Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-17
By Bishop
Va rren A.
Gambler

been forwarded to those governments, as
would have been the case II the head Of
any other nation with which we have
diplomatic relations had passed away.
But the death of no other ruler in the
world could have evoked the spontaneous
expressions of the sympathy of all our
people as has the death of King Edward.
Nor is il because we have any DISPOSE
ton to bow down to royalty. or burn in
cense before a throne. On the contrary,
the sentiments of our people are thor
oughly democratic and admiration for
monarchcal institutions have no place in
their hearts.
But we mourn with the people of Great
Britain because 1t is THEIR king who
has died, and we are panied when they
suffer. All the manifestations of sorrow
which have been made in the United
States express our ineradicable sense OF
unity with the British people.
Twice our nation has gone to war with
the British nation, but only once in all
our history have we had a conflict with
any other European power. But for all
that, blood is thicker than water" as
was said by a great Georgian. command
ing a naval force of our government in
Chinese waters when he came to the as
sistance of British ships In trouble there.
His famous saying was exemplified again
years after, when British ships stood by
ours in Manila Bay. ...
In a very real sense the English-speak-
| ing nations arr one.
They are one in blood. one in language,
one in law, and one in faith, and they
should cherish this sense of their unity
To do so means nothing unfriendly to
other nations. The EngIish-speaking ma
tions can best fulfill their mission OF
| service to mankind by maintaining their
! unity of life and effort. Any alienation
between these great nations would be
nothing short of a calamity to the world
1t is a remarkable fact that wher
great revivals of religion have prevailed
In our country, or in Great Britain, they
| have speedily passed from one to the 9TH
err. When in 1883 the Wesleyan Revival
bagan in England, the fires of that nigh
! ty movement known as 1.-THE Great Awak-
/ ehlng," burned throughout the American
colonies, and when 1.-The revival of 1900
was kindled in the young republic, the
| flame was speedily communicated to the
| British Isles. Similarly the revival OF
1858" lighted up both nations. and later
In 1873 1.-The revival under the leadership
of Moody and Sankey' stirred the people
on both sides of the sea.
A. this time IL is a fact worthy of the
gelical churches of these two great ma
lions are marching shoulder to shoulder In
the marvellous crusade of evangelism seer
| I'm tine missionary movement which pro-
poses to carry the gospel to all the ma.
tions of the earth during the lifetime oil
| the present generation. Informed stats
ticians tell us that the evangelical church
es OF ohristendom expended on foreign
missions last year over $21 900, 600, and
1 that of this large sum the churches of this
English-sIe aking nations supplied more
than S1S.0O0,0 600 That is a most significant
| fact
| These are the richest nations of the
world. The United States and Grea
| Britain possess wealth which exceeds the
value Of the combined riches of all the
rest of the world Thus they have the
money. as they also have the men, Il
give the gospel TO all the nations which
have 1t not, and IL is not hard to be
! lleve that they will do ii.
Let these opulent, peace-loving, and
evangelistic nations stand close together
! for the fuIfillment of this high and holy
| mission II such shall be their course
there will speedily draw nigh the glorious
era which Tennyson foresaw,
when the war drum throbs no longei
and the battle flags are furled,
| In the parliament of nations, the fedora.
zion OF the world"