The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-21

under the providence OF Cod we enjoy
to-day. Four hundred and Ave years
ago Columbus discovered this Ameri.
can continent. and therefore we and the
SOM OF the Revolution are pr!marilyln-
debted to him under God, for the land
which we enjoy In peace and security,
He save thanks to his Creator, when a
new continent dawned upon his vision.
although he was not destined to dwell
In II. How much more fervent should
be our gratitude since we possess the
fruits OF his labors and OF his victory.
But not for this earthly possession only
should we BIO thankful. but for the pre-
.cious boon OF Constitutional liberty,
which we inherit, and for which we ARE
Indebted to Tho fathers OF the Revolu-.
tlon. No. a jfi y
CONSTITUTIONAL. LIBERTY.
How our hearts thrill as We recall the
great names and deeds of tho Rcvolu-
tlon. The old bell OF Philadelphia rang
out It's proclamation OF liberty; and the
thirteen colonies were eventually Uni
ted States. George Washington, the
COMMUNICATIVE OF the army OF the
Revolution, was chosen as the first Press
ident OF the republic. and as soon as he
was innugurated, In the spirit OF the
true patriot he took n few friends with
him TO the house OF God, where he ear
nestly implored the divine help In tho
administration OF the affairs OF the new
nation and government.
How strange II appears to look back
to the day OF early poverty. OF early
jealousy between colonies, to the day OF
crude colonial legislation and imperfect
colonial institutions; TO the dag when
there was no native literature desorv-
ing the name upon this continent. The
imagination can hardly picture such
scene as was then presented The carly
former things have TO large extent
passed away, even things more recent
than those to which I have just refer
red. Fierce intestine disturbances boz
tween states, fierce animosltles which
prevailed at different times against
Great Britain; these, too, have passed
away. And the early discussions re-
gardIng the humanity consists in this
continual progress. where the former
things are passing away and the new
things are being attained and realized.
The most hopeless peoples GRO those
who are immobile; hardly to be moved
by the stroke Of external power. except
1t be by the power OF the Christian re-
lig!on. Christianity works toward such
ends everinorc, carrying persons for
ward and peoples forward with the
sweep OF a new and steady advance.
The historical point which we have
reached In our country, ought to awak-
en- our patriotic love. Whether In our
individual or In our collective life, we
are taught by the epochs in our own
history. And such teachers do their
work because of the power they have OF
probing. consciousness, boring into the
heart OF the.llte. Events, and the men,
ory Of events, disastrous or prosperous,
ut makes very little difference which,
leave track OF fire behind them, Gre
ate consciousness; and consciousness Is
life, consciousness is power fraught
with the potenc!es OF effect. Even ind-
vidual life. is full of that experience.
Something has TO happen to n man, be-
fore he begins to sum up into q man.
Volcanoes are means OF grace. Thun-
derbolts are angels In disguise. It Is re-
lated OF Sir Isaac Newton that as n
boy. he never rose up to the level OF
medlocrity. till his pride was stung one
day by being kicked by a schooi-mate.
Being born again Is good philosophy, a $
well as good theology. It Is the case OF
every SAUL that something which goes
clear to the quick. must happen before
he can become Paul. The prophet, Jer-
emiah. says. that, exactly that. was the
trouble with Moab: Moab never had
any history, nothing to suffer, nothing
to remember. nothing 10 celebrate: new
err had been stirred, settled on his lees;
never gone into captivity.
Clearly enough. that is one OF the pur-
poses that God has In endowing US in
dlvlduaily with an anniversary sense,
and freightinG us nationally with
Washington's birthday instinct, By
running through our souls the plow-
share of remembered and cherished
events OF old, It crumhles the stiffened
soil. and st!rs the deep productive
Juices. The national consciousness is
aroused.th national and patriotic pulse
strengthened and quickeaed. It means
more than usual this week to be an
American. There may be a good deal
OF foolishncss and considerable boys
play about our Washington birthday
demonstration. but on the whole. Il Is
vastly quickeniDg, broadening. and SOL
idifying, and We humbly believe and
devoutly pray, that every yard OF
bunting that IS flonted. every mile OF
procession that Is marched. and every
confused noise OF drum and brass band
that is made, may be blessed by the
Almighty 20 our national awakening
and unlift. and to the reviving OF our
patriotic love.
+ UNIVERSAL EDUCATION.
The system OF universal education is
in our age the most prominent and SAL
utary feature OF the spirit of cnlighten-
ment, and It Is peculiarly appropriate
that the schools be made by the people
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