The Burke County news., 1899-06-16
pr, there IS another suitor that presents

ia mentioned in the verse ioiio"ioS ~
;oins.b over the bride, so shall thy COD re-
;oina over thee" Before Columbus ana ms
i3o men embarked on the Santa Maria, the
pinta and the Nina. for their "onueiiuI
yoyace what was the last thlng tuey uio.
They sat down and took the holy sacIanen.
Of the l. ord Jesus Christ. After they cauene
the first glimse o. this country anu .ne 49,
Of one ship had announced It 10 the otueI
vessels that land had been discovered. what
was the song thst went up from all the
three decks? Gloria in excelsis." After
Columbus and his 12O men had stepped
from the ships deck to the solid grounos
what did they do? They all kneie anu c9n on,
secrated the new world to God. Wnat ala
the HuCuenots do after they landed In the
Ca-olinas? What did the Holland refugees
do after they had landed in New YORK
What did the pilgrim fathers % after they
landed in New England? With bendeo knee
and uplifted face and heaven besleSlnS
PRAYER, they took possession OF this contl-
mont for God. How was the first American
Congress opened: By prayer. in the name
0, Jesus Christ. From its birth this nation
was pledged for holy marriage with Christ.
And then see how good God has been to
US. Just open the map OF the continent
and see how i. is shaped for Unreasonable
prosperitiea. Navigable rivers. more III
number and greater than Of any other land.
rolling down on all sides to the sea, prophe-
swing large manufactures and easy COM
merce. Look ct the great ranges OF noun
tains timbered with weals:i on the top and
sides metaled with wealth underneath
One hundred and eighty thousand square
miles Of coal. One hundred and eighty
thousand square miles Of iron. The land
so con.oured that extreme weather hardly
ever lasts more than three days-extreme
heat or extreme cold. Climate for the
most part bracin2 and favorable for Drawn
oil ,oiy olc
all harvests. Scenery displaying an
autumnal pageautry that no land
on earth pretends to ri:al. No
south American earthquake. No Scotch
mists. No London Fogs. No Egyptian
plaques. No Germanic divisions. The
than any people on earth. 1t is the testi-
mony Of every man that has travelled
abroad. For the poor more sympathy.
for the Industrious more opportunity.
Oh. how good God was to our fathers, and
how good He has been to Us and our chill
dren. To Him, blessed be His mighty
name-to Him OF cross and trump to
Him who still remembers the prayer OF the
HuSuenots and Holland refugees aud the
pilgrim fathers, to Him shall this land be
married. Oh, you Christian patriots. by
your contributions and your prayers,
hasten on the fuldllmeEt Of the text.
While some people may stand at the
foreign populations, press out as far be-
yond those gates as can press out beyond
them and beckon to foreign nations say
ing. "Come, come. all ye people who are
honest and Industrious and God lovinc.'
But say YOU Il am so afraid that they
will bring their rejUtices for foreign gov
ernments and plant them here Absurd
They are sick OF the governments that
have epnressed them and they want free
America. Give them the great gospel OF
welcome. Throw around them all Chris
tian hosritalities. They will add their in
dnstry and hard earned wages TO this
country, and then we will dedicate all
to Christ and 'thy land shall be married."
But where shall the marriage altar be-
Let il be the Rocky Mountains. when
through artificial and mighty irrigation,
all their tops shall be covered. as they
will be, with vineyards and orchards aud
S-aintields. Then let the Bostons and the
New Yo-ks and the Charlestons of the
Pacific coast come to the marriage altar
or one side. and then let tie Bostons and
the New Iorks and the Cha-leesons of
the Atlantic coast come to the marriage
altar on the other side. and there be-
tween them let this bride Of nations kneel.
ani ther if the organ Of the Ioudest
thuuders that ever shook the Sierr,.
Nevadas on the one side or moved the
foundations OF the AiLechanies on the
other side should open full dapason OF
wedding march that organ OF thUnde-s
could 10. drown the voice Cf him who
would take the hand ot this bride CT nations.
saying. AS a bridegroom rejoiceth over a
bride. so thy God rejoiceth over thee" A.
that marriage banquet the platters shall
he ~ Nevada silver AMI The cla!f.es a
California gold ani the fruits Of northern
orchards. and the spices Of southern
groves. AMI the tapestry oi American manu-
faeture, AMI the coa-ra.ulaiions from all
lie free nations ct earth ana from ali the
triumphant armies Of heaven Aud s. L.
laad shall be married.