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

and Santiago. DO you see 10y this process
Vi roSpelizcd intelligence those arch.-
pclagucs will as nation hc protected
from the two woes prophcSied in regard
To this country. the one Woe prophcsicd
10y the cNpansionists aud the other Woe
prophesird l., the anticNpansionistsF IL
Is said 10y those who would have us take
all We can lay our hands on as II nation
that unless We enter the door now open
for the enlargement OF our national do
main we will decline the mission which
God in his providence has assigned us.
lIut surely ne woe will come upon us or
upon them If we Chrisiianizc them. as we
now have the opportunity OF doing. The
political techuicaliiics are nothing as
compared with the importance OF this
movement | imporc all political ex-
ran>ionisis to augment Us in this work of
moral and religious expansion for unless
those islands are moralizrd and elevated
IN intelligence and habits we do not want
them. aud their annexation would be po-
litical damnaii"n. On the other hand.
implorc all anticNpanSiuniSts 80 take a
hand in the gnspclzaii"n of Cuba Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands. The
only way To- prepare them To- take care Of
mandm.u;~ that were published on Mount
Sinai and let them hear the sroan Of sac
rificc that was hroathcd out on the
heights IT Golgoiha What they most
want is the gospel. the pure gospel. the
omnip"tcnt gospel. the gospel that helps
heal the wounds If the body. and irradi-
atcs the darkness of the mind and
achieves the ransom Of the soul
Conquest of Nations.
Eat oa this platform the 80 called ex-
panSinnisiS and ~ called auticNpansion-
ISIS will Yet stand side 10y side. Though
| ana not prophet or the son Of n
prophet. within five years. if this re-
li,in-c,ucaiinnal work is property at
tended L.. there will be n Cuban rcpuh
lic Fort" Eican republic and n Phil
ippinc republic. none Of them on u large
scale. hut they will all have their schools
AMI printing presses and evangelical
churches, their presidents. their scnates
and house Of representatives. their may
ors and their "n.tahularics. and a. good
order will bc observed in their cities as
now rcigns ON Pennsylvania avenue.
Washington. or broadway. New York.
Christ has started for the conquest of
the nations. and nothing on earth or In
hell can stop H. The continents are rap
idly rolling into his dominion. and why
not these islands. which for the most
part are only fragments broken off from
continents. the interval lands having
been sunk by earthquakes. allowing the
ocean 20 take mastery over them? Each
mother continent has around il whole
family of little continents. If the CONT
nents are being 81 rapidly evangelical,
why not the islands? Ii America. why
not Cuba and the Bahamas? If Asia.
why not the Philippines and the Mo
luc,as? II Europe. why not the Azores
and the OrkncyS? II Africa. why not
Madagascar and 81. Helena? The same
power that broke them olf the mainland
can lift them into eVangclzatiun.
In the old book. which has become a
new book 10y reason of modern discover
les. especial attention is called Ia the is
lands. Declare the Lords praise in the
islands," commands Isaiah Let the
multi,udcs of the islands bc glad there
Of" says the Psalmisi An the islands
Of the heather shall worship him. writes
Zcphaniah. lie shall turn his face ~
the islands," prophcsics Daniel. The in
hahiiants Of the isles shall be- astonishcd
NJ thee" for"tclls Ezekiel Hear II and
declare il to the islands afar OF" ex-
claims Jeremiah. You seq from this the
islands are not Ia bc neglected Perhaps
they are the Lords favoriics. rs in house
holds If there is any favoriiSm nj all il Is
for the weakest The islands too small
to take care of themselves have the etcr-
nal God 20 take care of them. Let ma
tionS look out how they tread on the Is.
lands. however small aud weak. for they
are omnipotcnily defended They may
not be able Ia marshal large armies or
to send out nayies to sweep the sea. hut
better than that. they have the chariots
of heaven GA their side and the drawn
swords Of the Almighty. have as much
faith in the salvation of the smallest is
land 81 the falklands. of the Canarcs. of
the Ladroncs. Of the Carolincs. of the
Fiiis Of the Barbodocs. OF the Cape
Ncrdcs of the Society islands as | have
in the salvation of America.
Obey the Divine LAW.
The continents themselves are only
larger islands. and the world in which We
| live Is nnly still larger island. and the
solar system is group Of islands and
the universe is mn archipelago studded
| with islands Of worlds surrounded 10y the
great ocean Of intnitudc aud immensity
! 80 you see when God planned the uni
verse he diagrammcd il into islands. and
he will hook after the interest of each of
those islands. however small. and Eng
land aud Holland and France and Ger
many aud America must not treat the
smallest and weakest island that comes
under their sway amy different from the
way they treat the strongest nation OF
all the earth God may chiefly deal with
individuals ia the next world. hut h..
deals with nations only III this world.
q /.
injustice against other people il is only n
| question ~ time when the offender will
find his Doom. The path of tiinc is
sircwn with the carcas""s If matt ms
! that bcrause Of their maltrcatmcnt nf
other nations persisted The higher such
! offending empires rise the harder will be
their fail
/ believe thu United States government
! will last as loIls rs the world lasts.
| believe the fires Of the judgment day
/ will leap on the dnmcs of our state and
/ national capitnls while vet they are In
/ their fun power. I believe the last earth
1 quake will put in it, explosion under our
national foundations while vet they stand
firm. | h"lieYc that republican and dem
ocratic form of government will tie the
! universal form Of government for all ma
/ tuuS when they have been evangelical.
/ for then the nations will hc capable Of
self government aud will have demanded
and secured that right II will be- either
| that or a thcocracy. which will hc the di-
rect government 81 Christ in his personal
reign on earth. as many Billie students
believe. Yet that juhlant expectation is
! founded not ou the skill nf human states.
manship or human legislation. hut upon
the belle; that this nation viii submit to
divine guidance, aud obey the divine law.
and carry out its divincly imposed mis-
sion. Hui il We defy the God Of nations
! our dnon Is fixed.
II required the pen Of ava Edward Glib
bon. through four grca; volumes Of more
than .,oo pages each. I" tell III" story Of
The pc.iu" ami Fall Of Ia" Roman En-
| pirc. concluding his monumental work
with the words: 1T WAS among the ruins
of the capitol that | first conceived the
idea of a work which has amused and ex-
erciSod nearly 20 years 81 my life and
which. however inadequate tn my own
wishes. ! finally deliver L. the curiosity
and candor of the public What. the
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