The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-15


their dealing with Ireland has
not been of kind to excite either
admiration or gratitude. a study of the
past treatment, whether in the time
of Elizabeth or of Cromwell, will reveal
much of gross injustice, absolute horror,
and indefensible cruelty Coxs History
of ireland, the Irish State Papers, and
The reports, etc, of that great English
poet, Edmund Spenser. who spent so
many years in that island, so ill-starred
and cruelty wronged give enough surely
to make plain the awfulne5s, the desc
lation, the vast slaughterings under the
rule OF the English government The
Irish State Papers in England arc but
a continuous record OF execution and
destruction. Ormond reports, to show
he was not slack" in numbering the
Irish, that 1898 persons of quality, be-
sides 5000 or 1000 others" were
slaughtered. Sir Warham ST. Leger
writes. Munster is nearly unpeopled by
the rebels, and the killings by the sol
diers; 10000 dead of famine in half
year, besides numbers that are hanged
and killed" Sir Henry Wallop was en-
couraged and said that the wars by the
English ARE but like fox-hunting."
South and west of Ireland were simply
desolated Lord Grey's two years of "a
policy OF blood and devastation proved
a failure at last. He reported, '1,4S5
chief men and gentlemen slain, no ac-
counting those of meaner sort" And
yet Grey was one of the mild COM
manders sent out to butcher and des-
troy. The poet Spenser saw the war of
determination in Munster. He wrote at
the time of that country, that it was
ruined. that it was a most rich and
plentiful country, full of corn and cat
tie" and yet one year and a half they
were brought to such Indebtedness as
that any strong heart would have rued
the same" He continues: "Out of every
corner of the woods and glynres they
came creeping forth upon their hands,
for their legs could not bear them; they
looked like anatomies of death, they
spake like ghosts crying out OF their
graves; they did eat the dead cartons,
happy where they could find them, yea
and one another soon after, insomuch
that they very carcases they spared not
to scrape out of their graves" He says
that lin a short space there were none
almost life. and a most populous and
plentiful country suddenly left void of
man and beast" He blames the Irish
for bringing such calamity upon them
selves. The Irish resisted the invaders,
and thus wrought their own ruin The
Beers resisted and suffered, and were
conquered, and so brought their own
ruin upon themselves. Fine talk that,
but common all through history. Resist
a tyrant or invader, and If you fail then
you are told you suffered because of your
own bad course. England never had
justification or right in its war upon the
Dutch for two hundred years. against
the Thirteen Colonies, or the EXTERN
ination. in Ireland, or against the Beers
in South Africa recently. a. is said that
every page of the Irish State Papers con-
tains memorandum of execution and de-
struction." The eminent English author
James Anthony Froude, has written upon
the Elizabethan policy in India and with
the pen of excoriation.
The first reading of Rev. DR.. John
Brooks delightful, inspiring and admir-
able work, already referred to by me in
the News and Observer, has given me so
much satisfaction l shall at once begin
a second reading. 1t is on Spiritual
Sanctiication, lost doctrine to large
part of the Christian world. The preach
ers have been at fault no little in not
preaching more continually the basic
Christian, scriptural doctrine-holy living
that there may be holy dying. 1t is an
eminently wise book, written in the
sweetest temper, and most gracious
sympathy, showing in it the pervasive
IF he
universally. so calmly, so logically, so
discreetly. so convincingly. 1t cleared up
for me much of doubt, and drove out all
remains of prejudice against strictly
Bible doctrine so fundamental and so
comforting. am glad indeed that it sells
so readily. OF all North Carolina books,
save Miss Fishers novels perhaps of
twenty-five years ago. and little history
of the State for schools, backed by the
State patronage, this purely religious
work of DR.. Brooks has outsold all 9TH
ers. 1t is now in its eighth thousand
and 1t should soon be in its eighteenth
thousand 1t has AIS pages, and is very
cheap at 81, as books sell now, or so
cents for paper back copy. DIR. Brooks S
address is Charlotte, n. c. He is max
ing a profound impression upon the best
culture and brains of the Methodist
church. Ministers in other churches. too.
read and believe. One student of Wander
bilt University. sold 10 copies to his fell
low students because ii had done him.
self so much good. While Mr. Wesley
was under God the chief chosen instru-
ment to resuscitate a dead or forgotten
fundamental doctrine of the Bible, il is
not necessarily limited to Methodists, or
to the chosen part of that church that
still remain faithful to it, and preach
and live it, but there are thousands in
other communions who believe in the
Bible doctrine, and many of the greatest
ministers believe it, write it. enforce it,
The list OF eminent advocates-of the
most gifted, scholarly. useful number
of the churches who have espoused ,4e
great doctrine of holy living OF Biblical
sanctification is formidable as given by
DIR. Brooks. I can not stop TO point out
the great gifts and distinguishing quail
ties OF Tie several advocates mentioned.
but will cite some OF the names.
Congre gationalists; Rev. Professor
Thomas. c Upham. D. D.; Rev. Asa
Mahan, D. d.. LII D.; Rev. A. NJ. Hills
int