Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03

American nation? Was not this nation,
In the first place. founded in the name
Of God? Did not old John Robinson
stand upon the shore Just before the
Mayflower sailed and dedicate to God
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 II should
cost? Was not Maryland settled in
the name Of God, and Georgia in tho
name Of God, and Pennsylvania in the
name Of God? On account of this past
dedication Of our forefathers, dare
America refuse to carry the gospel I'M
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 Whitehead.
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, 20 Lord, are there
any Presbyterians in heaven" mo-"
came back the answer 80 Lord, are
there any Episcopalians in heaven?"
mo-" again came the answer. 30
Lord, are there any Methodists In
hcaven?" NO" "Who. then, are the
denizens of the skies?" christians
one. Christians ALL" SO in the scatter
ing of the gospel seed by the American
ma ton there are no religious sects. In
the sight of the government there are
only Christians. The Calvinists and
the Armenans, the close communi-
cants and the Congregationalsts the
Protestants and the Catholics, can
work side by side because these differ
Ont religious denominations believe in
the atonement. They can and should
scatter the gospel seed unto all ma
lions because the American nation
was settled and consecrated by our
forcfathers 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
impossibility. That a great interna-
tional court Of arbitration can be es-
tablished by the united action Of the
ten or twelve principal nations Of the
world is undeniable. and that such n
court will be ultimately established is
also unQuEtioned. When such a court
is established, the United States. Eng
land France, Spain, Austria, Germany,
Italy, Russia, Japan and China will
each have representa- tives upon that
tribunal. Then when international
difficulties arise these difficulties will
be peacefully settled, as the Alabama
claims were amicably settled before
the Geneva tribunal which assembled
in 1871, composed Of the five repre-
sentatives which were furnished by
the United States, Great Britain, Italy,
Switzerland and Brazil; as the Vene-
zuela claims were settled before a 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 Universal Peace.
Now. my friends, what civilized ma
ton on the fnce of the globe is better
10 tn, No to1N tcl, -
this supreme court of international ar
bitration than the American nation
The different nations of Europe. l care
} not how strong some Of them may be-
are unable to successfully lead In this
movement for universal peace because
, those nations are jealous of each 9th
er. Those different European nations
. cannot do as they would, no matter
. how noble and Christian their motives
might be. If they could do 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
Armenians, great wave of horror
rolled over all civilized lands. Though
, William z. Gladstone was then dy
, ing old man. he took up his pen and
, wrote godlike protest. Indignation
voicing the sentiment of every civi
} lized government was heard alike In
J 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 mldwinter young girls
| and boys were stripped of their gar
ments and driven forth naked into the
) mountains to freeze and to starve ant
to die, though whole families Were de
t stroyed and whole regions desolated
yet not one nation of Europe was able
to prevent or avenge the massacres be
) cause the European nations were jeal
) Gus of each other. The nation tina
. would attempt to obiterate the Turk
, ish government would have the sword!
Of other European nations plunging a
. its heart. But the American nation
Q being removed 5000 miles from thu
, European nations. is hand free, foo
Q free and heart, free. 1t can lead In this
o movement to establish supreme cour
I of arbitration because all foreign ma
| lions will realize that 1t Is not maxim,