The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-07

Bible. Christ is So desi1ous to nave
this World love him that he stops at nc
humiliation of smile. he compares his
grace to spittle on the eyes of the blind
man. He compares himself to hen
gathering the chickens, and in my text
he compares himself to suitor begging
haud in marriage. Does this Christ.
the King, deserve this land? Behold
Pilates hall andthe insulting expectora-
ton on the face Of Christ. Behold
the Calvarean massacre and the awful
hemorreage of FIVE wounds. Jacob
served II years for Rachel, hut Christ,
my Lord, the King, suffered in torture
80 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, so this nation
at its birth was pledged to Christ for
divine marriage.
Before Columbus and his l20 men en-
barked on the Santa Maria, the Pinta
and the Nina for their wonderful voy-
age what was the last thing they did?
They sat down and took the holy sacra-
ment Of the Lord Jesus Christ. After
they caught the first glimpse Of this
country and the gun of ono ship had
announced it to the other vessels that
land had been discovered, what was the
song that went up from all the three
decks? "Gloria in excels;s. After
Colr,nhus and his 100 mon had stepped
from the ships deck to the solid ground,
what did they do? They all knelt and
consecrated the new world to God. What
did the Huguenots do after they landed
in the Carolinas? What did the Hol-
land refugees do after they had landed
in New York? What did the pilgrim
fathers do after they landed in New
England? With bended knee and up
lifted face and 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 its 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
measurable properties. Navigable
rivers, more in number and greater
than Of any other land, rolling down on
all sides into the sea, prophesying large
manufactures and easy commerce.
Look at the great ranges OF noun
tains timbered with wealth on the top
and sides, metaled with wealth under
meath. One hundred and eighty thou
sand square miles of coal. One hun
dred and eighty thousand square miles
of iron. The land so contoured t'''*'
extreme weather hardly ever lasts
than three days-extreme heat or *
treme cold. Climate for the most la:t
bracing and favorable for Drawn aad
brain. All fruits, all minerals: all har.
vests. Scenery displaying an autumpal
pageantry that no land on earth rre-
tends to rival. No South American
earthquakes. No Scotch mists. 30
London fogs. No Egyptian plaques.
No Germanic divisions. The people
of the United States are happier than
any people On earth. It's the testiino-
ny Of every man that has travelled
abroad. For the 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 Christian patriots, by your contrl-
buttons and your prayers hasten on the
fulfllment of the text.
We have been turning an important
leaf in the mighty tome Of our national
history. One year at the gates OF this
continent over 100000 emigrants ar
rived. was told by the commissioner
of emigration that the probability was
that in that year 100000 emigrants
would arrive at the different gates OF
commerce. Who were they? The pau
pers of Europe? No. At Kansas
City was told by gentleman, who
had opportunity for large investigation,
thata great multitude had gone through
there, averaging in worldly estate $500.
I was told by an officer Of the govern
mept, who had opportunity for authen.
tic investigation, that thousands and
thousands haG gone, averaging 81, 900
in possession each. I was told by the
commission of emigration that 20 fami-
lies that had recently arrived brought
sS5, 900 with them. Mark you, faml-
lies, not tramps. Additions to the ma
tionaI wealth, not subtraetions there
from. saw some of them reading their
Bibles and their hymnbooks, thanking
God for his kindness in helping 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 5 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
sharpers, and, in the name Of God and
humanity, passed on to their destins-
ton, and there they will turn your vii,
derness into gardens, if you will build
for them churches and establishsor them
schools and send to them Christian
missionaries.
Are you afraid this continent is going
TO be overcroWdeG with this population?
All, that shows you have not been TO
California, 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 9TH
er shipping before night as for any one
of the next ten generations OF Amer.
cans to be afraid of being overcrowded
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