The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-05
WHO IS A PATRIOT?
CHRISTIAN ENDEAYOR SOCIETY OF
THE PEOPLES CHURCH LIST
EMS TO ADDRESSES
BEARING ON THAT SUBJECT.
INTERESTING PLATFORM MEETING
IN HELD APPROPRIATE TO THE
NATIONS BIRTHDAY.
Are Discussed by &c. }. HOdgsOn, T.. j
SmalIey and Rev. w. Ii. Willard
in Brief Addresses

The Christian EndeaVOr society con-
nected with the Peoples church had
charge of the services held there last
evening. H. c. Casper, president of
the society," presided, and addresses on
the subject Of Patriotism" We're made
by 4. J. Hodgson, p. J. Smaliey and
Rev. Watson 3. Millard. The musical
part of the services was in keeping
with the subject discussed.
+. J. HodgsOn detailed the Fourth OF
July celebrations at the time he was
a boy. and said the people at that
time would have as soon thought of
missing the day as the celebration.
Although the exercises were some
what crude as compared with those
at the present day, there was much
patriotism and Of the right sort. In
the old days the patriotism was tur-
gid, earnest and universal. A man was
either patriot or a traitor. and there
was no halfway point. The people
were nearer the hatred of the revOlu-
tionary period, and also to the glorious
conquest, which in a measure account
ed for the manner in which Independ-
ence day was celebrated. Now things
judgment, sense ard reason. The pe0-
pie We're now making a step toward
the ideal patriotism of peace and gOoi
will to men on earth. The patriotism
founded on war and the results of war
was a low sort of patriot SIN. The
boast of how many of the enemy were
killed in wars was of the same stripe
as the boast of the Sioux Indian as to
how many scalps he had taken. War
might be a necessity, but after all the
patriotism taught by Jesus Christ,
peace on earth and good will to men,"
was the true one.
P. j. Smalley questioned whether
there was any difference between pa
triOtism and Christian patriotism.
The definition of patriot today was
undoubtedly about the same among
the people as it was thirty-six years
ago. There were no flags over the
school houses then, and patriotism
was not taught in the schools, but the
idea of a patriot was that of a man
who was ready to fight for the de-
Tense of his country. Religion Yves
taking a militant form of late years.
Certain branches of church societies
acre formed by young men, who
learned the drill of the soldier under
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the willingness of men to meet the
enemy of the country in mortal COM
bat. The boys of thirty-siX years ago
learned that patriotism meant the sac
rifice in some way of self-interest.
OF those who entered the army many
sacrificed their life, others their health
History had contributed largely to this
idea of patriotism. 1t was history that
inspired the boys then and now that
nj ma
Onymous History, art, and poetry
contributed to teach the people that
warfare and patriotism were the same
There must also be patriotic duties
performed in times of profound peace.
A man called to service as a public
officer had a chance to show his pa
triotism. The moment he has as
sumed such duties, if he was a true pa
triot, he performed his duties for the
public good. In public life there was
need of patriotism among men. While
the militant patriot received the larg-
est share of attention, the civic pa
triOt was entitled to the same, if nOt
more, consideration. If a man wished
to feel that he was entitled to the ap-
pellation, he must bear the burden for
the public good. The Christian En-
deavor society and the numerous civic
declarations organized for the purpose
of Kidding the government of evils We're
patriotic because they advanced the
idea of public good. There was a need
that schools be opened to teach pa
triOtiSm. Conditions existed which
should be remedied. There was a need
for a society for patriotic endeavor.
as we'll as Christian Endeavor.
Rev. w. B. Willard said civic pa
triotism was the kind which was up
to-date. Practical politics must be met
by patriotic citizens. The people must
be up and doing, and the city was the
opportunity and object. The people
were beginning to think it was time
to do something, and practical politics
should be met by practical and pa
triotic citizenship. COnsecrated pa
triotism must come into every day
life, and the city gave the opportunity
to show the work to be done.
If the people were to become con-
secrated patriots they must not sim
ply say: Lord, Lord, what shall we
do?" but do something The saloon
was one part of practical politics
which was a curse. Every citizen who
was a patriot should do what he could
to do away with the open Sunday sa-
loon. Every citizen should vote and in
sist on the laws being enforced, and
do away with the suppositiOn that a
politician was going to rule st. Paul
simply because he could pull the wires.
A consecrated patriot would not do as
he had known a prominent business
man to do, plead for saloOnkeeper
simply because he was indebted ID
him.
His experience in the last year had
shown him plainly that Christian men
and women had not awakened to their
sense of responsibility in this mat
ter.