. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . IN RUSSIAS ROYAL PALACES 223 in numbers as the millions of America? As a nation is only a man or awoman on a big scale, let me ask, would you individually prefer to be judgedby your faults or your virtues ? All people, except ourselves, have faults. RUSSIA. AMERICAS FRIEND It is most important that this country have right ideas concerning Rus-sia, for, among all the nations this side of heaven, Russia is Americas bestfriend. There has not been an hour in the last seventy-five years that theshipwreck of free institutions in Americ
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . IN RUSSIAS ROYAL PALACES 223 in numbers as the millions of America? As a nation is only a man or awoman on a big scale, let me ask, would you individually prefer to be judgedby your faults or your virtues ? All people, except ourselves, have faults. RUSSIA. AMERICAS FRIEND It is most important that this country have right ideas concerning Rus-sia, for, among all the nations this side of heaven, Russia is Americas bestfriend. There has not been an hour in the last seventy-five years that theshipwreck of free institutions in America would not have called forth from all. GOLD ENAMELED TEA SERVICE Presented by Alexander III., Emperor of Russia, to T. De Witt Talmage, through Prince Citacuzene,Russian Minister to United States, in Philadelphia Harbor, on Russian warship, June, 1892 the despotisms of Europe and Asia a shout of gladness wide as earth and deepas perdition. But whoever else failed us, Russia never did, and whoever elsewas doubtful, Russia never was. Russia, then an old government, smiled on thecradle of our government while yet in its earliest infancy. Empress Catherineof Russia in 1776, or thereabouts, offered kindly interference that our thirteencolonies might not go down under the cruelties of war. Again, in 1813, Russia stretched forth toward us a merciful hand. Whenour dreadful Civil War was rasrins: and the two thunder clouds of Northern and 224 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK Southern valor clashed, Russia practically said to the nations of Europe: Keepyour hands off and let the brave men of the North and the South settle thei
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