The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
THE PULPIT.
IN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON eY
Tia REy. CORTLAND MYERS
Theme: Uncle Sans Mark on the
World.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-That the orpor-
tunlty afforded to men residing in the
Bedford section to hear the Rev.
Cortland Myers, pastor of the Bap-
tist Temple, was appreciated, was
evident from the large, audience
which filled every part of the Associa-
tion Hall of the Bedford Branch of
the Y. NJ. c. A. DR.. Myers theme,
also, was popular. being: Uncle
Sans Mark on the World He said,
among other things: A..
When l was asked to come here
and tell you something of my recent
tour around the world 1t seemed an
impossibility, there was so much to
be said. Where shall man begin or
end? Well, we crossed this conti-
nent, which is in itself enough for
one tour for any man; we visited the
Hawaiian Islands, touched at the
Philippines, saw China, Japan, the
Malay Islands, Burmah. India, Cey-
: lon; then through the Red Sea, past
Arabia, to Egypt. to Palestine for the
second time, across the Mediter-
ranean. through Europe and Great
Britain and finally home to America
Gods own country!
The one thing that we noticed
everywhere in the world was that
there has been a tremendous amount
of progress, and that the progress of
civilization has been greater in the
last ten years than in the hundred
years previous; and that the greatest
element in this worldwide progress
! is the influence of American institu-
tions and ideas. The eyes of the
whole world are turned to the Amer.
lean Republic, the worlds purest and
greatest democracy. The civilized
nations of the earth are interested in
the things we have here, and they are
saying: "We must have the same
things as America; we must know
the principles Of the American denoc.
racy, and we must apply them .tc our
own governments.
In the past few years japan has
adopted and applied the principles
of democratic government, and China
has awakened and is demanding the
institution OF democracy, and God
only knows what is going to take
/ place there. The Empress of China is
dead, and thank God she is, for,
/ though she was a remarkable woman,
worthy to be ranked with Catharine
| of Russia or Queen Elizabeth of Eng
land in many respects, her policies
/ have been dealing death blows to
any chances for advancement which
China may have had in the past We
do not know yet what the outcome
will be, but, in the province Of God,
! we believe that mighty and marvellous
things are soon to happen in that vast
and ancient empire, and especially in
the next decade. Already the un.
heard of and we'll nigh inconceivable
! thing has happened. AS the result OF
what has transDired. the Chinese peo.
pie are demanding constitution
and they will get 1t sooner or later
1t Is the same in India. Lord Mimic,
the Governor-General of that colony,
is writing back tC England that its
100000 natives are demanding
representation and a greater share in
the government of their land, and all
the English newspapers ald period.
icals are talking about the possibility
of mutiny on the part of the Indian
native army of 100000 men. which
will make Lucknow and the Seuoy
rebellion look like child's play. The
watchword Of the people is now
india for the Indians, with repre-.
sentative and constitutional govern.
ment!" Persia has caught the spirit
OF the Western World ald clamors
for similar rights. The Turks. the
Young Turks and all the Turks are
saying: I'VE will have constitutional
government" and the Sultan knows
! that they are going to have it, In
spite Of the fact that his promises are
not believed and his efforts to put il
off as long as possible.
! Now the greatest. the most potent
influence in all this worldwide agi.
tation for liberty and human rights
Is the American influence Of which
have spoken. When we were com.
Ing through the Mediterranean, we
met one OF those ignorant fellows on
our ship who know 1t all" and are
| constantly displaying their ignorance:
and he said to me: Have you seen
that picture back of you on the wall?
Well." he continued. that is the
greatest and finest clubhouse in the
world" His mother told him TO Just
keep still, but he went on talki! Q
about 1t. showing his ignorance, til
his mother informed him that II was
a picture OF the home OF the P-esl,
dent of the United States; then had
my turn and / said to them: YES
that's right! That's the biggest club.
house in the world; that's the homa
Of the Big Stick" That big stick"
has had wholesome influence over
the entire civilized world
My friends, the one great mark
that Uncle Sam has pat on this world
and ala around the planet is the prin.
ciple Of Individual responsibility
This Is the mark Of civilization, and II
is the mark, especially. OF Christian
I civilization. The mark of heathenism
is the clan, the tribe, the class. the
family. the bunch; 1t puts a lot Of
heads together, and when it has them
all together. they don't amount to
much anyway; but the mark of civil.
ization is the individual man, his
rights and his responsibilities. To
the citizens OF this country Of ours,
Uncle Sam says: "You are citizen.
kings; you have a crown, wear It: (:
you have throne, climb up on ii;
your have scepter. WELD IL; you
have an individual responsibility, use
it," That is the gloryso OF a Christian
civilization; that lies at the centre of
1t, and IL reaches to the very core of
the religious life of the citizen: that
is the fountalp-head out OF which all
the streams OF his life as a citizen
must flow; II Is a principle, more
over. which comes to us directly from
the teachings OF Jesus Christ, and O
mans personal relation to Jesus
Christ Is what brings him into right
relation TO God. This Is the heart Of
the Gospel. and II Is the secret of the
Christian civilizations Of the world.
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