The herald., 1897-05-14
Alta Chamber Of Commerce
Banquet
cl7lzENsHIp's FOUNDATION
THE THEME OF ARcHBIsHoP
IRELAND
Nyil Days for America VIII Come
Through the Preaching Of Ag-
Mysticism and Materialism
Associated Press Special wire.

n ssoc,ated Press Special wire.
CLEVELAND, o., May S1.-Nearly
400 of the leading business and profess
eional men Of the city attended the
banquet Of the chamber of commerce
Mt the Hollenden this evening. The
guest Of the evendng was Archbishop
ireland, all the others in attendance be-
ing members. After the banquet Pres
ident w. H. Warner. after neat speech
outlining the achievements and pros
poets Of the chamber, announced the
toasts.
Senator M. A. Hanna responded to the
toast "Clevelandt-Industria and Com
mercial."
Archbishop Ireland spoke upon "The
Sure Foundation of True Citizenship"
He spoke in part as follows:
1.-THE greatness Of America is her de-
mocracy. America, as no other nation,
honors manhood, consecrates its rights
and gives 1t the freedom to develop its
powers and satisfy its ambitions. Amer
lea is the nation Of the epeople-governed
for the people, by the people. and to be-
come one of the people of America 1t
euffices to be man. In this country
all men are equal in citizenship; there
IS no civil or political privilege for the
few; there Is no civil or political inferi-
ority for the many. The power Of Amer
ica Is in her democracy. I have myself
the fullest faith in the democracy of
America, because the democracy of this
country has, amid terrific trials, proved
Its right and power to live. have faith
too, in the future democracy of the
world, because the manifest evolution of
humanity is toward that end and the
Being who moves humanity makes no
mistake.
II admit democracy requires deli
cate and constant care, and that its safe
ty will be the reward only of never ceas-
ing vigilance. Whence will come to de-
mocracy the potency Of morality? With
reverence I pronounce the sacred word
conscience.
Conscience ruling Americans will be
law-abiding people; for Righteousness
commands obedience to saw, proclaims
that the law of the nation is the law of
the supreme governor of men and of ma
tions-Almighty God. Americans will
respect the rights Of their fellow citi-
zens; conscience bids them know that
no one lives for himself alone, and that
society with its rights and its institu-
tions is Of divine mould.
"A nation without conscience is ma
tion without SOUL The sooner the
earth is rid of II. the better 1t is for hu-
manity. Nothing good or great can
come from it.
what will foster conscience In the
citizens of America? I answer, relig-
ion-the sense OF Supreme Ruler ruling
the whole universe, from the tiniest
flower to the mightiest sun; ruling mar
and aggregatlons of men; rewarding and
Furnishing. Patriotism is never so po.
tent as when it is identified with religion
"The crisis for democracy will come
when comes the crisis for religion. Evi
days for America are those when agnos.
ticjsm and materialism are preached
through the land; when a man is told
that he Is but a piece of mechanism
which no free will controls; that he |:
but grain Of dust, tossed up for Will,
In the air, soon to be driven back into the
common heap, having no responsibility
no hope save what clay and stone:
around him have. Fortunately fol
America, deep in the heart Of American!
lies the instinct of religion: American,
will never believe that an infinite intel
ligence does not rule the universe; tina
the soul of man is not spiritual or i'm
mortal They will never permit that tina
Sabbath day be taken from the service o
conscience to be put to the service o
matter, or that it's church bells ceas
their heavenly music. The enemies of re
ligion are the enemies Of country and 0
democracy"
After making plea for moralizatiol
Of youth and condemning sensational
Journalism, the archbishop closed as fol
lows: Americans, we love America; W
fain would make her great. Our heart
prayer il: May she be immortal, t
bless during ages our sons and their son
and those that will be born Of them; t
bless during the ages all people who ma,
strive in their own land for civil an
political liberty. Let us work for Amer
lea, but remembering that not in sci
cnces and arts, not in commerce and ar
mics, must her trust be, but in mer
Nothing more significant and more wor
thy of our heed than the words of on
own Emerson: The true test Of civil
cation is not the causes, not the size Q
cities. not the crops. but the kind of me
the country turns OUT"
The other speakers were Judge v
Cowles, ex-president of the chamber, an
President c. T. Thwing Of Western Re
serve university. Prof Thwing spok
Of the coming century and held that til
development of the next century woul