The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14

nIty and improve II. Al this tine NIL
Hons Of men are a-tremble lest thu ma
ton make q mistake and enter upon
some policy Of government for the ~
auds Of the sea that viii founder the TO
public. God will give 10 . few men on
both sides Of this question faith and
courage for al the rest There are
two false positions many are now TAX
ing. false as false can be- The q 10
that II we decline 10 take under fun
charge Cuba and Porto Rico and the
Philippines we make . declaration that
will be disastrous 10 our nation, and
other nations will take control OF those
archipelagoes and rule them. and per.
hsps 10 our humiliation and destruc-
tion. The other theory 10 that IL we
take Possession Of those once Spanish
eolones we invite foreign interference
and enter uponAcareer that viii finally
be the demolition OF this government
Both positions are immeasurable mic
takeA God has set apartthis continent
for free government and the tdumphs
Of Christianity, and we may take either
the first or the second course without
ruin. We may say to those islands
"We do not want you, but we have set
you free; now stay free, willie We ZEE
that the Spanish panther never again
puts Its paw on your neck" or we may
invite the annexation Of Cuba and Porto
Rico. and say TO the Philippines: Get
ready, by education and good moralA
for free government and al the right
time you shall be one Of our .-rritorieA
on the way 10 be one Of our states."
And there Il no power in Europe. Asia
or Africa or al combined that could
harm this nation In its worldwide en-
desvor. God ison the side Of the right
and BY earnest implorston for Divine
guidance on the part Of this nation we
viii be led to do the right We are on
the brink Of nothing. There n NO
trightul crisis. This train Of repub-
hcan and democratic institutions 10 .
through train, and all we want 10 10
have the engineer and the brakeman
and the conductor attend 10 their buSi-
ness and the passengers keep their
places We want men in this nation
with faith enough for ali. W. want
here and there . David worth 10000
men.
A vast majority Of men have NO sur
plus OF confidence for others and hardly
enough confidence for themselveR
They go through Life saying depressing
things and doing depressing things
They chill prayer meetings. discourage
charitable Institutions injure com
merce and kill churches. They blow out
lights when they ought to be kidding
them. They hover around q dull ere
on their wi hearth and take up so
much room that no one can catch the
least c~aloric, Instead Of stirring the
hearth into . blaze, the craekle Of
whose backlog would invite the whole
neighborhood 10 come In 10 feel the
Astounding warmth and see the trains
fguration Of the faces. As we all have
TO guess q great deal about the future,
let US guess something good. for It will
be more encouraging and the guess will
he Iu,, a, ant N come ,rus Wh,t.l ot
Of i~ngrst,s N. lord has AZ nj, ,shIe-
people who have had three meals q day
for 50 years and yet fear that they will
on nm empty dinner pls,eI How NAM
bav, had winter and ,nr,ng ana ann.
m,r and IAN clo,hIns a. az var. In,
srn,c, an smn,r .hosSsi
How mapy have lived pnder fire. insti.
buttons ali their dny.- but fear that The
United States NAV be telesconed an
some FOREIGN coIiisioni Oh bu, ,he
taxes have gone mi Ye. bnt ,hank
God, Il Is easier. with money. 10 nav The
taxes now that they ara nm than Il wa.
without money 10 nav the taxe, when
they were down. We want a few mcp
who have faith in God and that mlohtv
future which holds several thinos
among them a millennium. colum.
bauus said to hi, friend; "Deicolus.
why are you always xmiling9" The re-
ply a Because 10 oue can take nv
God from mel" We want more men 10
feel that they have a mission to cheer
others and 10 draw ND the corner. Of
pecple'smouths which have a long while
been drawn down-more Davids who
can shepherd whole fiocks OF bright
hopes and play a harp Of encourage.
ment and strike down a Goliath of de,
spair, and Of whom we q say: Thou
art worth 100000 OF u.s."
Iadmit that this thought of nv text.
fully carried out would change many
Of the worlds statistics. Suppose a vi.
lage Is said 10 have 1000 inhabl,ant.
and that oue-balf Of tb.m-namsIv soo
hare for years been becoming less in
BODY, and through niggardllness and
grnmbhng, less in soul. Each n Of
THESE Ia only one-half Of what he once
was or one-half OF what she one was.
Inc original 800 have been reduced one
nan In moral quality, and are really
only $50. Suppose that the other 500
have maintained their original status
and are neither better nor worse. Then
me entire population OF that village Il
1oO. But suppose another village Of
i'oOO, D 900 OF them a. the years 60
BY through mental and spiritual rul-
lure augment themselves until they
are really twice the men and women
'ney originally were, and the other 500