Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-05

ana real sense they are q branch, that
seems divinely chosen to be a blessing to
all the families of the earth in these latter
days 1t Is the Anglo-Saxon who has
taught the world the principles OF free
representative government. 1t was he who
first In the modern world, broke the
shackles o. irresponsible kingly powers"
A Special People.
At the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church both services were appropriate to
the day. In the morning the pastor, Rev.
Wallace Radcliffe, preached upon 1.-The
Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a
special people to Himself'-Deut. vif:6 say
ing: The Declaration of independence first
claims the inalienable rights because EN-
dowed by their Creator Our geography
Is seal to our divine election. God binds
us together by the clasps of mountain
granite. Our mission is to organize lib
erty"
In the evening a patriotic praise service
was conducted by Mr.. ]. Porter Lawrence.
organist and precentor, in which Mr. VIM.
d. Hoover, Mrs. Shir-Cuff, Mr. Ernst and
others participated.
The day was appropriately celebrated by
the Hamline NJ. E. Church Sunday school.
The school room was beautifully decorated
"Old Glory being ever present The ex-
ercises were conducted by Assistant Super
1ntendent E. l. Booraem. The pastor, Rev.
Dr. Stricken, presented to the school two
beautiful new flags, the gift of the schol-
dent T. B. Towner. The exercises were in
terspersed with instrumental music by
Messrs. w. B. Mundelle, Otis d. SWEET,
Charles E. Reed and Miss Ada Lipp.
An ode to the flag was reci.ed by Master
Luther Nye. The Star Spangled Banner
ard my Country were sung by Messrs
j. Arthur Rose, j. Walter Humphrey, Ray
mond Moulton and E. w. Poston. The at
tendance was large, the committee of ar
rangements being Messrs. ]. w. Davis, w.
B. Morgan, T. NJ. Rifle, E. P. Hamlin,
Mrs. F. P. Polkinhorn and Miss Annie F..
Wing.
was held last eval hg at the Metropolitan
NJ. E. Church, there being a union service
OF the church and the Epworth League.
Among the floral decorations was n hand
some bouquet from the White House.
Mr., E. S. La Fetra. president of the Er
worth League, presided. and Rev. Hugh
Johnston. the pastor, offered prayer. Brief
speeches were made by T. H. Mckee ard
were presented, respectively, to the Sunday
school and the Epworth League of the
church by Mrs. S. d. La Fetra on behalf
Of the donor, Mrs L. =. Camp Of New
York, Master Watson Moffatt and Miss
Jessie Hansberger bearing the flags TO the
platform.
Short addresses were made by Mr..
Twitchell, on temperance: Mr.. Sanford, OF
public schools: Mrs. Wharton. on social
purity Miss Church. on good literature,
and Mr. Ford on Sabbath observance. Mr..
La Fetra and Mr.. Harvey also made brief
speeches in accepting the flags for use in
the church ard patriotic work.
Other Churches.
AT the Fourth Presbyterian Church. the
pastor, Rev. Jos. T. Kelly, preached elo-
quently upon Liberty and Freedom as
Exemplifed in American History"
The pastor of the Church of the Refor-
nation. the Rev. w. E. Parson, preached
on the Two Declarations of Indcpend-
ence,' comparing the Augsburg declaration
of 1870 with that at PhiIadelphia, july !.
1916 saying that it is doubtful if the latter
would ever have been made # the former
had not been.
At the Second Baptist Church the pas
tor. the Rev. E. Hez Swem spoke on
Freedom saying that one born and bred
in this land can hardly realize what free
dom We enjoy.
At the Church of the Ascension the Rev.
John ii. Elliott, the pastor. delivered a
sermon appropriate to the day.
The Rev II. r. Naylor, pastor Of the Nc
kcndree NJ. E. Church, preached on the
text Stand fast in the liberty wherewith
Christ hath made us firm
Appropriate services were held at the Y.
NJ. c. A, the Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis,
pastor of the Western Presbyterian Chu:ch,
speaking on The Knight Errantry of the
Twentieth Century,
BrookIand sunday school.
Patriotic services were held yesterday
afternoon by the Calvary Union Sunday
school at the Brookland town hall. The
chief feature was address by Rev. John
Bowers of St. Marks Church of this city.
He spoke of American patriotism and in
dependence, and how 1t should be honored
and appreciated.
He was DESTROYS of instlling this fact into
the minds and hearts of the little children
especially, and asked them number Of
questions about their country's liberty.
The nations flag was discussed, also
was the true meaning of independence, and
euloGiZed the public schools, where, from
the first entrance into the primary grades
to the year of graduation, patriotism and
the true love for "Old Glory" are impressed
upon the youngster.
The services closed with America" and
benediction.
Before the EndeavOrers.
Mr.. Lyman S. Emery pictured the dan
gers that confront the country in an adj
dress on that subject delivered at the Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church last even
ing. There large attendance.
The hall, under the charge of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society of Mt Pleasant. was
radiant In a profusion of the stars and
stripes and floral decorations. Mr.. Emery
said in part:
We are the strongest, most powerful
nation OF the world-strong In the abund-
ance of our resources or wealth, strong IN
the intellectual character of our people;
strong in the patriotism Of our American
citizenship, and, should an emergency arise,
we are strong in the equipment of our
navy and our citizen soldiery.
But with all our strength and prosperity
and power and the facilities for their de-
velopn ent there are dangers besetting and
surrounding us that threaten us a ma
ton unless We carefully guard against
them.
One of those dangers is the tremendous
tide and character of immigration coming
to at the rate of about 900 a day, too
soon clothed with the privileges and pow
ers of American citizenship.
Another danger is in arraying capital
against labor and labor against capital
the poor against the rich-instead of Gull
tivatiLg a proper sentiment of mutual in
depeLCeL
Another danger Is In resurrecting or en-
rendering sectional strife and bitterness
one section of the country arrayed against
another section not upon the old lines, but
upon new lines and other issues.
Yet another is in the failure to maintain
the purity Of the ballot every where and all
the time. And still another danger is al
legged, and that is in the diminution of the
mental and physical endurance of our race
as one generation succeeds another
There Is still another danger which
seems to threaten gradually the religious
n n of nItr