Telegram-herald., 1889-05-01

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g.. sl.l-l ..l-..rf f.r a irA lu.l.r.f-
f.. cl ..L.l t.e CHRISTIAN belief u IIt.
American people ... tle.AIlnAi i-I.-
llf-t all -I.tLl 4r Hl..u Nt Il-
j...e today.
''lle Ie.tetl character of 3 nation
rs aH. 4-l u~fIlt .l.s u.I~t Always
tt moulded by rIs same c-.~.- M..ei
fa.ald AlI develop lle character ot
t'-e individuals cellJ Ju-..- tU4t nation.
Especially i, ta.s trflc ~ &. free people.
whose lAA, all Institutions a4e L4c Ie-
,llt ut tle choice OI people them
selves, climate. traditions, literature.
religion, NOT only tAe All aeu breathe.
the food they eat. tho houses tlsy 1--we
In more than these. tho hook. tho,
t.ad, more tuan all tne gods thel Waf-
SLID. mould and develop n0t only tht
character of the individuals bat of Iii,
nation al large. NAen 100 wears ago
our fathers opened Il new page n the
History Of constitutional Government
and commenced that record which la
many respects was 10 Slr1ass all before
II. tnev were lmbued with certain poo
Ltlcal and role.ou, ideas handed down
to them hv tAeir fathers, and which
AAd become part Of themselves; they
came of "A people who Tor a / 900 wears
have thought more OF Christ than Of
any other character. read more of ilim
than amy other beng, worshlppet HIM
WITH an carnestnc~s and simplicity and
Unhc~itatng obedience. such rs was
never accorded 10 the divinity of any
other people. The Bible. which cn-
bodied Hl~ teachings, and the religion
which cons .sted OF The practice of those
tcachiues. came tOtnc American people
and las been cherished hy thon a.
valuable heritage, and the Influence oi
this Bible and tnis Christian belief have
grown and strengthened dGring ia,
hundred years that have passed. ii lS
NOT possible that the thoughts and hives
OF s free people should !, 80 thorough
~ mhued With any class Of IDEAS with
out the institutions which they have
founded and defended, beng also
affected 10y them. From the many
directions IN which these influences
show themselves we can only mention
a few thls morning, and in what We
have u say as TO the .fccts Of tins hc-
lief, we shall not discuss IT. truth or o.
falsitv, we have noChing to do with is
relation i'm tins life, except rs relation
70 the citizen; We have nothing 10 do
with its relation 10 the llf. "a come, OK
cent as il hears on the relation OF the
citizen % this life.
Il desire t. oexamine these effects with
the same spirit that ! would cX1m'nc
the effects or climate, or literature. or
national traditions. or any other cir
cumstaices Of environment upon laws
anu institutions.
VOW, looking back over the hundred
years that are passed, what are some OF
the things Tor which we have q right To
he proud and thankful this morning.
w have right to be thankful Tor the
wonderful natural re-ources, the un-
developed treasures of the forest, and
prairie, and mine; we have no right 10
he proud oi them. \ man has a right
70 Ac proud OF what he does and what
hc is. lic has no right 10 ho proud
SIMPLY OF what he has. 4 nation has
right 10 hr proud OF what II does and
what II Is; u has no right 10 bee proud