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FOR 
 
 CANADA AND the; Ol^DFLAQ 
 
 BV 
 
 REV. EDWIN H. BURGESS, 
 
 AUTHOR OF "AT TII,4 |-LA'K Wllkil is CALLKI) CAl-VAKY,' 
 " LOVALTV," Kit- 
 
 W;th a letter of introduction by Sir Chas. Tuppcr, Bart., G. C. M. G., C B. 
 High Commissioner for Canada. 
 
 IVIy Ccuntry, 'tis of thee, 
 Siueet land of Uibet-fy, 
 Of thee I sing." 
 
 HALIFAX, \. S. 
 
 KNI(]HT .^ COMPANY 
 
 1893. 
 
FOR 
 
 CANADA AND THE] 01,D FUG 
 
 BY 
 
 REV. EDWIN H. BURGESS, 
 
 AUTHoa OK "AT TII.^ n.A'K WlllCil 
 " LOYAI/rV," KTC 
 
 IS CALLKU CAI-VAHY,' 
 
 V/;th a letter of introduction by Sir Chas. Tuppcr, Bart., 6. C. M. G., C. B. 
 High Commissioner for Canada. 
 
 "My CcuntPy, ■tia of thee, 
 Siueet land of Uiboefy, 
 Of thee I sing." 
 
 HALIFAX, N. S. 
 
 KNIC.IIT & COMl'ANV 
 
 1S9J. 
 
 / y\ 
 
I DKDICATK THIS I.ITTLE BOOK 
 TO MV KKIENI), 
 
 THE REV, ROBERT MURRAY, 
 
 KDITOH OF TIIK 
 
 PRESBYTKRIAX WIl.VKS.S," OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, 
 
 WHOSE KINDNESS TO ME I (.UATEFULLY 
 
 K EM EMBER, 
 
 AND WHOSE INFLUENCE, ESPECIALLY TV THE 
 
 MARITIME PROVINCES, HAS BEEN 
 
 OREAT ON BEIIAL' OF 
 
 LOYALTY, TRUTH, AND KIlUITEOUSNESH. 
 
FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLA&. 
 
 Tlie Mini-jter of the Gospel should be a man. and shoidd 
 " how to the Une, let the clups fall where they may." 
 
 Shortly before tlie twenty-fifth anniversary 
 of our birth as a Dominion, I took occasion to 
 preach from my own pulpit on some of tlie duties 
 we owe our country. The sermon first appeared 
 in TJic Empire, of Toi'onto, and The Enterprise, 
 of New Glasnow, and was quoted more or less 
 larf^ely by other journals. 
 
 The personal abuse I received fi-om a paper 
 which must have felt its strictures, as well as 
 ' e warm thanks tVom persons of wei^dit, some 
 of whom I have never seen, and especially the 
 statement by Sir Charles Tuppei* that it would 
 "do nuich ^ood if widely circulated," have 
 induced me to give it to the public in book form, 
 under the title, " For Canada and the Old Fla^r." 
 
 In i)reaching this sermon I was prompted, not 
 by party feeling, but by my love for Canada and 
 the British Knipire. I do not belong to any 
 
FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 party. In 1113' opinion partizunsliip is one of 
 the curses of this Dominion. But like many 
 othe)' younf^ men of Liberal parentaf^e, I feel 
 that the Liberal party has oeen very unfortunate 
 in the choice of some of its leaders. I l)elieve 
 that tlie f^reat majority of Liberals are just as 
 loyal at heart as are the Conservatives ; but 
 while the party allows men to lead it who 
 advocate a treasonal)le policv, it nuist not be 
 surprised if it fails to retain the confidence of 
 the thinking young men of Canada. 
 
 The Conservatives have gained their recent 
 victories nu)re through the faults of their 
 opponents than their own vii-tues. Let the 
 Liberals elect as their leader such a man as Sir 
 Oliver Mowat, let a sound, patriotic policy be 
 fornmlated, and I venture to say their party 
 will have the confidence of the people of this 
 Dominion, as it will never be able to have under 
 the present 1eader8hi[). 
 
 It has been denied that the present Liberal 
 leaders and the Liberal press slander the coun- 
 tiy. But denials are useless in the face of facts. 
 They do not do it, I presume, with the desire to 
 hurt Canada. Their object is to injure their 
 opponents. But it is Canada they are injuring 
 — and i}u'm^dvei^. For who would care to put 
 
 tl 
 
 L| 
 
 c< 
 
 ^ 
 
 i 
 
FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 s one of 
 
 ^e many 
 
 :o, I feel 
 
 ortunate 
 
 - Relieve 
 
 just as 
 
 ^es; but 
 
 it who 
 
 not be 
 
 enee of 
 
 recent 
 f their 
 'Ot the 
 
 as Sir 
 icy be 
 
 party 
 )t* til is 
 under 
 
 iberal 
 coun- 
 t'acts. 
 ire to 
 their 
 
 irnig' 
 
 put 
 
 the reins of government in the hands of men 
 who, to gain power, would stab the coantr3\ 
 Let me give them a suggestion : Praise up your 
 country. Proclaim to the world the great pro- 
 gress it is making. Give the government credit 
 for what it has done. If you can do any better, 
 sliew us how. Shew us also that you love the 
 country better than you do yourselves. And 
 th'3n we will put you in powei*. There are 
 enough of us who vote for principle to do that 
 — 01' to keep you out, as in the past. 
 
 Just a few words to the Conservative party. 
 Do not imagine that you owe 3'our large majority 
 in the house to any such admiration the country 
 has foi" yon. You may thank the Liberal 
 leaders. Thei'et'ore do not presume too much. 
 The GerryiUMnder bill that Sir John Thompson 
 tried to carr}' through the house, but which, 
 as to its worst features, that noble, indepen- 
 dent statesman, D'Alton McCarthy, successfully 
 opposed, has not done you any good. 
 
 I liMve before me the Halifax He raid, of Dec. 
 Gth, C(^ntaining the names of the members of 
 the new cabinet Take away Sir JohnThompson, 
 Hon. (Charles H. Tupper, and Hon. George E. 
 Foster, and there is nothing left. What a dis- 
 grace to this Dominion, what an insult to its 
 
intelligence, to see therp fi. ~~~ 
 
 CaWin..,,,, Carol 'LV: "7'-.<'f t^'°«t,>.n, 
 Qa,s~.My r >■ ""*'"■"««' them . • 
 
 any liann, Si,-. '^ "°'^'- I "ever ((id 
 
 (Enter Bowell an,l Wallace). 
 Qites. — .jVfj. BouvJi 1 
 ^^•••VVaHaee;^;-;-?';:!^-''"'--^ Anc, 
 appointed Controller of C^llT '""" ^"""^ 
 
 -4m,,,_To catch the C), 
 
 ^iwhtly l,ett,.r than Cost;„ ^ ""'• ^^'^ '"•« 
 Anc. (,n a whispe \t ,r"r'"«'-« ^^''-ns, Sir. 
 
 «--Mr.cir,i;'.:.:''-^"r™ '''''• 
 
 t>.atis;,oin;';t.:tj;''''"''V- "'"'^■'-"ont 
 
 ^•eonntr,/:an,ltos' ;:'f,''''-''-'"''^''«"cl-. 
 devil, '"" '"" y""n^' men to the 
 
 J---Mr.Caro„,„.,„ are ,ou here, 
 knon' uij^self, Siit ^""•>^- ^ '^^ m.fc even 
 
 (tienemi exit). 
 
 ;/■ Ca.lin,,«,,,i«, ;;;;»;';: f;-of.U-el,|,.,.,. 
 "«"■«, ^vlK.„ Out-,ri„ , I"tter.so„ l,ei„„ 
 
 ""g-'it have furni.sJiecI 
 
\G. 
 
 FOR CANADA AND THK OLD FI.AO. 
 
 Costi^an, 
 ' them : 
 
 I ere ? 
 
 ^'ote, Sir. 
 never did 
 
 '? And, 
 i-ve been 
 
 We are 
 ins, Sir. 
 told. 
 
 'dement 
 ehaucJi 
 to the 
 
 even 
 
 when 
 I'lon ; 
 'ein^ 
 sJied 
 
 D'Alton McCarth}', Meridetli, and possibly Prin- 
 cipal Grant, of Kingston.* Is it because any 
 one of these foui' men would have madt a irood 
 premier that they have been ignored and inferior 
 men taken in ? And then we have MontaL'ue, 
 Tisdale. O'Brien and McNeil, men who are more 
 than head and shoulders over anv left in the 
 ministry, when we have taken away Thompson, 
 Tup])er and Foster. Tlie Conservatives could 
 form a cabinet of exceptional streniL,^th. Why 
 have we not got it ? The countr\' has not put 
 that party in power to have its interests manafjed 
 by a one-horse team, or to carry out the andti- 
 tious designs of one individual. Another «jues- 
 
 *.Since writing the above, Mr. McCarthy has l)een read out 
 of the party. It is a cri:ne, then, for one to liave a con- 
 science in political matters. Tiiere are members, I have 
 been tobl, on both sides of the liouse, wliose al)ility and 
 patriotism are of such an order that wliilc iriiportant 
 measures are being del)ated, they are elsewhere Iiaving their 
 glass, or in tlie Iol)bies smoking or playing cards. These 
 men are not rea'l out ; for when the l)ell rings they are on 
 hand to vote, even though they have to i)e told wliicli siile of 
 tlie measure to vote on. Chess-board mcii ! But when a 
 man like D'Alton McCarthy, ^\ liose ability is such ihat hb 
 was one <.f .Sir John A. Maid raid's trusted adviseis, and 
 whose integiity is such that he is admired over the Dominion, 
 dares to stand up for his honest convictions, he is cast out. 
 Has Liberal-Conservatism come to this ? Or is it a Janifical 
 hand tluU has stahhid the Ptoli stunt f/iainpion / 
 
10 
 
 fOR r-AN-ADA AM) rirr . 
 
 " iHE OLD FLAG. 
 
 ^»'iy is Hurro-arfc there? Ao 
 '"ember of parlm.nent . 7 •, "^^ ^^ I^^'«"'''nent 
 
 -^-^- C.thoH.^0 ;:;'~'--ninm.nee 
 votes." " ' "-'"IWiiiiee, or rum 
 
 One word i„„re to tl,.,t 
 
 Conservative m,L. ^ "" '" ^■■•"""''■■'' The 
 
 '^"■•'■"Pt practices r . ''" ^''"^"•"tive.s, of 
 "'>ohbov: lyin." ^vi„'" TT '""■'■^ *''"t 
 t|'"".s,.n.I ,lol,,n-.s wl,iel, e,une t„ v *"-™'.^-""« 
 -l-ut ten ,l,y.s l,efore the 1 e r""' *^''"^""^ 
 Conservatives have the , ■ T ' '''' "'« 
 '"■■'y Msl< if they are ,!oin„ . . ^"''"""""t, I 
 
 ''.■^"•^'-«oi. on the n,att..r 'a',','!;'' '""■', ■'^"■""•'-'^•■• 
 ^■■'■te.l of olterin.. „r *„ .'j "'' ,""" ''■^"' ''< <'on- 
 
 t'li^ctions, an,| 1„, ;,„„.,' *" ."'" '•"» of t,vo 
 
 ""■■^r .i..-s, ..esi,,es ';■;:: ,,:'>"■ -y^ '^- " 
 
 ^"-e such n,easnre is n;.,",.,! ''"^' '•' "'"«■ 
 
 No one could li-.vn i 
 
 "•''■^ "-■'■''■--' if h:\''''r '''"••^''■' "^•■'" ^ 
 
 ' ""* '"«' ^"^^"eral election. 
 
'1 pi'ominent 
 "It one Avho 
 ) me ; - We 
 ictoi- of the 
 One should 
 -IS been a 
 ^"inffuence 
 '• oi" rum 
 
 '^^'ifif-e has 
 nd.'i. TJie 
 -i'fiJs, and 
 •itives, of 
 't'b^ that 
 'enty-one 
 
 Ulasfrovy 
 
 As the 
 niiient, I 
 t'l while 
 strono-or 
 > is con- 
 ouM l,e 
 
 of two 
 '"3% for 
 
 'I h'ne. 
 
 than 1 
 ecfcion. 
 
 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD I"LA(i. 
 
 11 
 
 Awa}^ from liome I had read tlie Farror — 
 1 Gokhvin Smitli — WiiDan — Hitt letters. (Farrer, 
 Smith and Wiman, those same miserable creatures 
 who retain their British citizenship in order to 
 be the more effective in their work of dis- 
 membering the Bi'itish Empire) which revealed 
 a traitorous scheme in which some of the Liberal 
 leaders were implicated. Excited ? That but 
 faintly expresses my feelino-s. I was like a ca^red 
 tiijj(>r. An<l when the news of the Consei'vative 
 success came I thanked God. Therefore, no one 
 €an accuse me of being prejudiced ao-.-iinst the 
 Dien wi;o broke up this plot when I deploi-e the 
 fact that evil was done that i^ood miiiht come. 
 tJjat wrong was fought with the devil's weapons. 
 
 In my sermon 1 speak of the United States. 
 Tlie Americans generally with whom I ha\c 'had 
 the pleasure of meeting ai"e worthy «)!' icsj.eet. 
 vSoine of the noblest men and woniiti 1 have 
 ever known were Amei'ican.s. 1 am uiidci" deep 
 obligations b) some of tln'ui, which ! shall ncNcr 
 fo)get. God l)less them ! Hut the aNciagc j)oIi- 
 tician of the United States is not a fair repi'e- 
 sentative of th(^ nobler part of the people, as 
 tlie lower element, very unb)rtunate!y, has great 
 political influence. The ti'ickeiy of the .Aiiiei'i- 
 caii govei'ument is well known ; and that with 
 the way it keeps the votes of th(3 rabble in 
 
12 
 
 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 view, even in internationiil matters, luis l)r(»iif(ht 
 reproacli upon tlie country, wliicli tlie true .Yl 
 
 Am 
 
 ericai 
 
 ) does not deserve. But it is witli the 
 
 government that we, as Canadians, have to deal. 
 We would iijladly he friendly witli it, for it 
 officially represents the nation. 
 
 I have at my hand a letter from a very dear 
 American fViend, dated Sept. 21st, 1(S1)*2, tellin<^ V 
 
 in 
 
 e, amoiifr other things, of the convention of 
 
 •(-,'■> 
 
 the Y. P. S. C. E. that ha<l been held shortly 
 l)eforo in New York. I (juote: " At one of the 
 sessions Mr. Sankey spoke on Christian 
 Endeavor work in England ; and as lie finished 
 
 liis address the Canadians I 
 
 )egan 
 
 
 God 
 
 Save f/if Qiicrii' They were fj^reeted wit.h a 
 hearty handkerchief salute, and when they had 
 concluded, 'America' was sung with ecpial 
 enthusiasm and Ity many more voices. Then all 
 joined in singing 
 
 " Ulest l»e the tic lliiit Linda 
 Our lieiuts in Ciiristiiui love." 
 
 (loil grant that such a feeling may exist 
 
 ))etween the two countries. We are one in blood 
 
 and in religion ; and anything hut mutual yood 
 
 feeling would be disgraceful. We plead for 
 
 honorable friendsliip. We cannot njarry you, 
 
 Jonathan, for we are united in heart and hand 
 
 to dear old John : old in years, but as young in 
 
 heart, as lithe in step, and nuich strf)nger inarnt 
 
 t(| 
 fl 
 
 til 
 
FLAG. 
 5, lias l)lY)Ufr}it; 
 
 lich tho true 
 
 t is with the 
 
 h'lve to (leal. 
 
 itii it, for it 
 
 ''^ ycvy dear 
 l-^.'>^, teMin.r 
 >n volition of 
 ''<'I<1 shortly 
 t one of t]ie 
 ' <^'Ju-i,stiaii 
 J»e finished 
 
 -ted with a 
 ''1 they Jiad 
 ^vith ecjual 
 • Tlien all 
 
 '»Hy exist 
 ><3 in blood 
 itnal uood 
 
 plead for 
 any yo,,, 
 
 «ind hand 
 youn^ in 
 ;'ei' in arm 
 
 FOR CAXADA AND THE OLO FLA(}. 
 
 13 
 
 tlian even yourself. But we will 1)6 a sister to 
 you, Jt)nathan, if you will be but a brother to us. 
 You have not been such a brother in the jiast : 
 you have treated us badly because of our love 
 to John. Therefore, while we })lead for your 
 i friendship, renieinber that our love is fixed : and 
 that if in |)ursuance of a " brilliant forei<,'n 
 policy," oi- in any attempt to carry out the 
 Munro doctrine, or in oivler to catch the rabble 
 vote, your government should force us to defend 
 tho country and the old tla^^ we shall not forgot 
 Lundv's Lane. 
 
 Much is said by the press and the loaders of 
 the Liberal ])arty about tho United States being 
 tho " natural market " of Canada ; and many, 
 without thinking for themselves, have been 
 carried away by it. But does geographical 
 position aloro nudve a place a natural mnrket? 
 Wo will say there is a certain country near by 
 whicii in LS!)1 exported S'S()1 ,7{HI,5G().()0 worth 
 of food products. There is another country 
 about four or five days distant from our Atlantic 
 seaboard which expends "on tho im[)ort (jf food 
 products of all kinds, in round numbers, about 
 .t:2()0,0()0,()00 sterling per annum [over ^[)m,- 
 000,000] of which nearly one half is for broad 
 and meat." Which is tho natural market, tiie 
 country that exports so much or tho ('((untry 
 
Ill \U 
 
 14 
 
 FOR f'AXADA AND THE OLD IT-AG. 
 
 that imports ; the country tluit sells or the 
 country that Ijiiys ? It'ou say, Tlie one that 
 buys. Well, the exporting; countr}' is the United 
 States ; the importin^^ country is Great Britain. 
 Which is the natural market ? We nii^'ht, 
 indeed, it' we had I'eciprocity, sell a limited 
 amount of certain products to the United States ; 
 but if we are to become a great country ourselves 
 we must secure a larfjer market than our neifjh- 
 bors have to ofier. That market is (}reat 
 Britain. What we ncccl in order to secure it is 
 a diH'eivntial tariff that would be alike advan- 
 tageous to Canada, and the Em|)ire as a wlujle. 
 The Libends would act wisely if they would 
 give up the cr}' about the United States being 
 our natui'al market, and realizing the truth that 
 the ])eople have too much sense to be deceived 
 in this way, foi-get party, and back up our High 
 Commissioner and the government in their 
 efibrts to secure a ditterential tariff. 
 
 Jjut even if the United States were our 
 naturid market, the only way we can obtain 
 reciprocity is l)y alloving ourselves to l)e 
 governed iy the otlici;ds at Washington, and by 
 discrinnnating against the mother countiy, a 
 proposition which we I'eject with scorn. For, 
 
 ^'" We tue men, not slaves. 
 
 Tliov that WDiild liaiter linuor 
 Let them die like knaves." 
 
 *J. 'I. Burgess. 
 
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 sells or tlie 
 The one that 
 ' is the United 
 Great Britain. 
 We nii|:^^ht, 
 ,ell a linii!:e(] 
 Lin i ted States ; 
 ntry ourselves 
 lan our neiHi- 
 ■ket is Great 
 to secui'e it is 
 
 alike advan- 
 a as a whole. 
 £ they would 
 
 States l»ein*jf 
 the ti'uth that 
 ) he deceived 
 : up our Hi<.>-h 
 lent in their 
 
 i: 
 
 ,tes were our 
 /e can ohtain 
 selves to he 
 ngton, and hy 
 er countiv, a 
 icorn. For, 
 
 or 
 
 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLA(i. 
 
 15 
 
 Fellow Canadians, let us love our country. 
 Let no narrow hi^njtry sway us. Let Protestants 
 and Catholics have equal ricrJits. " Who art 
 thou that judgest another man's servant ? to his 
 own master he standeth or falleth." But while 
 each has liherty to helieve what he pleases in 
 riiatters of relitjfion, and while the hig-her posi- 
 tions are open to all, we must not, we will not, 
 take our politics from Rome. 
 
 From the "Syllabus of Errors," issued hy 
 Pope Pius IX., I (luote : It is an eiTor to hold 
 that " Protestantism is nothing more than another 
 " form of the same true Christian I'eligion, in 
 " which it is possible to he ecjually pleasing to 
 "God as in the Catholic Church." 
 
 Or that " The ndnisters of the Church, and 
 "the Roman Pontiff*, ought to he ahs()lut(dy 
 " excluded from all charge and (hjminion over 
 " temporal matters." 
 
 Or that " The Roman PontifKs and (Ecumenical 
 '^Councils have exceeded the limits oi* their 
 " power, [and] have usurped the rights of 
 
 * princes." 
 
 Or that " The Ciiurch has not the power of 
 
 * availing herself of force." 
 
 ^ Or that ''Iw the cas:? of conHieting laws 
 **hetween the two powei-s, the civil law ought 
 'to prevail." 
 
 2 
 
16 
 
 FOR CANADA AXT) THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 (( 
 
 Or that " Tlie Church ought to be separate''* t 
 from the State, and the State from th" ;i 
 Clmreli." 
 
 Or that "The entire direction of publii 
 schools, in which t'lie youth of Christian State'* 
 are educated, except (to a certain extent) ii" j 
 the case of Episcopal seminaries, may an" ,. 
 nuist appertain to the civil power, and belon;*' > 
 to it so far that no other authority whatsoeve" s 
 shall be recognized as having any right t" c 
 interfere in the discipline of the schools, Lh« (. 
 arrangements of the studies, the taking o 
 degrees, or the choice and approval of teachers, r'l. 
 
 Or that "The best theory of civil societ\^,j 
 reijuires that popular schools open to tliv | 
 childi'en of all classes, and, generally, all puV)li_^,^ 
 institutes intended for instruction in letter jj^j 
 and philosophy, and for conducting the educiip]., 
 tion of the young, should be freed from nljj|, 
 ecclesiastical authority, government, and intei j.^.} 
 ference, and should be full}' subject to tliyj^: 
 civil and political power, in conformity wdtlj[,y 
 the will of rulers and the prevalent opinion (lyi 
 the age." jn^ 
 
 Or that " This system of instructing youti pei 
 which consists in separating it from tli^iit 
 Catholic faith and from the power of tli |n 
 Church, and in teaching exclusively, or at lea.'- m< 
 
 m 
 
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 17 
 
 to be separate!'* priinaril\-, the knowled^re of natural thinofs 
 •^tate from th" and the earthly ends of social life alone, may 
 
 " be approved by Catholics," 
 ction of publii (j^. tliat " In the present day, it is no longer 
 Christian Stato« expedient tliat the Catholic religion shall be 
 srtain extent) ii«' held as the only religion of tlie State, to the 
 laries, may an>" exclusion of all other modes of worship. 
 )vver, and l)elon;« Whence it has been wisely provided by law in 
 )i-ity whatsoever** some countries called Catholic, that persons 
 ig any right t*< coming to reside therein shall enjoy the public 
 the schools, th.« exercise of their own worship." 
 , the taknig o y^^^ ^^^,^^ ^^^^^^^^ claims that it alone is the 
 oval of teachers. ^1^^,.^.,,^ that the Churcli an<l State should be 
 of civil societ\^^,j^^,l^ jj^jj^l ^1j.^|. jj^ ^jj^, ^..^j,^, ^^^ conflicting laws 
 )ls open to tli.|j^.j.^^,g^,j^ ^}^^ ^^^,Q powers, the Church should 
 lerally, all publip^,^,,.^'! ^^^^j .^^ ^,^^. p^^^^^^ j^ <jon.;i,loro4 the 
 :iction in letter jj^t'^uiy^ i^^..^^^ ^^ ^,^^^ Church, on earth, it is 
 icting the educapi.^i,^ly taught that we are to be governed hy 
 i freed from 'li him —that we are to take from him our theology, 
 iment, and inter j^^ie^ce, and politics. I quote in support of this 
 subject to th vi^.^v tYf,jj^ ,^ sermon preached in the Pope's name 
 conformity witl^y the late Cardinal Manning, at Kensington, 
 -alent opinion u^^OO: M claim to be the Supreme Ju.lge and 
 
 director of the consciences of men — of the 
 structing youti peasant that tills the Held, and the prince that 
 g it from th t^its on the throne, of the household that lives 
 } power of th in the shade of privacy, and the Uyidafor that 
 sively, or at leM> mi<ikc\H laivsfor kiwjdoms'' 
 
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 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 1 
 
 Altlioui^li Pope Paul III. cxcoininunicated an 
 
 deposed Heniy VIII., and Pope Pius V. depose 
 
 Queen Elizal»etli, and excited her subjects th< 
 
 rebellion, we learn by the SyllaVus from whic^* 
 
 I have (juoted that the Roman Pontiffs havo w^^^ 
 
 exceeded the limits of th;3ir power. A claii 
 
 which means tliat any one of them may at hi 
 
 pleasure incite Her Majesty's sul)jects t^^' 
 
 rebellion. This Syllabus condennis those wli'^ 
 
 maintain the liberty of the press, the liberty ^^c 
 
 speech, and the liberty of conscience aiLrj 
 
 worship. If d(( ims jurisdiction over our pah! i^o 
 
 bicliool.s. Ask yourselves, fellow-Canadians, wha'tl 
 
 !'■ effect would be on our country if such wei 
 
 , , . , •" )ee 
 
 ace attaniea. 
 
 I 
 
 . St 
 
 Not loiiL^ sjiice, while 
 
 readii\<if 
 
 Bulw 
 
 " Harold," I noted that, in answer to the plea b 
 cost defences, Kin (If Edward the Confessor repliei 
 " Three thou.sand pounds 1 thou art mad, Harold 
 I have scarce twice that sum in the treasury 
 and besides the tliund) of St. Jude, I dail 
 expect the tooth of St. Remi<jfius — th(^ tooth 
 St. Remigius !" And further on, " Bless yoi 
 heaufih'e! and send in the cheapman. 
 
 a . 
 he 
 
 n\ 
 
 \ IE 
 
 lOt 
 
 'YM^H 
 
 % 
 
 thumb of St. Jude ! What a <,nft to my nev'', 
 church of St. Peter ' The thunU) of St. Ju(K'* 
 — Non iiobis (jlorla ! Saiwta Afar in ! Tli'' 
 thumb of St. Jude!" As I laid down the boo! ' 
 
OLD FLA(}. 
 
 loinininiicated mii 
 
 FOIl CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 19 
 
 e Pius V. deposo asked myself if the autlior had not exceeded 
 \ her subjects {he limits. But shortly' after I read in the 
 lal us from whicl^l'fax Herald, of May Gth, lcS92, the following 
 Pontiffs have nfiippatch : — 
 
 power. A claiif "A Precious Relic. 
 
 them may at \\\^ Quebec, May ,5.— The Church of Ste Anne de 
 
 :y's subjects t^'aupre, where so many niiracles are alletjed to 
 
 lemns those wh'^'^'® ^'^^'" wrourrht, is shortly to receive what is 
 
 ^ss the liberty /®^''^^"'^^''^ ^^y Catholics as the most precious relic 
 
 ^ »f the atonement. This is a larcre piece of the 
 
 conscience an^rni of Ste. Anne, mother of the Vir-in Mary. 
 
 >?i over oi(,r/>it6//^or many centuries the relic has been guarded 
 
 -Canadians, whii't Home in the great Basilica of St Paul's. 
 
 itry if such wei"^^^^' ^^ '^^^^ special request of the Pope it has 
 
 )een sent to Canada." 
 
 eading Bulwe:- ^^'^^^^^^ Canadians, is Canada to come to this ? 
 ^er tcrthe plea fo^'' ^'^^' *^"" *'"*^ "^ *^^^ wedge now to be inserted 
 :;onfessorrepIie("'^^''^"^'^''^''^ • ^'-'^ """^' '^'"'« to do it. If so 
 art mad, Harold^'' ^^'^'^"^t ^^^' ^'^^"^ ^" ^'^e struggle. There 
 in the treasury*^^^^^ ^^ FORTHCOMixn WH.vrEVER the exigen- 
 ^. Jude, I .hiii'^^^ ^^^' '^"^ "^^U^ ^^'""^ DEMAND. We must 
 us— the tooth <i'^^' '^^'^ ^^'^^^ "*^^t' '^'^"^^' ^>"'" ^'i^'^'- pi'ovince of the 
 (3n, " Bless yoi.^^""*^ ^^^ ^^'^^'^ forced upon her the curse that has 
 ^heapnuui. Th'^^^'^^^"^^'^ ^'^^ favorite daughters of the Romish 
 gift to my nev-^'^"'"^'^' ^^'^^^ '^"<^ ^\y^im, the most Catholic, and, 
 mb of St. Judo'^ ^''^ '"^'^''^^ t^'"^' ^^^^ "^'^■'^t ignorant countries in 
 t Maria! Th^^'^P^' 
 
 down the bool ; ^^'^^>yo. I close this preface I would not forget 
 'e name of Sir Charles Tupper who, with the 
 
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 FOEi CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 head of Nestor and the arm of Ajax, is advanc 
 ing our interests in the motlier country. Soni 
 day, Sir, the object of your work will h 
 achieved. Men who now stab you will then h 
 forced to applaud. Accept now the thanks o 
 one who loves Canada and the old flag betto 
 than life, and who never lingers to praise excep 
 where it is deserved. 
 
 (i)"0 Canada! O Canada ! 
 
 Beloved by Heaven, and blest : 
 
 O Canada ! dear Canada ! 
 
 The land to nie the best, 
 
 The fairest land l)eneiith the sky 
 
 For which to livf, for which to die. 
 
 " I love thy winter's silvery crown, 
 Thy summer's wreath of gold ; 
 I love thy rivers rushing down 
 In triumph free and bold ; 
 And every thought of place aisd fame 
 Is interwoven with thy name. 
 
 " Canada ! Loved Canada I 
 Thy ciiildren cling to thee : 
 Their hearts are thine, O Canada I 
 Where'er their homes may be ; 
 And in thy need, though scattered wide, 
 They'll spring like lions to thy side. 
 
 (1) By J. T. BurKBSS, brother of the author. 
 
OLD FLAG. 
 
 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAO. 
 
 21 
 
 Ajax, is advanc 
 • country, Som 
 r work will b 
 you will then 1) 
 w the thanks o 
 B old flafif betto 
 s to praise exce|; 
 
 I 
 
 *' Dpar Canada ! Dear Canada ! 
 Beloved by Heaven, and blest : 
 Canada ! My Canada ! 
 The land to me the best, 
 The fairest land beneath the sky 
 For which to live, for which to die." 
 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 EDWIN H. BURGESS. 
 
 The Kirk Manse, 
 
 Stellarton, Nova Scotia. 
 
 I 
 ec. mh, 1802. 
 
 die. 
 
 vn, 
 
 )d fame 
 
 ida ! 
 
 ered wide, 
 side. 
 
If 
 
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 ilh 
 
 l! i 
 
 Office of the High Commissioner for Canada, 
 
 Victoria Chamhers, 
 
 17 Victoria Street, 
 
 London, S. \V. 
 
 26th July ^ iSgz. 
 Reverend and Dear Sir, - - 
 
 The sermon preached by you in St. John's Kirk on 
 the 19th June, I have read with much interest and 
 pleasure. 
 
 The loyal and patriotic sentiments contained in your 
 discourse are worthy of the deepest consideration of the 
 people of Canada, and will, I ani sure, do much good if 
 widely circulated. The efforts made by the United 
 States to obstruct the trade between Canada and that 
 country has already resulted in greatly improving the 
 trade between this country and the Dominion, which on 
 every ground is greatly to be desired. 
 
 I have taken a great interest, as you are aware, in the 
 promotion of differential duties between the mother 
 country and the colonies, and am glad to be abh to say 
 that that policy is working very substantial progress in J 
 the public mind here, and I anticipate its adoption at no 
 very distant date. I send you a copy of a report of the ( 
 Second Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the j 
 Empire which recently took place in London. I do not 
 think the friends of a differential tariff between the com- 
 ponent parts of the Empire have any reason to be 
 discouraged, either by the discussion or the votes that 
 were taken upon that question. 
 
 The amount expended by England on the import of 
 food products of all kinds is in round numbers about 
 
OLD FLAG. 
 
 ^NER FOR Canada 
 
 EKT, 
 
 N, S. W. 
 
 26th July ^ jSg2. 
 
 St. John's Kirk on 
 much interest and 
 
 ' contained in your 
 onsideration of the 
 '1 do much good if 
 de by the United 
 Canada and that 
 tly improving the 
 ominion, which on 
 
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 /20o,ooo,ooo Sterling per annum, of which nearly one 
 half IS for bread and meat. The adoption of the policy 
 to which I refer would enable this country to obtain 
 when necessary, all that it requires within the limits of 
 the Empire, with the manifest advantage of developing 
 the colonies and the trade of this country. 
 
 Thanking you very much for a copy of your sermon, 
 I remain. 
 
 Yours faithfully, 
 
 CHARLES TUPPER. 
 KKVERf:ND Edwin H. Rurgess, 
 The Kirk Manse, 
 
 Stellarton, Nova Scotia. 
 
 u are aware, in the 
 ■veen the mother 
 to be ab!- to say 
 antial progress in 
 Its adoption at no 
 )<" a report of the 
 Commerce of the 
 ondon. I do not 
 between the com- 
 ny reason to be 
 >r the votes that 
 
 on the import of 
 I numbers about 
 
 ^ Office of the High Commissioner for Canada, 
 I Victoria Chambers, 
 
 17 Victoria Street, 
 
 London, S. W. 
 
 Reverend and Dear Sir,- ^'^' ' ''"'' '^'^'• 
 
 I beg to say that you are at liberty to use any portion 
 or all of my last letter to you as an introduction to vour 
 admirable sermon if you should publish it. 
 With best wishes, I remain. 
 
 Yours faithfully, 
 
 CHARLES TUPPER. 
 JReverend Edwin H. Burgess. 
 
? < 
 
 " 8c of good Qoupoge, and let us play the 
 merp fop oup people, arpd fop tlpe Qitic§ of oup 
 I."— II. Samuel, x. 12. 
 
FOR CAN- ADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 Twenty-five years m^o there was passed 
 "The British North America Act," which pro- 
 vided for the voluntary union of the British 
 Provinces of North America. On the first day 
 
 "=- — -^ ^ *^"'y ^n <^ljat year, Ontario, Quebec, Nova 
 
 i let us plau the ^^^^f V?''^ 'T'"^ Brunswick were confederated. 
 the a\rJ. n? r. '^'thou-h our other provinces did not come 
 
 tl?e cities of oun ,^ „„tn j^^^er. and xNewfoundland is still out in 
 
 tiie cold, we date the birth of our Dominion 
 =n=z=^,=^^ July 1st, 1867. Witliin two weeks therefore 
 
 she will celebrate her twenty-fifth anniversary. 
 And, fellow Canadians, let it be celebrated. 
 Let drums beat, and rockets burst, and torches 
 burn, and cannons roar. Let our people, irre- 
 spective of paity, lancruanre or creed, marcl'i side 
 by side, cemented by the one word "Canada." 
 Let there be such enthusiasm that the old shall 
 become young again, and the ynung shall become 
 old in patriotism. With the rising of the sun 
 J let Cape Jireton in the east commence the 
 ^ anthem. As the god of ,lay. casting down his 
 smiles upon us, i)roceeds on his westward course, 
 let every nook an.l hamlet, every town and city 
 
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 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAO. 
 
 catch up the joyful strain, until from Sydney to 
 Vancouver, from ocean to ocean, the air shall be 
 laden with one miirlitv harmonious swell, alike 
 ominous to foes without and traitors within, 
 Hurraii for Canada ! Hurrah for the empire ! 
 And let there tloat over us the emblem of 
 liberty, the noblest in peace and the mi<^htiest 
 in war, as dear to us as to our fathers, the tlag 
 of Old England. 
 
 But loyalty is not bound up in festivities. 
 These ai-e but the holiday expression of it. 
 Loyalty consists in unselHsh devotion, in disin- 
 terested service. And therefore as we are about 
 to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of our 
 country's birth, I come before you with the 
 words of the Israelitish warrior, that we may 
 apply them to ourselves, " Be of good couraoe, 
 and let us play the men for our people, and for 
 the cities of our God." 
 
 Canada's position is a unique one. She is a 
 country of ;j,500,000 s(|uare miles She has the 
 best wheat land in tlie world, and the most 
 extensive forests. Her ground is pregnant with 
 minerals and her waters with fish. Besides her 
 rivers and her innnense inland seas, she has an 
 ocean on cither side, making her one; of the 
 leading highways of the world. She is popu- 
 lated chierty by those who have in their veins 
 the blood of the noblest peoj^le on eai'tli : and 
 
-n FLAO. 
 
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 27 
 
 from Sydney to 
 , the air sluill be 
 ioiis swell, alike 
 traitors within, 
 for the empire ! 
 the eml)lem of 
 (I the mif^ditiest 
 fathers, the Hag 
 
 p in festivities. 
 
 expression of it. 
 
 votion, in disin- 
 
 as we are about 
 
 liversary of our 
 
 you with the 
 
 •r, that we may 
 
 t' <T^oo(l courao'e, 
 
 ])e()[)]c, and for 
 
 one. She is a 
 She has the 
 
 ;uid the most 
 , pregnant with 
 IL Hesides her 
 
 •as, she has an 
 
 licr one of the 
 
 She is popu- 
 
 in their veins 
 
 on earth ; and 
 
 she is part of that vast empire alongside of 
 which the empires of Assyria, Babylonia, Greece 
 and Rome lose their greatness. A wonderful 
 lieritage, indeed, that (lod has given to us 
 Canadians. But along with this comes a danger. 
 To the south of us is a nation, which, though 
 finally <lestined, 1 believe, to hold only the 
 second place on the continent, is at ju'esent far 
 ahead of this Dominion in ])opulation, wealth 
 and national development. The ])olicy of that 
 nation has always been the absorption of Canada. 
 More than once have we been invaded by her 
 ,armi(!S, more than once has she striven to foi-ce 
 us into ac(|uiescence by shutting out our ])r(>- 
 <lucts. And never did she seem moi-e anxious 
 than now to accom])lish her purposes. iVnd 
 because of this I stand uj) before you this even- 
 ing and say, " Be of good courage, and let us 
 pl'ty the men for our people, and ft)r the cities 
 of our God." We met their assaults before, and 
 W(M(' helped by it ; let us not llineh now. .Inst 
 as in J8()() the abrogation of the I'ecipi'ocity 
 treat3% which was hoped would force us into 
 annexation, helped to bring the British-Ameri- 
 can colonies together undei* «)ne federal govern- 
 ment, and gave to our j)eoj)l(i such a stimulus 
 that trade was opened in other directions to our 
 profit, so let the U'gislation which has recently 
 
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28 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 been directed af]^ainst us in order to weaken our 
 alle<^iance to Great Britain, but cement us all the 
 more tirmly, and ^ive us the energy which is 
 born of opposition and upheld by inherent 
 greatness. Let us say to our powerful neighbor: 
 We delight in fratei'nity ; but ours is a great 
 country, and we possess the indomitable spirit 
 of our fathers ; therefore we can do without 
 you. We wish to be friends ; Init we can 
 neither be flattered or frightened out of the 
 great birthright which God has given us, of 
 being citizens of the British Empire. 
 
 (1) «» For Canadi'. is Britain ; not a part 
 
 Together held hy force, but one in heart ; 
 
 The Lion's wlielj) that guards the western gate. ' 
 
 But what about those in our own country, 
 many of whom for selHsli reasons, or because 
 soured by failure, would seek also to disinherit 
 us ? I will not deal with such at this time as 
 my feelings dictate. For I want not to kindle 
 your indignation, but rather to stir up feelings 
 of religious loyalty — a loyalty that takes Gixl 
 into account. But this I would say, and I think 
 I but voice the general vsentiment : I do not 
 care how high may be tlieir position, nor to 
 what pai-ty tlu^y may belong, though Cantixla 
 
 0)J.T. BurifcBB. 
 
 lii 
 
LD FLAG. 
 
 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 29 
 
 r to weaken our 
 cement us all the 
 energy which is 
 Id 1»3' inherent 
 verful neighbor : 
 ours is a great 
 ilomi table spirit 
 can do without 
 s ; but we can 
 med out of the 
 as given us, of 
 I pi re. 
 
 Iieart ; 
 esteni gate. ' 
 
 r own country, 
 ions, or because 
 so to disinherit 
 it tliis time as 
 t not to kindle 
 stir up feelings 
 liat takes God 
 say, and I think 
 lent : I do not 
 osition, nor to 
 liough Cantida 
 
 i^ indeed a large country she has only room 
 ft)r traitors to the old flag six feet under ground 
 or overhead. 
 
 But there is something more dangerous than 
 til is attempt to draw us from the increasingly 
 magnificent position we hold in the British 
 Kmpire. For contemptible as it may be on the 
 part of the United States, and still more con- 
 temptible on the part of those of our own 
 people who have espoused that cause, and 
 dangerous as it might have been to the country 
 if we were of less nf)ble blood, that agitation 
 'has been over-ruled by the God of nations to 
 draw us closer to the mother country. The 
 people of Canada anil of Great Britain have 
 liad forced upon them the necessity of tightening 
 tlie bonds that bind us toirether. And I am 
 persuaded that sooner or later it will result in 
 such imperial legislation as will do much to give 
 us ultimately, if we be but true to ourselves 
 and to our God, the leading position on this 
 continent. 
 
 Therefore I say, there is something more 
 dangerous than this attempt to transfer our 
 allegiance. And this is the persistent way we 
 are being slandered by some who call themselves 
 Canadians, and are themselves partakers in the 
 general prosperity. All the more unfortunate 
 
30 
 
 I'OK CANADA AND THE OLD Ff.AG. 
 
 is it tluit some wliodotliis occupy liigli position."' 
 
 W 
 
 and at their beck a 
 
 poi 
 
 lion of tlie press of 
 
 n 
 I 
 
 tl 
 T 
 
 Canada prostrates, I liad almost said, del)ases 
 itself. The people having rejected their trade 
 policy at the polls, they have systematically 
 combined to speak disparaijfinf,dy of our Dominion 
 in order to foster such a spirit of discontent as 
 will ultimately secure to thenjselvcs the reins of 
 government. Most unfavorably do they com- 
 pare us with other countries. ^I'hoy magnify T 
 and advertise our faults while they hide oui 
 virtues. 
 
 What shall we say of such ? Men nuiy-jj 
 differ honestly on the general policy of thc^. 
 country, and we admire their integrity. They.,^ 
 can fight in a manly way their political •y^ 
 opponents, and be loyal to Canada. But wheiip] 
 persons slander their own country, their own^g 
 mother, what shall we say of them ? As wc^j^^ 
 mention their names what depth of contempt, jj 
 of loathing would be ajipropi'iate ? Ihit thcQ, 
 danger lies in the fact that such slander is injur-p^- 
 ing us at liome and abroad. It not only tends^jj 
 to keep desirable innuigrants from coming to us.j^j^ 
 but it .sends away many of our own youngg^ 
 men. It hindtirs capitalists from coming u\[^^ 
 among us to develop our resources; for what[), 
 stranger can we expect to have confidence in^j] 
 
 Hi 
 
,1) FLAG. 
 
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 31 
 
 •V hififh positions j. i-i i i ci 
 
 •^ ^ ^ ,0111* country until we show we have conndence 
 
 of tlie press of ... , m <• i i i i. i 
 
 1 m it ourselves. Ihereiore we should stand up 
 
 )st said, debases • , ,1 • iir 1 1 1 i c i 
 
 , . ai^ainst this. We should be or f^ood counif^e, 
 
 cted their trade ^^ , « i j.i v 1 ^ c i.\ 
 
 and play the men tor our people, and tor the 
 
 ' *^' ' . ' . ' cities of our God. We should be strong to 
 
 OT our Dominion J ,. i ,1 1 > , ,- t\ ii • 1 
 
 detend the country s reputation. Do an}' thnik 
 
 of discontent as,, , -, , , , 1 ^ at • i. • t 
 
 that 1 speak too sti'on^ly f iMy intense inilig- 
 
 ilves the reins ot , . .,, , ., i. 1 n • 
 
 nation wnll not permit me to do otherwise. 
 
 i do they com -r, , t i. a- ^ i.^ a ix? 
 
 •^ . . Perhaps 1 am not actinc^ prudently tor myself ; 
 
 'I'hey ma-nntv, , , , . ' t i. i ^ 
 
 , . , ' but under such circumstances 1 cast prudence to 
 
 3 they hide our,, • 1 r- t it a 
 
 thi! winds, l^or i speak not as a party man. 
 
 The word " Conservative " or " Liberal " lias 
 
 di . Men ni^'V jj^^^j^j,^^ f^^■^, n^g g^^ j .j^,jj .^ Cana<lian, and as 
 
 1 policy ot th<'yy(,j^ I speak. I love my country, and I will 
 
 nte^i^rity. fbey^^j^ stand silently by when men vilify her. 
 
 their political -y^li^,,^ Ij^,^,,^.^ ^^]^Q throne of tlie Most Hi^h I can 
 
 ida. But wheiipj^,.^^ f^^^. j^^.j. -vvelfare, I know of no place on 
 
 ntry, their owiig^^j.^j^ ^q^^ sacred on whicli to stand up for her 
 
 them . As ^V('(J(>f(3,^(.(3 Therefore I aj)peal to true Canadians: 
 
 h ot contempt, jj.^y^j respect for the good name of your motlier, 
 
 ate ? but th(Qn,j.^(]f^ J appeal to the independent and loyal 
 
 slander is injur-po,.tioii of the press of both parties to use their 
 
 not only tendsmi^,!,^^, intluence on behalf of her ricrjits. Oh, 
 
 m coming to us.tijat the patriotic spirit of the Hon. (Jeorge 
 
 )nr own younuBrown but again swayed the sceptre where once 
 
 om coming in [j^ was chief ! I appeal to the women of this 
 
 •ces; for wliatD(),,iini(m. I appeal to the mothers. Let the 
 
 ' contidence in^ildren be nursed on the milk of loyalty, so 
 
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 FOU CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 Ill 
 
 Im 
 
 that our risint; irtiuenition will not so much a 
 contiiHi one person but whoso every pulse bea 
 is for Canada and a united empire. I appeal t 
 the pulpit, that sacred place where the ambassa 
 dor of Christ, though not always beyond tli 
 reach of censure, should l)e true to duty uniii 
 fiuenced by praise or by blanie. I idealize indee , 
 that it is the gospel that should be preached ij 
 our churches, and you know that I myself striv, 
 faithfully to fulfil this obligation, l^ut to staiif 
 up in defence of one's countiy is not onl^ 
 compatible with the [)reaching of the gospi], 
 but is one's sacred duty. And if every one <b 
 our clergymen, ignoring the spirit of partyisiisl 
 would but rebuke this foul assault uponCanadd 
 it would at once cease. From the press aiiui 
 from the forum, from the nursery and from tl^i 
 pul[)it, and from the hearts of a noble, patriot;Q( 
 people, let the mighty shout ascend to che(t)( 
 friends and to silence enemies: Loyalty toCanad^f 
 Loyalty to the E^npire ! %i 
 
 But there is another way — a quiet, unpoetth 
 way it may be, but still very substantial, co 
 showing our loyalty, and that is by encouragiilo_ 
 our own manufacturinij' industries. I do nnn 
 mean by this merely that we continue ni; 
 encourage them by a fair share of protecticth 
 The Canadian peoj)le have found this so beneto 
 
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 von CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 33 
 
 — 1_ . _ 
 
 not so much <\q\',i\ in the wa}' of Imildin^jf np tliese industries, 
 every pulse bell•^}l}1^3 at the same time the pi ice of goods lias 
 ])ire. I appeal tbe<^n lessened by home competition, that it 
 liere the atubassji^o^l,! ^ot be necessary for me to speak of 
 ways beyond tlig^ich even if it came witliln the ranfj^e of the 
 ue to duty uniiip^ilpit. Neither do I refer specially to our 
 , I realize indee^j^ity of standin^^ up ati^ainst the crv which 
 Id be preached i:Jms been raised in some quarters against the 
 lat I myself strivju-^m^f.^cturers. We are fdl familiar with the 
 ion. But to stanfact that when any of these fail the sliout goes 
 ntiy is not onl^j, « I'he country is going to ruin." If any 
 iiif of the gospi'b^.come wealthy the cry is, " The masses are 
 (1 if every one <being taxed to enrich the few," " Whereunto 
 [)irit of partyisiislijill I liken this generation? It is like unto 
 ault uponCanad:(;||i],|i-en sitting in the market places, which call 
 m the press aiiutito their fellows and say, We pijied unto you 
 erv and from tliajod ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did 
 a noble, patriot^ot mourn." If any of our manufacturers are 
 ; ascend to che(^coming wealthy 1 thank God for it. It is 
 royalty to Canadit(|tter for us to enrich our own business men, 
 ftitd thus keep our money in our own country, 
 ;i (luiet, unpoetfehan to enrich the manufacturers of other 
 •y substantial, '30untries. But wdien I speak of showing our 
 is by encouragiiiljlJ'alt}' to Canada hy encouraging our own 
 stries. I do uBlkinufacturing in(lustries, I inean that w^e should 
 we continue Archase goods of our own make whenever 
 ire of protectioMey suit us. Our government is doing its best 
 nd this so bencM procure good markets aln-oad. Let us see to 
 
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 it that we preserve the market at lioiiie We 
 should always ^ive home production the prefer- 
 ence. In makin(( our purchases we should 
 en(|uire, Have you any of Canadian make ? 
 And if suitable we should buy such. This 
 would l)e a very substantial wa}'' of showinr]^ our 
 loyalty, and of helpincr Canada alont^ in the 
 way of prosperit}^ Let us be patriotic, let us 
 be pul)lic spirited, or as the text expresses it, 
 " Be (jf ^ood couratre, and let us play the men 
 for our people, and for the cities of our God." 
 
 But laudable as it is thus to stand up for this 
 great birthi'i(i;ht which our God has griven us, I 
 Avould be remiss in my duty to my country if I 
 failed to impress the greater necessity of striving 
 to attain, more and more, to honor, purity and 
 godliness In our dealings with other countries 
 let us never resort to small, contemptible actions ; 
 but ever maintain the dignity of conscious 
 greatness. What we would desjiise in them is 
 not less despicable when done by ourselves. In 
 our political attairs at home, while we manifest 
 the warm interest which belongs to us, let us 
 never be betrayed into any kind of political 
 trickery or fraud, or defend it in any party to 
 wdiich we may belcjng. Wherever there is cor- 
 ruption let it be brought to light regardless of 
 the consecjuences, and let a, salutary penalty be 
 
Foil CANADA AM) THE OLD FLAG. 
 
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 le We 
 
 prefer- 
 
 shoulfl 
 
 make ? 
 
 1. Tiiis 
 
 'iniT our 
 
 ill tlie 
 
 ;, let us 
 
 esses it, 
 
 lie men 
 
 r God." 
 
 for this 
 en us, I 
 itry if I 
 strivinfij 
 rity and 
 oun tries 
 actions : 
 onscious 
 til em is 
 ves. In 
 Qianifest 
 IS, let us 
 political 
 party to 
 2 is cor- 
 rdless of 
 nalty be 
 
 impartially administered. Let the civil courts 
 also be called into requisition. If a man in 
 public trust robs the country let him not be 
 allowed to ^ofree while a person in the humbler 
 walks of life is punished for a licrhter offence. 
 If the latter goes to pi-ison why not the former ? 
 I was highly pleased to hear that a royal com- 
 mission had been appointed to investigate the 
 recent charges at Ottawa, for I had become 
 convinced that such a course, luifh honorable 
 impartial j ltd f/es, is the prefei-able way.* I hope 
 that the graver charges wdiich have been made 
 nearer home will be fully investigated in the 
 same manner, .so that we may know whether to 
 punish or to acquit. For the honor of the 
 Province all true Canadians desire that we may 
 be able to grant the ac(iuital ; but if a more 
 thorough inquiry is not permitted we must 
 when opportunity offers, resort to the other 
 alternative. 
 
 But honor and purity must have a still deeper 
 hold. In order to be national it must first be 
 
 • I 8peak here on the mode of investi-atioii. When such an 
 investigation is held before a parliamentary committee efforts arc made 
 more to make political capital out of it tiian to further the cause of 
 justice. The judges, however, should have been appointed by the 
 Governor- General and not by the cabinet of which Caron was a p.iember 
 and which for many reasons might be supposed to favour his ac(|uittal' 
 The judtfes in the Mercier investigation were appointed by the Lieutenant 
 Governor. 
 
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 FOR CANADA AM) THE OLD FI.AfJ. 
 
 imhvi.hial. Need I press up,,,, you the necessity 
 of st.-iviucr to lead nohle lives, even lookincr at 
 the question only from a national point of view i 
 No matter how larnre her population, how 
 extended her trade, how ^n-eat her wealth, liow 
 brilliant her statesmen, liow immense her arma- 
 ments, how much she may be feared, unless 
 Canada has the strength which beloncrs to a 
 noble, virtuous people, she matures the elements 
 of her own destruction. Let each one therefore 
 strive to attain to noble character, and the char- 
 acter of our country will be noble. Let us aim 
 to be so upricrht, so honorable, so truly manly 
 that the woi-ds, " I am a Canadian," will be a 
 universal passport to highest respect and confi- 
 dence. As the Spartan was conspicuous for his 
 bravery, as the Frenchman is noted for his 
 polish, let the Canadian be justly regarded as an 
 embodiment of unimpeachable honor, of exalted 
 unswerving manhood. The poet laureate sings : 
 
 " There are no men like Englishmen, 
 So tallnnd hold as they ht." 
 
 Let us so live that our poets may be able to 
 chant back the loftier refrain, 
 
 " There arc no men like Canadian men, 
 80 noble and true as they be." 
 
 But how can we thus live ? By the aid of 
 divine grace. Therefore I would urge all to give 
 
FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FF,AG. 
 
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 themselves riglit up to tlie Lord Jesus Christ. 
 Because the nearer we ^et to Him the more we 
 will come into possession of the Christ-like char- 
 acter ; and only in proportion as we have that 
 character will we be truly manly. Oh, what a 
 great thincr it would be for Canada if all her sons 
 and dauf^diters were devoted Christians. There 
 would he no rumshops, no gamblinfj hells, no 
 dens of vice. Generation after freneration 
 improving through Godly living, laziness, disease, 
 and even insanity, would be largely eradicated 
 from the blood ; and poor houses, jails and 
 asylums would go to decay unless kept up as a 
 monument of the ravages of iniquity. What 
 prosperity, peace and contentment would be 
 ours, what a high sense of honor, what true 
 nobility, if we should all get into vital union 
 with Jesus Christ, and strive day by day, by 
 ])ivine grace, to attain to His character. Happy ? 
 Why, we would be the happiest people on the 
 face of the earth. For true Christianity does 
 not consist in being sanctimonious, but in doing 
 God's will — in doing right. It is summed up in 
 the one word " Love :" love to God and our 
 fellows. And who so happ}^ as the one who 
 does right and has the approval of his own con- 
 science, who, himself, living in " the sunny 
 south window of God's love," has his heart 
 
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 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 
 
 filled with love for every one, nd feels that it i.s 
 as abundantly returneil. While we seek to 
 advance Canada V>y all luMiorable means in our 
 power, let us remember that here lies the secret 
 of her success or failure. Therefore we .should 
 first consecrate ourselves to Christ, and not 
 bainr^ satisfied with a mere profession of religion, 
 strive to lead a noble Christian life. We should 
 do our utmost to influence others in the same 
 direction. We should give hearty support to 
 our churches, doing our best to make them what 
 they should bo, a mighty agency of God in the 
 work of saving mankind from the power and 
 defilement of sin. We should set our faces 
 against an3'thing that works in opposition to 
 Christijinity, and therefore to our country. 
 Li([n<)r dealers for instance, from the distiller 
 and brewer to the saloon keeper, should give up 
 their destructive business for the sake of Christ 
 and of Canada. Let us be of good courage, and 
 ])lay the men for our people, and for the cities 
 of our God. Let us each endeavor by Divine 
 La-ace to love the Lord our God with all our 
 heart and with all our soul, and with all our 
 strength, and with all our mind, and our neigh- 
 bor as (/urselves, and Canada will outstrip in 
 grejitness any other country the world has ever 
 yiit seen, and we will be in possessi(ni of th.e 
 
 first fruits of the i^loricms milleniunL 
 
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 or 
 
FOR CAXADA AXD THE OLD FLAG. 
 
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 "Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a 
 reproach to any people." 
 
 * " O God, our fatlier's guiding star, 
 Tiiou knowest, seest, judgest all • 
 Within Thy hand the nations are', 
 And at Thy bidding rise and fall • 
 Thy M'ord doth still the raging sel, 
 
 Anr' hushed are wind<< af TN,r „ 
 
 ^\i 1 1- wimis ac ihy commaucl : 
 
 Uh ! listen as \re cry tj Thee, 
 
 Bless Thou our land. 
 
 "We are not strong, though far and wide 
 Our limits scarcely know a bound. 
 An ocean vast on eitlier side, 
 And mighty highways all around • 
 But full of love and faith are we 
 And courage high anrl purpose grand ; 
 I he hope of millions yet to be— 
 God bless our lc'\nd. 
 
 " Oh ! bid the strife of factions cease ; 
 Knit us as one in harmony ; 
 And let the angel's wings of peace 
 O'ershadow ns from sea to sea. 
 Where there is wrong restore the right, 
 W iiere falseliood is, lift up Thy hand 
 And scorch it with Thy truth's keen licrht • 
 And bless our land. ° ' 
 
 Burgcai 
 
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PRESS noticp:s. 
 
 At the Place which is called Calvary. By 
 Edwin H. Burgess. i6 mo, cloth, 75 cents. 
 
 "Pungent, practical, and .striking."— 'fA.' Erangdid, 
 Feb. 5, 1891. 
 
 " They are plain-dealing, evangelical sermons, with plenty 
 of grip in them, plenty of illustration, and a close applica- 
 tion to conscience of both the law and the Gospel."— 7'Ae 
 IndejmvUnt, Feb. 26, 1891. 
 
 •' Popular in style and of a plain and outspoken charac- 
 ter,"— S'cn^/j.s/t American, Feb 18, 1891. 
 
 "They are original in thought and expression, and in 
 touch with the experiences and the needs of the Christians 
 of to-day. No one can read them carefully and not be 
 better, wiser, and stronger thereby."— 7'Ae (Morning) Timf^, 
 March 19, 1891. 
 
 "These sermons, for the most part, are rich and full of 
 <3ospel truth, but the first one contains references to our 
 Confession of Faith to which objections might be raised." 
 •—Prenhyferian Observer, Feb. 12, 1891. 
 
 "The discourses are popular in style, evangelical in 
 tloctrine and spirit, and a<lapted to make a salutary spiritual 
 impression."— 7'Ac Wdk-hmdu, Ayril 'AO, 1891. 
 
 " The author is a Preshyterian, and the most noteworthy 
 feature of his work is hia treatment of the Confession of 
 Faith. He quotes the mooted section : ' Uy the decree of 
 Cod, for the manifestntion of His ghiry, some men and 
 angels are iircdestinatcd unto etei-nal life, and others fore- 
 ordained to everlasting .leath. These angels and men thus 
 predestinated and foreordained, are particularly and 
 
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 unchangeably designed, and their number is so o.r, ■ ^ 
 
 definite that it cannot be either 1^.7 . " ^"'^ 
 
 He then proceeds to reL I "^"'''^'"" ^>'' diminisJied." 
 
 Scripture ^ IZn, *'"' ^"^'""'^ ^y reason and 
 
 ocnptuie. _7A« Churchman, March 24, 1891. 
 
 "The /;/yovo>- of Feb. 2(ith savs • « Ti 
 
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 he is a I'resbyterian pastor anVn. V ^ ^^ «'-ror because 
 sion of Faith ' F o! ' ^''°'' '' "» ''^^ <-^«»fe«- 
 
 to be ove town :;:," \' T^"^^'^'^^«' ^ -" «-lted. 
 
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 ovetthiou It. -The Lvan,jdi.t, March 26. 1891. 
 
 " The young pastor elect of the Kirk In «f .. . 
 though very charitable toward those who ^ ^te larton. 
 
 belief, is a thorough Fresh verian f ' ?"" ^'"" ''' 
 
 but appreciate th^ liber tf f the cL " 7 T""^' 
 Boston, a leading UniversUisf vLm ^'"'^''' ^^ 
 
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 Burgess, is a volume of sern.ons wl i. 1 ^■ 
 
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 " Handled in a manner calculated to do ample justice to 
 the weighty and important topics considered."— r/if HemlJ 
 Jan. 7, 1891. 
 
 " The contents do credit to Mr. Burgess' head and heart. 
 They are weil conceived, well informed, tastefully expressed, 
 ttnd soundly orthodox, without a touch of bigotry in them 
 from the first page to tlie last."— CVtr/s^mjt at Work, April 
 30, 1891. 
 
 " By our friend Rev. Edwin H. Burgess, a young Nova 
 Scotianof marked ability and of rising literary leputation. 
 In matter and in style, in thought, feeling and expression, 
 those discourses are most creditable."— 77ie Witnex-'i, March 
 14, 1891. 
 
 "The work evinces a high literary culture, and the 
 substance would be helpful to all devotional minds."— AVc/t- 
 ing Mail, Oct. 1, 1891. 
 
 "Mr. Burgess, as the title of his book indicates, is a 
 believer in salvation by the way of the cross, but his philoso- 
 phy is never linip, nor is his the spirit of sorrow. To ' The 
 place Which is Called Calvary,' he brings his reader to find 
 strength as well as repentance, and the desire for noble ellort 
 as well as the grace of atonement."— 7'oroH<o Empire (Daily) 
 Sept. 9, 1891. 
 
 " This is a voluine every way calculated co develop and 
 strengthen tlie Christian life. The writer's style is tender, 
 persuasive, and winning, and tlie book full of helpfulness 
 and spiritual strength. These subjects are all treated with 
 an elocjuence and impressiventss which the reader cannot 
 help but feci."— Christian at Work, Ai)ril 2, 1891. 
 
 " Appropriate to be read in the f^loset, and to accompany 
 meditation and prayer."— 7'/*.' Coiigreuationali.'it, Feb. 'Jti, 
 1891. 
 
 " A good Christian book, of a warm evangelical, practical 
 spirit, dealing with those fundamental truths to sinner and 
 
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 Christian that cluster around the cross of our Lord and 
 Saviour Jesus Christ. These truths, however, are presented 
 in a way to set tliem forth in their most attractive and 
 winning forms." — The Illustrated Chrintian Weekly, Feb. 28, 
 1891. 
 
 " Such as we would naturally look for with such a title, 
 strongly devotional, full of Scripture and always pointing 
 heavenward. It is subject for congratulation that there is 
 demand for books of this character ; would that there were 
 more of them, and that the people wanted them more than 
 they want what so generally fills their time and thought." — 
 Christian Statevnaii, Feb, 26, 1891. 
 
 " Eloquent and full of a strong and simple Christian 
 teaching that makes the book a desiraljle possession in every 
 religious library. Mr. Burgess resides in Stellarton, Nova 
 Scotia. His name is familiar to newspaper readers in con- 
 nection with many loyal and patriotic pulpit utterances. He 
 is a writer, minister and patriot, a man of faith and 
 eloquence. " — Fai<A Fenton in Toronto Empire, Jane 18, 1892. 
 
 Sent post-paid on receipt of price. Anson D. F. Randolph 
 & Co. (Iiicor.), 182 Fifth Avenue, New Vork City. May be 
 ordered through any bookseller. 
 
 Loyalty. By Edwin H. Burgess. i6mo. Paper 
 cover. Price 25 cents. 
 
 " Able and patriotic."— iV^it' York Observer, July 28, 1892. 
 
 "From an independent position, and with a very free 
 lance."— Hf raid and Pvenbyter, Nov. 9, 1892. 
 
 "Vigorous, he».lthy and well-timed." — Scottish American, 
 July 6, 1892. 
 
 "Strong pleas for the exercise of true patriotism." — 
 
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 " We should guess him to be afflicted with auglomania 
 . . . Americans will resent this language." — Christian 
 Herald, of Chicago, Aug. 18, 1892. 
 
 " A very noticeable feature of Mr. Burgess' writing is 
 his manly independence and courage in attacking sin where 
 it exists."— 7'Ae Enttrprii^t, Aug. '27, 1892. 
 
 "Stirring appeals to loyalty to country and loyalty to 
 God." — Prefihytfrian Observer, Aug. 26, 1S92. 
 
 " Spirited, filled with sound teaching, well expressed." — 
 Presbyterian IVitness, July 2, 1892. 
 
 " These would be profitable sermons for the Grand Army, 
 recently in session at Washington, to have heard."' — 7'/te 
 Lutheran, Sept. 29, 1892. 
 
 "The reading of them should do great good." — The Re- 
 formed Chnrrh Mesnewjer, Sept. 22, 1892. 
 
 " Heartily commended to the thoughtful perusal of every 
 loyal citizen."— A't/».7iOM.s Telescope, Oct. 19, 1892. 
 
 "In every way suited to carry along with them those 
 who read them."— £'/)/sco;}a/ Recorder, Aug. 18, 1892. 
 
 " He wiio begins to read will be likely to read through." 
 —Southern Churchman, Oct. 6, 1892. 
 
 " Well worth a second reading." — Blue Ridije Post, 
 Sept. 15, 1892. 
 
 " The idea of a true loyalty to country, to principle, and 
 to (Jod, is drawn out with forceful presentations of timely 
 and momentous truths." — The Standard, of Chicago, Oct. 
 13, 1892. 
 
 "All deal closely witli those qualities which go to make 
 up a true loyalty, and all are warm with an intense patriot- 
 ism." . . . A sharp indictment of all parties for truckling 
 to the Irish vote.— .V. Y. Evainjelist. Sept. I, 1892. 
 
 " Contains many plainly told and timely truths . . . 
 The last sermon, both powerful and telling, is on the evils of 
 strong drin\i."— The Canada Presbyterian, Oct. 26, 1892. 
 
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 "The preacher of these three sermons is a judge, a Nova 
 Scotian coining to this country, which has within the past 
 few years Jrawn from that province so many able and bril- 
 liant men. He has the courage of his convictions, and does 
 not soruple to lay bare the weak spots in the country. VVe 
 find ourselves in hearty accord alike with the manly and yet 
 temperate tone of his addressfs, and the patriotic spirit 
 which impel? him to speak. The man who does not tell the 
 trutii, even when it is unwelcome to political parties, is no 
 man for the Christian pulpit." — 7Vi« National Baptinf, Oct. 
 20, 1892. 
 
 "Few sermons are interesting in print, but these are an 
 exception. They discuss many public (juestions— questions 
 of statesmanship— in a masterly manner. VVe should be 
 glad to put the book into the hands of every citizen, especiilly 
 every young man. Twenty-five cents cannot be so well 
 invested as in the purchase of this book." — Journal and 
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 "Of more than usual force and value." — Ronton Daily 
 Traveller, July 23, 1892. 
 
 " To appreciate these sermons one must read them; a 
 precis can give not even a faint idea of the earnest "sincerity 
 which distinguishes them." — The Week, of Toronto, Aug. 
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