Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-08-06
CALLED 1T BLASPHEMY.

Bishop John p. Newman Of the NJ. L.
Church, delivered the address on the oc-
casion Of the national service in the
Auditorium at Ocean Grove, lately, and
took for his subject "Our Country's Mis-
sion" In the course Of his address the
Bishop said:
"Never before since the war of the re-
| bcllion has there been greater necessity
for an American citizen to understand his
obligations to the government and appre-
ciatc the perilous times which confront
us, than there is at the present day.
Never before, since the days Of Lincoln
and Grant, have we needed God-chosen
| leaders more than we do now. There
| comes a time in the history OF the world
when men shall forget their church, and
there also comes time when patriotic
men shall forget party and stand by the
country, and il a man can't stand by his
country when his country is in peril,
| then he should get out OF the country,
| for he is net worthy of his country. Our
| land the land Of the free, under certain
| conditions, is the wealthiest nation on
| the face Of the earth, and our per capita
wealth is larger than that OF England,
and any man who attempts TO interrupt
the prosperity Of America should be in
| terrupted himself.
The founders of America commenced
where other great nations left off and
gave us a form OF government that has
| challenged the admiration OF the world.
| OF the so giants who prepared our Con-
stitutioD 20 Of them were university men;
| 50 it is no wonder that they did their
Il a-I "a inf att.d fhia
high standard Of intellect in our rulers,
except in ono or two instances, where by
accident, others have succeeded i'll &C.
cupying the chair once graced by Wash
| ingtou. To maintain this standard Of
intelligence among our rulers is the duty
| of all good citizens, but the standard
mnst be maintained by men OF mature
years, men who can be trusted to take
proper care Of our finances.
The revolutionary war exhausted the,
right Of revolution, and there should
| never have been another war in this coun-
| try. Every war since that time has been
q crime against society and crime
against God. But the Americans believe
| in the law OF self-defcnse, and there may
be, before long, justifable war to pro
| tect the Constitution of the United States
| and the rights Of our citizens.
America requires no standing army to
| defend her citizens, for every citizen IS a
| soldier III disguise, and his right TO de-
| fend himself is as lustihable as saints
prayer The time has come TO awaken
| the lawyers, the editors, the merchants,
| the bankers, and have them understand
| that America was not born TO die.
The cross Of Jesus Christ was designed
TO be the symbol for the atonement, and
| was never intended TO be the emblem of a
political party, to be used 10 teach an
| archistic doctrines. The crown Of thorns
was for the Savior's brow, and not for
| those men who would overthrow the best
government on earth predict, too, that
| the man who darcs TO blasphcme to the
sacred cross will find written some night
on the walls Of his chamber the words,
| Meme, meme, tekcl upharsin-thou art
| weighed in the balance and found want
| ing, and no man who has been educated
| to respect his country and its financial
credit with sister nations will bctray his
country for thirty pieces of silver.
In closing the bishop intimated that
| the Populists were anarchistic in their
| demands, and a man in the audience ez-
citcdly shouted: William J. Bryan is a
Populist, and good American citizen. Z"
| Confusion followed for a moment, when
the bishop closed by saying: 81 am a
Republican, but, above all, L am an
American citizen"
Hundreds rushed TO the platform and
| shook hands with the bishop, and con
graduated him for his patriotic utter
] ances.