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

work. More than 3Oo.Oc0. COO of heather
in India, more than 500 100000 of peo-
pie in China. and more than millions
Of heather than can be guessed outside
Of those countries. sometimes stagger
and confound and defeat our faith.
But here in these islands Of present
controversy we can farm out the work
among the churches. and in five years.
under the blessing of God, not only fit
the people for the right of suffrage.
but prepare them for usefulness and
Heaven. The difference between the
general idea of the worlds evangelical
tion and some particularized field of
evange lization is the difference be-
tween the improvement of agriculture
among all nations and the improvement
of rs acres put under ones especial care
and industry. by all means let the gen
eral work go on. But here is the spe-
cific field for religious concentration
and development. This is not chimer-
cal or impractical. read this morning
that the American Missionary associa-
ton of the Congregational church has
already begun the work at San Juan,
Utuado and Albonito, and all denomi-
notions Of Christians in six montbe
will he in those islaudv fields. and we
will need with our PRAYERS and con-
tributions TO cheer them on TO take
for God and righteousness those re-
gions which our American navy has
captured from SPANISH perfdv.
1t has been estimated that this Amer
ico.Suanish wan. cost MS s9oo ono 600 II
would not cost half Of that to procloim
and c,rrv ON md cor.umm,tc a., boI,
,yortbat will rnscii, tlnse,r,1irel,
from satanic domipotiop WHO will vol
upteero b,Yt tb,, drum, ,r q, r.cruit-
inc station. Who Mill enlist under the
one starred. blood ,tripc, houpcr.of linz
monualo Culn and port, ri,nurd tho
philinnipes mr.. .tpr,ipo stones for op,.
American Christianity to cross over and
take the round world for God. We need
a uev cynuooIicoI alliance pronnized for
this one purpcsc. I'm aIldcnomination
there are those with large enough
hearts and who have been thoroughly
enough converted to ioiu in such an
advanced movements: men who. puttiun
aside all minor differences of ouiuion.
believe in God the Father Almighty.
Maker of Heaven and earth. and ir
Jesus Christ. His only begot:en SON"
and who would march shoulder to
shoulder i'm such a GOSPEL campaipn.
The result would be that those islands.
after scene of consolidation. would
assert themselves into denominations
TO suit themselves. and some would be
sprinkled in holy baptism. and Others
would be immersed in those warm riv-
ers. and some would worship in relig-
ious assemblage silent as the Quaker
meeting house. and others would have
as many iubilant calculations as IA back
woods camp meeting. and some of those
who preached would be gowned and
surplced for the work. and others
would stand in citizens apparel or in
their shirt sleeves preaching that Cos
pei which is TO save the world.
Mark YOU well that statcsmanship.
however grand il is. and wise men of the
world. however noble. cannot do this
work. Mere sccular education does not
moraIize. Some of the most thoroughly
educated men in NIL tbe,ycrld have beeu
the worst men. Quicken a man $ intel
lcct. while ut the same time Won do not
make his morals rood. and YOU only
augment his power for evil. Gcopraphv
and mathematics and mctpuhysics and
ul'l,srpLv win never ouuIifv n ueo,lIr
~ govern themselves. \ corrupt print
ing press is worse than no printing
press at all. but let loose an open Bible
upun those islands and let the apocalvp-
tic angel once hy over them and you
will prepare them TO become either col
unies of the United States government.
or, as hope will be the case. indepcnd-
cut republics.
God did mot ,yho,,st bir,s.Ir ,,be,, Inc
built this nation. Those islands will vet
have their Thomas .JefTersons. ouaIitied
to write for them declarations of indie
pcndcuce: and George Washinptous.
cupuble Of achieving their liberties. and
Abraham Lincolns. s.roup euouph 10
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