women
are at present Witnessing spec
tacle, the like Of which history
lbears no record j spectacle IN
which . great Christian nation Is
moved by humanitarian purposes
and, offers bread and sympathy to
. an oppressed people. Public char
Iity has ennobled its thousands.
| It pierces the dark places Of earth
and brings light and life to thelI
unfortunate.
Never, perhaps, will We 1--we to
see the time when society will
cease producing it's millionaires
and mendicants, for natural justice
DEGREES that reward shall be pro-
portionate to merit; But, the sac
red tie Of family binds generations
together the world over. The ex-l
padding power Of great languages
.Eputs spirit in communion with
spirit IN different lands and chimes.
The catholicity of the Christian
religion brings men to the COM
seriousness of the solidaritysof the
human race. 1t embodies, as its
yitalizing principle, the brother-l
hood Of man, a primal truth, ut
tered by the lowly Nazerene, The
Prince of Peace.
That Christianity. concerns not
only individual but social life Is
the brightest en1anation Of the
j gospel giving to humanity . man
hood capable ef all nohleness and
divine
Although the ship Of social md
political progress has been driven
through the sea Of time by iron
and blood, we feel we are the chill
! dren of a pure civilization the
| legatees of a Christian future.
The present is pregnant with such
tendencies. Our intervention in
/ Cuban affairs is not for national
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT but is actuated by
feelings of brotherly kindness for
suffering men and women. The
great, pulsing heart of the nation,
made strong and enduring through
strife and peril, is moved by the
cry of the oppressed. The food |
gates of our sympathy are open.
Upon humanity's altar, made sa-
cred through centuries of martyr
dom for right and justice, we offer
our lives and our; honor for the
liberation of men. It is not our
purpose to annex Cuba, although
this would give us greater terri
tory; we do not wish her fruits
and grains, although these would
add to our commercial power; We
do not desire her people, although
this would add to our national
strength; but, above these, above
all, we wish to see the last vestige
of oppression fall dead as did the
sacrilegious Jew, who laid his
/ hands on the ark of the covenant
of the living God. The doom Of
IlEspanish infamy is written The
nation, that gave assistance to the
4 persecuted ArmenianA suceor 70
Ireland, bread I'd tbs Hindoos
now interVenes to lift from the
Pearl Of the Antilles the shackIss
Of oppression in the name Of hui
Imanity Neither the ancient nor
modern world have witnessed such
a spectacle! For months, the
United States has stood with her
hand upon the hilt of her sword,
unwilling to draw it, until she saw
a nation perishing from the face
of the earth. Love Of humanity.
the vital spark Of our national
greatness, has struck the blow,
which shall end four hundred
years of Spanish greed and infany
and give to Cubans and the world
d land which shall blossom once
Eagain3as the rose.
Only for humanity's ennoble-
lment does the modern world justify
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