The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-26

An Eloquent Discourse by Rev, II. +. Han,
holnh,

AT FOURTH STREET.
An Eloquent Discourse by Roy, II, +. Ran,
dolph,
At the Fourth Street N, l., church the
pastor, Rev. r, +. Randolph, preached the
s,tmon. The subject was "Americsn Ma.
tioaalIty," especially with reference to the
dangers which lie before 1t.
The speaker began by abiding to the
character OF the day and the propriety oil
devoting 1t to thanksgiving for individual
and general blessings. He expressed the
fact that no people have 80 much reason
for gratitude to God as the Americans.
Quoting the statement that little, II any,
news Of American affairs Ia contained In
the London papers, he declared that the
freedom Of our country from the internR.
tional sgitRtions Of Old World psOpls was a
cause for especial Thanksgiving, We may
we'll ponder on our exceptional advantages
and ex .mptions and give ourselves to de.
vout expvesaions Of gratitude and praise.
Leaving the further discussion OF the
especial obi eCts OF the day the speaker an.
nounCed as his theme "rhe American Ma.
tionalily, It's Character and Dangers" He
spoke Of the fact that lust idesg Of the
principles and facts Of life around us have
much to do with our characters and &C.
tons. We speak Il the years 1776, 1872
and 1861 as periods Of extraordinary hero.
ism and historical Significance In our ma.
tionalbistorv and dwell with n nroper nride
mon The seii sacrifices and deeds Of the
men oitbose times. Int The preatneaa Of
those nerjods was not 40 much the great.
ness 81 Tho 'rlen. AZ Of The ideas that in.
snired and Allied the man. The exeCencleu
If nnblin iifo cSIioI The attention q man
from ]themEelycs 10 4he %prinoIpIes Of iree.
dom and tho facts Of national lie. and
stirred their hearts to h~eroicdeeds and en-
dnrancss, Man arc fitted for citizsnship
az thew Comprehend la demands.
nnr rn,, r,r,,.,
u True CITIZEN
IDe true citiSsn !sa representative OIL
the nation itselt ~ iis hIoalest he. Feare
has ta struggIea ana triumphs as well as
wa, aud TO rise TO its helghm Of manly Ell
Tort requires 2 nroGd aud earnest conpFe-
henslon. FOR this reason We are Galle1 upon
10 look a lts one American nationality IN
present development ana iu!ute greatness.
"ArC we o nGtionT' was the question
Of the iliEstrallons Qharles sumner ~ the
days suRaeouent % the lste EaF. This is
the question whioh was tfemDllngly aakeu
BY the fathers Of tue Nepn6llc, and
answered ny mem IN tne aLirmetiVe,
against the universal declaration OF the
European world to tho contrary. me
minds Of Hamilton and Jefferson could
se9 Q national lilo Of assured power and
per9anensy where the experienced state
ments o. Europe ply only a 1oSse contea-
et"Uy NJ ,r S"o tba Snhle StG ~ Wsb.iOs,s S maS'
terly loptc and oratoty, and in lie DO
iul outbursLs Of his giant mind lie i'm.
pressed his own deep faith In national per.
usnenCy and prosperity upon his contenl.
porary,T
But while no yoye The smell OF h!s elo.
ouOnce into Tie expanding lie OF The
country. a great section OF the people
under powerful leadership denied IN
premises and resisted his Cancellations. AZ
last the uuettiou oamo 10 issue on the bat.
ile6eijs titbe war OF tho Rebelllon. Vat
Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Appomattox
tbS iIsns EES me- Of n%atiopaIity. and
thig issue wax settled for ali time. Whilo
yot the smoke hung heavily over the
iield on which a half a million Of men had
died and billions OF treasure had been
DwUlloYcd nd. Il yas decided by me Anal
aTbitfament 81 the uNoTi iIat va ara A
nation. NYes.p Tsaid Tho Ttea} MasaS.
uhusstt orator, answering His own cues.
ton, i've aSs Z nAtioa,p The dat Of the
Eternal has gone forth and tl,s herman.
ent liis and p%rosperity OF America h I'd.
sured,n Whist is thls u%stlonalltyY
-. .,n,u, 40 arn v~I-,ov
THE ELEMENTS OF OUR NATIONALITY
Inc speaker then took up tts elements,
/ 4ta territorial extent stretching as 1t
through nearly eight thol9an4 nltleS
otthe earth'g circumference, aud lnclul.
ing an almost borndlesg range OF noun.
taips, msiestic valleys, vast river systems,
and thousands OF miles Of Gsa'bosfd.
stcohd'-lls population, Here thespeak'
or gave some Of the remarkable and start.
ing statements regarding the certainties
Of the population Of our Republic made
~ "~SRVi
ana beseu Ipqn ne epgitate study Of our
last census reports. within the life al
children now Lying there Will be moro
people unAer TUG Profession Of the Atneri'
can nag than are new living In Europe,
', v ,, mii ss;Snsy yeS WI nV .hay I SIi Ky hSpaSs1
sirSISSSs " ~ air tsIrltST vA Within t ISSa
tbRn fbs lima Siucs tha AL ssttlsment n
ths Initial sistsS, a manhattan ia,,sr
ihsn Ina nSsTsnt MANILA, ian ~ tba rnsid
4 not oS,y a NossIEia rssntt n Iwa,SSsU
XII ID STnoat aSsSIntstv %tsItain ~
ssSnIt from a Stshin and n]sosrsrarS
,rowih. FNe
TbS anaaksr mo.aovor roirIsd o,l
TACT that tho nationality d%SySlopsG