Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-14

dark colored native Of India cxultantly
said: "Ab, you are from America! We
are soon going to send over our mis-
sionaries to Chicago, and we shall con
vert America to the teachings of Kali,
Buddha and Mobammed." But when
the oriental missionaries began to talk
we remembered the burning CHATS Of
the Ganges. We could hear the death
cries Of the child widows who were
being sacrificed upon the funeral pyros.
We could see the superstitions and de-
baucheries of the harems and the deg
radations Of their people in the east.
Edwin Arnold's Light of Asia" might
burn brightly when fed by the oil Of
the poetic Imagination Of the gifted
English writer, who married dark
skinned daughter of the east but Ar
nolds Light Of Asia" was found to be
as dark as India, with its tceming mil
lions In utter Observation-Disclosures black
ms that of Africa or ms dark ms the be-
nighted human beings who, as canni-
balls, are banqucting off human flesh
As all peoples must believe in n God
OF some sort, so today, as never before,
the intelligent. civilized nations know
that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the
only gospel which will bring true peace
and progress to the world. when ma
tive chief asked Queen Victoria the
source of Englands strength she hand
cd him Bible. &c. today. most Of the
civilized races are ready to confess
that the strength Of the mightiest
earthly governments is conferred in the
word Of God. Where the Bible is not,
there are superstition and ignorance
and brutalizing crime.
Thus many preliminary battles have
already been fought and won. Now
comes the practical question, What
race of people is going to start forth
TO lead in the last great battle, which
is to be fought for the redemption of
the world for Christ? Has Jesus a
right to look with hope toward any
people more confidently than to the
Anglo-Saxon race? From what race
came the crusaders, Godfrey and Fred
erick Barbarossa and Baldwin o;
Flanders and Richard the Lion Heart
I
came the pilgrim fathers. who crossed
the seas imbued with many noble am
billions, the chief of which was to car.
ry the gospel Of Jesus Christ to the
farthermost ends of tho earth? Among
the hearts of what people was the great
foreign missionary cause first born
Who today are striving most OF all to
large? Is 1t not the members of the
Anglo Saxon race? Are there anypeOple
who can be more justly called a Chris
tan people than the Anglo Saxons?
The Dominant Anglo-saxon.
The AnglO-Saxo race is best quail
fled to lead in this great forward move
ment for Christ also because in this
century it holds a position of domi-
nant power and influence among the
nations analogous to that held by an
cient Rome at the birth of Christiani-
ty. They geographically hold the stra-
tegic 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 Mediterranean, held by
England. SueZ canal and the sover-
eighty OF Egypt by England. Eastern
as well as northern Africa dominated
by England. The islands Of the Pacific
held by Germany, England and the
United States. North and South Amer
lea dominated by the United States
government by its Monroe doctrine
Europe for the most part controlled or
/ influenced by Germany or England
Both supreme in their own ways-Eng
/ land by her navy, Germany by her
/ army. The whale and the lion practi
/ cally uncomfortable in their own do
mains.
Then where can you find a people
mentally and spiritually and physically
! better equipped to carry forth this Cos
pei message than the members of the
/ Anglo-SaXon race? To conquer the
world for Christ God is going to use
giants now as he used giants OF old
God made the violin" Stradivariu:
used to say, but God had to first make
an Antonio Stradcarius before he coulC
put together his best violins" Unde
the power of the Holy Spirit the apos
tolic messengers We're able to scatter
the gospel messages everywhere. Blu
how could such wonders have been nc
complished in so short a time unless
God had first sent forth messenger
mentally and spiritually gigantic, a.
he did when he sent forth Paul? Ant
where can God get better modern ennis
sarios, if we are willing TO do what W.
ought to do, than among the members
Of the Anglo Saxon race?
There are many reasons why M
Anglo-SaxOn race should lead in thu
movement. Some of these may be re
gardcd as fanciful and romantic. 1t i
not long since a professor. formerly o
Yale university. undertook 10 Prov
that the Anglo Saxon race represents
the ten lost tribes Of Israel. and hC
even asserted that the present reign
ing house Of Great Britain is descended
from King Solomon, through a Hebrew
princess named Tea Tephi. who be
came the bride of King Fergus of Ire
land and Scotland. from whom descend
ed King James VI. of Scotland, who
became King James |. 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 Solomons temple anc