The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-07-13

1t has been estimated that this Amer
ico-Spanish war cost us $500, ,000, 900. 1t
would not cost half of that to proclaim
and carry on and consummate holy
war that will rescue those archipelagoes
from satanic domination. Who will vol-
unteer? I beat the drum of recruit
ing station. Who will enlist under the
one starred, blood striped banner of Im-
manuel? Cuba and Porto Rico and the
Philippines are stepping stones for our
American Christianity, to cross over and
take the round world for God. We need
snew evangelical alliance organized for
this one purpose. In all denominations
there are those with. large enough
hearts and who have been thoroughly
enough converted to join in such an
advanced movement; men who, putting
aside all minor differences of opinion,
"believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of Heaven and earth, and in
Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son.
and who would march shoulder to
shoulder in such a Gospel campaign.
The result would besthat those islands,
after a scene of gospelization.s would
assert themselves into denominations
to suit themselves, and some would be
sprinkled in holy baptism, and others
would be immersed in those warm Tiv-
ers, and some would worship in relig-
ious assemblage silent as the Quaker
meeting house, and others would have
as many jubilant calculations as a back
woods camp meeting, and some of those
who preached would be gowned and
surpliced 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. as
Mark you we'll that statesmanshiP,
however grand it is, and wise men of the
world, however noble, cannot do this
work. Mere secular education does not
moralize. Some of the most thoroughly
educated men in all the world have been
the worst men. Quicken a mans intel
liect, while at the same time you do not
make his morals good, and you only
augment his power for evil. Geography
and mathematics and metaphysics and
philosophy will never qualify a people
to govern themselves. A corrupt print
ing press is worse than no printing
press at all, but let loose an open Bible
upon those islands and let the apocalyp-
tic angel once fly over them and you
| will prepare them to become either col
onies of the United States government,
or, as hope will be the case, independ-
ent republics.
God did not exhaust himseff When he
built this nation ThoseislandswilEyet
/ have their Thomas Jeffersons, qualified
to write for them declarations of indie.
pendence; and George Washingtons,
capable of achieving their liberties; and
Abraham Lincolns, strong enough to
emancipate their serfdoms; and Long.
fellows, and Bryants, capable Of put.
ting their hills and their rivers and their
Landscapes into poems; and their Ban
crofts and Prescotts to make their his
4 tories; and their Irvings to write theil
sketch books; and their CHARLES o. Con
ors and Rufus Choates to plead in theil
courtrooms; and their Daniel Webstert
and John G. crittendens to move theil
Senates,sa a4s@ - ss 8fss& .ss3es s7 sA8s
| The day cometh--hear it all ye wht
have no hope for those islands Of be
1 dwarfeds and diseased ilitefates-th'
4 day cometh when those regions vii
haye Christians eiNilizAtioR seapAl t
that which this country now enjoys
while hope by that time this countr!
will be as superior to what it now j
as to-day Washington and New Yorl
are better than Manila and Santiago
r Christ has started for thesconquest q
/ the nations, and nothing on earth or Il
!, hell can stop it. The continents ar
J rapidly rolling into His dominion, ant
! Why mot those islands, which for tn
most part are only fragments broke
of from continents, the interval land
having been sunk by earthquakes, al
; Lowing the ocean to take mastery owe
them? Each mother continent ha
Il around it whole family OF little cont
!, nents. II the continents are being 9
: rapidly evangelixed, why not the II
/ lands? If America, why not Cuba an
! the bahamas? II Asia, why not th
; Philippines and the Moluccas? If Es
) rope, why not the Azores and the 0rl
, Ineys? If Africa. why not Madagasca
/ land st. Helena? The same power tbs
broke them on the mainland can III
: them into eyangelization.
E In the old book, which has become
81 new book by reason OF modern disco'
3 cries, especial attention isscalleds 70 th
: islands. s:Declare the Lord's praise j
II the islands commands Isaiah. u
!. the multitudes Of the islands be gla
J. Thereof" says the Psalmist. All IL
t.iisaands Of the heathen ashall worshi
e Him" writes Zephaniah. HE sha
! ladrn His face to the islands. " prophesii
ed Daniel. ssThe inhabitants OF the ISL
81 shall be astonished at thee" foretel
! Ezekiel. "Hear il and declare 1t to Il
: Iislands afar OF, !" exclaims Jeremia.
e You see from this the islands are not,
I tbc neglected. Perhaps. they are Il
E Lords fayorites, as in households
e there is any favoritism at al it is f
. <he weakest. The islands toossmall