The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-05

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Mr.. Pentacost related an incident, 81
Illustrative of what constituted the real
foundation ard strength of the cOur try.
a = English admiral, in commenting
upon the coast defenses CT Boston, said
England could destroy the city with
one hroadside from her warships. An
ole American who heard the remark
made the terse rely that Boston was
not q locality: it was a state Of mind.
Americas greatness was not in her
millions CT square miles; its real power
was in the fact that it was an incarna-
ton Of the spirit CT human right and
human liberty.
THE HIGHER KINGDOM.
Reference was then made by the
speaker to that other kingdom, the
higher one, Of which Christ was the
head. He believed loyalty to the higher
kingdom and the principles upon which
il was butt to be of far greater worth
than mere devotion to country. Love
and Christ and loyalty to the stars and
stripes could flow together, and thus
build up the greatest nation and the
greatest people The lc-Rlty rerre-
scented by the Christian I3ndeavorers.
who were crossing the country prora-
eating the principles of the greater
Kingdom. would make the country at
sCine d. dominate over all Of srs
he matter Of extension entered IS
much into the kingdom of CArist as
into the kingdom of this world. In that
SUI Mime moment when Chris. standing
a2ieaS his followers. called upon them
to preach his sOspef in ali the world.
message was sounded which viii never
cease 10 echo through the centuries. II
aDplied to the people now. as il did to
ffl u IN ca = i'm
and heard his voice. Still those words,
Go, go come ringing down to US. No
CO could he exempted from thar cal.
If any individual could not himself do
missionary labor, il was his duty to
provide means nat others might carry
on the work. The kingdom Of the great
king must grow and extend. The En-
deavorers were now marching, ard
would continue to do so until all the
uncOnCuered territory had been sub
dred. When all hearts shall beat as
one in a common devotion TO country
and Cod he concluded, the boun-
d@ries of this world viii become cen
c.dent with the boundaries of the king
dom Of Cod and his Christ
At the conclusion of DR.. Pentaccast's
speech a message of congratulation
and greeting from the Washington
state union of Tacoma was read.
PRESIDENT CLARKE.
AT this point it was announced that
DR.. Clarke. the national president,
would be the next speaker. and al the
suggestion of Mr.. Caldwell the whole
audience arose and gave him the En-
deavOr greeting by the waving OF hand
kerchiefs. This was followed by the
singing of "Old Hundred" which the
whole audience Joined in rendering.
Then Dr. Clarke was introduced.
He began by referring 10 the aus
picious nature of their meeting together
ara said the day on which hey had
met fixed the theme Of the speech. In
the first place. it was the Lords day; it
was also the Fourth OF July: and
lastly, il was the year and the day of
the first gathering of Endeavorers
while crossing the continent.
He considered it to be a day of all
days when mems minds should dwell
on good citizenship and Christian cit
izenship. The journey itself was a
lesson 5000 miles long in good citizen
ship, for il revealed the glory of the
mountains and wondrous prairies of
the west. Il contained also another
Lesson, for it showed what God had
given to his people in the nineteenth
century.
Christian Endeavor. he said. had
come to stand for four bulwarks of
national prosperity. Firstly, it stood
for civic Righteousness. II stood out
as the great opponent of boodlers and
corruptfonists. Not long ago. when he
was in Africa, the only thing people
there thought of in connection with
America was the Corbett- Fitzsimmons
fight There was no thought of the
kingdom of Gcd. The Christian En-
de2vorers. by lighting the fires of pa
triotism towards God as we'll as coun-
try. were striving to overcome this
evil