Evening journal., 1898-07-18


that the Jew will regain the blessings
promised in Abraham; that Christen-
dom will disarm; that the whole world
will become one neighborhood that
human units will grow into human
unity; men into man; that the golden
rule will become more and more the
law Of society; that faith, hope, love,
will be acknowledged the human trim
ity-in brief. that the twentieth CEN
tury will be in very truth a century OF
Chnstocracy."
With this beautiful apotheosis OF
national possibilities before MS. let an
nexation come, but let II be the annex
alton Of love and peace. Free nations
grouping around the leader OF the free.
Then in every land and in every
cline. led and protected by our great
country, each free nation under its own
banner or il may be as one nation or
family OF nations, speaking one tongue;
under one hag-and IL may be yon
starry banner-the birth-songs Of free
dom shall be sung and everywhere the
refrain caught up:
my country. It's of thee,
Sweet land OF Liberty;
OF thee l sing"
In the light of two converging CEN
turles, is 1t not true that for us the SUI
preme question is; What is the
American outlook"
is it toward imperialism, or toward
nationalism? Shall it find expression
in the song of liberty for all nations.
or shall it be the dirge OF death? In
this crucial hour may the God OF ma
tions help our beloved country to
choose the right
Frederick Van Rensseler Dey gives a
legion Of the origin Of the stars anG
stripes:
He writes that in June, 1777, the
committee OF the Continental Congress
having in charge the adoption OF a ma
tional emblem, met in q house in
Philadelphia. Each committeeman had
design except Washington, he had
none All were inspected. None met
the approval of the father OF his coun-
try. Not satisfied, they all rose from
the table Of conference. Just then the
sunlight beaming through the dia-
mond-paned window of the gable, high
over their heads fell upon the table be-
fore Washington. The prlsmatic CLEAN
begat c0lors. which resolved into shape
before his eyes. The framework Of the
window separated bars of light In their
descent, so that when they met again
upon the table they became stripes OF
red and white Washington raised his
eyes and through the window saw the
blue dome OF Heaven beyond, where sc
many nights upon the battlefield h'
had watched the glittering stars. In
stinctively he saw the flag of freedom
AT once his conception. was adopted
July IA, 1777, Congress resolved; "Tha
the flag OF the United States be thir
teen stripes OF alternate red and white
That the Union be thirteen stars
white in a blue field presenting a ney
constellation"
Immediately. under the deft finger
OF Elizabeth Ross, OF No 233 Arc
street. Philadelphia, this new conccp
tion grew into the beautiful flag OF on
country.
Would IL not be a grand triumph 70
|. humanity II the end Of the nineteent
century, and the opening OF the tWen
tieth century, should find all liberty
loving nations OF the earth, gatherir
:, under that flag which was thus Dor
OF Heavens own rays, conceived an
' designed by our own Washington an
! made by woman's loving hand? S
gathering there under the lead n Gu
own beloved country, all battling 70
, the brotherhood and freedom Of man
kind; which in the last resort is th
chief end OF nationalism.
, II we are only true to our funda
! mental and traditional policy, sue
may be. aye, even shall be, the Amer
can outlook at the dawn of the twer
tieth century.