The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-07-08
RECOGNITION DAY.
The Golden Gate Makes Its Annual Turn
on Its Hinges and Admits Two More
to the Hall Of the Grove."-The
Parade and the Address.

The graduates of the Chautaaue read
ing course formed in line by their classes
at the hotel yesterday afternoon and
headed by the juvenile band marched to
the auditorium, the graduates OF ~
passing through the Golden Gate. DR..
+. L. Parks was leader and Prot. Lee Il.
Kratz presided at the piano. The
beautiful responsive readings and hymns
of the Chautauqua Circle were read and
sung, and DR.. Parks in appropriate re-
marks presented diplomas to Rev. G. r..
Hager and Mrs. Hager, the graduates OF
the class for this year. These exercises
concluded, Rev. Chas. F. Aked, D. D.,
was introduced and delivered his lecture
on
THE CALL OF DOTH CENTURY.
This was one of the best il not the best
lecture ever delivered on the grounds.
1t was deep in historical and political
analysis, rich IN sympathetic suggestion
of social reform and based in principle
upon the living Christ Himself. The
lecture was delivered with q vigor aud
warmth that betokened earnestness in
the speaker and couched in language
forceful, witty and poetic.
The speaker started out by deprecat-
ing in unmeasured terms that toast
so frequent at tho end of the 18th Ger.
fury and still so common: "Our country
first when right; but our country first
whether right or wrong. he considered
1t a a pernicious and wicked sentiment.
10 MAINTAIN this principle there are to-
day four millions OF armed men on the
frontier Of Europe, and twenty-five
millions Preserve behind them. Every
lie ends in Il broken head or a broken
heart, and international wal ends in
bitches Of blood of the innocent. Wal is
made for the amusement Of a few. If
you would take six newspaper men, six
generals and six politicians, eighseen in
all on either side into a field and shoot
them war would be averted.
PEACEFUL AMERICANS.
He paid u high tribute to peace loving
Americans and said their could not be
war between them and the masses OF
England who were bound to them by
ties of kinship and Christianity. The
break down of the arbitration treaty WAS
deeply regretted by b large portion ofthe
English people. 1t is said the dream OF
nations N true. Let US dream OF
the federation of the English.speakine
Christian people. Europe to-day is face
TO face with a Renaissance of barbarlsm
an influx of Asiatic ideas. Russia pre-
dominates in Europe to-day, and Russi;
is .Asiatic. the Cross is falling back be
fore the Crescent. Germany is governed
by an insane war-god whose vow is t
put back liberty. Every intelligent
Euglishman loves France and its people
but France is the lackey of Germany ano
Russia. Italy, the mother of nations, il
bankrupt and beaten on every battle
field. What can she do in the great cal
of the Goth century? England to day il
in the thick of the biggest reaction
against progress, liberty and righteous
ness ever known. Every form Of socia
and political vice is rampant. But neveI
forget that there are two Englands-tha
of Salisbury and that of VIM. E. Glad
} stone. The righteous people of th'
United States and England shout.
unite to assist government ''of the pee
pie for the people and by the people.
In the face Ut this Asiatic Renaissance
plead for the federation of the Christian
} English speaking peoples and wish tn
} Stars and Stripes and Union Jack. wer
, floating over US to day, over Africa, o.
every church and mission station, work
ing out the evangelization of the world.
, You are "beastly prosperous" say
) Matthew Arnold, but danger lies i
. wealth. The gospel l would preach
> the rich is this:
/. No money is honestly earned VI
less an equivalent in service or materi.
: is given. There are only two ways {
getting money-earning it and stealth
it.
>. No money Is honestly owned whel
men and women have teen used rs m
: chimes in earning it. !,
). No amount Of money given vi
, atone for money stealing.
| The new democracy is rising and
does make a difference whether it is
1 be disrupted by the extreme of anarct
or nodded and guided by the teaching
of the Son Of Righteousness. The ca
OF the Goth century is to war; war on &
things that make war on human KIN
. ness.
The True Remedy.
W. M. Rep,ne, editor Tiskilwa, II
Chief" says: 1--WE won't keep hou
without DR.. Kings New Discovery t
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. E
perimented with many others, but new
n got the true remedy until we used L
"a Kings New Discovery. No other renee
eau take it's place in our home, as