, 1876-02-26


, prndence AMI ding away in turmoil AN
nGp lrs, strife u mlni the loftiest and tast
the sweetest that ever came from heaven t
earth.
Greece possessed 30 many forms Of exec
lence that It is almost p 'rilhis tor n speak
er To utter any sen.i ucnt til u would seem /
drtract from the glory ut tnat laid, bu
while fully aware VI the wa l's love fl
that blessed p,'nlnslli, yet We must SAY th,
Greecc was weak in Inc most dangerous par
oI us holy, weak in it's political an,l III u
Ideas. Ii r,m.n,ls Us VI wmt d.. Storr
q lote, from Persian about the p,-,co,k n
ur'Dg b.rI moving about wlu g0rg,.Uli
tall but whh weak ami ugly legs Thu
the Greek states was magnificent in It's plu
mage, but weak and ugly in the Limbs OF it
motion and power.
The American century that has passrt
leaves Il better record. IL lid not m Ike mil
ilsry nsrdihu"d the destiny of its citizvn4
How To battle against itself anil its neigh
bors has never been It's STU ly. 1t la. ~.
miliipns Tree to follow u,cluf Industry %
b0 " AMI mind, an'l hence instead o. the % r.
prtuil march of s'l hers there has brcn n
hundre'i year march OF children 10 the
scho 'l.houSe, Oi citizens u honest toll oI
yvomanry 10 the broad wesr. And no
diuut VII le I'll march ut simple, peaceful
industry has been g1nlS IN. there hlS sprung
up III the mind rs much hrrnism ns Nus
found in the 0l ten time IIy the dr ct Dur.
suh ., that virtur All brn,,l e,luratiun i'm.
plts courage. lie il tn br,yr-t man whu
gr Isps best the vLuJ of things fnu sht for.
ii nee in "ur late r there WAS no scarcity
oI II rors. Ihc classic at never su D Iss
ell the courage of "nr soldier for the mini
tnmt realizes the w,Ir h OF nation il of more
value ~ the hour Of battle ih IN is th. h ,rd
nrss OF b'dy tnar can go btrctnot in win or.
It ID not the mly that fights well, it is he
soul. The man nl high "dutatlon ou fought
the regiment ot New York r0u ,hs
Though the ancicnts possessed won lrriul
power of body, their hearts o;len failed tn
grasp the value nf ideIs, M | hence the old
nations nt sol Tiers often l'd their troops to
"A bitllchtl where nothing lu,nle wa+ To
lw won. The her'i>m of uur land c0lr.es not
80 much from discipline OF Iody aS MI en-
largemcnt OF intele I bv wnOse Ii Iht the
snldier sea somt truth worthy Of his ex.
truie p ri.
Mark, now, another advantage of our past
century. From the slu ly of 'he heant, iul
the Is 'cnnian philosophy had come and had
turned man tnwarL u study uf tile Us, ful.
Tue heant til was the chief nhject of pursuit
all the way 10 Athens an Rome AMI Flor,ncc
AMI Paris. But along cam new rri uf the
uSe'ul, and the nnrble an the canvas hul
u slnnl aside tnat roads mi ght he made
uI iron AMI cars might he built and 1t, am
ers launchcu'
Wine ,he be'utiIul was changing into
the useful, the Grprs itipds AMI tie f'lse
were untn Iln : III u the ration Il un the & lc.
rne reUruiLtIoL IN rtli .iOl p re IL | oar
country. Our :anl thus becallr an ocean oi
lirIty INTO Ahicn 81 ~ clear, deep streams
wvra EN-, ,Jly.ng; the stream Oi the " ser pnl
itlrs, iull Ol unIOh anl pOw,r; the stream of
education that bJru all the Young t. the
sci,nl house; the stream OF IN lustry that
tirlr,l al lie INTO actIoh; tho stream ai
the usrfai that tanned genius away from
l,Cliiteut lrt an art alult To tile inventiOn
of lmpl. mcnts aad mdrhin,ry nlosI useful
AMI marvcl~us tht stream 0f religion which,
having set forth hUM Christ, an,! having
nrell corrupted IN the dail ayes, was purl.
titI by Lu,hrr AMI the rhlunalisn vi his
followers.
Tlus It was not liberty alone that made
our past hundred years great, hut it WIS
treruon busy with the grand idas that had
come pouring INTO America iro the six
teunth unt sev nteenth and eighteenth cen.
lurles. The wnls OF new AMI powerful
storm, had shaken all the trees Ol lie and
the beautiful America was tile god diess intD
whose lap the Irut fell. 1t WAS Suc! ra,t
rs never fell along the slun ns "i tue E- -ran.
In the joy which this c,ntrnnal year will
brIng there Can be M ground tor any great I,
American VANITY, hut only ior deep grail. |
tudt, since much which has made tins C,un.
ry great has cImc nOt from the Thirteen |
Colonies AMI the subsequent stit's but
rum that gran'i past winch btgan long be
ore tll3 ILL., Up, ,ntlcnce day 0t this hatiOn.
10 lee,i, each nal ioi an I each individual is
" dependent upon the events Lrture and
around that all state or personal vanity 10
and no noble feeling d,rr 10 laln
"a that Of grIiitu 10 To the niny %, Kings.
Oi all tine boOns which canc m us an
which came moi to Greece the lessons and
'haracter Of Christ form the CREATES.
,.rist, unlOl,lei and oct iUrth by the i'm.
proved reason Of the modern times, has cur.
led our nation tr III the study Oi war and
he pursuit Ot vice 10 tue study an | res ,Jcct
VI morals Here in this atmosphere OI Irre.
lOm cine tho treatm mt "a Ins CIrst.
)ne day IN the week has been given tO its
Judy. The S,rinOn upon the Mount has
lu,l temples built for its reading, affairs for
IIe hearts offering, to the author ot sutn
lIvine words. mus,c written tor lts embsll.
.hmcnt. The ships that frrt came across
ht sta were loaded with lIfty religion;
he first building was n Churca; TIE tirst
loquence II prayer; the first music n hymn;
he irst death WIS II sleep in JsIs," Tue
hays Of oar country open Il Slgn worship
4 in the midst III all lie beauties AMI 81.
tlnnll,es D. religion have i,s hand, Gd sam.
~ r. AMI hul irtI winters passed. | an
ally CUn,clbu. Ut [ ~ IIGt TIA W. mr. no u
"t.on ni saints, nut yrt u ~ III eater INTO
~ pat lays ~ oar lini II stu ~ at morals
nN"UNn H. the great miIIIuy nations ~
ma y. and stu ly cuhlLctrl ~ Tie zee,
1 n B irg Mno SURPASSED tho s,geS 0i all
he CLASH groves ALI. nCd lrnIirs. l'De InJr ,
Is ~ Cnr.St an I the TX RENE 'OvU ut nIrn
r CIrl't ", IL IaCts - I'M ntusc ~ our yUs-
trh.. thai ne HuuId s Cm II M idimun WuO
luurd ,lehy tiaL L ch UIe al al the By
,ine-iays tell IntJ lnit Chr.stiIn in,lutIre u
nj wre c"Inted by It nS the pchch or the
49, 10 Cnlorel tnaI lIa ISs Out ~ Tie sum.
Ter sunsnlnr. I
Passing into the Workshop Of reason ~ /