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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.
Lc
an
th(
ow
eai
tio
tall
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Po]
th;i
u
«
l<
W
"(J
(
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(
"C
"p,
(
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'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."
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16
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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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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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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
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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
i
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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.
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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•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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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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— 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
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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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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
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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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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
L
or
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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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" They are plain-dealing, evangelical sermons, with plenty
of grip in them, plenty of illustration, and a close applica-
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•' Popular in style and of a plain and outspoken charac-
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"They are original in thought and expression, and in
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of to-day. No one can read them carefully and not be
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"These sermons, for the most part, are rich and full of
<3ospel truth, but the first one contains references to our
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"The discourses are popular in style, evangelical in
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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
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unchangeably designed, and their number is so o.r, ■ ^
definite that it cannot be either 1^.7 . " ^"'^
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Scripture ^ IZn, *'"' ^"^'""'^ ^y reason and
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"The /;/yovo>- of Feb. 2(ith savs • « Ti
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ovetthiou It. -The Lvan,jdi.t, March 26. 1891.
" The young pastor elect of the Kirk In «f .. .
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belief, is a thorough Fresh verian f ' ?"" ^'"" '''
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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.
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" Able and patriotic."— iV^it' York Observer, July 28, 1892.
"From an independent position, and with a very free
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"Vigorous, he».lthy and well-timed." — Scottish American,
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" 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." —
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" 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
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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
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invested as in the purchase of this book." — Journal and
Mes&enger, Sept. 15, 1892.
"Of more than usual force and value." — Ronton Daily
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" To appreciate these sermons one must read them; a
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