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Ljs diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 32X 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 the Y. P. S. C. E. that ha^, 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. Lc an th( ow eai tio tall ] Po] th;i u « l< W "(J ( "tl " e: " tt ( "C "p, ( 'a\ () 'br ' to I'll I r-AG. 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 ,D FLAG. FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 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 mi?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^'^'- 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 i 20 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 22 FOR C'AXADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 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 FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 23 /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 ^ff 26 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. FOR CANADA AND THE OLD FLAG. 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\ 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 .^ Canaf(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 32 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 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 L or FOR CAXADA AXD THE OLD FLAG. 39 "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 / 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'' diminisJied." Scripture ^ IZn, *'"' ^"^'""'^ ^y reason and ocnptuie. _7A« Churchman, March 24, 1891. "The /;/yovo>- of Feb. 2(ith savs • « Ti West,,.,,.;. co,„:j:, ",:iir ; ;: : :,:r:^«^™ - "■« Ser,„o„ (the Hrst „„e of this colleotiL^ ^ . ,"'""'°" ;^indlysho.usho..tis.notr^X^ cmItsx":;," r^ ;\^ --"""'--.of ^ha: he is a I'resbyterian pastor anVn. V ^ ^^ «'-ror because sion of Faith ' F o! ' ^''°'' '' "» ''^^ <-^«»fe«- to be ove town :;:," \' T^"^^'^'^^«' ^ -" «-lted. M'ho should over hro it" r7 7"" P'"'"' '' J"^* ^''« '"^'^ 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 ^'"'^''' ^^ ^.e Place whi^ is c:;:ia::^^^;'i; ^ Burgess, is a volume of sern.ons wl i. 1 ^■ merit. They are thouuhtfu 1 h , "' "■^•^^P^'""«l 3-^ tLe p, ,-":;:• z'p:i:;r;;:-r;: TRESS NOTICES. 43 " 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