The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-20

AWAY WITH BARBARISM.
Now that we have started on the
work let US make that Spanish govern
ment get out of this hemisphere. We
do not want her any more. with her in
justices and barbarism and stillettos
Of cruelty, hanging around the shores
of this free land. She must not breathe
her foul breath on our winds: she
must not again redden our seas with
her butcheries. There bids fair to be a
scene on the deep as disastrous 10 the
Spanish as that which whelmed their
armada in 1855. Philip ii. king of
Spain, resolved on the conquest of Eu-
rope. and already in the compass of
his dominions. besides Spain. were Ma
pies and Sicily. and the Netherlands.
and the East Indies. and the Canary
and Molucca and Sunda and Philip
pine islands, and Mexico and Cuba,
and some of the most splendid parts
Of America. All the nations OF the
earth except England were to her un-
derlings, and the Spanish king resolved
that even England must bow the knee.
Although the destructive strength OF
modern battleships was then unknown.
the Spanish armada started for the
subsection of England with about 40
great ships, with 900 guns. 1000 cav
airy horses and $4,000 men. The bat
tleships were provisioned with 147. 600
CdSkS OI wine anu 81 IIlOLlIS III pro-
visions. The commanders and officers
of these war vessels were dukes and
marQuises and noblemen. At Plymouth
England. on the 10Th Of July the prom
inent officers of the navy were in a
bowling alley, bowling with great glee
Lord Howard, the high admiral; Sir
Martin Frobisher, the daring explorer.
and Sir Francis Drake, the first cir
~cumnavigator of the world-when word
90 roa 70 than that the SnaniSh armada
was advancing. The officers continued
at the game of the bowling alley until
the game was finished and then went
out to investigate the tidingS, and, sure
enough, that mighty fleet which was
considered invincible n which was
to lombard and overthrow England
was approaching, but the invading ma
Wy was destroyed, for the Lord AL
mighty appeared in the fight.
OLD AND NEW SPANISH ARMADA.
A storm such as had never swept the
coast of England or aroused the ocean
swooped upon the Spanish armada
Most of the ships soon went down I'M
der the sea, while others were driven
helplessly along to be splintered on the
coasts of England, Ireland, Scotland
and Norway. Another Spanish armada
is crossing the Atlantic, and we are
| ready to meet them. The same COD
IL ucStIoSeo lhC ON III IcCo
| reigns in 1898. May he in his might,
either through human arm or dumb
element, defeat their squadron and
give victory to the old flag of Admiral
Farragut and David Porter.
Yet what he world most want is
Christ, who is coming to take posses
sion of all hearts, all homes. all nations
but the world blocks the wheels of his
chariot. I would like to see this CEN
fury, which is now almost wound up,
find its p~erOratiOn in some mighty
| overthrow of tyrannies and a mighty
building up of liberty and justice. AL
! most all the centuries have ended with
! some stupendous event "a transform
ed nations and changed the map Of the
| world. 1t was So at the close OF the
fourteenth century: It was SO at the
| close of the fifteenth century; it was SO
| at the close of the sixteenth century; it
was so at the close Of the seventeenth
century; it was so at the close of the
/ eighteenth century. May it be more
gloriously so at the close of the nine
| teenth century! Blessed be the Lord
God of Israel from everlasting to ever
lasting, and let the whole earth be filled
with his glory" Amen and amen!