The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-22
DAY FOR PATRIOTS
SERVICES IN HONOR OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON WE'RE THE
RULE.
VETERANS ARE ELOQUENT
IN EULOGY OF THE FATHER OF
HIS COUNTRY AND THE MAR
TYR PRESIDENT.
UNIVER SAL
PEACE
TALK
Part OF the Services at the Hennepin
Avenue Churc h-MinneapOIis
Matters.

AASN' SeLA VS II. N1OIS SApOuIpuGu the
doctrines of patriotism In an admirable
manner last evening at the Portland
Avenue Church of Christ. While the
birthday Of George Washington was
the occasion for the sermon, still twas
not the subject
Many members of the James Bryant
post and relief corps were in attend
ance, and the church was handsomely
decorated with green's and Old Glory
in honor of the occasion.
Mr. Morgan took as his text Psalms
XIX, 147: He hath not dealt so with
any other nation.'
1T is WELL" said the speaker, that
when we think of the nation to think
,, of God. We must lay hold Of the
fact that God is in our history, and
that he will be in our future, and that
there will be two mighty piers upon
which to build the bridge over which
all fear for the country must pass,
gratitude and patriotism.
'One Of the most striking scenes in
the history of our country was the
time when the news of the assassina-
ton and death of Abraham Lincoln
reached New York city The crowd was
excited to violence. They had surged to-
ward the World office seemingly crazed
over the event. Then Garfield, who was
present, stepped forward, and with the
United States flag in one hand and
raising the other, said: Fellow citizens,
clouds and thick darkness are about
MIN. His pavilion is in dark waters
and thick clouds Of the sky Just
judgment and justice are the establish
ment of His throne. But God reigns
and the government at Washington
still lives The effect upon the crowd
was tremendous and immediate. The
mentioning of this great name was like
the pouring Of oil upon the troubled
waters.
First of all is faith in God and
gratitude to God. Patriotism, like any
other virtue, needs to be taught Eng
land is recognizing the need of this
Br1ce, in a speech in London in 1892.
insisted upon this fact. The same has
been the experience in France. At q
meeting in the house of the chamber
of deputies these words were expressed:
Where we prosper; there and only
there is our country This is patriot
ism for revenue only. His love for
country is no bigger than his grammar
is. With such a man it is a question
of -four barrels and bank accounts He
measures his patriotism by prosperity
The Germans have recognized the need
to encourage patriotism, and every
year on the emperor's birthday there is
celebration of the school children.
The children recite patriotic poems and
sing national anthems. 1t is a good
thing for the little Germans, and a
good thing for Germany.
we have done something in this di-
rection ourselves. But our Fourth Of
July has commenced to be a roaring
farce. Our patriotism goes up in smoke.
We have allowed England to laugh us
out Of our speechmaking and have gone
to shooting Chinese fire crackers in
stead. There seems to be no DISPOSE
ton to laugh US out of this. Unless
we are careful Memorial day will get
itself mixed up with some such follv
also. 1t ought to be a holy day. Evil
dences are plenty that multitudes are
ready to change it into a holiday. Our
national Thanksgiving suffers the same
way. Once it was a day for PRAYER
and promise. Punting is the great
thing now. 1t was established in the
interest of the head and heart Now the
sign has gone down into the legs. and
the feet are the chief things in it's oh
servance. My objection is not to the
game or carnival, but to the persis
tency to change all holy days into
holidays. I believe that the nation
needs these days for holy memories
and hope that the bill now before the
legislature to protect Memorial dav
will become law"
The speaker then urged that patri .
otism should be taken up and taught
In the homes and schools, which should
be the centers for such instruction. The
speaker mentioned the reasons whv
Americans should be patriotic. One
was the great and resourcefuI country
and its many opportunities Although
every BOY born here might be born to
wealth, he could not be born to be
duke. But every boy born into this
land had the possibility of becoming
Its president. To this the avenue was
as open from the cabin as from the
mansion. History had exemplified this
This. the speaker contended, was tho
result of patriotism, and the doctrines
OF the declaration of independence
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