McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-09
ssTHE TYPICAL AMERICAN"
The Interesting Subject Discussed i'm a
Lecture by the Rev. DIR. Newman.
Omaha Republican.

Omaha Republican.
The lecture by the Rev. DIR. Newman
at the Congregational church was lis
tened to by good sized audience. His
subject, which was 1.-The Typical
American" was well defined and splen-
didly presented, his ideas all being
beautifully illustrated and his language
rich and exact, while the entire discourse
could have been understood by the
merest school child.
The statement that ''selfshness I'M
derlies all energy" was backed by
strong statements of facts going to prove
in this case that emigration was, to q
large extent, and the greater portion
was, all the prompting of selfish mo-
tives, which was not dlsapproved by the
lecturer unless carried to extremes.
With the general character of the emil
grafton flowing into this country, he
had no reason to find fault, when age,
intelligence, physical wealth and worth
were considered.
The speaker welcomed the foreigner,
because our country was established by
foreigners; because, by the fran ers o
this government, the foreigner was well
coined, and, by the form of our govern
ment, we were on record as the friend
of the foreigner and thereby committed
ourselves to him; but while the foreigner
was welcome, he had duty to perform
which devolved upon him as soon as his
foot touched our soil, which duty was
to adopt the American idea, to live for
the government as he would that the
government should live for him.
Speaking of the typical American the
speaker said there were seven attributes
which characterized him.
l. That he lived and acted with the
sole and only idea that this is a govern
ment of the people, for the people and
bv the people. After short discussion,
the speaker said that in framing the
constitution of the United States, the
fathers had exhausted the right of revo
luton. 1--WE might have instructions
and rebellions but an amendment to the
fundamental law of this country would
work any revolution which the people
might demand.
2. That this government is not main
tanned by physical but by moral force.
He cited the facts that, though our gov
eminent contained over $4,000, 900 peo-
pie, we are governed by an army of
less than $4,000 armed men and by a
navy that is the laughing stock of the
world-not a gattling gun, but clear
conscience and a developed brain for
the American.
3. That, out of the citizen, the nation
must grow. Hence it is not only nee
essary to educate but to morally edu-
hn
proved taking the bible from the school
room.
4. That there is no such thing as
union of church and state.
As Franklin said, the state is not If
religious, but non-religious. The speak
er deplored the idea which prompted
the Roman priests and others in au
thoritv in that church. While he would
protect the rights as a church to the
last, yet, they are too bold in regard to
the matter of the church being above
the state.
6-That the Sabbath is peculiarly an
American institution. That honest toll
for six days and conservation of the
seventh should be the watchward of the
people, and inasmuch as our nation
must stand on its intelligence and
morals, that no less could be asked.
THAT it is not so much as to how
long the nation would last as to what is
its mission, China, with its 1000 years.
England with her 1000, and the United
States with her 100, was fair illustra-
ton of his idea. Every nation on the
face of the earth, as fast as a change
was made, modelled after the United
States, Under the stars and stripes the
three sons of Noah looked each other in
the face, and from above their father
viewed them. while all at once could
say: 1--WE are free to think, free to act,
and free to speak.