The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-11

He Says In Thanksgiving Sermon
1t Is Not True That the Spanish
Race Is Worn Out-Has Civilized
South America - He Is Glad to
Give Credit to the Enemy Of the
Nation.
After the regular services In the ca
1hedral yesterday SPECIAL prayers were
ordered by Bishop Ireland to comply
with President McKinley's proclama-
ton. 1t was truly a magnificent sight
to see the vast audience stand Wnlie
singing the litany of Jesus and the
TIE Deum in thanksgiving for victories
gained and for the restoration or peace
After these hymns were chanted the
whole congregation sang "AmerHa.
Archbishop Ireland delivered I set
mon. He spoke as follows:
BY solemn proclamation, the pres OF
the United States has invited Cit
assemble today in their churches 4anh
God for victories obtained by the ar ar
the navy of the United States, and -
that PEACE be speedily restored to tie ma
ti,ns at pr sent engaged in deadly warfare
II is a grand fact which all Christians should
delight in taking cognizance Of that IN t tne
midst OF the war in which the couatry mas
been engaged, ne chief magistrate OF the
nation should request the people or Amer
lea &, pause and to acknowledge that, above
armies and navies there is a Supreme Pow
err holding in His hand the destinfes OF ma
tons and disposng OF those nations h IOr an ~,
valor OF their armies and their navies inc
spectacle which America offers today to On
world. bowling her head 70 the Am ghty' i
sublime those of her citizens TO WON r
lgion is dear must rejoice that this solemn
recognition of God is given by TINS great na
ton spectacle as this honors America
more than the prowess of armies; and give
hope that in the future, as in the presenI
shall be- God willing, a great, powerful
Yes God reigns in the highest. In'eli,
Eence which evoked from nothing creatso
things, distributing them through space Wit !
such order and power that the saa,reSt bo Of
In iigence has not withdrawn into eterha
solitude from His creation, has not apanuoaeu
His creation TO blind inexoraoie laws az. o Du
governs it. watches over it. disposes Its move
ments to His own greater glory ana III
greater welfare of the children OF men: Go
remains the Omnipotent 1t were DiasPne ~ J
things of the world. He remains the ali
good Father "Our Father Who art IN heaV
en- 1t were a crime to say that ne ooe e
not think Of u.s. that He does not dispose o.
ms according 10 the dictates Of His supre ne
love. Not hair from cur heads, sala tne
Man God, falls to the ground without III n 81
knowing it. and, if He has care OF the grasses
OF the field. and Of the birds OF the ar, now
much more of you children Of men, on you
of little faith. And If God watches over IN Ia.
He watches over those great social oreanlSa-
tons in the welfare OF which is rapt up G Sne
welfare of millions OF men. he is the upu
of men and the God OF nations. he Is tns
ruler of armies and of sovereign powers ana
from the first that humanity entered u2oh !.s
course God has directed Its movemsnts, JUS
eyolutions hurrying not. for ages are TO hin
as moments, but never ceasing His divine
working God has directed the movements
and evolutions of humanity for the sredd
nurpose which His own wisdom has formed
hs The great nations of antiquity rose an
triumphed under His hand, so TO-DAY un9el
His hand America triumphs ana Amer.ca
moves forward into a new era OF tues
into new possibilities of good for her citizens
for the world at large. Results o1!en cOi OH
where not foreseen by the human actors. wh
are the instruments the occasions Oh ths
working out of Gods great purposes
AMERICAS DEBT TO GOD.
How much America owes to Almighty God'
II Is He who in the formation of this conu-
nent made il so fertile, so beautifui thst
nc other abode OF man compares with II IN
richness and in promise. 1t Is ae VINO Will
ed that a century ago people should arise
on this continent, putting forth before the
wcrld high ideals OF liberty ana OF popu ,h
first he'd uD before the nations, aithousn
even IN her own practice those ideals were
not at once realized It Is he VINO VINO lair ~
nation was Ilenaced, decreed that her Dan,
ner should remain without stain, ana tna'
not one star should be WreSteu from IL. y
day when war again has come 10 us IL Is
He who wills that victory be ours, ana tha'
America be ready fol new growth ard new
development. ] detract not from the bravery
and the vaor of American sailors and Amer
lean seamen. God demands the co-opera-
TONS OF his human instruments, but He over.
rules them often for His own purposes and
We know in soleshn gratitude that when IN
distributing favors to nations He willed that
victory belong to the flag of America. we
thank God not only for the victories that
have come, but for the certainty which re-
suits from this war that America has within
herself the elements Of greatness, the cour-
age, the patriotism the will to die for coun-
try, which are the necessary qualities IN
to thank God for this fact that America
today, before the nations of the world
stands erect, great power amidst those ma
tions merit.ng and obtaining homage from
them. We thank God that this greatness
has come TO America because Of the ideals
which America represents, because of the
mission which believe that Providence
has assigned to her, and in view of which
Providence has willed that she conquer
Why has God given 10 US victory and great
ness? 1t is not that we take pride in oul
power. 1t is not that we gather in for oul
pleasures the wealth of the world. 1t Il
that Almighty God has assigned to this re
public the mission of putting before tn,
world the ideal of popular liberty, the idea
of the high elevation of all humanity. Tt
ancient Rome without her seeking a grea
mission was allotted. 1t was to prepar,
IHc NpT+u lot tne coming Oh the savior, ant
when nations were at peace because ROM
commanded, when highways led out from thu
Roman forum to the farthest coasts Of Brit
ain and of Egypt, Christ was born and Hi
apostle entered into the city of Rome, tn
s tie of the new empire. So God today. ha
chosen America for a high purpose to ex
enplify before the world popular liberty enc
POI ular government, and through such libsrt,
and such government the elevation of hui
manity at large. 1t is not surely our be
lief that these great ideals shall be realized
up aT.y flroi, 10Th, ~
or material power. Above material wealth
and material power virtue of the heart 4
needed, submission of mind to Gods trutl
is needed but God, who rules all things an,
who has chosen this country for great MIR
poses will know how to bring to the coun
try the gaces which she needs to fulfill tn
mission assigned to her. For all those IA
vors to America, We thank Thee God Of ma
tons, We thank Thee, Father supreme. W,
pledge ourselves to be loyal to all Thy grea
Designs and to cooperate with Thy Omni
potence In making America the nation whicl
Ihou, Ihyself, has designed her to be- w
thank God for the victories TO America
we thank God for the great things which
are to come to America through these vic
tories. VIZ
WAR CALLS FOR SYMPATHY.
Great glory and power have come to Amer
lea through war. We may well wish tba
peace and not war had brought such bless
ings Yet it seems, as we glance over III
history of humanity, that war Is one q
those mysterious dispensations from CO.
above, through which He works out Hi
ends, and we bow before that supreme dis
pensaton OF His power But war is terri
BILE, and while we rejoice because of wha
mas come to us, we must regret the evil
that follow from it. Our hearts go out +
sympathy to fathers and mothers, to wiye
and children, whose dear ones have bee
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