Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-09
TALMAGE
SERMON
BY Raw
FRANK De WITT TALMACE. DID,.
Pastor Of Jefferson Park Presby-
tarian Oauroh, Chicago

Tue pVeocher SHOWS that there are otner i
than commercial and financial obliga-
tious between nations and that Chris |
tian America owes n debt. both in the |
Sg1I1tual and phllanthroplc sense. to the |
modern Greeks and barbarians which
she now has opportunity TO pay. The
text Is Romans I. II, II am debtor both
20 the Greeks and TO the barbarians."
a national debt, IL is popularity I'M
derstood to he a financial obligation
which a government has pledged itself
10 pay. Sometimes this Is contracted
IA the interest OF a single subject.
About thirty years ago the English gov
eminent assumed a debt OF over $685.
100000 to hbcrste a single man, Cap
tain Cameron. who had been unjustly
In the rocky fortress of Magdala. 1t
took six months for the news Of the
suffrage to travel to England, but In
less than eleven days afterward n Brit
,sh army OF 1900 men, under General
Napier. was on Its way. 1t not only
crossed the seas. but also marched
terrible journey of 400 miles under a
tropical sun. until the troops reached
Magdala and battered down the for
ercss and rescued their incarcerated
<ountryman. A civilized country is
usually ready to begin any undertake
ING. assume any financial responsible
~. In order to protect it's own from the
tyrannical clutches of foreign foe.
Sometimes an extra financial obliga-
don Is assumed by government in
dimes OF peace as well as in times Of
war. A depleted treasury during the
financial panic of 1893 caused the pres
1dent OF the United States to issue
800, 100000 worth of government
bonds. Some OF these interest bearing
bonds were purchased by foreign cap
ftallsts and others by American citi-
Gens. But there are still other forms
and causes OF international obligation.
A government can owe to foreign lands
more than money. Such definitions as
we have given are right as far as they
90. but they are too circumscribed.
When the Hebrew Paul wrote. IL am
debtor both to the Greeks and to the
barbarians." I DO not believe he had
any idea OF financial Interpretation.
referring 10 Greece. he was abiding
10 the intellectual influence of the Athe-
Dian capital which made itself felt
throughout the world. That city sway
ed the scepter In the domain of intel
tectuality: II ruled the world of culture
With the sculptor's chisel, the poets
pcn and the Demostheneun oratory of
q patriot rousing the people TO wage
war against King Philip. When Paul
spoke of the barbarians. believe he
was abiding to the strength and the
Ntrility which the world had absorbed
rrom tie different provinces AS a
man OF learning he was indebted to
those people to whom lie was about to
present Jesus Christ. So today want
10 speak OF Ar,eriC7I's national debt in
q moral ard spiritual sense as well as
IN financial: want to show what we
should give hack to the lands across
the scas I'm return for what we have
absorbed from them. consciously or I'M
consciously. As we balance our ma
tiolptl hooks tie debit side of our ledg-
W must be cleared Off. If we are ma
ttonoly lorcS;. we are ready to pay
Tor what Wv have received
We Have narrowed EurOpe's Best.
Our country Las been the reservoir
Tor the best a!.d the richest blood of all
Europe. A few years ago noted Irish
READER. now member of the British
parliament. was addressing great
gathering Of irish \ mpricans in Chica-
40. During his speech he made this
suggestive statement: You Irish Amer
leans congratulate yourselves because
every year yOu send over few thou.
sand dollars to help US In our struggle
Tor home RUE. But I want to tell you
that you are doing no more than you
ought to 80. America owes a greater
debt TO ireland than ireland does tC
America. America has not taken from
rs money. but she has taken from us
what Is OF more value than money
Her magnetism has come into our larg,
cities and villages and factory town.
and wo0ed from our shores the bes
aud strongest young men and youn;
women VIZ had. She has taken then
away annually not by the scores anC
hundreds. but hy the thousands anC
The tens Of thousands: SHE has takel
away the strongest young men and wO
men we Lad aud has left only the weak
hngS-tleSe who are afraid tO start on
tn the new world. Meanwhile we. tn
stay az eoHacS. must 20 Oh struggling
while eur StalwaTt Irish American
brothers alta sisters arr winning sue
c~ss Ia aro,hrF hemisphere" Villa
that meRt~r of tie british parliamen
said In rrfrteu,r To Ireland can b
said n, r'ts,EruSS' Co almost every cour
Try OF Euros'c go down tO the Erca
sc0ro-t towns of Norway and Swedei
Germary. Frame. Italy. Holland an
EnrlaUd and Scotland ard ask thos
emigr1utS, tEoss' Stalwart young Re
lows and thos. uxl checked lasSie.
whep' they are going Everywhcr
you eau hear the same answer: II