Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-06-03


riuus stupid Indifference. But that con
diticn of things has passed. The guns Of
cur American navy have awakened those
populations. They do not ask who we
are. They have found out. They are
now listening to what American civiliza-
ton and our Christian religion have to
say on any subject. Now is the time
while their ears and eyes are wide OPEN
To- tell them Of the rcscuing aud salvablc
AMI inSpiriting power OF the gospel Of
Jesus Christ. the Saviour Of the world
The steam printing press which secular
education plants there may bc used and
will be- used to print religious ncwspa-
pers and tracts and sermons and mighty
discussions of questions temporal and
eternal.
The comfortable homes of those popu-
lations. when Christanizrd. standing
side 10y side with the degraded huts Of
those who remain pagans. will hc rcvo-
mtionary for good The Porto Rican and
the Filipino will come out from his I'M
clcanscd and low rooted and uninviting
kennel and say To his neighhor uf beau
tiful houschold. why cannot have
things as You have them And when
h. finds that il il the Bible. with its
rachings on family life and personal pu-
iity and exalted principle. and the church
II Tod that proposes the rcctihcation Of
all evil and the implantation Of all good.
he will cry ont. Give me- the Bible. and
the church and the earthly alterations.
and the eternal hope which have wrought
Tor you such TRANSPORTATION"
A Splendid Opportunity.
Now. church of God. now all Christian
all hr.s.fasa ~ Moth
ing like il has occurred since Christ came.
Perhaps there may be- nothing like il till
his second coming Here is definite
ness Of aim that Is most helpful aud in.
spring. The millions Of dollars given
for the redemption of the world and the
thousands Of glorious missionaries who
have as volunteers gone forth among
barharic nations, were given and enlisted
under a great and unreasonable idea.
Isn't when they ,omc 10 add To- I'll great
aud unreasonable idea the idea Of deiin-
itcncss We will infinitely augment the
work. More than 3Oo.0oo.00O Of heather
in India. more than 3o0Oo0.OOo Of pco-
pie in China. aud more than millions OF
heather than can be- guessed outside of
those countries. sometimes Siaggcr aud
confound and defeat our faith. But here
In these islands OF present controversy
We can farm out the work among the
churches. and in five years. under the
blessing Of God. not only fiji the people
for the right "f suffrage. hut prepare
them for usefulness and heaven. The
difference between the general idea of
the worlds cyangeliZation and some par
ticularizcd field of cNaugclizatien is the
difference between the Improvement ~
agriculture among all nations and the
Improvement uf 80 acres put under ones
especial care aud industry. by all means
let the general work go on. lIut here
i the specific field for religious cunccn-
traiion aud Development This is not
chimcrical or impractical. | read this
morning that the American Missionary
association Of the CONGREGATIONAL Church
has already begun the work AT san Juan.
Utuado and Ahonito. and all denrmina.
tions ~ Christians. ia six months. will
be- in those i>landy fields. and we all
need with our prayers and contributions
20 cheer them on 10 take for God aud
righteousness those regions which our
American navy has captured from Span
ish pcrlidy
II has been estimated that this Amer
leo Spanish war cost u $:pn.ouo.0W. II
would not cast half ef that To- proclaim
and carry on and cunsumuate a holy
war that will rescue those archipclagncs
from satanic domination. Who will vol
untecr? beat th, drum uf a recruiting
station. Who viii enlist under the onc
starred. blood striped banner IF lmman-
ucl! Cuba aud Porto Rico aud the Phil
ippincs are stepping STONES Tor our Amer
lean Christianity to cross over and take
the round world for God. W. need n new
evangelical alliance organized for this
one purpose In all denominations there
are those with large enough hearts and
who have been thoroughly enough con
vcrted 10 join in such an advanced move
ment men who. putting aside all minor
differences of opinion. believe in God the
Father Almighty Maker al heaven and
earth. and in Jesus Christ. his only be-
gotten son" and who would march
shoulder to shoulder in such gospel
catnr ign The result would be that
those islands. after scene of goSp"liza-
tinn. would assert themselves into de
nominations Ia suit themselves. and some
would hc sprinkled im holy baptism, and
others would he Immersed in those warm
rivers. aud some would worship in re
igiou~ aSscrhla-e silent as the Quaker
meeting house. and others would have rs
Z uiaftA ltNlANNt flal AtAltfitN 50 - t.i'
woods camp meeting. and some of those
whc preached would bc gowncd and sur
pliccd for the work. and others would
stand in citizens apparel or in their
shirt sleeves preaching that gospel which
/ is To- save the world
Religious Education.
4 Mark you well that craftsmanship.
\ however grand it H. and wise men If the
world. however mobile. cannot do this
work Mere secular education does not
mnralize. Some "f III" most thoroughly
educated men IN all the world have been
I the worst men. Quicken mans intel
/ leci. while at the same time Won DO not
make his morals good. anI you only aug
mcni his power for evil Geography and
mathematics aud metaphysics and phi
losophy will never qualify people 10
I govern themselves. 4 corrupt printing
press is worse than no printing press nj
all. hut let loose an open Bible upon those
! islands and lct the apacaly ptic angel once
1 ay over them and you will prepare them
I Ia become either colonies of the Inited
States government or. rs ! hope will bc
the case. independent republics.
God did n, exhaust himself when he
/ built this nation. Those islands will yet
/ have their Thomas IeffcrsnnS. qualified
TO write for them declarations Of indie
pcnd"ncc: and George Washiugions. en-
4 pable of achieving their liberties: and
1 Abraham Lincolns. strong enough TO
cnancipate their scrfdoms; and Longfel-
lows and Bryanis, capable of putting
their hills and their rivers and their lnnd-
scapes into poems; and their Bancrofts
and Prescotfs t. make their histories /:
and their Irvings "a write their sketch
books; and their Charles O'Conors and
Rufus Chontcs TO plead in their court
rooms: and their Daniel WcbStcrs and
John J. Crttcndens 10 move their sen
ates.
The day cometh hear il all yc who
/ have M hope for those islands Of be-
dwarfed and diseased illtcrateS the day
cpmctli when those regions will have a
Christian civilization equal 20 that which
this country now enjoys. while hope by
that time this country will be as superior
o. what II now is as today Washington
and New York are better than Manila