The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-06-07


! 0t all th" people living on tho globe
! are tr hr found. Wa nrc but twenty
! days from this market. and with tho
| NiraraRuau rnnnl with hr much near.
! rr. Nur southern manu- ufucturrrs hnvC
already reached thrso murllrta and
! discovered thri" advantage. Tho do.
| rrlNpmrnt OF trade In our cotton EoOda
has been largely In China and other
! Nrirntal rNuntrira. Our EoOds nrN
adapted 60 the rlimntc aud ncrds OF
| tn" Vroplr ot the caSt. Tho most pop
| ular manufactured Koods In China to.
| day como from South Carolina mills.
! This market presents tho unusual con.
! dIton " drmnndinE both raw and
manufactured cotton from tho Same
section, thus brnrilting all classes In
the south. II Is not nn idlo dream
that in n few years the cotton trndo of
tho south with China will eNorod SEQ
ooo, 900 annually IL tho markets nro not
closed against us.
Nuf the great question IL how nrN
these markets to tn kept open and
Others created to buy our surplus pro-
duets. Ii cannot ho done 10y treaty
rights. This has hren our depcn(cnoe
up to this time, but it il an uncertain
and Ineffective safeguard for tho fut-
ur". In the great commercial con
illrt now going on brtwocn tho na.
claimed or secured bv such means.
With toothold in tho Philippines wo
are in situation to demand our trade
rights. and to assert them IL necessary
The recent troubles in China In which
we were interested for tho protection
Nt our ministers aud missionaries dis.
closed the Importance Of tho Phill-
pines tn us. As a military base IL
ruahled VS. to speedily put our troops
IA
tiNn side IVY side with tho other great
powers ot the earth. They now re-
roEniar the United States ~ ono OF
them, and in future she will have a
voice in shaping the destiny Of tho
Chinese empire. and protecting her
trade and commerce. in the east
In religious point Of tho view, this
question OF expansion is Important.
All denominations Of Christians in the
United States are actively engaged in
the foreign missionary work. Hun
GredS Of thousands Of dollars are col
lsctrd annually and many men are
sent into foreign fields in the east 10
spread the gospel. These bearers Of
the glad tidinGS Of great JOY" need
the prestige aud protection Of our flag
AS much aS the traders to give them
standing and Influence in their work.
ft!or 10 our acquisition Of the Philip.
pines the coo 100000 Of oriental heath
en knew but little about the United
States. The naval victory of Dewey
st Manila was the event which i'm
pressed them with us as a nation, and
lnstantan eouSly excited their respect
and admiration. Subsequently the
presence Of American soldiers at Pekin
10 cooperate with the other powers
10 restore order intensified the respect
Of the Chinese. With our flag floating
ever the Philippines and al the mast
head Of our war vessels ia the east to
Afford protection to American citizens,
these heaihen people will have in
creased respect for and confidence in
our missionaries. Besides, contact
with our Christian civilization will aid
materially in the work Of their evan
CeHZation. II is useless to undertake
10 chrlstian!za the heather until he
las been TO some extent civilized. Our
E!esepce IN the east must exercise a
great influence over the effete system
| Of civilization prevailing there.
The American flag has been raised
| N the orient rs al emblem of freedom,
| Of human progress aud Of occideDta al
| civilization. II represents all that is
| gu traced in the true religioo Of the
NazarlDt. 1t is the forerunncr Of
Christianity. aud must be kept wher-
ever X ie floating, or all the mission
AIRY Work Of centuries will prove fruit
less. believe that to the English
speaking people has been com nitted
the tvaDge!ical work Of spreading a
kuowiehge Of the bible all over the
earth, ''as the waters cover the great
deep The command go ye into all
lI- world and preach the gospel" Is
Iot rbto!ete, and TO us it comes with
all the trrce Of its original enunciation,
and with al the responsible it
crEste5
The Greciau civilization was philo-
tophIcai III lte character, It never
appealed 10 the hearts and congcienceg
ri human kind, aud hence never ex-
,en1+d beycud the confines OF Hellas.
The Erhan civilization was founded
upon Mythoiogy and never appealed
" TIE !ntXmsHt and reason OF the
"OFid, and beDce was confined to the
tsTritrriai limits ri the Roman empire.
The civilizations which preceded these
were dittInctiVely Pagan, and could
never attract the respect and conf
dercc III mankind. 1t IL true that
MahOHLnEdanism spread far beyond
the borders 0i ita birthplace, Arabia,
bnt the civilization OF which 1t was the
estence wns barbnric, and was scat.
tered and mhintaiucd by the sword.
AHericbn civilization ~ Esentially
'<'1iIcLitb ElFjILbLlOU. ItB IOlUOn.
tiOns are Eccurcly aud permanently
laIl In the love Of the true God and
love Of country II is tho outcome OF
centnflcs upon centnriGs OF the work.
inKs Oi the Rrrht Ruler Of nations in
the arairs Of mankind, All the past
has been nothing but the battle ground
bet ~cen error and truth; between bad
And EOod governments; betweon tho
pnay d.sIKnn OF man and tho inscrut.
hb.e and divine plans OF jehovah. |
believe we are on the eve OF the reaII.
zntIOn Of the triumph OF truth, Of per.
feet human government. and Of Gods
great purpose IN the creation OF man.
We have n republican form OF govern.
tnnnt such as meyer existed before in
the history OF tho world. The NreeInn,
Roman md othor republics we're tho
result 0f frnntie aud Gpasmodic efforts
PIT forth tor temporary relief from
nnendnrnbI" tyranny byheathen sub.
)ects. Thoy never rGpresGnted n Iiber-
ty l0v inE pnopI", tho principles OF hu.
man freedom, nor tho right OF man TO
n government tor hts protection. Hence
they wrr. ihlhnrablo failures as repub.
L.. Al.