Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-15

man. There Is a passion that can be de-
vel0ped for helping ones fellow-man. The
speaker alluded 10 the self-sacrifice which
10 leave their homes when the war with
Spain broke out, and take up the work
OF a nurse in an army hospital.
DISCIPLE AND HIS TASK.
The closing address was delivered by
Rev c. a. Eaton. NJ A., Of TorOn,o,
Canada. on THE Disciple and His Task.
This Is Gods world said Mr.. Eaton.
THE task Of the disciple Is TO make Him
the worlds God The Cross Of Christ has
two arms. With one He touches God
with the other He lifts mankind unlll
they find a meeting-place in the Holy
Sanctuary OF His broken heart. cruel
fled Christ has entrusted HIS GOspei 10
a crucined Church. The life OF Cod IN the
heart Of man Is the essence OF rehgloh
and religion is discipleship. We are saVSi
10 serve. and we are TO live Tor the WORTH
rather than live on the world fe are
Ny disciples II ye do whatsoever i nave
commanded you. ~
THE disciples task Is worldwide. HIS
IS the divine Imperialism. We have I'M
perial Britain. and imperial America, ana
imperial Russia; but We are children OF
greater empire than them all-the lmpe-
rial Kingdom of the Eternal God.
CHRIST TO INDIVIDUAL HEARTS.
First OF all. the disciple must bring the
speaker. after we have done our part
for the Individual I'm his relations 10 God,
there a,p several great universal move
ments o. the hour 10 which the disciple
must relate the divine life which has been
entrusted TO him-a worldwide racial
movement a worldwide religious move
ment. a worldwide intellectual movement,
and a worldwide social movement.
BIRTH OF ANGLO-SAXONISM.
1.-THE closing years Of this century have
witnessed no phenomena 80 STRIKING anu
so pregnant with meaning as the Dltth
of AnglO-SaXOnism. When. bursting the
bonds which so long had held her ehet
giles 10 her own domestic life, the repup-
lie appeared for the first time IN t1e
worlds arena and forced a IecosiiIi.lDh
for herself as a factor in world ponies,
the Teuton. the Slav, and the Celt lookeu
askant upon the newcomer from the
western world, and the republic Wouiu
have found herself thrust into war Win
the Continent of Europe had II not pern
for one strong hand and one stern
voice. England, the noble mother OF Us
all stood beside her eldest daughter IN
her hour Of need, and standing SIDE Dy
side, there came to pass that new IhihB
In world DOlitiCS-AnglO-SdN lhese
two nations found their foreign policy 10
be identical because they mad UNITY
deeper than that of language, deeper tuefi
that Of race, deeper than that or politlcai
institution: a unity OF moral. IDEAL anu
standard. n unity I'm the Lord. To-day
the highest civilizations are IN Sfdppie
with the lower civilizations throughout
the whole world. We all know that clVi-
liZattOn is not Christianity. CIVILIZATION
is veDeered barbarism apart from Christ.
Shall we. the followers Of the NaZorene'
stand to one side and allow TINS clVlllZlng
process to go on throughout the World
Untouched by His pierced hand and unin-
spired bv His divine Spirit? II not, here
is a task worthy Of His disciples. Inc
task Of making Christian that civilization
which. like a flood. has swept over the
face Of the world
SAME FLAG OVER BOTH.
I'm the streets Of Toronto / saw the
other day a great spectacle. Down the
crowded thoroughfare there came march
ing side by side two companies OF cadets.
one group was clad in the red coats OF
the British army the other IN the piue
of the republic They were mere boys
and as they marched with forms erect
and clear bOyish eyes looking straight De
fore them, they seemed 10 feel that II Wus
no ordinary occasion. Ana IL was not
These Chicago and Toronto boys tolloW-
ing together the Two flags side by side,
were q prophecy. and as they disappeared
down the street my eyes hlled win
tears Was IL q prophecy As th"sS
boys disappear into the alIn avenue S Vt
the future. shall they march slue Dy
side? Shall the beautiful stars ana
striues and the stormy blOod-red nag OF
England be carried side by slde over tIS
heads OF THESE UtAN MNth tAyA o. - -
Shall they ever have TO take the ned
together i'm defence OF those Nsh PIIIIoo
ciples for which their hahons stahu
Eurland and America can sever asath
be separated. They rise OF tdI ioBethtI.
The good of the one is the good on lhe
other. The evil OF one Is the eyI On
the other. Shall this greattVt OF an
human alliances work only fuf sood III
this world? Shall we lignt only TOT 49,
and advancement and the sacred rights
80 ro9n9 n Anglo-SaNOuism becomes a
hiossing TO the world 1t will be because
Inc alliance Is inbreathed with the Spiut
of the Universal Christ. and % touch inls
biob and splendid movements with dishl9
and sObriety and divine sense OF ms
SION and debtorship is the task OF the
SIDE bv side with this. the speaker sald'
,,,os n Worldwide religious movement an
Intellectual movement. and great social
r,ovomcnt In this great battle tne VIC
tor,, ia assured to the disciple, Tor ne
shall reign until he haih put an enc
niles under his feet Ill, a.,
.,rbis is the sublime task 20 WHICH the
5iyeinie nuts his hand" said Mr.. EATON.
"v,bat are the forces equal 10 IT, what
are the weapons which he must use III
mi. tvarfare2 / answer ms weapons
are spiritual. and spiritual only. me
disciple al his task has only one methV".
Ills taslt is worldwide. his weapons are
eniritu9I. his method is martyrdom. IN
tbis Great battle the disciple Works not
oe those without hope. His victory IS
oeeured FOR he shall reign until ne nath
nut an enemies under his feet