The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-07-08
FOURTH OF JULY.



s-eel, coal, shipyaris, skill and men. 10
c-este navy more powerful than sny
which hiss ever fioSted on the seas.
stretching ScrosS vast continent and
fronting the two great oceans, she has
Al impregnSble position. Her CONNER
cal allies can repOSe IN security and
nave no fesrs SS 70 their Independence.
Ire foes against which America needs
NOS 70 secure herself, are those within.
Thus We sire brought 10 consider what
patriotism demands Of the Americans OF
TO-DAY. Snd OF those in other lands who
share their sympSthies and hopes
] repeat. we have no right 70 insist
u living oy what our forei2thers
did American institutions cannot be
maintained 6v burning gunpowder and
EndIrinE brilliant periods over what
Gsorse Washington. Abraham Lincoln
ard their ill1SIrious associates dared and
wrought. Patriotism Is 3 living force.
Patriotism Is al undving fame, which
lights the nzfh Of dCtyoi individuals and
q States Il Is 3 perennial inspiration
70 sdJ-1 and 70 sacrifice Il demands
Clsleapins vigilance. L seeks 10 dis
cover me reSl dangers which impeul
z1Slsiv and government. Il would De
azin and deiusive for rs % deny that
America mas dangers to-day IS she hSd
II former periods OF her history. Among
these are the co-ruptions which spring
from commercial greed and concentrated
wealth. snd those which nave their on
cin IN the mSSsing together Of vast popu-
atoms II our cities Increasing n enO--
nous proportions and with s rapidIty
without s parallel n other nations. How
shall these D. governed - that they
orlnE nnt the same terrible consequences
-Elich were the iz-e oi rhe great cities Of
E1-ner centuries Babylon. Tyre. Car
tlzse and Rene did not i2l Tor want Of
military forcs. Jerusalem. with her great
natural znG fortified strength, was con-
-uere1 5v her moral corrup-onS and IN
-=-nAl dlsSensloas, even more than bv
Lltus and MS leElOns. True patriotism
EzS Is foundation on the solid subStrs-
run o Christian ethics L does NOT
son the Biole. L does nor repuiiate
ne sabbath Ii Sternly opposes the
sweeping demands IN the name Of smuse-
melt and roisterinc license. Il refuses 10
make use OF the wonderful forces Of iron.
steam and electricity 70 break down
y
free nations II the vast network Of rail
r5sds, taxing II the continents and the
Islands, with their mighty agencies Oi
capital, commerce aud LABOR, Is 70 De
lSe6 % abolish the Sabbath and 70 des-
10y Christian institutions, then those
mo OEn the fields, the factories and the
workshops viii think Il expedient 70 do
lkewiSe. II bonds, stocks and corpora
IONS repu6iate the laws and rules Of ne
Lyon. the demons Of Snarchy and vice
vii speedily follow the example. Law
breaking and immoral commercial |
license are contagious. Reputation Of
-he Sabbath Is pro:essediy urged in the |
interests o. the vorkingrnan i he &c /
cspts this repudistiou license he viii Oe I
shzmefullv deceived. To him II viii /
move s delusion and snare II there /
are men in the world who need the quiet /
reS- Of the Sabbath ana chance 10 give /
TIE mind and heart full plsy in what is /
pure and elevated, they are those who 4
earn their bread by the sweat Of their 4
orOE II capital, commerce and corpo- 4
rs.5O1s combine 70 abolish the Sabbath 4
nd turn i into day Of noise and /
-umult. then the men Of labor VIII have /
taken iron them hfty-two days Of the /
v=zr. which the laws and customs o. /
Christian lands heretofore have given /
them. Tor their physical welfare, and for |
Ehe moral and sociSl Improvement Of /
themselves and families Amusement /
and hilzrity are well as incidental helps /
% eood living. out those who are always 4
taking about them are seldom good for 1
ANYTHING else. We were not made and /
placed in this EOnderous world merely 1
'Eor plsv. Ike kittens and monkeys. Inc 4
uoet never spoke : trusr word than when /
he said: Life Is real, lie l. earnest
Genuine patriotism does not encourage 1
5rrslirion IN any form Ii elings 70 /
Christianity IS is everlasting chart. 4
Patriotism i reverentisl- Il loves LIber-
X with zn undving love, but II rspudi- 4
ztes license Is s deadly foe to good gov
eminent and % human welfare Nan 4
has the right 70 do what he pleases, pro-
rided he does not infringe on the rights
q others. nor violate the laws o. God and /
Ms COUNTRY. The Liberty which Patriot
=sn teaches and defends, Is the liberty /
xhi,h does It's work in the harness Of the 4
law. The liberty which demands the 1
liceuse Of anarchy and vice Is more dan
rsrous than 3 hostile army on the 4
-bes-er Of var. America Was founded 4
md has achieved her greatness as
Christian land, and her citizens have
he right 70 Be protected N their Chris
IN privileges and institutions, for these
~ the salt and future safety OF America
snS al lands which have drawn from her
blood OF would copy her example 1t Is
The highest patriotism 70 maintain the
american Nation on the foundations
xhere the fathers and the Constitution
ulsced Il Atheism : deadly ice OF the
zrsat Republic and 2gnOSticism Is colder
nan the polar seas where Individual and
national life : impossible II the Nation,
which extends IRON ocean 70 ocean, and
has resources unegualled by any other
81 the world. : 70 oe maintained and
snail furnish 70 the future strength Of
and Of civilization INSTR
ssssed IN the annals Of men. II must
v.sri and stimulate is moral life with
sIeepless effort and und2unted courage
r. immediate duty Is - strike down
r19Iiticai and commercial corruption
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