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THE CHRISTIAN HELPER. October, 1900. 42 twelve he gathered to give their climax of the story of redetnp- the descendants of Japheth? If testimony, all tell of the same tion, as wrought by One of Ab- any could seem to prove it with wonders. Shall we put them raham's children by blood, and the most 'subtle -logic, still we aside and say that God did not carried forward by his 'brethren have-this scripture following the put the secret of redemption in in the flesh. He comes! Thank above, amply confirming the their mouths? For the plan of God, Israel never covered his first claim we make, that the the ages, hidden in the loving brow with thorns, nor mocked, Anglo-Saxon race are the de- heart of God, and revealed to the nor spatupon him! Israel never scendants.

of Shem, instead of world by his holy son, is that called for his blood! Muster Japheth. "Elohim will make great drama of the stretch of your legions now, men of Sax- wide room for Japheth; and Jet time in which the house of Isra- on Israel! 'Tis a grand review him dwell among the people of el must play an important part we shall have, for our King is Shem, and let, Chenaan be his and that part is' even now being-coming, and the future grows bond-slave" If the assumed by Saxons. If we are not lighter, as if the gates of heaA-en Anglo-Saxons are the sons of of Israel, by blood, it must come were even now ajar! Japheth, according to the Aryan to pass that, as once the wisdom Men may laugh at this simple theory, where do they dwell of Solomon paled before the faith of ours, that chooses to amidst the people of Shem, or in mighty thoughts of Jesus, so take God at his word, but we say their tents? This is an import-Saxon might, must fall before to them, as Jesus of old, un- ant question. It is driven as the lost families of a terrible a- wise ones, and slow in" heart to onr first spike, which the others tion, the nation of God himself believe that the prophets have of just as strong composition will Israel. spoken." If Jesus believed them, be relied upon to establish the As Moses was 'drawn out' or shall not his follower? Can I identity of Anglo-Saxons with 'rescued from the water in his look on Jesus as my Saviour, and the 'lost tribes' of Israel.

There childhood, so from the heart of expect him to save me, if I be- is but one proposition that can his law, and the 'flotsam and lieve not his words? As the cry be sustained by this scripture, jetsam' that have ridden over the now is among us, "Back to the The worshipper, who, though a waters of the flood, must we ancient gospel, back to Christ Saxon, loves to call himself a 'draw forth' the pearls of truth, and the apostles," so we, taking Gentile, will have to answer this and 'rescue' the gems of our des- up the grand idea, must go back before he goes farthrr. He can-tiny, that the filthy feet of the to that which they endorsed, not harmonize the Scripture with destructive critic swine may not even Moses and the. prophets, the plain facts of history by his trample them down in the quag- and read by promises, prophecy, theory! But we have higher and mire of his lust, and set those shadow and type, the things holier claims than these. We jewels, so precious and so fair, which-were, the things which claim to be an Anglo-Saxon, an upon the glittering diadem of are, and the things which will Israelite, and we trust that there the Anglo Saxon people, the na- be! will be no guilt found, at least in tion of destiny and of the living As in the days of old, Noah our teachings. God.

spoke to his sons and blessed God has indeed 'made wide- The story of ourselves, as re- them, so it will be well for us in room for and through lated by these holy men of old, modern times, to look well to Shem his servant of our past and our future, is like a the blessings pronounced upon persuaded him to dwell- in his grand chorus, now swelling in them by our second parent, and tents, among his people, and un-glad refrain, now sinking low in find in them 'comfort' to know der his protection, for it is the mortal sadness, and at the last that God's word is not false. arm of the Saxon son of Shem breaking as the cannon's thun- "Blessed be the God of Shem, that is now enfolded about the der when the Man appears to and let the Chenaan be his bond- nation, keeping their 'fulness' take the sceptre of David his slave" so Noah and 'increase' (Jepheth) from father, and rules the nations spoke, and so it is today. The dispoiling powers. Verily, these with a rod of iron That time Anglo-Saxon sons of Shem (re- things in themselves alone are is not yet, but we can. hear its nown), have caused the Lord sufficient to set the candid mind sweet music, quivering down God to be blessed in all lands to thinking, and to throw dis-the halls of time, and as we and climes.

And can we not credit upon the Aryan theory, dreamily turn our eyes to the fu- rightly say, then, that from For if God means what he says, ture we know it is carrying in thence is our birthright, when we must take these prophecies, its bosom the secret of our desti- we consider that we have carried as well as all others, literally, ny, till at last it bursts upon the the 'renown' of God and excepting those of course couch-bounds of eternity with a trium- have become 'renowned for do- ed in figuartive, which we can phant swell. We then behold the ing so? Who says that we are easily recognize, and by faith.