, 1875-05-31
THE NATIONS DEAD.

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Messiah {Unitartan), corner OF Michigan aVenue
aud TweutY-tAird Btrect, on "Tho Nations
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patriotism be'onRs 10 4 cs"'@ iotn VI socle'S.
and ia destined to olBappoar With tue onward
march of civilization. Tho advocates OF p,ich
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fps..' toeS CAL 'nen'so"es e'.'1ohs ., we
wor'ds they speak OF universal brotherhood
sud refuBo to cran.p their B7,npsthics within
tim marrow limits Of Tho citv, tho State. Or tho
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conception OF fho patf1otc sentlthentlS lS potn IT.
ratioual and unworthy. We havs no right to
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afu s~eh1s OF MY oen'"sae8 nenee' as nu'nao
life Ia constituted to-day, IL Is evident that
patriotism ia natural aud necessary virtue.
Thu ssfcty, uotpstui,y. ard procrcss OF society
a,,sra NO., - v:o ,rnr avn, af6rm tbrt I'm
oepena auon ~, "o 'nAs osuu alnsaa tnut 'as
proaeut aas''"e11ons OF seossapn'ea' ,oeas'o"' o'
ciinn:o, face, trndtt1oes custoshe 4ao espsetA!l2
Of 1anguaEc, Will always exst, h'1A rdalcr neceH-
HHry sotno such division into families, Tribes
B!aseBt and natlons, III we hatl 1n!ong nahnk!'ltt
to-day. II Patriotism, thcu, Is ltlt'tei virtue,
ar t"u1c heae1 y ~ N VII! ~ Hhamu .A+h4o n HH-
itcd; ~ homsu socisty 10 lltn.sel. Eas xs may
20 fn,ther than this: Patriotism. Instead Of un-
hitting rnal, tor Ills tlitieh ns citizen VI tht
Wnsa il tlIo best possible preparation for :hosa
duties, aud naturally. fur p4tsiot!Hm taxes n'an
ons Of his oou egotlsm, hls narrow range of
vibiou, aud oringa him to the worlt /; mal;es him
couscous OF tue larger life OF his tlfns hinalo4
his poblse ambition to serve his ieilowH md
tres aud dlscip!lnea hs powesa. Thus tho must
nnsclhHh patriot Is also lhe tEaeat Cosmopolitan.
For 1t i man does not lore and caor.sh tue
home he has founded. or in which ho Las
Leon reared, no" can he rightly atrye tho larger
upon II. le best serves tho eengai lnteseats Ct
OF citlzonshlp to WHICH Provlionro las nssI1uea
him. Tue u,Au who ecatters hn eympatatsa nll
over creation IL TIC. AkesY to hfiag ~ a.aueh 'ar-
EQUAL ferv0i} to bear al hu who coHen.
t1ates thotn npon ttie ono particular
intorest bsfore hI,n. Work uuseldsh'y Tor
your lome tor your city, your State. or
your ns:iou. and you will renucr Tho highest
Possible eerglco to tho coMmon Interests Of
humanity. Al, enlightened love of country
i. the bost posnible gu4rAutea Of aa inclusive,
uusoitlsa sovy ot n14"klnl.
simply to love ones fathcriAnsl iIs
rock. aud s.l.s,
Its woods and tcmp.sd hiis7
aurely It Ia much note thau this, It ia loyo ot
ona's father.Ststo II il reyereuce and aTeeuoa
| far t,u trad1tj0nn. aud iuskItut4uar-
fnr that rroat body OF thoustt
md orueriouco' Of u,ecupt, example, aud ser.
yco Which our fathers hAse bequsathed to u. az
sacred t,ust. aud which wa 1u luru ars 10 I'd.
minis yt aud cler.stl Tor lilo beusttt OF postests
Fsi.hfnlno.s 10 ths russ IL patriotism. : slFus