The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-11
DR.. ILIFF IS ELOQUENT
HE breaches ON THE GOSPEL
OF LIBERTY
Christianity and Liberty the Back
bone of Our Republic-our War
With Spain Necessary to Teach
Liberty and Humanity Gre
member the Maine"


ice, in recognition OF the splendid vic
tories of our navy at Manila and San
tiago, as well as the achievements Of
the land forces under Skaters COM
mand.
Dr. Tiff delivered the address. which
was filled with patriotic sentiments
and stirring TO such degree that the
audience could scarcely refrain from
applauding, the doctors subject being
"The Gospel of Liberty
The choir sang a beautiful anthem.
followed by The Battle Hymn of the
Republic in which Mrs. Wood led.
the congregation joining in the chorus
DIR. LIFTS ADDRESS.
DR.. Tiff began by declaring that the
true spirit of religion and the true
spirit of liberty were absolutely neces-
sary TO maintain a repuhlic-the two
must march hand in hand. Then at
some length he referred to the COM
ing of the pilgrims, who, by the advent
of their landing at Plymouth Rock,
founded mighty nation, destined to
work out the new problem of self-goy-
eminent. They were Christians, and
the speaker maintained that the idea
OF human liberty was of divine origin;
it had its birth in Bethlehem and was
Graded in d humble manger. Up to
the landing of the Mayfiower no such
idea as liberty had dawned upon the
nations. Even proud Athens, with her
learning and art. could say no more
than this, that 1 am a human being
and not a brute; second, that l am a
Greek and not a barbarian; third, that
] am a man and not woman. Liberty
means there are neither Greeks nor
barbarisns, neither Jew nor gentle.
neither male nor female. 1t makes no
distinction; il knows no power, except
that which belongs to the individual
In the earliest governments, the
chief was everything and the tribe
nothing. AS nations advanced, changes
came. The var era, and the general
or commander was the one great hero,
and his Subordinates nothing. Then
the religious idea came, and the priest
was everything. With the evolution Of
the ages, we reached a period when
kings, queens. kaisers and czars were
everything and the common people
nothing. ard one-half of the world
may be counted in this era at the
present time.
England, even with all advances
made is to some extent in this state
The king is all and man but little. In
all history there is nothing like this
glorious republic, which sHas so closely
cemented on the field of Appomatox.
SlA Eh4 OR LlbER1 L.
The speaker then reviewed the his
tory of Europe at the time of King
Charles and the singular events lead
ing up to the liberty ideas. Coming
Town to the early history of this coun-
try, he spoke Of the two conflicting
elements which entered into the con-
ditions here and finally led UP to the
civil war, and declared that under the
circumstances then existing, the south
had necessarily TO go wrong. Slavery
and liberty could never constitute a re-
public. and God permitted the war to
come. After dwelling upon the re-
suits, he described a vision in heaven
of Grant and Lee clasping hands as
they looked down upon this country
more strongly cemented by the blood
that flowed at Gettysburg.
THE PRESENT WAR.
Coming down to present history, the
speaker assigned three causes for the
war with Spain: First, the cause of
liberty God, ne maintained. desired
to work out the idea of liberty. and
trusted TO than advanced America.
Second reason, humanity. Wherever
there is Urue liberty there is true hu
mainly. Third. the blowing up of the
Maine.
REMEMBER THE MAINE.
Il know there are some preachers -
began the speaker, becoming enthusi
aStic, who want to pass this by. They
are Of The 'goodie, goOdie' class who
think that such an awful catastrophe
should not be laid at the door of Spain, |
but l have d different conviction.
Somehow or other. l never pray for
the success of this war without the
thought comes to me, Remember the
Maine. Tell NE that it was an acci- !
dent. The ship passed into the peace /
full haTbor and anchored under the /
protection of the Spanish flag, in
sight of the Spanish general and MORO !
castle. At dark, some hendiSh hand I
from the depths of hell passed beneath /
the waters and planted a mine of de-
strUction. And then another hand, as
fiendish and nellish as the one who
planted it, touched the button that
sent 265 souls to meet their God. Be
fore God, il seems to me we can't help !
but Remember the Maine Let /
Plymouth Rock be hurled far out into !
the ocean, let Bunker Hill and Apo (
matox be forgotten rather than forget /
the Maine and stay the progress of the /
God OF liberty, who now goes march /
ing on in Cuba
A COMMON COUNTRY.
Among the good results this war has |
accomplished has been to closer ce-
Some few years ago, men predicted an /
internal disruption; today there is but
one cry: "On to victory" 1t has |
aroused patriotism which has slum-
bered for years. only marifesting itself |
in the explosion of firecraclSers every |
Fourth of July. 1t has also sealed Che
friendship of the Anglo-Saxon race.
with England on one side c ''e At
lantic and the United Stats i the
other, we can now say to the r5st of
the world, Hands OF added the
speaker.
The present war would also be a tri-
umph for Protestant Christianity.
With Cuba, Porto Rico. the Philippines
Spain itself opened up for this greater
freedom of religious thought the
money and blood split will be
worthy investment.
THE EYES OF THE WORLD
OrENED.
And then" closed the doctor, 1--WE
have opened the eyes of the world as
TO the ability of our navy. They have
scoffed at US and called our ironcIads
toy ships. Toy ships. Ell? What of
Dewey? One sweep he made over
there in Manila bay and nothing re-
mast. except the smoking ruins, and
all this accomplished without the loss
of a man.
CERVERA'S BRAVERY.
From Santiago harbor, brave Cervera
makes a dash with his splendid ships.
and in an instant tons of steel beat
through the armored sides, and moth
ing remains but wreckage along the