The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-12-05
,, ceasing progress OF our astonish
ing civilization. Can we doubt
today my Christian brother, that

ceasing progress OF our astonish
ing civilization. Can we doubt
today my Christian brother, that
"Behind the dim unknown
sitteth God forever waiting,
Keeping watch above his own.
The results of this providential
history can only be glanced at
today. As the movement began
with a struggle for individual
liberty SO is it resulting in the
best manhood the world ever
saw. Other civilizations may
have equalled us in scientific
knowledge. others may have
surpassed US in art, others tran
scended us in imaginative poetry,
but none has ever yet rivalled
us IN making average manhood.
| God seems TO have set out
here to mana man with unfet
tered powers, mau in posses
sion of his faculties and his rights,
a man with God in his heart and
the world under his feet. Along
with this, as is natural, has come
the happy family and the happy
home. There can be no true
improvement of manhood which
does not bring with it a better
type Of womanhood and child
hood. and when you gather about
your laden table today, the bright
hopeful faces of your loved ones
forget not that they too are the
gift Of the same beneficens provi-
dence which has made you a free
and a favored man.
Let Us be thankful again that
We are not the only beneficlar.
les OF this great movement which
has found such congenial circum.
stances hero. The world has felt
| its quickening. The sunshine Of
self government has reflected
back across the Atlantic and the
nations of Europe are destined at
last 10 bacome democratic. while
ever and anon a new star adds
itsolf to The constellation Of
American republics. A few days
ago one of the first magnitude
suddenly blazed forth almost un
der the southern cross, and today
we shake hands across the aqua-
tor with the United States of
Brazil and bid her welcome TO
the family Of republics. There
are more to follow and the dawl i.
ing OF the twentieth century will
show a mighty march of the ma
tions toward self government.
Far in the lead goes our own
great land. Emmerson says "our
whole history seems like a last
effort of DIVINE Providence in be-
half of the human race" The
star of empire has taken lis
course westward. and through
two thousand years of history
genius has been moving toward
the setting sun until at last il
reached the Golden Gate of the
Pacific. 1t can 60 no further.
There is no longer any west, and
now amidst the unrivaIed re-
sources Of our great land, upon
its plains and mountains, the
genius of man, directed by the
hand of God, is panoplylng itself
for its final and supreme effort.
Come ye centuries, stand about
with bated breath and witness
the fruits OF your long travail
I believe it will be a success
for behold nation prays! This
ls our hope, my hearers Baby
Ion may point 10 the image of
her king before whom his sub
jects fall and worship; Greece
poin is 10 her national games and
her NEUROLOGICAL deities upon
Olympus; Rome TO her law and
her armies; Egypt TO her corn
and her cattle Gods; but we
point to neither law, wealth,
army nor position, but to the
spectacle of a great Christian na
lion asssmblin. themselves in
today to worship the
Lord of Hosts.
Happy America The home of
liberty, the cradle of manhood,
oathad in ths smiles of God, di-
'ected by tram of divine prov
dences, the child OF Heaven, the
Dreceptor of humanity! how fit
ing this day Of thanksgiving tol
Him who gave thee existence.
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