New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-24


from a scene of sadness and plunder one
of sunshine and prosperity. He prom
ised to be present at next years gather
ing and deliver the best address Of which
he was capable.
| The other speakers, all of whom were
introduced by Henry Moll, were Dr..
Welcome Of Sleepy Eye, Col. Pfaender
of New Ulm and Attorney Hughes Of
Mankato.
Welcomes Patriotic Talk.
DR.. Welcome spoke briefly in a pa
triotic vein as follows:
| Americans by birth and adoption have
had to pass through war and sorrow to
maintain peace and bind this country to-
gether as unit, as one free people. Not
only have we fought nations, out also the
savage. War means much. But we see
the patriotism of our people in the war
we have just had with Spain.
"But single blast rang out from wars
hoarse trumpet, a single call to arms and
a nation stood upon its feet and an
swered here" T%
We believe that upon America is laid
the vestment of mighty priesthood.
Among the nations of the world no
country in all the ages has been SO man
ifestly ordained and fitted to be the
annointed of the the Almighty in fulfill
ing the destiny of mankind.
Europe was all in tremble with nerv-
BUSINESS which presaged a convulsion
when Columbus pushed boldly into the
unknown western waters. All over the
continent, and in England as we'll, the
people were uneasy and restless under
the yoke of oppression that CALLED their
necks. The human mind, bound long
years with the fetters of bigotry and ig
norance, drank deep draughts at the
spring of ~Grecian letters, and, un-
der the stimulus of its new found pow
ers, turned with resistless impetus to lib
erty of thought. At this period the
blood Of Wycliffe and Huss and Jerome
of Prague was crying from the ground
against the existing order. Like light
ming flashes that leap ont of darkness
when the storm gods gather to do theil
awful work, the flames &C Thousand
martyrs stakes were presaging the com
ing of the tempest whose fury was t.
shake all Europe from its center to it
utmost borders. 49, ~.
The invention of the. printing pres
gave. new spirit to civilization and
medium of extension of thought receive.
its pentacost in gift of tongues. TIL
human mind was quickened with ney
thought and new aspirations. With th
press scattering the new gospel Of liber
ty like golden grain among the people
2 the age stood ready for action. The tim
ihad come. God shook the earth, and lik
the apostle of old truth came forth ou
of its prison and set about the conver
sion Of its jailor. The world aWoke t
lfind itself afame with the new convic
tion that all men are created equal, tina
society is but another name for humani
ty, that there is people, and that gov
j ernment is the right of the people.
But it was not in Europe or in the de
lcaying east that the problem of a higbe
civilization was to be wrought out. Dur
ing the countless ages Of Asia's splendo,
when cleaning with oriental luxury sh
marched at the head Of the nations
through the years when the sun of Greco
ian glory enlightened the world; al
through the centuries, when from th
rivers to the ends of the earth the glin
8 of the Roman eagles marked her uni
versal empire during the agony of disso
. luton, when the holy empire slowl
I crumbled to pieces and the fragment
! were whitening in fierce contest for th
) mastery all these countless years Jehov
: ah had hidden in the vast wilderness Q
IS America the waters of new Eden, re
e served to be the home Of the new hu
manity in anticipation of nation ye
to be. He had fashioned a continen
/ sown with forests, watered with livin.
) streams and studded with eternal hills
il the treasure vaults of the coming free
e men. When the hour of destiny arrived
J, the clouds rolled back and . new worl'
stood forth.
We are but now discovering that ma
tions like men, are born in th
anguish Of travail. Out Of the womb .
hunger and distress was this natiol
& brought forth. War stood sponsor 4
Iher christening, and oficiated At he
confirmation; but she has lived g Civ
Z promise Of ultimately fulfilling her des