The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-13
LITERARY ADDRESS
Delivered by Mr. f. G. Senter Editor of the Fort Worth
Gazette Oh Monday June |, Before the -Four Literary
Societies of Trinity University, Tehuacana, Texas.
her, /, |, rrsas ,umult in Inc Holy

Abe report abroad that the sncred
Temple has been defled by the intru-
zion OF a despiBed pagan, conducted
there by the tencf,er ~ new and OBJ
uoxious doctrine. Thu populhce. always
snore alert to defend the customs Of
eanctity than its principles. nre up In
srme against the presumptuouR acos-
tate He has soled tho erot upon
which our knees must rest when we
worship the God OF Abraham and Isaac
md Jacob away with him 70 death.
Men rush about profaning the air with
their epithets. women join In the clam
br for the strangers blood. little chill
,,r-n rcvile him Tho chief police OH
ger. as Bringing before tho moi ns many
mn officer OF today. thinks - quiet It's
stranger's pnnss. Bind him and
scourge him that we ruay know by his
swu admissions the Gauge Of thls un-
Hemiy tumul'.
what" snys Paul "ncourge Iso-
man and uncopdemned -
rho crude Instruments of torture
Erop FROM the hands OF the nftonishei
nflcsJ. ffo takes the words of warn
lag 70 his superior and and says Re
k1rc" Tint oily d-rnaRogue who Ind
Hoped 10 cnrn the piaudits Of an AN
try mob hnptens Ia tho prisoner now
/ anaformod to tho stature and Image
bf n man.
Tell mo-" ne asks. art thou Ro-
ma Ha amid. "yo," p'sse;ss,,7sra-si ~. So
J And the chief cnpteir nnswere1
with great sum obtained 'his free
ho.n."
Ana Paul snia. "put 1 was FREQ
The dignity Of m nrosile Is sub
r. 'reoi in lie rtiyilege Of a itomnn
r lzcn
" IN The Infancy Of civilization the
tnritage nt Itonnn cifl~cuShlp was a
b1on OF such priceless value, II is per
Unent to- inquire whether the Empire
rs the Went. whose vpil"d nchieVe-
snepts hnvo become the marvel of thc
= rid has 80 cured FIR IT. own sons
sfe Ideal ciuf nship
q wculi lee rsry foolish act II
.'thnr al you shouli become 81 partner
10 dirsit'nn without any knoWl''iHN
~ i's tetsilH i's duties unl Ia resr0u-
tihii'tiea mai f YOU should do so the
rri would prqfehly te hnukrur'cy
hr.r Tor yon nri ;hc huain"as- AZ an
y uerirNo ri'aeu You hive Inherited re.
inter int any unJgr'niinE - what
v"r ula8niiude II yuu trWain w ir-
v. ~tore NJ those fniiAs ri n ven shirt
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!rcr 20 the Ncpuhli" 1t Us not naval
t'rn5 n uirhfy arrnineuie tint von-
gut - 'h' J'ua tho intcllist nee
tho loyalty % ~ citizenship
Nineteen Centuries have rnased since
paii ~Uu,n lasn liopred from the
rls Of IRE arngh,n5 officer nj tho
! gto words ~ Paul Hnd within the
n, Ills az ~" Eternal CITY there Us now
NrlunE npd weeping pccniRc of mo
Z ightful dlrastrr thnt tefeii its var
riors lighting In thc willis OF hbvssin-
pla IN frultless strugsiNl fo maintain
rrainst savnRes ~ ssmblance or IN"
rrcrut dignity and mower ~ Rome.
t'he belcnlne of cannon md tho clnnis
,r hav1nets viii never recover the pres
iiyo and privilege cf whir'i Paul boast
~ Wnr tnny protect but IT garnet
fieatn th"N Thcv 're the r'pcnHt
lita NJ n wen nlirl soi' winch
g. not exhausted b, 'he demands of
,a.iola wn~la nor inluted with tho
yrsrynDnE presonce or IN" fatai nnnpN
CltizrnsAtp. what ~ it' with
treat sum" pai1 the otiscr obtained
! thIs freedom" The alnvee far out
tp,nicred the free OF Rome In the
! 'ulino era. The Citizen NJ
conquered province waH l'fle bet
lcr than slave. beng regarded,
with hia property, MS a chsttei OF the
Empire Bu, &c increasr ma to main
!, re drawn from the salo OF the rights
b. citsepahip Men freely parted with
r. large share ri their property TO OBJ
~ ',h,e Freedom" II W difficult for
/ 80 ri ~ who have never seen
I 20 TO understand what freedom
I ana our own country is just
tf,arRiug from tho fearful consequences
pf A might, struggle To mike Freedom
tuiversal hetn. The purchase price 81
mat grea, noon WA not measured in
contributions 80 tina Federal treasury
but In rlvulets OF human blood am
hno of thnsc Who brlleYe that II did not