2'ZiJ THE ANGLO-SAXONS' AND THE WORLD'S FUTUliE. 



world ; at this moment affecting the destinies and mold- 

 ing the character of half the human race." i Jacob 

 Grimm, the German philologist, said of this language : 

 " It seems chosen, like its people, to rule in future times 

 in a still greater degree in all the corners of the earth." 

 He predicted, indeed, that the language of Shakespeare 

 would eventually become the language of mankind. Is 

 not Tennyson's noble prophecy to find its fulfillment in 

 Anglo-Saxondom's extending its dominion and influ- 

 ence — 



"Till the war-drum throbs no longer, and the battle-flags are furlVl 

 In the Parliament of man, the Federation of the world." 2 



In my own mind, there is no doubt that the xlnglo- 

 Saxon is to exercise the commanding influence in the 

 world's future ; but the exact nature of that influence is, 

 as yet, undetermined. How far his civilization will be 

 materialistic and atheistic, and how long it will take 

 thoroughly to Christianize and sweeten it, how rapidly he 

 will hasten the coming of the kingdom wherein dwelleth 

 righteousness, or how many ages he may retard it, is still 

 uncertain; hutis now being siciftJy determined. Let us 

 weld together in a chain the various links of our logic 

 Avhich we have endeavored to forge. Is it manifest that 

 the Anglo-Saxon holds in his hands the destinies of man- 

 kind for ages to come? Is it evident that the United 

 States is to be the home of this race, the principal seat of 

 his power, the great center of his influence? Is it true (see 

 Chap. III.) that the great AVest is to dominate the na- 

 tion's future? Has it been shown (Chapters XII. and XITI) 

 that this generation is to determine the character, and 

 hence the destiny of the West? Then may God open 

 the eyes of this generation ! When Napoleon drew up 

 his troops before the Mamelukes, under the shadow of 

 the Pyramids, pointing to the latter, he said to his sol- 

 diers : ' ' Remember that from yonder heights forty cen- 



' Rev. N. G. Clark, D.D. 2 "Locksley Hall." 



