The record-union., 1899-05-19

us to subjugation. Force is the only ar
gument known to savages from Joshua
to Mckinley. The earth must be sub
dued that it may bring forth the rose
and the fruit and the trees of life whose
leaves are for the healing of the ma
TONS Our national life has new i'm
pulse and dazzling ambition We are
looking beyond from our provincialism.
We have made war for humanity. We
have conquered for humanity The vic
tory will be defeat and that endow-
ment poverty and destruction, save as
through these open doors the church
shall Immediately and enthusiastically
carry the vision Of Jesus Christ. I see
peace white fields, inviting doors of
commerce. liberty and enlightened
races; but I see them all beyond the
cross. There is no other way than by
Calvary.
| II believe in Imperialism, but an i'm
perialism that is a benef1cent republi-
canism. I believe in war for hu-
manity, but in a war for humanity that
carries to humanity the enduring peace
and good will of the Gospel of Christ.
We can not escape responsibility. This
| is not the time for swollen ease. If
We daily another will dominate. If we
evade, the scepter will fall from us.
We have come into thekingdomfor such
a time as this. Hawaii, Cuba, Porto
Rico, the Philippine@these are the
summons of our Mediatorial King. The
man of Macedonia waves and calls. This
is not the day for microscopic vision.
We have waited long over material con-
siderations. We are tempted to see and
consider only the little circle which
bounds the domestic, the comfortable,
the polite. 1t is the day for tele-
scopic vision. A wide horizon, high
achievements, beatific prospects, stars
of magnitude and briaiance, worlds of
spiritual wealth await and invite our
enterprise and conquest 1t is not the
time for retrenchment. To retrench is
to retrograde. Our Mediatorial King
commands now as never before. OPP
portunities CLEAN with the glory of His
presence. Indifference is disloyalty.
Apathy is sin. There is especial obli-
cation upon US. American republican
| ism has its mold and inspiration from
Presbyterian republicanism. American
Imperialism must have it's counterpart
in Presbyterian imperialism which will
awaken to the significance of itself;
which will recognize it's own fitness and
opportunity and in the distinctness and
responsibilities of its own life, go forth
and carry its republican benefcence,
it's spiritual republicanism, it's divine
spiritualness to the end of the earth.
Patriotism is not provincalism
either in church or State We will make
PreSby terianS if We can. If Presby-
terianism is not suitable to the Philip
pines, it is not suitable to America.
If it does not belong everywhere, it
does not belong anywhere If it is not
adapted to all chimes, it is not adapted
to any cline. 1t is not a narrow or
provisional or local idea, but broad,
catholic, comprehensive. But if we are
not to carry Presbyterianism, We must
carry some Christianity thither, not a
mongrel thing, not false promise, but
a Christianity, which works by love,
which purifies the heart, which over
comes the world, which, having seen
Him, sees the Father, which illumines
it's path By the Light from His word,
which is washed in the blood of Calvary
and halls Min Lord of all. When en-
terprise. wealth, morality, glory and
woe to us If we stand by and wait and
criticise. Woe to us if with hearts of
courage we do not leap to duty and OPP
portunity.
1.-THE opening door of the Goth cen
fury reminds US that we have signalized
other epochs with special gifts-the re-
union with 100000; our relief fund
with 100000. We would be indiffer-
ent and unfaithful if our significant po-
sition did not have a significant recognl-
ton. Our objects are manifold. Schools
and colleges, churches, hospitals, the
poor, the benighted the helpless in this
and other lands implore for aid and en-
largement. The hour is striking. The
time must not pass without the inita-
ton of a movement which will lay upon
the altar a million of dollars for each
century for the educational and mis-
sionary work of the Presbyterian
Church. l summon you to thoughtful
ness, to gratitude, to high and holy en-
deavor. 1t will cost money but it is
always better even to be crucified with
Christ than to be released with Barab-
bas-to be poor with apostolic power
than rich in Roman condemnation"
After the sermon recess was taken
until 2:30 when the organization of the
assembly was taken up.
During the morning there was much
canvassing in the interests Of the sew
eral candidates for the Moderatorship
The election of the Moderator was the
first business taken up after roll call
in the afternoon. The vote stood: Sam
pie 33S, Haines 121, Coyle 1873 Neces-
sary to choice 300.