The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
ssTHE TYPICAL AMERICAN"
The Interesting Subject Discussed I'm q
Lecture by the Rev. DIR. Newman.

The lecture by the Rev. DIR. Newman
at the Congregational church was lis
tened to by good sized audience. His
subject, which was ''The Typica
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 "selfishness I'M
derlies all energy" was backed by
strong statements of facts going to prove
in this case that emigration was, to a
large extent, and the greater portion
was, all the prompting of selfish mo-
tives, which was not disapproved by the
lecturer unless carried to extremes.
With the general character of the emf
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
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.
Of +bo Avn flo
speaker said there were seven attributes
which characterized him.
l. That he lived and acted with the
sole and only idea that this is govern
ment of the people, for the people and
by 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. "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
ernment contained over 80, 900, 900 peo-
pie, we are governed by an army of
less than 5000 armed men and by Il
navy that is the laughing stock of the
world-not a gattling gun, but a clear
conscience and Il developed brain for
the American.
8. That, out of the citizen, the nation
must grow Hence it is not only nee
essary to educate but to morally edu-
cate all classes; and he loudly disap-
proved taking the bible from the school
room.
4. That there is no such thing rs
union of church and state.
As Franklin said, the state is not IT.
religious, but non-religious. The speak
II deplored the idea which prompted
he Roman priests and others in au-
hority in that church. While he would
protect the rights rs a church to the
asst, yet, they are too bold in regard to
he matter of the church being above !
he state.
6-That the Sabbath is peculiarly an
american institution. That honest toll {
or six days and conservation of the {
eventh should be the watchward of the {
,eople, and inasmuch as our nation 6
must stand on its intelligence and c
morals, that no less could be asked. c
THAT it is not so much as to how I
ong the nation would last as to what is i
IS mission, China, with its 1000 years.
.ngland with her 900, and the United v
tates with her 100. was fair illustra- B
ion of his idea. Every nation on the il
ice of the earth, as fast as a change Il
Tas made, modelled after the United
tates, Under the stars and stripes the
lree sons of Noah looked each other in
lie face, and from above their father t.
iewed them, while all at once could o
~: 1--WE are free to think, free to act, u
nd free to sneakN o