The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-05
PATRIOTISM THEIR THEME
JOINT ME1rORIAL SERVICE IN THE
 CENTER CHURCH.

CENTER CHURCH.
 Prayer by Rev. Dr. N. s. Lines, and Ad- dresses by Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth, pr. William McLnne and Rev. MT. Chapman -serviccs in First Methodist Church Admiral Foot Post at Grace M. E. Church. The joint patriotic memorial service of the Daughters and the Sons of the Am erican Revolution was held at o'clock yesterday morning in the Center church. Rev. Dr. E. $. Lines, rector Of St. Paul's, presided. and short ad- dresses were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth. pastor of the Center church, and the Rev. Mr Chapman of the First Methodist church. Rev. Dr. T. T. Munger. Rev. Professor Stevens and several other prominent ministers were in the audience. The service opened very appropriately with the in- spring hymn:
 70 God. beneath thy guiding hand,
 Our exiled fathers crossed the sea;
 And when they trod the wintry strand
 With prayer and paiu they worshipped thee"
 Rev. Dr. w. w. McLane, pastor of Plymouth church, eloquently offered prayer, invoking Gods blessing on the country, and returning grateful thanks for heavenly benef1cence in the past
 Rev. Dr. Lines read the scripture les son from Deuteronomy, eighth chapter
 Then followed very brief address by Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth. He said:
 T am to speak only few words at this meeting. This anniversary carries its own worth and thought with it. We believe the celebration of our national independence should always be a re- ligious service, not merely an act of self glorification nor mere empty noise, but a consecration of all that is best in our national life in the sight of God. Our country's history has been in its deepest source religious history and a pure religion has been the perennial source of the patriotism of the land. Only in the same fear and reverence of God in which they were founded can our institutions be preserved. We are here to protest with our word and prayer against the spirit which desc crates our country and causes partisan lust, which we should regard as the greatest sin against our holy liberty. We here as a Christian family ought to train the youth of our land in the civic courage and wisdom by which they are to be delivered from the sin of civic sadduceeism. Let us so believe in the unconditional power of moral goodness that the God of our fathers shall not forsake us. If we have enough of our fathers civic courage our institutions shall not fall into the hands of their would-be despoiIers, and our cities shall be saved from the power of those who now demoralize and pollute them"
 After another hymn the Rev. Dr. Chapman spoke a few minutes. His address was powerful and inspiring He said:
 Patriotism is one Of the resonant chords that vibrate In the breasts of men of all types, whether Hebrew or Christian. You remember it was when the Hebrew thought of the city and country of his love that had been made sacred in the blood of great and brave men and was being kept in trust for future generations that he cried out: If I forget thee, oh Jerusalem, may my right hand forget her cunning
 I think that the new patriotism has a sobered sense of national wealth, greatness and power, much livelier sense of duty possibly, of that place which we hold in the divine plan, that function which we have in the divine purpose and providence. Nor are we likely to forget that our country may be as providentially planned as ever Palestine was. Our country is to be the theater of the final civilization and shall pass all civilizations in the final con- f1ict of the whole earth. Within the last five hundred years we have cir cunnavigated and explored the entire world No more virgin continents lie awaiting the navigator. This continent was kept hidden beneath the sky line until the fulness of time was come for its opening up. We are coming to see that our civilization has been handed down to us through a great and costly process, as something to be very grate- full for, and something which we are to cherish and keep for future generations. We rejoice not so much in the great ness of our land as in the quality of our blood with all that that implies, in the intellectual growth and stature of our people and in the purity of purpose of our citizens
 :.Our Anglo-Saxon race has been a long time in building and 1t has been a costly process, but the finished prod uct is well worth the cost. We have clearly seen that Divine Providence aas been bringing in gradually the Kingdom of peace and righteousness Across the seas England's queen is eel cprating her jubilee. Before Queen Victoria's throne all other thrones are as footstools. In the history of Eng land is distinctly traceable the hand of God. That nations story stands for in- stitutions that are pure, and for right. eousness of government. Here is oul own country-a land unfettered by tra- ditions of the past, having the same re- ligion in Its heart, unembarrassed by such intricate difficulties as beset most European nations, and destined to a ca- reer unparalleled In the worlds history When these two great sister powers of the world unite In an arch of power then England and American Protest. antism will rule the world and will say hn .z-