The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-03
anniversary OF THE &c.
oblSgatfans Inenrr@d Cannon BE
Evna~e-E.ar Writes Letter
Against Expansion, and secretary
Long Writes Heartily Farorfng IL

BOSTON. Fsb. The eighteenth AMI
versaTy ~ TIRE founding ot sae CHRISTIAN
Tndez.or sDe8esy was CELEBRATED ia ITe-
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Rev. Dr. Gearse .. Issru,sg. pastor 81
gfeD9ul te1n4le, ulzae 81 Fat4~eAI .aEaess5sa
serretary !. willis naer, d8r.ns tne eveg.~
Sis read tesesTasa from President NJ
j. inieg and message from Hon. George =.
iioaf and Hon J"hn p i-9te -.
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sai3. fou nave gny hearty euszTstts-ss-
tsoI4s ana f5ssi vlshs@ for the great orgati-
Ration over which yea Dfe*fs
John u. Long, secretary % lha uayy. sent
bis greetings. ae follows: Atin regard "a
tefritGf al ga iAtgsskDa Vi sle United states.
u aSusI zssns Ia ne that tue W3T3S u s8y
- oar young people afs that they sis3asa
secUsn3ze i As aaAinx - fiaw duties ana l@-
probabilities ~ the good eltizen. 1t raAses
rev problems ~ auT government ~ the
people and fef the peopse. which csu best
be met ~ facing them aad bringing nlsn
purposes aud hearty efIgeat0s 10 thelr So
Hutton. TAsfe 10 80 reason why, while IL
stfay pHiI upon 0sf country new b4Td@f3a
and risk sTSd exgenSe, tt should mob result
expansion 81 car country means the exp1,I-
zion IF oar systems Of efiacAtfoh. Of OR
principles II free government. III additional
tecufitss 10 life, liberty and the pursuit 81
happiness ~ well az Of oar commerce and
81 the distribution %: products Qf oar iH-
eussrie@ and laSor''
Senator George y. Hoar wrote.
"YDn ask me 10 send a message q the
young people OF the Christian tsudaAY0r
fociety Of Eastern Massachusetts, 10 be
given them a. their celebration February
Z, on li1e grnat question - territorial x
fansioa. wish could send them ali ff}at
IL IN ny heart Bu suppose they desire
10 make az their Judgment IN accordance
win the ieiohingA Of Christ Let thsm
first ask themselves whistler !; Is doug eyll
or good - make war upgu people or c1an-
ilel them by force % submit % us that I'VE
,nay govern tAHm against their VIII. Are
the great doctrines Of ne Declaration OF
5udeiafssfefrg. as Abraham iiGC Ia aad
charles gunner ;nid az they were founded
on thy iaU ~ Chfiste II they are. than II
anybody tempt iseM with tae prospect of
doing good 10 the people ~ che Philippine
Islands ~ forcing our doctrine upon thean.
let Uem ask themselves IL ig Is Lawful. %
re oefl that good mAg cone. aHa 81 is rs
l'oHEsFle that @e cau so ANY good to that
lefgs@ ~ sg,bfE them an example ~ .G-
Justice and wfan&7'
Az these communications were received
Nttb eaeefs although ehat from. Secretary
Long seemed 60 u,sseiV~ the most marked
demonstration - applause