The Portland daily press., 1892-11-23
AMERICAS DEBT TO HOLLAND.
Rev. DR.. B1anchard's Second Lecture at
Congress Square.

Rev. DR.. B1anchard's Second Lecture at
Congress Square.
| Rev. DIR. Blanchard gave his second
lecture in this winters course on Ameri-
can History, last evening, in the vestry
of Congress Square Church. The subject
was Americas Debt to Holland"
In opening, DIR. Blanchard said that
whoever studies the history of Holland
is filed with admiration for the charac-
ter of it's people and with amazement at
| the greatness of their achievements.
From this little country mas gone forth a
love of liberty and an instinct for self
end. He described the country in the
| time of Caesar, with its girdle Of forests,
its embellishments thrown up by the sea;
told brifly the story of the various rul-
ers; concentrated attention in the year
1906, when Charles V. addicted in favor
of Philip H.; eulogized the magnificent
eighty years of battle and it's glorious
victory for freedom; told Of Antwerp, of
Hollands agricultural, manufacturing
and commercial supremacy; pictured its
architecture and schools; showed how
its painters and musicians were foremost
in the world. Here were morality, relig-
ion, freedom and education. In contrast,
the England of Elizabeth was depicted
with its queen not believing in educa-
ton, its people wild and ignorant, it's no
bles living in rooms whose floors were
covered withlrushesland where forks were
unknown. Here were bringing to royal
ty, immortality, ignorance. Not from
England, but from Holland, came to
America the ideas and institutions
which have made her great.
To Holland America owes her written
constitution; the limitation of the power
of the President, by consent of the SEN
ate, in making war and declaring peace,
her Senate, the written constitutions of
the states, the freedom of religion, the
freedom of the press, the wide suffrage
and written ballot. To her also America
owes the system of free schools, the in
dependence of the judiciary, the absence
of primogeniture, the liability of land for
u6Ut, lilo I6COiuluS VI OcCQS luu iuOIt-
cages, the township system, the district
attorney, the right of accused to impair
tial trial, the improvement of the condi-
ton of women, the improvement of
penal system, the organization of our
charitable and reformatory work This
is long and amazing list. DR.. Blanchard
dWelt in detail upon each point. The
next division of the lecture showed who
they were by whom these things were
brought to pass in America. First Of all,
by New York in 1909 which was ruled in
accordance with Dutch laws for over so
years. Then by the Pilgrims in 1920; by
the Puritans in 1880; by Hooker in Con-
necticut; by Roger Williams in Rhode
Pennsylvania, and by the Scotch-Irish in
the Caroiinas. All these were taught by
Holland and not by England. This was
marvellous recital and cannot even be
outlined in newspaper report.
The last division of the lecture then
emphasized the fact that America is not
the daughter of England, but of Hol-
land, appealed strongly for renewed
study of the facts presented by Mr.
Douglas Campbell in his ssThe Puritan
in Holland, England and America"
showed how England is now greatly in
debted to America, and finally pleaded
IOr an lnJell1RenL ana passionate love or
country, There was no opportunity to
sing America, but we could all say Good
bless the history of the Dutch Republic,
and grant that the present kingdom may
become republic once more, and help
America gladly to acknowledge its debt
to Hollandp'
The lecture occupied more than an
hour in length, and contained many illus
trative incidents.
The next lecture will be on 1.-THE Cues
ton that was decided on the Heights of
Abraham" and will be given December
18th. The regular evenings for the re-
naming lectures of the course will be
the second and fourth Tuesdays of the
months of December, January and Feb
ruary.