The herald., 1897-03-15
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RIVERSIDE, March 14.-Rev Edw.
F. Cor. pastor OF the Congregational
church. took as the subject Of his dis
course this forenoon. "Cur Duty to our
State" MIR Goff Is foreign born citi-
zen, but he said that. while he had great
respect for the queen and for England,
he loved the stars ard Stripes more,
and that when he swore allegiance to
this country and renounced allegiance
to the mother country II meant some
thing to him. 1t meant what the oath
said. He said that no citizen. whether
such by birth or by adoption, could De
a Christian without being loyal to the
country in which he lived. A person.
he said, who made this country his home
and would rot become naturalized
should leave the country for the coun-
try's good. Every parent who came to
this country to live should not only
revere the flag but should teach their
children to reverence II, and country s
institutions. This country should be
first above all others to every citizen In
1t. He arraigned severely the disioyai
citizen of foreign birth. and attributed
the corruption of the ballot to that CLASS
of citizens more than to all others COM
blned. Ths trouble was that the gates
of Castle Garden had been too wide
open. Those coming to this country
should be sifted through sieve. and
| that a pretty fine ore. The corruption
in the legislatures of California were
traceable largely to the foreign eie-
ment in the state. 1t was very evident
that the patriotic utterances or the
speaker were appreciated almost to the
point of cheering The large auditor
lum of the church was crowded 10 the
doors with people.
The Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany yesterday afternoon placed a
United States patent on record in the
recorders office to the northwest half
OF the south haif OF sec. IL, township 3.
range 10: all of sec. 7. the south half or
sec. 49, the northeast quarter OF sec. Is,
north half OF sec. 10, all of secs. IL ana
RI. the south half of 21 and the northwest
quarter of sec. 25 all in township l.,
range /.
Charles Hendricks. taken to Perris
yesterday to be tried for petty larceny,
came back in the evening to serve
twenty days.
There is much rivalry among the
school pupils to render the best vocal
patrfotic music The contest will be de-
cided next Thursday. the winners to sing
at the Major Clarkson reception ana pe
presented with a beautiful flag by the
commander
A base ball game has finally been ar
ranged between the Perris lndian
school nine and the Riverside clup. put
the date has not yet been fixed 1t Is
expected to be good game. Tne NV
erside tossers play good ball. and so do
he Indians
The trial of r. ]. Bush on charge OF
perjury. in swearing on former trial
in which he was charged with violating
the city liquor ordinance that he was not
In the city, will come up before the SUI
perior court next "Wednesday. IL Is ex-
nected to be a hard-fought legal battle.
Miss Stuart of Chicago will give an
account of her visit at the home or
Lady Henry Somerset. Eastnor' Castle.
at the meeting of the w. c. T. U, next
wednesday afternoon. The meeting IS
to be held at the home of Mrs. Howard,
1852 Almond street.