West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-12


could. Paul however, knows that Il is
vain TO try to tell OF IT, Thanks be unto
God for His Unspeaksble Gift" In the
presence OF that gift. all other gifts of God
be they ever SO great and ever so gracious
can not be spoken Of What can a Thanks
giving be that talks OF Gods material
blessings and yet would omit these
spiritual ones.
Thanking God then for the blessings
bestowed upon us personally. and for the
blessings on us Spiritually. there is a place
and time for material blessings. Provi.
dencc is far too wide a realm to be spoken
OF in the third part of a sermon: all We
may hope TO do is to glance at few OF the
mountain tops of the theme aud that only
In connection with our national prosperity.
M NATIONAL BLESSINGS
nation in which there are about 4.
states and 8 territories go great provinces
the average area of which Is equal to the
average area of the nations OF the
historic past. Not petty prncipalities as
in Germany. but huge provinces. which in
area and In power of growth are to be
compared not with parts of Germany or
France or an England. but with these
countries as wholes "Imperium in Imperio.
These States are Empires within an
Empire. IL any countries deserve the
name.
Looking Northward. we see little river.
called the River Detroit. connecting the
waters OF Lake Erie with those OF Lake
St Clair. river whose frequent turns
render II most difiicult to- navigate and
yet there is no stream ON this earth that
carries larger tonnage You may take
the total tonnage passing through the
SueE Canal from Europe to Asia and multi.
ply II fourfold and IL will not equal that
which passes through the River Detroit.
Or you may take the total tonnage of the
River Thames at London and then add TO
II the tonnage of the River Mersey at
Liverpool. and then double the sum total
OF both and still the River Detroit carries
more than the amount stated. Think for
moment what London and Liverpool are
as centres and you may form an idea of
what the tonnage on the Detroit must be.
So much for look to the Northward at
but one place. There are other marvels
there as the Great Lakes, where IL is said
face of the earth is gathered. and where
one may sail on a steamer the size OF an
ocean steamer and in a storm the size of
an ocean storm. We must hasten
Lift up thine eyes now and look South.
ward. You see river not like the little
tortous Detroit, but one that with stately
sweep flows from lands end to land $ end
The River Mississippi and the Valley of
the Mississippi: IL we count its chief trib
utary, and the largest and most fertile
valley occupied by man What the River
Nile was to the Roman Empire. that the
River Mississippi is to the world II is the
"granary' OF the world That valley
could not only nourish the 76 million who
dwell in this land. but II could also feed
all the sons OF men with bread enough and
to spare. Think now of the value OF
navigsble river in the heart OF the land.
England in order to bring the cotton to
the mills at Manchester. built a ship canal
from Liverpool to that city. at the cost OF
40 million e I. c. sIoo. .ooo. 900. Now. IL 30
miles OF water way are worth 100 million.
what are 80 thousand miles worth.
There are in the United States over 10
amount no river is taken account OF
whose length is less than 100 miles God
hath not so dealt with any people over
IS million horses and over 90 million sheep
are to be found in this valley. The
Assyrian king who besieged Jerusalem
offered an insult to HeEekish by saying
give me pledges and will give you
thousand horses. IL you can set men on
them So he tried to show the weakness
Of the Jews. In like manner we might say
to any foe give us pledges and we will
give you IS million horses. il you can set
men on them" The Mississippi Valley IS
supplying the mules with which the I'm.
glish are seeking to subjugate the Beers
They have sent thousands and tens Of
thousands to South Africa. The Missis.
sippi Valley is the supply station Of the
world In war and in peace.
Lift up thine eyes again and look now
toward the Eastward There the United
States is in touch with the civilization Of
Europe and draws from the east all IL has
to sell and great deal that IL does not
wish to part with. Here strange TO say.
already the quantity and value OF manufac.
quantity and value brought in. A citizen
OF Grand Rapids. Michigan. bought in Lon.
don. England. very beautiful suite OF fur
niture he brought ii home paying heavy
duty on IL and calling 10 his friends and
neighbors he showed them the high char.
acter Of the furniture in London. his
friends asked him where II was manufac.
tured he then turned to look upon the
back Of the pieces for the manufacturers
name. and there saw that the furniture had
been made in his own city.
The exports Of the United States now
are over the value Of 100 million dollars per
arc exported for every day in the year and
over 10 ooo. 900 pounds Of cotton for every
day in the year American cutlery Is on
sale in Sheffield. England. American oat.
meal in Glasgow. Scotland. American
shoes IN Germany out sell the German.
American bicycles are favoritcs with the
French. yet e7oo oo3 worth Of bicycles are
shipped TO Africa. Watches made in Con.
nectcUt are selling in Switzerland bridges
built IN Pennsylvania have been set no In
India. and Africa Piusburg rails and
Philadelphia locomotives arc 10 be found
in England on the Midland Railroad. in
Africa on the new railway to connect
Cairo with Capeiown. in Paisstins 10 con.
meet Joppa with Jerusalem. and In Russia
on the new Siberian railway. Think Of
travelling from the Baltic Sea 10 the Sea
Of Japan through Russia and Siberia IN q
Pullman car drawn by a Baldwin locomo
tive over Carnegie rails These and other
things. which. ss the auction bills would
say. are too tedious to mention"
Ltft 90 thine eyes now and look West.
wafd America ls onen 10 The sea 10 the