The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-01

| wen may Ncpil I'm ne pfDuu OF DPr
John kn"y. Scotland.s Queen insisted
that "Might is right John Knox be-
iryrd that Right j. might. AMI soon
er or later must triumph. The Queen
and the I,cformer cane in conflict But
no favors of loyalty could win him to
the side Of the unworthy Queen. With
him the sense OF ought vas a controlling
force. These men aud other leaders of
the Reformation period in Europe were
men loyal to the right rs God gave
them to see the right.
That noble company OF men and wo-
men, who in 1920 stepped ON Plymouth
Rock afford another illustration of 10y
atty to principle And the sense Of
ought which found such grand express
sion IN the Pilgrim Fathers has been the
precious heritage of Americans. Lead
ers in the American Revolution, had the
profound conviction that duty demanded
the steps they We're taking. Listen to
this Declaration of independence. God
had made them free and equal" To
accept bondage and inequality would be
to thwart his beneficent designs. With
such convictions they put their all into
the struggle of freedom. The words
which Webster puts into the mouth of
Adams, when Congress was about to
vote on the question of disayoWing allie
glance to Great Britain. could have been
put into the mouth of every one who
voted with him :-.'Sini or SWIM live
or die. survive or perish. | give my hand
and heart this to Vote" In full assurance
that they were right and therefore that
they ought, they incurred the trcmen-
dous responsibility of asserting their in
dependence.
p .'',' .;'"' 1la'h !, -. ~ ~
hor Ipa",.o Of s,ccnrding gen"ra,ions ~
,,11 doa,nao ~, -
IN " No. ,r,,, nf Tho pahaiiin, ,,aro sx,,,.J
b.. ,.,c,.,I ,nrans.,s uhaa NJ Ii,,;'l,'
pt for tho prasi,Ian,.,, ,,,,,
~ NE er;ands feared that no uouli hn
tao rndiral in avnrassin,, h;s on;n;ors
,nn,n,ittoa ,,a;tod a., him IIa ronJ
what h.. had u,itrnn Nm, vere alarm.
al anal honroa lin t1 nhanrn If
'rhis CONS his ansu.o,....t t,on' S.h.t I
lb,,.o ,.ri,tnn ;e tho trnth md h,s hnan
rho truth for six thonsand vnars \,d
viii drr,,rn il to.morrnv ii il inonnrd =.
izns ar e,nn rims eyer, nnlitir,l nrns-
nnct nf nv life And he did decl,rr if
ma if moi resnonse In many hearts
mo mono of Charles sumner vos tho
,n'ttnn f n,ill;nns ..No,h;no l. sottlnd
mill If is settled rioht.. TO secure his
man ,voro willing to m.l,e s,eritinns
Rut while we reeovnizr and honor This
sonso of ouobt in men we mnet NOT fnr-
got th,t human INDICTMENT il fnIliblo
MN may conscientious1v do wrnnU
pnunl himself is n eonsnenous exnmnIr
Of r ,his There was - time when he verify
thnmaht ,h,t be ought In nnrsernfn m,
thrisi;ars a time Wien he n,s hostile
tn iosms And he v,s SINCERE ,bout il
III, anil, tr,in;uy had v,rnnd hi. ;udr-
mani trd other mar. have ,n.,1n >, si,ni-
lar. n,istnEo In my o,ininn no moro
.onsninntinns man .vnr commended nm
arn,, INN Stonowall .Jnrltsnn Fou,Ilv
ronscirutious men fail to arrrr. And We
l,,nv, vim what tena,itv nnininn. orn
hrld wnnn conscience * involved.
nut While such error of indgmnut may
,.iIin,o ,,n o,,ance II e,n nat ato,n for
ihn ,,rnnr done Sad a how Sad th,t
PAM shoxld have nersrented rho Christ
i,ns, put ho was onnn Ia ronvirtion
aud Ina hnstnnad ia m,l.n r.n.r,tion 50
r,,. ~. nnssihln far thn ,vronr doun For
.,'.,, :. n,,n thore is hona & p,ul diJ
NOT ALWAYS know vhat tho rioht was
nIt hn w,,s always ready Ia do what Inc
fhourht w,s rioht And he was = seeker
nftrr light and truth.
havc chosen Ills theme becouse he.
li.vr' if hns = nrrtinen,.v Ia our times
Wcarc LIVING in a time when. with many
moral nltliy1tion il IN unknown auanii-
fy frb.rr .,re many in whose hearts the
lirr. of ...uyt.tion never bnrned MANY
reco,nis,9 no ALLEGATION ,,odwar,l or
m.tO,ft mi. i moi the nlacr to
snortf, instances of such DISREGARD of
moral RIGHT What thi- generation needs
i = uroto,Iu,ler sense of ohlioatiou. to-
ward God and toward man.
TO win such recognition from men.
TO make men know and honor the claims
of ought. is an effort worthy of Grand
Army men. worthy of all good and true
souls. .yrhc pa>t is secure" The ulcs-
tions eff lllrly wears aoo are settled
settled RIGHT and therefore settled for
eyer. Hon shall we best honor thn.r
who are ,loscryinr the homer of \ oralc-
full cilizcnshipy How may we worrhily
| show 0ur REGARD for thai honorable list
T o',',''I, ,, tn Nh h
is pure and true and right? So shall we
prove ourselves worthy OF the heritage
| secured 10 Us by lllOSf 10 Mllnln we DAY