The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-11

any future alliance either implied or
explicit, the United States Is the mas
ter OF the situation.
Another event CT the future VIII nc
the ccmplete commercial supremacy OF
the United states. The Pa"i3c VIII b.
cone the great highway upon which
her teeming produces vii! be borne ID
every land. With the Atlantic aad
Pacific joined by thu Nica:augaa
Canal her sails will whften every haT-
Dor. and sea. and ocean, and lake. a1d
her commerce will be the commerce
a, the world. With her natural ad-
yantaees, her undeveloped resources
and her hundreds Of millions OF inven-
tive and progressive population, sne
can defv efforts of the other nations
to rival her productions and traue.
and 10 snatch from her the crown OF
commercial supremacy.
Another event OF transcendent i'm
nortance will be the complete triumph
OF the Gospel o. Christ through the
ac;eyments OF the Anglo-Saxon race.
With the Star-Spangled Banner OF the
United States in consort with the nag
n, t1e British Empire floating in every
5arbor and ocean Ci the globe, all peo-
cln will be aroused from their heatheo
steep of sixty centuries and brought to
knowledge of the true God. These.
flags represent all the substantial hu-
man progress in the ages past, the
highest and best civilization founded
upon the moral law, governments the
most perfect ever instituted, and the
true spirit Of human freedom. 1t was
never designed that individuals should
fight singly the battles OF the cross.
All they can accomplish by individual
efforts is to convert individuals to the
true faith. 1t is the mission OF nations
to achieve fruitful victories under the
banner of the cross and spread Chris
tianity Paul iabored and preached
all over the known world in his time.
but it was the conquerng banner o.
Constantine supported by all the power
OF the Roman empire that crystallized
results and made effective the preach
ing OF the great apostle to the Gent!les.
! 1t seems that to our nation Is commit
TED the work in these latter days OF
planting the banner OF the cross in the
isles of the sea and among all heather
nations. and fulfilling the prophecy
that all peoples and tongues shall bow
and worship the true God. This work
OF the evangelization of the world was
not ready for accomplishment after
Pauls preaching and Luther's refor-
nation, but was reserved for one OF
the era-making events Of the twentieth
century. II as nation we are true to
duty, opportunity and our appointed
destiny, We will be the favored nation
al instrumeutality to fight the decisive
battle of Armageddon. and to achieve
the final and complete victory for
Christianity.
We cannot as a nation avoid these
sacred obligations imposed upon us.
We must 60 forward and meet the
grave responsibilities Of the future.
They can be discharged, and when
they are, what a glorious future there
will be for our nation and for the An
glo-Saxon race, with one language, one
civilization. one Christianity, and our
perfect political institutions. spread all
over the habitable earth. Then the pa
ges Of history will be nothing but the
enhancing story Of the glorious
achievements Of our republic. The
world will be wrapped in mantle OF
peace, the race of man will have
achieved all it was designed to accom-
plish, and the nations will pursue in
harmony the arts of peace and the path
Of happiness and thus enjoy the full
fruition of the efforts Of man for s.X
thousand years.
Fellow-citizens, one more word ana
| am done. This is not the place or
time where politics and persons should
be discussed The war with Spain, Il
it meant nothing more, has been worth
ten times the blood and treasure 1t cosi
in reuniting this country. We had
President in the White House who was
not afraid to trust eX-Confederates. he
not only spoke lovingly Of our dead.
but he trusted the command OF the
armies of the United States and Eonoc
of this country to eX-Confederates. Lee,
Wheeler. and our gallant Butler, were
honored equally with Grant. Logan and
Harrison. On this anniversary cay. We
can rejoice not only at the libt,ty
granted Us under the Declaration MADE
on July 4th. 17T6, but we can thanA
God that we are now united peop'e
and that our house is no longer div.d-
ed against itself"