The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17

England. II is net surprising when il Is
RENE mbered OF the English tAat
their dealing with ireland has
not been OF a Kind TO excite either
admiration OF gratitude :, study OF the
past treatment, whether in the time
OF Elizabeth or Of CrCmwel! NlIl reveal
much OF gross injustice, atsolute ho. rnr.
and indetensible cruelty. Coz S History
OF Ireland. the Irish State Papers. a.d
he reports, etc, of tAat great ErGlHh
poet, Edmund Spenses. "ho spent 80
many years IN that island SO I!l-siarr,
and cruelty Wronged. give enough surely
10 make plain the awfulnc-s, the Utso-
lation, the vast slaughterings under the
rule OF the English government. Tie
irish State Papers in England are but
a continuous record oi execution an
destruction. 0rmond reports. 70 show
he was not slack in numbering the
Irish, that "59S persons of quality. b.
sides 5000 1000 others, were
slaughtered Sir Warham 81 Leeer
writes. Munster is nearly uEpcopled 8y
the rebels and the killings by the sol
diers; 10000 dead of famine in hair a
year, besides numbers that arc hanged
and killed" Sir Henry Wallop was en-
couraged and said that the wars by the
South and vest OF ireland were smply
policy of blood and devastation" proved
failure at last He reported l. 49,
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 drs-
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 ana
plentiful country, full Of corn and cat
tle," and yet one year and half they
were brought to such wretcnedncss as
that any strong heart would have rued
the same" He continues: "Out OF every
corner of the woods and glynnes 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 in 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 a calamity upon them
selves. The Iri 1 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 ell 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
nation in Ireland or against the Beers
in South Africa recently. is said that
every page Of the Irish State Papers con
tains memorandum of execution and de-
struction." Thes 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 Il
Brooks delightful, inspiring and admir-
able work, already referred TO by ne in
the News and Observer has given me 50
much satisfaction | shall at once begin
a second reading. 1t is on Spiritual
Sanctincation,' a lost doctrine to a large
part of the Christian world. The preach
ers have been at fault no little in not
preac ching more continually the basic
Christian, scriptural doctrine-hOly living
that there may be holy dying. 1t is an
enlinently wise book, written in the
sweetest temper, and most gracious
sympathy, showing in it the pervasive
power Of the very doctrine set forth SC
universally, so calmly, so logically. 50
u:
for me much of doubt, and drove out all
emains of prejudice against a strictly
Bible doctrine so fundamental aud 50
comforting. I am glad indeed that It sells
so readily. Of all North Carolina books.
save Miss Fishers novels perhaps Of
twenty-five years ago, and a little history
OF the State for schools. backed by the
State patronage, this purely religious
work Of DR. Brooks has outsold ali 9TH
ers It is now in its eighth thousand.
and it should soon be in its eighteenth
thousand 1t has 413 pages. and IS very
cheap at 81 as books sell now. or 81
cents for paper back copy Dr. Brooks's
address is Charlotte \. G. 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 chcsen irstru-
ment TO resuscitate a dead or forgotten
fundamental doctrine Of the Bible. il IS
not necessarily limited TO Methodlst8, 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 conmunions who believe in tae
Bible doctrine. and many Of the greatest
ministers believe it, write it. enforce it.
The list Of eminent alvocates-of the