The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-09


Ezekiel. Hear it and declare it to the
islands afar off, eNclaims jeremiah.
You see from this the islands are not to
be neglected. Perhaps they are the
Lords fayortcs, as in households if
there is any favortism at all it is for
the weakest. The islands too small to
take care of themselves have the eter.
nal God TO take care Of them. Let ma
tions look out how they tread on the is-
lands, however small and weak. for
they are omnipotently defended They
may not be able to marshal large armies
or 70 send out navies to sweep the sen.
but better than that. they have the
charlots of Heaven on their side and the
Drawn swords of tneNlmighty. have
as much faith in the salvation of the
smallest island of the Fullilands. of the
Canaries, of the Ladrones. of the Caro-
ines, of the + jis. of the Barbados, of
he Cape Nerdes, of the Society islands
as have in the salvation of America.
The continents themselves are only
larger islands, aud the world in which
we live is only still larger island, and
the solar system is a group of islands,
and the universe is an archipelago
studded with islands of worlds sur
rounded 10y the great ocean of infinitude
and immensely. So you see when God
planned the universe He diagrammed
it into islands, and lie will look after
The interest of each of those islands,
and England and France
and Germany and America must not
treat the smallest and weakest island
that comes under their sway any differ
cnt from the way they treat the strong
est nation of all the earth. God may
chiefly deal with individuals in the next
world, but He deals with nations only
in this world and when pcrsistcntly
nation practices injustice against other
people il is only a question OF time when
the offender will find his doom. The
path Of time is strewn with the car
casses of nations that because of their
of other nations persisted.
The higher such offending empires rise
the harder will be their fall.
believe the United States govern
ment will last as long as the world lasts.
| believe the fires OF the Judgment day
will leap on the domes Of our state and
capitols while vet they are in
their full power. believe the last
earthquake will put in its explosion un-
der our national foundations while vet
they stand firm. believe the republic
an and democratic form of government
will be the universal form of govern
ment for all nations when they have
been evangelical. for then the nations
will he capable of sclf-governmeut and
will have demanded and secured that
right. II will Ice either that or Il theoc-
racy. which will he the direct govern
ment of Christ in His personal reign
on earth, as many Bible students be-
lieve. Yet that iubilant expectation is
founded not on the skill of human
craftsmanship or human legislation.
but upon the belief that this nation will
submit 10 Divine guidance. and obey
the Divine law. and carry out its divine
ly imposed mission But if we defy the
God of nations our doom is fixed.
We concluded few days ago the an
nual decoration of northern and south
crn graves. Three years ago. at this
season, in memorial sermon proposed
the twisting Of two parlands. one to he
put upon the grave Cf the northern sol
dier and the other TO he put on the grave
Of the southern soldier, but this wear
we need three garluuds. the third to be
put upon the graves of those who fell
in this Americo-lIispanic conflict. The
third garland needs TO be quite as fra
grant and as radiant as the other two.
These last heroes hraved more than
baYonets; they hraved the pestiferous
whole regiments, whole hrigades,
whole armies of beautiful malaria. They
confronted those oppositions of the
torrid climesWhich no sword can pierce.
no agility climb, no stratagem flank. no
torpedo explode. no courage cunquC-.
Under the awful charge of visible and
invisible hosts about 5000 men went
down. some to instant death and others
through lingering pangs in hospital.
If in this third wreath you twist the
crimson rose. suggestive Of sancuinarv
sacrifice and the white Gala lily. suc-
gestive Of glorious resurrection. nut i'm
also a few forgetmenots, suggestive of
remembrance. and a few passion flow
crs, suggestive Of the love that mourus
the Slain, and Il few heliotrupcs. sug-
gestiye Of the fragrance of their men,
CRY. Then let the nights dew put the
tears into the blue eyes of the violets
and all the soldiers cemeteries be so
many censers burning incense before
the throne of that God who has been
the friend of this nation from the time
of Lexington to the time of san Juan
hill, from the guns of the United States
warsnips Constitution and Constclla-
tion, at the beginning of the century,
to the guns Of the United States war
ships Olympia Oregon. Brooklyn and
other loaded thundcrs, at the close of
this century.
Week before last, in this capital of the
nation, we set three nights on fire in
celebration of naval and soldierly he
roles, and there were rockets of fire,