Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
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trust, to suggest a few OF the reasons
which crowd upon the mud. n re-
Spouse To this question. Tie season
brings the relations we bear 10 ON
country, very near TO us, and IL beit-
the time most surely 10 ask. why, OF
for what purpose we, rs Americans
are planted in this goodly landI
And LIST. we are not here 10 minister
to our own selfish desireS-to live a'u
die as mere animals Ii Our country he
indeed Il superior country. linen we
have the advantage over other races.
and we ought therefore To hc "a suNrDo,
people The world has Il ClUm uIou
us. and we are expected TO do more Ton
the whole human family. than those
who have not had like advantages.
This is simple justice. There are
better things for rs than NmIcc. ape
petite. or lust suggest. higher aims Tor
our inspiration. lofticr goals lo uc
reached, richer prizes 10 be >lII\eH
fOr. nobler ends to be attained. And just
here. lies great danger. Iuc m un
fortunes accumulated los the few. a.Hr.
too often indicate a SclilshIt~o which
has forgotten its obligation 10 t.r
many. While ii is not possible, li..
even desirable To equdliZe the Wea.l.
of the world. it Is possible aud dt-u-
able. to encourage and push before tnt
minds of our people. a better concept
ion of the right Use of money tiHu
now obtains. Were the materi
wealth of the world equally distribute.
among all its Inhabitants to-day. tuc-"
would not be for each one. "a single
garment. wherewith 20 cover his nahc'.-
ness: and even if IL were 50 to-day
some few III every community bN to-
morrow. would have enriched t.
wardrobe. al the expense OF tn'u
neighbors. and the line between r.-l
and poor would very soon, be as Wto
as ever.
This course is utterly Imr f.Cb.e.
and therefore communism is nos -r
We who are poor, have. rs a rule. ISL.
ground OF complaint, ana indeed. from
the higher standpoint OF sober I.li
ion. we are constrained 10 aIWi Hl
poverty, hoWeN er announcement 20, tunes
Is often, a very great blessing. JUS.
III the line of the right deVtlu4m H
which we are speaking. poverty ],
better educator than wealth. AS
rule. the industrious poor. rather tuu
the rich. make right use ot mouc.
One may worship Il mere hou.lul Di
hard earned pence, but he is not "-
likely to do SO. rs he would be to tuW
down before million pounds AyUiec
lust and appetite, grow with feeding
and such feeding, i'm mNtajuF a.t
dangerous abundance, is possible uu
among the rich.
To grow is grand. SOFT te Is .H
and 10 feed, is well, 81 10 nr .l
growth. but simply to iatea Hto
dimensions, Is only 90 be- uet
beast than others and the feeding
which produces only bulk les sWIui~u.
And this is true, OF body. m.Ad and
soul.
As Americans. theu-as American
men and women. the world u1. g.
claim upon us that We show item mr
better way OF using wealth UDu t.
old world has Vet fully learned We
have done much already. In this Gge.,-
ION, through our generous support pl
the Institutions 10y which all oar pe1-
pie may secure good eIuca ln. The
pennies pauper may eat and 0Iiuh
from wholesome supples,and send i~
children to school, and his rich up'2u.
Dor pays the bills. ana We say. SD ap
ought TO. but the ought does not de-
tract from the proof herein afforded
that we have in one direction at ira-,
begun to learn the right use OF wcath
But avarice still needs cUbiug-,rs
must toe made msWesJule 90 Jaws An-
petite must be bitted and mulzlel. ud
held in check. for the good Ji all cf.-.-
and conditions. and more especially f.I
the saving Of OSe TO whom Wealth
brings temptation Again. We are
here to work out the problem of SELF
government for the WOlsd. ~clf-.Dt-
eminent does not mean the uerp ab-
sence of royalty and nobin, anal
aristocracy. as privileged classics. tut
il means government of self. aus mli
vidual citizens primarily. and then the
application of those forces which have
formed character Ia the individual. a..
the nation. Better a thousand tme-
one bad ruler at the head of the nation
he he Il second Nero for cruelty. tlm
a base prince on the throne OF every
human heart in the realm.
Let every man. woman and chiid
dethrone the vile i'm this nature OF om,
and turn over the Kingdom to the reiru
of right and virtue And THIS leads
me directly to a thought. wish espec-
tally TO press. In this ebdcayor to|
overthrow the powers of evil which
have usurped authority on this throne
of the soul. and taken up their abode
in this palace within the man we need
must have strong allies We Mlv.
not the power TO win OuTfle d m.ofand
by ourselves. When grand old sam
Adams moved that first PRAYER iu
Congress, hundred years ago. hc
struck the keynote of our life song as
"A nation.
Just so far as we have kept that
key, just so far have we sung i'm har
mony with Gods design for US. and
wherein we have fallen below the
key, strange diScord has been the re.
suit. We want God in our vovcrn.
ment. God on the quarterback. and
God at the helm, and Goblin the
heart Of every sailor before the mast.
Our fathers began right. a century
ago. Our ideiized Washington laid
down a chart for them and for MS.
and call history to witness lbat I'm
so far as we have followed that cbs,t