The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-23

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clothed with the nncst timber in the
world, while at stheir feet grow great
and rich harycstss SThe Genius otl Pros
tersss and Sprospeslty seems % hover
over us and smile uso, Us. And at her
birth the patrlots 81 That ,ine fixed Ia
wise and benchseat provision Ia our
constitu,ions that oSr mother state Ind
not enjoges They h,oyided for d sys.
tenn OF free schools 81 which they said
4 10 the eaildren o. 10 rich and poor.
s come a nd drJSSIse II the t5anlain q
knowledge freely, lAppiissese) And al
S SSs o. sut e1 NV hisss e yh, sis
white sehoolrouse as monument 10
their wisdom and patriotle t6scthought.
Sign OF freedom. the Iss OF our country
lnyour hands 20 That u mag noat 70, the
breeze from the nag stan Of this mag.
INDECENT building, the hiah school OF
Wheeling, y II
S"lt Is only IN q tsee country and a re-
public that ftee Schools and free educa-
tlon Is Possible. lone may Old Glory
wave over youe inslltutlons OF learning.
We have raised lis folds higher and
higher, until to>day, thank God, Its
folds touch the Clouds. and sweep the
earth. and IS resnected throughout the
earth. 1t Hcats on every sea and In
every port WHERE civilized man, has
S"To.day we have peace and plenty.
There Is no NORTH, no south, 90 east, no
west. From OLD Atlantic across the
Rockies. through the Golden Gate to
the peaceful seas iron, the great lakes
OF the north. Though the great cotton
fields OF the south 10 the tnrbulent gulf,
this great and fee people in harmony
and brotherly love are chanting the
grand battle hymn Of the republic:
Great God, We thank Thee for this.
This bounteous birtblaad Of the free"
I thank you one and all, and may
God sh0%er apSa YOU his choicest bless
as p 5ssSs f ia sssssds sr s sSn
very effectively. "HaIl Columbia"
Rev. B, B. Evans Pastor OF Zane
street church, taade the presentation
address. In the course Of his remarks
he said: ri ~
REV. Mr.. Evans ADDRESS.
Friends and patrons OF the high
school, on this birthday Of our nations
first President, by. reduest OF the Jr. O.
u, n. NJ. I am to present to this high.
school our natlonal ensign. With
Bishop Simpson I woltid say, Nall the
flag lust below the cross: that Is high
enough. Christ and Country, nothing
can como petwceIi or lopS prevail
against them. !.
There is no sentin1ent so strong as
love. This Is the undeciyIng principle
Of genuine patsiotIenl. the formation of
true loyalty 10 Country. one has said.
The discovery or America is the great
est event whish has ever taken place
In this world! OF ours. It helped to save
western civilization from q long strug-
sic and PERHAPS from following in the
wake OF the civilization of Egypt,
Greece and Rome. The progress OF the
best civilization has always been west
ut moved from, Assyria- phoenlcIa
and from the banks OF the Nile, to
Greece and Rome. Thence to north
western Europe, centerins in Paris and
London. It mas crossed the Atlantic.
and unless there are Changes not now
apparent II Is destined 10 reach its
largest dere!opmert ana highest perfec-
ton IN our, own fair land. We are the
f heirs q az me the asgs, We T draw our
B be aele T t. aha ssg sS ss sae
ciety and overcome the dangers that
Already western civilization is divided
into European ard American, between
which there Is a sllert contest going on
for Supremacy In the affairs of the
world. The progress OF civilization in
Europe IS hindered by their armies.
taxes and inability to produce from the
soil in many; States what they consume.
England and France, with an aggregate
population OIL Only twenty-five per cent.
greater than the United States. pay
4oo,0oO, 900 interest with s34o.00o.O for
an army and hearty 10000 men in their
armies. who not only Receive their SAL
aries, but their country is deprived Of
their toll which It needs so much to sup
ply their treasure. England does not
produce hall enough from her soH TO
feed her populatiof. If Europe sue
ceeds she must stop this drain.
Our position or the globe Is import
ant. We measure the width Of q con-
tIneEt which Is washed by two oceans.
We are or the highway in the march of
civilization Tom the. east to the west.
We are in the magnificent climate be-
tween those, parallels Of latitude which
have Furnished the Greatest, men of all
ages. In this latitude We fird the great
est trlun1phs in art ard literature.
Ours is country OF great wealth.
The land Carriage by railroads, etc., OF
our seventy millions Or o. people is more
than double the l. 10000, Ooo, people out;
side of this Country; In ,, lSsl we had
POPULATION H., in school, from 1880 to ., we
TSSg3Ssd our nssaTS -Four # ba aeho9
states OF ours.
The free bubble schools are increns.
ihs N prsPaay "a. 81 ca. eont T9te q We SI must
rayoritc Of eartil and heaven. This
with ~ well : dsvtfIIoped physical y mental
Let Us not forget that America, like
old ocean, must purify herself. What
a large amount OF fifth is carried into
the ocean from the rivers each day.
yet You will iipd' Its waters pure.
America has no dumping ground. How
important. therefore, we maintain our
own instItutions, For this purpose give
US the public schools with Christian and
patriotic teachers. and these stars and
stripes shall never trail In the dust,
"I, I, said stan rjncireG TO nosseSS