The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17

what race came the pilgrim fathers who
crossed the seas imbued with many noble
ambitions the chief Of which was to
carry the gospel of Jesus Christ to the
farthermost ends of the earth? Among
the hearts of what people was the great
foreign missionary cause first born? Who
today are striving most of all to civilize
and Christianize the world at large? ls
1t not the members Of the Anglo-Saxon
race? Are there any people who can be
more Justly called Christian people
than the Anglo-Saxons?
The Dominant Anglo-saxon.
The AngIo-saxon race is best qualified
to lead In this great forward movement
for Christ also because in this century
1t holds a position OF dominant power
and influence among the nations analo-
gous to that held by ancient Rome at
the birth of Christianity They geo.
graphically hold the strategic points of
all the world. Open the map of the world
where you will and drop your finger at
random. Gibraltar, the key of the Med
iterranean, held by England. Suez canal
and the sovereignty Of Egypt by Eng
land. Eastern as we'll as northern Africa
dominated by England. The islands of
the Pacific held by Germany, England
and the United States. North and South
America dominated by the United States
rope for the most part controlled or in
fuenced by Germany or England. Both
supreme intheir own ways-England by
her navy, Germany by her army The
whale and the lion practically unconquer-
able in their own domains.
Then where can you find people
mentally and spiritually and physically
better equipped to carry forth this gospel
message than the members of the Anglo
Co m
Christ God is going to use giants now
as he used giants of old. God made the
violin" Stradivarius used to say, but
God had to first make an Antonio Stradj-
varius before he could put together his
best violins." Under the power of the
Holy Writ the apostolic messengers were
able to scatter the gospel messages
everywhere. But how could such Won
ders have been accomplished In so short
a time unless God had first sent forth
messenger, mentally and spiritually gi-
gantic, as he did when he sent forth
Paul? And where can God get better
modern emissaries, II we are willing to
do what we ought to do, than among the
members of the Anglo-Saxon race?
chrlst's Gospel Must Triumph.
There are many reasons why the Anglo
! Saxon race should lead In this movement.
! Some of these may be regarded as fanci-
full and romantic. 1t is not long since a
professor, formerly o. Yale university.
undertook to prove that the Anglo-Saxon
race represents the ten lost tribes of
| Israel, and he even asserted that the
| present reigning house of Great Britain
Is descended from King Solomon, through
| a Hebrew princess named Tea Tephi, who
became the bride of King Fergus of Ire
land and Scotland, from whom descended
King James VI of Scotland, who be-
came King James l. OF England. He
contended that the very stone which
forms the seat of the coronation chair.
on which the monarchs of Great Britain
sit when they are crowned. originally
| formed part of Solomon's temple, and
was brought to Ireland by Tea Tephi
herself as a precious rehc. With all
such fanciful traditions we have nothing
| to do. The essential fact is that the gos-
| pei of Christ which must ultimately
triumph, is enshrined In the hearts OF the
Anglo-Saxon race more than in those of
| any other race and that they have the
| opportunity and qualities which it
them to embrace it. of propagating that
gospel to the ends of the earth.
| This glorious contamination of Christ's
earthly kingdom. I believe. will be
| achieved under Gods omnipotent pow
err. working through the Anglo-Saxon
race. Who will lead the way? The be-
ginning Of every great movement in the
worlds history has been humble and in
conspicuous. The origin Of the Christian
church itself, now numbering its millions
| in all lands. was in single room, in
which, all told. there were only 120 per-
sons Where will the movement for the
final triumph begin? 1t may be In such
| church as this, but it will be some
| where where there Is a band of earnest.
consecrated praying souls--men and
women self sacrificing. ardent. agonizing
in supplication to God for power. There