The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
Stars and Stripes Uni
ted With Union
Jack CanDo 1t.
SERMON BY REV. DR.. STRONG,
The Worlds Destiny De-
ponds on the Anglo
SaXons.

t Rev. Josiah Strong, D. D., of Brookl-
e llyn, N. Y, occupied the pulpit of Ply
) mouth Church yesterday. His eve
i ming sermon was a particularly strong
n and scholarly address and was fol-
= lowed with close attention by his hear
ers.
The text was taken from Galatians
vi, 10: las we have therefore oppor-
tunity let us do good unto all men,"
Rev. Dr. Strong said in part: The
words of the text teach us the duty
g of doing good not only to ourselves and
= families and neighbors, but to all men.
, Every Christian acknowledges the APP
: plication to individuals but few admit
; the same obligation to nations. There
is too much of what may be known as
a double standard of morals. For in
stance, an individual may do things as
an editor, politician or merchant that
he would not do as a man.
Il What is wrong toward man Is wrong
toward God. God sees what is wrong.
while man can not. 1t does not require
much discussion to show a Christian
audience that God is not two-faced and
does not have two standards of mo-
Irality.
Nations should have the same stand
ard as individuals. God has one great
plan for the world and humanity, that
all should labor together When we
accept this obligation to do good, we
have an opportunity to do good to all
men.
AS a nation our horizon has been
greatly enlarged during the past Is
months. In Cuba, Hawaii and the
| Philippines there is great opportunity
for doing good. AS a nation are we
prepared to accept our obligation? l
] believe at this time we should not at
Il tempt to ministrate to our new people
to the detriment Of ourselves, but give
them the rights of opportunity as they
are able to handle them.
The nation is rising already to the
opportunity to give pure gospel, and
missionaries are being sent out to all
the new countries. We must enlarge
our horizon. We are entering with this
new century into the last great stage
Il of the worlds progress. As we follow
the age of progress, we find in the early
ages individuals working apart. All
labor was carried on by individual eff
fort. they had no other way.
AS industry expanded, men were In
lcluded in nations nations in continents
and in the last stage of the world S
progress all people will be united A
few years ago nations existed very
much by themselves. Now national
policies are world policies. National
life is a part of the world life
The price of bread in London is de-
termined by the wheat crop in North
America and other countries. We hear
: that the bubonic plague has broken out
2 In Portugal, Immediately ports Of the
I world are closed against all Por-
tuguese.
We are coming more and more to one
: world life and interest. AS lovers Of
} liberty, we take interest in the struggle
of others for liberty. Had Armenia
been an Anglo-Saxon nation, would En-.
gland and America have stood idly by
: tWirling their thumbs while it's people
were being massacred? No! The first
massacre of innocent people would have
meant suicide to the Turks. When
: world conscience awakes, the down
trodoen will be raised up, wherever
found. When man is burned to death
in Georgia, cheeks of Massachusetts
people burn with shame. We are de-
!; veloping world conscience.
A high degree of social progress de-
ponds on high individual progress
Highly developed society depends on in
dividualism of individuals. The higher
; society differs from the lower as radi-
Cally as the development of the human
The civilization of Asia and Europe
| differ widely. China, for instance, ex-
, tends to considerable extent, but is moi
high. In Europe there has always beer
considerable division, but a far higher
social condition. Greece and China
present striking contrast. In the
city of Athens alone, more great mer
were produced than in the whole Of
China.
l Belgian philosopher once said that
! there are but two countries in the worlc
1.-The United States and Russia. The
. former including all Anglo-Saxon ma.
tons Of the world and the latter the
l Slavs. The civilization of these two
races is Numerically opposed. Amone
the Slavs the form of government acts
for oppression of the individual, while
| the Anglo-Saxon form looks to theil
2 Uplifting. Reverse the conditions ex.
: isting in either race, and their respect
: i've downfall and upbuilding would re-
suit. The worlds destiny rests be
2 tween these races.
. Religion is an important element. The
more intelligent the class, the larger
the number of Christian men. At the
l present day. one-half the men in col
/ lege are members of the Christian
. church, and it is hard to find man il
the faculty of any Of the higher insti
buttons of learning who is not a pro
IeSSeI (n1lSLldn. among AnRlO-SaX
a ems we find a higher education anC
!, more religion among all classes, Will,
among the Latin races it is exactly tn,
e reverse. l believe the worlds destin,
: is primarily in the hands of the Anglo
. Saxon people. The race includes man,
families; if they are separated, Russit
: is larger, but if kept together, the!
e have the balance of power. With tn,
: stars and stripes and union jack float
. ing side by side, and the people of En-
gland and the United States striking
hands, the worlds peace is command
ed.
In the Arctic regions icebergs may b.
seen moving along against the combine,
forces OF wind and tide. The reason
g given is that their immense bull
reaches down below the surface and /
carried along by strong currents. s.
e let us as a nation reach down into tn
: deep sea current Of divine purpose, an
, move on in spite of opposition to at
tainment of the best as a nation.
VINO. a. MEETINGS.