The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-14
SYMPATHY FOR BOERS
But BISHOP wALDEN's CONVICTIONS
ARE wITH GREAT BRITAIN.
Ina His Address at the CentraI-Avenue
Church He Refers to the War
i'm south Africa.

The lecture of bishop ]. II. Walden.
given under the auspices OF the Epworth
League societies Of the city at the Central
attended. BisnOp Walden. who has been
more or less identified with the colored
race for the last forty years, dating from
the time when he was secretary of the
Freedmen's Aid Society, is probably bet
ter informed upon all ques.ons relating
to that race OF people than any other per-
son in the United States. He spoke of
them as being peculiarly a religious race
who were very susceptible TO the teachings
of Christianity.
Beginning with a history of the develop
ment of Africa, I'm which he portrayed IL
as it might have been under the dominion
of Spain and Portugal, which first planted
a colony on its shores in 1895. he COM
mented at some length on the fact that
after this first attempt at colonization the
countries of Europe had completely ig-
nored this great country at their very
doors that they might come TO the Ameri-
cas- and establish dominion where every
boundary line must be marked with the
point of the sword and every title written
in blood"
Said the Bishop: "It was the work OF
God, for it was His purpose hat this coun-
try should be developed at a more aus
picious time than that Of a century ago.
1t was not until 1850 that Livingstone made
his explorations. the report of which
awakened the interest of the entire world"
The bishop said that IL was then that
the nations Of Europe began to cast a
covetous eye upon this great country. ut
mo N LAX +hnf fhA ora0r rnnn U0
held at Berlin among the great powers.
said the bishop. and IL seems n strange
thing that everything with regard TO the
colonization of Africa was so amicably set
tleo when every foothold in this country
was so stubbornly contested by every ma
ton in the conference The bishop said
ii was the work of God, for IL must be APP
parent to everybody what would have been
the fate of the country had 1t continued
under the decaying Roman Catholic power
of Spain and Portugal. Instead of that"
said he, I'VE have a virgin continent for
the reception OF those great Protestant
powers. England, Germany and France.
These great powers will exert an influence
that will be necessary for the development
of the country. Every gun that is fired In
this war between the English and the
Beers will have something to do with the
evangelization OF Africa. England was the
medium that made the CHARACTERIZATION or
India possible, and she has proven that
wherever her flag floats there Will be found
NAiC >A TIC
with such profound interest the struggle
that is going on to-day between the En-
glish and the Beers, for the outcome of IL
will mean for Africa what IL has meant
for India. 1t is not my province TO dis
cuss the situation, for / do not know that
We understand il exactly. 1t is with them
as IL was with us during our war with
Spain. There was not a country in Europe
that understood our policy in that fight,
for they could not believe but what IL was
a war on our part for territorial expan-
sion, and we did not have the sympathy OF
a single European nation until after our
signal victory in Manila bay. / wore the
stars and stripes on the lapel of my coat
in the presence of the kings Of Europe, for
my blood was stirred with patriotic en-
thusiasm and i was proud of my citizen
ship. Ny sympathy in this fight is with
the under dog. but ! am also frank to say
that my convictions are not with them. L
have no more doubt that England VIII pre-
vail and bring peace there than that me
stars and stripes will prevail and bring
peace in the Philippines. IL will mean the
development of Africa and the conversion
of an already religious race"