Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-07-05


the little band of pilgrim fathers? Was
not that pilgrim band bound together
by sacred covenant to walk In all his
ways made known, or to be made
known unto them. according to their
best endeavors. whatever it should
cost? Was not Maryland settled in
the name of God, and Georgia in the
name Of God, and Pennsylvania in the
name of God? On account Of this past
dedication OF our forcfathers, dare
America refuse to carry the gospel un-
to all nations Of the earth?
This nation is especially fitted to car
ry the gospel unto all people because
here we have no established church.
Every religious denomination can free
handedly do its full stint of work.
A story of WhiteneId.
How the different religious denom-
nations are able to work side by side
in America for the scattering of the
gospel seed may be illustrated by an
incident in the life of George White
field. One day the great evangelist
stopped dramatically in his sermon
and, looking up as though addressing
the throne of the Almighty, cried out
in interrogation. 30 Lord, are there
any Presbytcrians in heaven| NO."
came back the answer 20 Lord, are
there any Episcopalians in heaven"
I'm
Lord, are there any Methodists in
heavenY NO" "WhO, then, are the
denizens Of the skiesW "Christians
one. Christians all" SO in the scatter
ing of the gospel seed by the American
nation there are 10 religious sects. In
the sight of the government there are
only Christians. The Calyinists and
the Armenians, the close communi-
cants and the Congregationalists, the
PrOtestants and the Catholics, can
work side by side because these differ
ent religious denominations believe in
the atonemcnt They can and should
scatter the gospel seed unto all ma
tlons because the American nation
was settled and consccrated by our
forefathcrs to the service of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Americas second mission is emphat-
ically the establishment Of an interna.
tional court Of arbitration so that
bloody wars in the future shall be an
impossiblity. That great interna-
tional court of arbitration can be es-
tabllshed by the united action of the
ten or twelve principal nations OF the
world is undeniable, and that such a
court will be ultimately established IS
also unquestioncd. When such a court
is established, the United States, Eng
land. France, Spain. Austria, Germany,
Italy, Russia Japan and China will
each have representatives upon that
tribunal. Then when international
difficulties arise these difficulties will
be peacefully settled, rs the Alabama
claims were amicably settled before
the Geneva tribunal which assembled
in 1871, composed Of the five repre-
sentativcs which were furnished by
the United States. Great Britain, Italy,
Switzerland and Brazil; as the Nene-
zuela claims were settled before tri-
bunal which met in Paris in 1900; as
the Alaska boundary line was AMIGA
bly, settled and as the war claims
against the Chinese government by the
different allied forces are now being
amicably settled.
For Universnl Peace.
Now. my friends, what civilized ma
ton on the face of the globe is better
fitted to lead in the establishment Of
this supreme court of international ar
bitration than the American nation?
The different nations of Europe, | care
not how strong some Of them may be,
are unable to succe ssfully lead in this
movement for universal peace because
those nations are jealous Of each 9th
er. These different European nations
cannot do as they would, no matter
how noble and Christian their motives
might be- If they could 90 as they
wished. they long ago would have
wiped off the face of the earth that
most cruel and corrupt Of all govern
ments, the government of Turkey.
When the sultan gave orders to his
soldiers to massacre in cold blood the
Armenans. Il great wave of horror
rolled over all civilized lands. Though
William L. Gladstone was then dy-
ing old man, he took up his pen and
wrote a godlike protest. Indignation
yoicing the sentiment Of every civil
llzed government was heard alike In
London, Paris, Berlin. Rome, Vienna,
st. Petersburg and New York; but,
though men and women were slaugh-
tered by the hundreds and the thou
sands. though in midwinter young girls
and boys were stripped Of their gar
ments and driven forth naked into the
mountains to freeze and to starve and
TO die. though whole families were de-
stroyed and whole regions desolated,
vet not one nation Of Europe was able
TO prevent or avenge the massacres be-
cause the European nations were Jeal-
ous of each other. The nation that
would attempt to obiterate the Turk
lsh government would have the swords
Of other European nations plunging at
its heart. But the American nation,
being removed 5000 miles from The
European nations, is hand free, foot
free and heart free. 1t can lead in this
movement to establish a supreme court
of arbitration because all foreign ma
tions will realize that it is not making
such a move to upset the balance OF
European power or to absorb new ter
ritory. and a Christian nation like the
American which does not try to turn
the sword inCo the plowshare and the
spear into the pruning hook deserves
10 lose its influence. to fall from its
proud position as great and free ma
lion and to perish from the earth.
Recognizing the fact that many peo-
pie are looking forward to the time
when war shall forever be abolished,
an IMAGINATIVE writer once described