Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-01

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Tiers do after they landed in New Eng
landp With Bonded knee and uplifted face
and heaven besicging prayer, they took
possession of this continent for God. How
was the first American congress openedY
BY prayer, in the name of Jesus Christ.
From its birth this nation was pledged
for holy marriage with Christ
Blessed Country.
And then see how good God has been to
usl just open the map of the continent
and SEQ how 1t Is shaped for iinmeasurable
properties Navigable rivers, more In
number and greater than of any other
/ lind, rolling down on all sides into the
sea, prophesying large manufactures and
easy commerce. Look at the great ranges
of mountains timbered with wealth on
the top and sides, mctaled with wealth I'M
dcrneath. One hundred and eighty thou
sand square miles of coal. One hundred
and eighty thousand square miles of iron
The land so contoured that extreme
weather hardly ever lasts more than three
days--extreme heat or extreme cold Gil
mate for the most part bracing and favor
able for Drawn and brain. All fruits, all
minerals, all harvests. Scenery displaying
an autumnal pagenntry that no land on
earth prctends to rival. No South Ameri
can earthquakes No Scotch mists. No
London fogs. No Egyptian plaques. No
J Germanic divisions Tho people of the
United States are happier than any people
on earth. 1t is the testimony of every
man that has travelled abroad. For tho
poor more sympathy; for the industries,
more opportunity. Oh, how good God was
to our fathers, and how good he has been
to us and our children. To him-blessed
be his mighty name-to him of cross and
triumph, to him who still remembers the
prayer of the Huguenots and Holland
refugees and the pilgrim fathers-to him
shall this land be married. Oh, you Chris
tian patriots, by your contributions and
your prayers, hasten on the fulilllment Of
the text.
We have been turning an important leaf
in tho mighty tome of our national his
tory. Ono year at the gates of this cont.
ncnt over 300, 900 emigrants arrived. I
was told by tho commissioner of emigra-
ton that the probability was that in that
I one year GOO 900 ernigrants would arrive
at the different gates of commerce. Who
were they? The paupers of Europe? No.
At Kansas City l was told by u gentle
man, who had opportunity for large in
vestgation, that a great multitude had
gone through there averaging in worldly
estate $500. l was told by an officer of
the government, who had opportunity for
authentic investigation, that thousands
and thousands had gone, averaging 81 900
in possession each. l was told by the com
mission Of emigration that go families that
had recently arrived brought SSj, 900 with
them. Mark you, families, not tramps
Additions to the national wealth, not sub
fractions thercfr0m. l saw some Of them
reading their Bibles and their hymnbooks,
L. a I
/ them cross the sea. Some of them had
/ Christ in the steerage all across the waves,
and they will have Christ in the rail trains
which at O'Clock every afternoon start
/ for the great west. They are being taken
by the commission of emigration in New
/ York, taken from the vessels, protected
from the Shylocks and the sharpcrs and,
in the name of God and humanity, passed
on to their destination, and there they
will turn your wilderness into gardens, if
You will build for them churches and es-
tablish for them schools and send to them
/ Christian missionaries.
Room For All.
Are you afraid this continent is going to
! be overcrowded with this population? All,
! that shows you have not been to Cali
/ fornia, that shows you have not been to
/ Oregon, that shows that you have not been
| to Texas. A fishing smack today on Lake
, Ontario might as we'll be afraid of being
crowded by other shipping before night as
for any one of the next ten generations Of
Americans to be afraid of being over
crowded by foreign populations in this
country The one state of Texas is far
larger than all tho Austrian empire. vet
the Austrian enpire supports 35 600 600
people The one state of Texas is larger
than all France, and France supports 36
600 600 people The one state of Texa,
far sllrpasscs in size the German einnire
vet the Germanic emuire supports al 600
600 peuple | tell Won the great want Of
the western states is more population.
While some people may stand at the
gates of the city saying, stay back - TO
foreign populations | press out as far be.
yond those gates as ! can press out beyond
them and beckon to foreign nations saw
ing, Come come, all We people who arc
honest and industrious and God loving"
But say you, II am so afraid that they
will bring their prejutices for foreign gov
ernlnents and plant them here" Absurd.
They are sick of the governments that
have oppressed them and they want free
Amcrical Give them the great eospel of
welcome Throw around them all Chris
tian Inequalities They will add their in
dustry and hard earned wages to this
country, and then we will dedicate all to
Christ and 'thy land shall be married.
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