Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-06

side by side, are going to dominate
the world everywhere for Christ. It is
all folly for any one to state that the
American government and the British
government are not working hand In
hand. When war was about to be de-
ciared against Spain in order to liber-
ate downtrodden Cuba, some one said
to Mr.. Mckinley: How b England
Will England uphold you in this war;"
Then the president replied: England
Is all right. England is Americas
friend" Aye, yes, tho British govern.
ment IL our friend. She will always
be our friend. Side BY side the two
English speaking nations shall yet
settle the Asiatic troubles. Side by
side they will yet settle the African
and the Turkish troubles. AS their
Christian missionaries in foreign lands
ore now working for common Chris
tian church, so ultimately their Chris
tan soldiers shall yet work side BY
side to right all civil wrongs and to
make war in the future an impossi.
bility, for then public opinion aud pub.
lie policy will never be allowed to be
unjust
Why am I preaching this as Fourth
Of July sermon? Because feel that
It Is about time for some one to lift a
voice and rebuke the prevalent idea
that England Is our enemy, and that
England, or, rather, the British EN-
pire, Is Jealous Of us, or that we arc
Jealous Of England. denounce tho
idea that, at the first chance, England
and America. like maddcned tigers,
will leap ut each others throat. The
second reason why preach this ser
mon Is that l would turn our thoughts
In love toward England and thereby
hasten the work which the two ma
tons, hand in hand, are bound to do
for the salvation Of this world for
Christ. But" says some one, "how
can you claim that England Is our
friend? We have had three great for
eign wars. Two Of those were with
England. During the civil war we al
most had another bloody conflict with
her. Can England be our friend"
Only Family Jars.
Oh. Of course we have had a little
trouble with England. We have had
two or three big family rows. When
you were growing up In your fathers
home all the children were not always
at peace. Your mother every little
while had to come to the rescue and
pour oil upon the troubled waters.
But those domestic troubles did not
prove that the brothers did not love
brothers and sisters love sisters We
have had few domestic quarre)s with
our brothers and sisters across the
seas. Our relatives living there are
not saints. Perhaps some Of the SIN
ners are on this side Of the Atlantic
az we'll as on the other side But.
fcrences, they are only domestic d:f-
| ferences. Tho two nations are Of one
blood. The two nations have the one
great purpose for the civilization Of
the world for Christ. So let us one
and oil speak more about the good the
British people have done us and the
good they are doing us. Then by
speaking about the good which our
British brothers and sisters have done
and are doing we will be drawn closer
and closer together and as two nations
be more able speedily TO accomplish
the work which God has given tho
English speaking race to do.
In closing this Fourth Of July ser
mon would end 1t with the sentiment
with which Cyrus w. Field closed his
speech at the chamber Of commerce
banquet Of 1896. Il close with this
sentiment" he said-"England and
America clasping hands across the sea.
May this Arm grasp be pledge Of
friendship for all generations" Aye.
more than this. May the common
brotherhood Of the Anglo-Saxon race
he the open door through which all
peoples shall enter into and knecl In
the great temple, where they shall
worship the universal fatherhood Of
God and the brotherhood Of man
through Jesus Christ our Lord" Hal
leluiah Then shall the sword be turn
ed into the plowshare and the spear
into the pruning hook. Then man
shall never battle with man, and man
shall not learn war any more. Amen
and amen.
copyright. 1905 by Louis Klopschl