The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
WHAT TRUE rArRIor1sM IS.
Rev. e. f. Morgan Has a Word to Say
on Current Evils.

Rev. e. f. Morgan Has n Word to Say
on Current Evils.
Rev. E. f. Morgan preached at Mar
vim church on True Patriotism" last
night and the sermon was well an foroi-
bly, delivered to a large and appreciative
congregation.
Rev. Mr.. Morgan took his text
from the 18th chapter of first
Corinthians and the latter clause
OF the 18th verse: "Quit you like
men, be strong" He prefaced his re-
marks with the statement that it is well
to pause on the threshold of Mfe and ask
ourselves, why we 1--we.
Life, he said, means something. It Is
charged with eternal significance. 1t is
full of sublime realities. 1t is an unfln-
!shed book, upon the pages of which we
write each day we live. Words cannot
fully express the real, the true meaning of
life. Mr. Morgan said that some live as
the brutes, simply because life is in them,
that they have no purpose, no mark at
which to aim. They run and win no race,
and are blank to themselves and the
world
The mission Of man, he said, is to make
the world wiser and better and the man
VINO does not accomplish some good in
life does not fulfil the object of his Gre
alton. God did not place us here simply
to have a good time, get rich and have
the world crown us with honors and ap-
plause. He asked the question should
we be content to serve our country only
| as vampire; to take from 1t all we can
grGIf ri L.
| referred to the trainers of our constitu-
ton, how unselfshly they toiied, not for
| themselves alone, but for those who were
| TO come after them, and said that we as
| nation should take our country and
| our churches and make them still better
! for those who were to follow us. We
| should acquit ourselves like men, he said,
and be true to our country, our fellows
| and our God To-day more than ever be-
| fore the world needs men-true men-men
who cannot be bought or Sold men who
| will refuse to violate a trust, men who
| can look into the faces of their childrens
children with eyes undimmed and hearts
| untainted.
| True patriotism, he said, is not alone
| found on the field of battle. True bravery
is seldom exhibited there. Ambition, fear
| OF censure, love of gain, or animal ex-
citement often prompt men to do things
| antagonistic to their inclinations. There is
bravery that is true, bravery that is
| the proudest, most sublime Of human vir-
| tues. 1t is that bravery which dares to
| be true to duty in the midst of burning
| criticisms and gigantic opposition.
Mr.. Morgan referred TO the present I'M
| settled and disunited condition of our
state and city politics, and deprecated the
| absence of craftsmanship and patriotism.
| He said no man can be true patriot and
| be controlled by a party lash. man
| cannot be true patriot and sell his vote,
nor can he be careless and Indifferent
| when great moral questions are to be
acted upon.
True patriotism, he said, eevates a man
| above selfish motives and will not allow
| him to use his office or his vote for selfish
| ends. Mr.. Morgan took the position that
| unsatisfactory results in state and city
| administration was not so much the fault
| of those in office as it was that of the
! voters. He does not believe that a new
| corps of officers always remedies the case.
! but believes that it is the duty of loyal.
| laW-abiding citizens to see that the laws
| are enforced by those in authority Mr.
| Morgan made a very vigorous attack on
the barrooms and houses of i'll repute.
! and called upon all parents to be more
! vigilant in the care of their sons, and ac-
! quaint themselves with their habits and
| haunts at night. He concluded his re-
marks with an appeal for true men to
| stand by him in this fight that affects ev-
| cry home in the community.