The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09

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He Himself { o a hen
gathering the chickens, and in my text
He compares Himself 10 a sutton beg
ging a and in marriage. Does this
Christ, the King, deserve this land? Be-
hold Pilates hall and the insulting ex-
pectoration on the face of Christ. Be-
hold the Calvarean massacre and the
awful hemorrhage OF five rounds. ia
cog served IA years for Rachel, but
Christ, my Lord, the King, suffered in
torture SO years to win the love Of this
world. AS often ~princesses at their
very birth are pledged in treaty of
marriage TO princes or kings of earth.
80 this nation at its birth was pledged
to Christ for divine marriage. Before
Columbus n his 30 men embarked
on the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the
Nina, for their wonderful voyage,
what was the last thing they did? They
sat down and took the holy sacrament
Of the Lord Jesus Christ. After they
caught the first glimpse of this country
and the gun Of one ship had announced
it TO the other vessels that and had
been discovered, what was the SONG
that went up from all the three decks?
Gloria in execlsis." After Columbus
and his 120 men had stepped from the
ships deck to h solid ground, what
did they do? They all knelt and con-
secrated the new world to God. What
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in the Carolinas? What did the Hol-
land refugees 10 after they had landed
in New York? What did the pilgrim
fathers do after they landed in New
England? With Bonded nee and uplift-
ed face n heaven besieging prayer,
they took possession of this continent
for God. How was the first American
congress opened? By prayer, in the
name of Jesus Christ. From it's birth
this nation was pledged for holy mar
riage with Christ.
And then see how good God has been
to us! Just open the map of the con-
tinent and see how it is shaped for i'm
properties. Navigable riv-
ers, more in number and greater thar
of n other land, rolling down on all
sides into the sea, propheSying large
manufactures and easy commerce. Look
at the great ranges of mountains tim
bered with wealth on the top and sides,
metaled with wealth underneath. One
hundred and eighty thousand square
miles of coal. One hundred and eighty
thousand quare miles of iron. The
land so contoured hat extreme wealth.
er hardly ever lasts more than three
days-extreme heat or extreme cold.
Climate for the most part bracing and
favorable for Drawn and brain. All
fruits, all minerals, all harveStS. Scene
ry displaying an autumnal ~pageatnry
that no land on earth pretends to rival.
No South American earthquake. No
Scotch mists. No London fogs. No
Egyptian plaques. No Germanic divis-
ions. The people of the United States
are happier than any people on earth.
1t is h testimony of every man that
a travelel abroad. For the poor more
sympathy, for the Industrious more op-
portunity. Oh, how good God was to
u fathers, and how good He has been
IN TIC and III ohi11r0r ~ u;~,
blessed be His mighty name-to Him
of cross and triumph, to Him who still
remembers the prayer of the Hugue-
nots and Holland refugees and the pill
grim fathers, to Him shall this land be
married. Oh, you Christian patriots,
by your contributions and your pray
ers, hasten IN the fulfllment Of the
text.
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
We have been turning an important
leaf in the mighty time of our national
history. One year at the gates of this
continent over 500, 900 emigrants arriv-
ed. I was told by the commissioners of
emigration that the probability was
that in that n year 600, 900 emigrants
would arrive at the different gates Of
commerce. Who are they? the pau
pers of Europe? No. At Kansas City, I
was told by a gentleman, who had op-
%portunity for large investigation, that
a great multitude had gone through
there, averaging in worldly estate $500.
1 was told by an officer of the govern
ment, who had opportunity for authen-
tic investigation, that thousands and
thousands had gone, averaging $1,000
in possession each. I was told by the
commission of emigration that 20 fami-
lies hat had recently arrived brought
$4,000 with them. ark you, fami-
lies, not tramps. Additions to the ma
tlonal wealth, not su~bstractions there
from l saw some of them reading their
Bibles and their hymn books, thanking
God for His kindness in helping them
cross the sea. Some of them had Christ
in the Storage all across the waves,
and they will have Christ in the mail
trains which at 5 o'clock every after
noon start for the great west. They are
being taken by the commission Of emf
grafton in New York, taken from the
vessels, protected from the Shylocks
and the sharper, and in the name OF
God and humanity passed on to their
destination, and there they will turn
your w-ildernesses into gardens, if you
will build for them churches and estab-
fish for them schools and send to them
Christian missionaries.
Are you afraid this continent is GO
ing to be overcrowded with thi popu-
laton? All, that shows you have not
been to California, that shows you have
not been to Oregon, that shows that
o have not been to Texas. A fishing
smack today N 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 fal
larger than all the Austrian empire
yet the Austrian empire supports 3d.,
DOC, 600 people. The one state of Texas
Is larger than all France and France
supports 36,0 0 900 people. The one
state of Texas far surpasses in size the
Germanic empire, yet the Germanic
empire supports 41,0OO, 900 people.
tell you the great want of the western
states is more population.
While some people may stand at TIL
gates Of the city, saying, "Stay back!'
to foreign populations, I press out a.
far beyond those gates as I can pres.
GU beyond them and beckon to foreign
nations, saying, Come, come, all Y,
people who are honest and industriou
and God loving!" But say you, st an
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