Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-07-08

and it told of the lightning current
again set free. Then did the long pent
up passions of the men burst forth.
Some turned away their heads and
wept. others broke into cheers. Then.
with thankful hearts, we turned our
faces to the west But soon the wind
rose. and for thrty-six hours we were
exposed To all the dangers of an Allan
tic storm. Yet In the very height and
fury of the gale as l sat in the cleo
trician'S room II flash of light came
from the deep telling me that those so
dear to me whom had left on the
banks of the Hudson were well and
following me with their wishes and
their prayers. This was like n whisper
of God from the sea bidding me keep
heart and hope" And so. like Cyrus
w. Field. when am sailing over the
troubled seas of Americas life ! find
a supernatural power speaking to me.
From my hand there is an inspired
cable running. 1t reaches not. how
ever. to the living of the earth, but
to the living of heaven. 1t runs clear
back to the Massachusetts Plymouth
colony: clear back to Scrooby manor
house; clear back to the Scotch COW
enanters. The old religious leaders Of
England and Scotland and Ireland are
speaking to me and saying: BE of
good courage, We American people.
The same God whom we worship you
worship The same God who watched
over us in the ages past is the same
God who will lead the English and the
American peoples now forward in the
great work of the civilization and the
Christianization of the round world
redeemed from sin"
England and America.
AS believe the British empire, un-
der God. has religiously made this ma
ton what it Is. so hope that the Brit
ish empire and the American people.
side by side. are going to dominate
the world everywhere for Christ 1t 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-
clared against Spain in order to liber-
ate downtrodden Cuba. some one said
to Mr. Mckinley: How is England?
Will England uphold you in this WARP"
Then the president replied: England
is all right. England is Americas
friend" Aye, yes. the Isl itish govern
ment is 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
are now working for common Chris
tian church. so ultimately their Chris
tian 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 and pub
lie policy will never be allowed to be
unjust.
Why am preaching this as Fourth
Of July sermon? Because l feel that
1t is about time for some one to lift
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 are
jealous of England. denounce the
idea that, at tie first chance, England
and America. like maddened tigers.
will leap at each others throat. The
second reason why l preach this SER
mon is that | would turn orr thoughts
in love toward England ana thereby
hasten the work which the two ma
tions, 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 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 We're 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 a few domestic Quarrels with
our brothers and sisters across the
seas. Our relatives living there are
not saints. Perhaps some of the sim
ners are on this side of the Atlantic
as well as on the other side. But.
though we have had our national diff
ferences. they are only domestic diff
ferences. The 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 all speak more about the good the