The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-02-04

F, archipelagoes and rule them, and per-
haps 10 our humiliation and destruc-
ton. The other theory is that If we
take possession of those once Spanish
colonies we invite foreign interference,
and enter upon a career hat will finally
be the demolition of this government.
Both positions are 'immeasurabie mis-
takes. God has set apart his continent
for free government. and the triumphs
of Christianity, and we may take either
the first or the second course without
ruin. We may say 10 those islands,
I'VE do not want you. but we have set
you free; now stay free, Willie we see
that the Spanish panther never again
puts its paw on your neck" or we may
invite the annexation Of Cuba and Porto
Rico, and say TO the Philippines: 'Get
ready, by education and good morals.
for free government, and at the right
time you shall be one of our territories,
on the way TO be one of our states"
And there is no power in Europe. Asia
or Africa or all combined that could
harm this nation in its worldwide en-
deavor. God is on the side of the right,
and by earnest imploration for Divine
guidance on the part of this nation we
! will be led to do the right. We are on
the brink of nothing. There is no
frightful crisis. This train of repub-
lican and democratic institutions is a
through train, and all we want is to
| hnva Tho mi ha n
and the conductor attend to their BUSH
ness and the passengers keep their
places. We want nen in this nation
with faith enough for all. We want
here and there David worth 10000
men.
A vast majority of men have no sur
plus OF confidence for others and hardly
enough confidence for themselves
They go through life saying depressing
things and doing depressing things.
They chill prayer meetings, discourage
charitable institutions. injure COM
merce and kill churches. They blow out
lights when they ought to be kindling
them. They hover around a dull fire
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much room that no one can catch the
least caloric. instead OF stirring the
hearth into blaze, the crackle of
whose backlog would invite the whole
neighborhood to come in TO feel the
( Astounding warmth and see the trains
, figuration of the faces. AS we all have
, to guess great deal about the future,
. let us guess something good. for it will
, be more encouraging and the guess will
be just as apt to come true. What lot
, OF ingrates the Lord has at His table
r people who have had three meals day
for SO years and yet fear that they will
| soon have to rattle their knife and fork
! on an empty dinner plate! How many
have had, winter and spring and sum
mer and fall, clothing for 80 years. but
expect an empty wardrobe shortly!
! How many have lived under free insti-
/ tutions all their days. but fear that the
r United States may be telescoped in
E some foreign collision! Oh, but the
, taxes have gone up! Yes. but. thank
Cod it is easier. with money. to pay the
: taxes now that they are up than it was
= without money 10 pay the taxes when
they were down. We want few men
{ who have faith in God and that mighty
| future which holds several things.
2 among them millennium. Column
banus said to his friend: "Deicous,
why are you always smling?" The re-
D ply was: because 20 one can take my
] God from mel" We want more men to
S feel that they have mission to cheer
l others and 10 draw up the corners of
: peoples mouths which have a long while
, been drawn down-more Davids who
e can shepherd whole focks of brigh,
e hopes and play harp of encourage
ment and strike down a Goliath of de-
spair, and of whom we can say: Thou
o art worth 100000 of U.S."
q admit that this thought of my text,
. fully carried out. would change many
: OF the worlds statistics. Suppose vii
: lage is said to have 1000 inhabitants
! and that one-half of them-namey 500
have for years been becoming less in
y body. and through niggardliness and
grumbling, less in soul. Each one OF
: these is only one-half of what he once
S was, or one-half of what she once was.
: The original 500 have been reduced one
J. half in moral quality, and are really
only ESQ. Suppose that the other 500
0 have maintained their original status
y and are neither better nor worse. Then
J. the entire population of that village is
= $50. But suppose another village OF
1000, and 500 of them as the years 30
by. through mental and spiritual cul-
: lure, augment themselves until they
are really twice the men and women
they originally were. and the other 500
remain unchanged and are neither bet
> ter nor worse, then tie population OF
: that village is 1900. Meanness Is sub.
traction and nobility is addition. Ac-
cording as you rise in the scale Of holi-
ness and generosity and conservation.
you eworth s or 10 or so or 100 or 1000
l. or 10000.
! Notice, my friend, that this David,
8 warrior. strategist, minstrel. master OF
!. blank verse and stone singer at the
). giant, whom the soldiers of the text es-
n timated clear up into the thousandfold