Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-07-11

mimi with sl mu pride "a 50 many ilusuious
men. raised by ihetown enntm from ob'euriiy,
and adding bstte To tho church, the bcneh,'he
lat the halls u legislation, and every honor
allie y.fafian and station In life. Md IN spite
ofoat suppo,ItItou1 ionduc" tata title aud
og, ln,eIinp before lord. i IS not these. Il Sc
not rank NJ biuh ~ ioduue,hut some 'diNncly
gifted man. vbohat conquered every difficulty
anil nyefiiyei disappointment. who has made
tho choice Of Hercules, rejecting rase and com
fort and the 5lmrcmeun oi pleasure, choosing
rather the thumy path u great and public
sp,fItrl ambition. whom the American people
,irisht to honor Aud when such man has
attained the recognition which his merits de-.
m.I. thrr {, nu position within The Ellt "
the people which be- doc, not command and
the nation wait, upon be- vufda. lha n the
only ptidc otmuhthat s chamttcdslir,lly Am
,fian the mobile satisfaction In an origin
cnoir obscourity, personal merit and personal
merit alone, ba, rendered illusldou,. The Ting
llshmpn delights 10 nee bis long line VI an
ec.try bach unltohru through stormy ccnlut
irs. And that s hno pride too. Il strikes
the Imagination and hlls the thought Am
orleans love ia point to the etnnI boat 81 Gar
held, the log cabins VI Lincoln aud Of Grant.
And that Is The highest pride OF all, lot it is
pudc In the triumph u mind over matter, Of
intellect aud energy and stern moral fibre over
the force ol circumstances however unptopu
tious " adverse. The heroes Of American
history arc men WIN shine conspicuous IN the
moral world, who satisfy tho national con.
whithshock thepublie moral sense, and which is
consequently doomed, The application Of cthi
cal principle To national life Is predominant
American Characteristic What nation was
The mthou Of French and German nationality
wete savage The father Of English liberty
were pirates. hut our fathers sailed away Ia
found state across . stormy sea, with the
them, with the Anglo Saxon courage and fire in
their hearts, But they brought with them more
than the traditions Of English liberty. They
brought the stctnncss oieonsccnce, the inllexibc
devotion 10 principle oil religious enthusiasts,
They brought with them the IDEAS, drunk in
from The words aud wdtings ni Tyndall and
IIuss and Luther, and Calvin aud Knox The,
were enlisted ina cause eonsecraIedby the blood
OF thousand martyrs, ior which they too had
already braved imprisonment, and for which
they were ready further TO brave all the terror
Of an unknown and stormy ocean, all the un
eetiaintirs aud hardShips OF desolate country
yea, death itself They were ready to saeri6c,
home and comfort and friends yes, the sweet
ness Of love itself, and all that the heart hold
most precious and most dear in stern ant
unselhsh devotion to supreme idea preieuinl
every sacrifice to the sacrifice Of principle
DO you think tina, they were all conscience,
that they had no homes 20 leave, no ,ende
emotions To- sacrifice, no heart strings to b,
wrung 10y the last iarcwcls ol an eternal part
ing but they looked for better reward
Their eyes were fixed upon the celestial gloric
OF the heavenly city, and they held OF nom
account their allegiance to an earthly, in com
pafison with theit duty to an Heavenly King
Fellow citizens, | need indulge in no eulog,
OF the ruritnnshcte. They are above all eulogy
1, has become the fashion to undeUalue ,hci
life and their work. It is easy to call then
hgos, enthusiasts and fanatics. They were al
this, hu; they were more, fof they were capable
Of, and they achieved the highest things
Whatever is hest and most worthy in on
thought and life is due to their influence r
them we owe II tina, American standpolats AZ
moral s,andpoints: that American conception
are moral conceptions. From them are dc
rived the universal nights of the church an
the school. The fines, elements of puritanisr
have lcavened our rational life, and in turnin
to the past to survey the origin and course {
our national greatnessi it is fitting that we Shout
gratefully acknowledge the whole extent OF gu
obligations to the Pilgrim Fathers.
The hundred years of American h,stor
illustrate the new truth that the genuine glor
OF a nation consists not in military achiev,
ment, in the extension OF territory by force
arms. No dream OF military glory has chea,c
the American imagination.
Farewell
Farewell the nsghing s,eed and the shrill trump
The spirit stirring drum, ,ht Car-piereing fife,
The royal banner; and all quality
Pride. pomp and circumstance Of glorious war"
For there are other trumphs higher, moi
abiding, more precious. than these. Viii
other nations have been locked in dead
embrace. we have been devoted to the ar
and pursuits OF peace.
The note OF war has occasionally been hear
upon our borders, but it has no, stirred the S
rene atmosphere OF the Grea, Republic. Scum
ing family moment, Ii has foated away in
an Undesirable distance and been lost wit
out breaking the course Of the thousand indu
tries which make ior The happiness and il
provement OF mankind, Virtually without
army, without navy, withou, Notifications al
munitions OF war, the great unarmed Repub
is respected ca every sea and under every SIX
wherever tho I,ervasive influences OF eivilizati
have penetrated. And so America stands Ii
the great statue SO soon to be erected in n,
York sarbor, uplifting torch to the eyes
waking nations, and preaching the gospel
peace. Where else in the world could SUI
neI have delivered his ,snagni6cen, eulogy
the arts and industries OF peace In TIE lr
OF the American idea, in comparison with t
American conflict. how VAIN, how criminal Sc,
the wars which have devastated the centul
What justification shall we oiies Tor A,
terliR and Solierino and Sedan Wlss ansv
shall VIC make TO the artieasse wall OF angui
which rose from the homes OF Europe over
$4,000 dead OF Waterloo How different fl,
these our own dreadful struggle, in which
'riotism and honor and duty were alike emil
edits supreme jurs.ncaton, a natien, rsi
from its ashes, and the vindicaied manhood
four million slaves.
do no, pretend that the American natio
lie is the propef subject of unmix ed s,,,sf,,,,;