The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-06-26

Rev. Frank De Witt Talmage
Gives 1t a Broad Meaning.
Our spiritual and Moral Obligations
10 the OId World aud How We
May Hest Discharge some
of the Indebtedness.


lCopvight 1903 by Louis Kiopsohl
CHICAGO, March SIN this sermon
the preacher shows that there are other
than commercial ANA financial o'iiIa-
tons between nations ana mat OHll9-
tian America owes a debt boih lh 'ne
spiritual ANA philanlhfopic SENSE To 'ne
modern Greeks and barharians Wiiich
she now las opportunity To pay. Inc
text is Romans L. "a, 81 ann debtor poih
TO the Greeks ana TO the oaroariai'''
\ national debt. 1t is popularity un-
derstood 10 be financial Obligation
which government has pledged liseiI
TO pay. Sometimes this Is contracted
in the Interest OF single SUBJECT
About thirty years ago the En-lsh gov
ernment assumed a debt Of over So
100000 to liberate single man. Cap
tain Cameron, who had been unjustly
endungeoncd by the king OF Anyssin'a
IN the rocky fortress Of Masdaln. Ii
took six months for the news of the
outrage TO travel TO England but I'D
less than eleven days aftcrward q Brit
ish army Of $4,000 men. under General
Napier. was on its way. It not only
crossed the seas, but also marched
terrible journey Of 400 miles under
tropical sun, until the troops reached
Magdala aud battered down tie for
tress and rescued their incareeraled
couutryman. A civilized country is
usually ready to begin any undertake
ing, assume any financial reSpohsi'iil-
ty, in order TO protect It's OWL from the
tyrannical clutches Of q foreign foe.
Sometimes an extra financial obIsa-
ton is assumed 10y a government in
times Of peace as well as in times Of
war. A depleted treasury during the
financial panic Of 1898 caused the pres
ideut Of the United States to issue
S2OO,OO0,OOO worth Of government
bonds. Some of these interest bearing
bonds were purchased 10y foreign cap
italists and others by American citi-
zens. But there are still other forms
and causes OF international obligation.
A government can owe 10 foreign lands
morn tl,on nouov Such definitions as
80. H.. ,,,,o, oro r,.,bt 90 r,r os tbov
80 80. .-...,,....-,,.,1
~, 0"' '" "' ar .,,
Uen 'iie Iieo'e" ! "'' "'' 80
ueDtor DOM 10 tue D4ee@s anu " ''
barbarians'' j DO not DelleNe ne h'u
any idea Of q financial Interpretation.
Referring 20 Greece lie was a!ludins
70 the intellectual influence OF the Athe-
nion conitol which made itself felt
.t...,,,.,.,,,. ,,,, world That citv sway.
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Win 'i,0 '0u'p''' ''''- -
pen anu '"e i''''''' '''' '''''''
a patriot rous'hg the peopie 10 N"7e
war against King Philip. When fauI
spoke Of the barbarians. ! believe he
was alluding TO the strength and The
virilitv which tbe world had absorbed
,.., u,o d,eoro,,+ rro,.incos As
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- '',.' ,'oo,,io 90 ,rl,op, bo was obout to
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- -, - ,n,orico,s ro,iopai debt in
- ,,,, .,,,,,t,,oI s,,so nc vrall as
=. e.'a,,,,lt. ,,.,,,t a.. sl,o,,. v-rot ,ye
.he,,id ,,,ro hoci, ~ tbo lands across
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''oi'"i oOo"' w 70 -, ',.., .,,,.
.'o.a,,,' - - ,,,o ORC roodv IN nav
sN- .s'',,',' ,,'to . No bo,o rocoivo1
~ o.. oo,,rt,.,. hoo boor tho rosorvoir
o.. ,bo host and tbo richest blood of an
- ,C' ~ Co.. -, oco ro.od Irish
- ,-s'- ,,Q,,,i,or ~ tbo british
.''.Ie'' .,,.'. .,Y' 90 a51roe.;,o a ,root
-, - 1risi,. ,,,cricops I'm Cbica-
- nnr,nc bis eroocb me- made this
s,,,,ostivo statement. .You Irish-Amor.
cons concrotulate Yourselves because
ovorv voar Won send over a few thou
sond dollars N helm Ms i'm our struggle
,or homo rulo Rut want 10 tell YOU
tha+ vor ore doipo No more than Won
on.lt 80 do America owes a greater
doht 70 ireland thon ireland does TO
America America has not taken from
us money but she has taken from us
,rbot is Of more value than money.
TIer magnetism has come into our large
citios and VILLAGES and factory towns
ord wood from orr shores the best
and strongest voung men and Young
women we had She has taken them
away annually not bv the scores and
hundreds hut nv tbe thousands and
,bo toms NJ thousands. she has taken
ovsv tho strongest vounr men and wo.
Oen we had ana mas leIt ohiy 'ne weak
hngS-tnose VINO are alralu 10 s'"Il ouI
IN the new world. MeahWhiie We tne