The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09

Rev. William G. Pope, of the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Preaches
Forcible Sermon, Comparing
the Battle of Manila to- the Fall
of Jericho-Man Needs an Oc-
casiOnal Fight.
There was war in heaven. Rev.
xiii, z.
From this text Rev. William c. Pope,
Of the Church of the Good Shepherd
yesterday preached sermon in cele-
bration of the recent victory Of the
American navy in Manila bay, in which
he said, among. other things:
There must be war so long as Satan
Is at liberty. Light and darkness can
not exist at the same time in the same
place. No agreement can be made
between right and wrong. No treaty
of peace can be signed between Christ
and Belial.
War in a righteous cause Is bless
ing to a nation. Rome needed no for
tifications any more than ST. Paul, at
one time, for her armies guarded so
well the frontier of the empire that
no enemy came within hundreds Of
miles of the city. But the Romans de-
generated. Man, as now constituted,
Is not fitted for too long peace. The
citizens of prosperous nation devote
themselves to money getting. A right
eous war arouses it's citizens to the
glory there is in defending the right,
and inspires them with enthusiasm in
living and dying for something higher
than the qualification Of earthly wants.
The blessing of war is missed when
an army of mercenaries does a ma
TONS fighting, but, when the finest
specimens Of manhood go to the front,
not for the sake of money, but for the
sake of right, and the prayers of those
who love them ascend to heaven in
their behalf, Is the nation purified and
elevated.
is the present war, so far as the
United States is concerned, a righteous
war;"
In answer to this, Mr.. Pope cited the
loyalty of England's colonies. as against
the rebellious spirit of Spain's op-
Of Gen. Weyler, directing the Cubans
to concentrate In garrisoned towns. He
drew a graphic picture of the cruelties
to which the Cubans had been sub
m1tted. Continuing, he said:
1.-THE relations Of the United States
to Spain are parallel to the relations
of the children of Israel to the inhab-
to utterly destroy the inhabitants OF
Palestine, who had become so corrupt
that one single one remaining would
work corruption in Israel.
In 1900 was born Charles ",
the most powerful and ajblest monar-h
Of his day. He governed Spain, Ger
many. Italy. the Netherlands and the
richest part of the new world. But the
iniquity Of the Spaniards had already
begun to work. Charles grandmother
was Queen Isabella, who pawned her
Jewels IN order to assist Columbus, and
the present queen regent has given
large sums Of money in order to pre-
serve the last Of her western provinces.
Under Queen Isabella the inquisition
was introduced into Spain and in two
bishoprics 1000 persons were burnt In
one year: Philip, son Of Charles ",
sent the Duke of Alva into the Neither
lands In violation Of the treaty, to ex-
tirpate 1heretics. Cortez and Pizarro
exhibited the same traits Of blood
thirsty cruelty"
Napoleon's invasion of the prison Of
the inquisition was recounted, and the
Virginius affair alluded to.
1.-The blowing up of the Maine" said
Mr.. Pope, was in perfect accord with
the Spanish character. When the Is
raelites under Joshua invaded the land
of Palestine the iniquity of the Amo-
rites was full, and Jericho fell at the
command of God, by reason Of It's own
inherent wickedness Who will say
that the iniquity Of Spain Is not yet
full? What stand can Spain make
against the forces Of the United States?
Spain has in Cuba only 10000 ill-paid,
ill-fed. poorly clad and drilled soldiers
The United States has a picked force.
every man Of whom knows that he is
fighting in a just ca use and In defense
of the oppressed. The power of Spain
Will fall, as fell Jericho, at Gods CON-
nland, because of it's inherent wicked
ness. The victory Of Manila repeats the
fall of Jericho"