The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-23

Enterprise Council.
The anniversary Of Enterprise Coun-
ell No. S3l. J. o. U. a. NJ. was Cele-
brated by the members at their hall in
bridgeport, last evening, and very
pleasant time was had. The hall was
comfortably filled by the members and
their friends both male and female.
The programme was as follows. G. H..
Groves acting as master Of ceremonies:
Prayer. Bro. r. j. Davis
Address of Welcome. Bro. ]. a. Pyle
B B. :s, ;, Bro o; l. W. MIHks Ir
.......................Mi Miss Myrtle Thomas
Address. Bro. Z. II. CraGo, Richie Council
sohg-."The Flag that has Never Known
pec RIetsar T: nue. FINDER I'm
Raven pn.sn. Oliver any Williams lila
Rccitation-"oyer the Hin from the
Poor House" .................F. II. CraGo
The rendition of the programme was
followed by a nice lunch, which was
served to all present.
Professor Crago. in the course Of his
talk. said:
When first asked to talk to you to-
NDulu NIlIt SilpI l
speech. and really began to write one,
but events In this old world were hap
pening and following each other so rap
idly that l could not decide just what
ought to be said and what left unsaid.
History was making so fast that ! was
afraid that even a speech n week or less
old would be considered back number,
out of date. &c. Really we are living,
moving and having our being in stirring
times. We ought 10 thank God that we
are permitted to live in such an age
this age of progress in everything that
goes to make up greatness In the manu-
features, greatness in the arts, greatness
in education. greatness in church privl-
leSeS-in short greatness in everything
that goes TO make man better. purer.
nobler. II II has ever been a high honor
10 be known as an American citizen,
what Is 1t now? Now. when we reach
out our arms and embrace the world;
when Old Glory floats not only over
every foot of land we have long called
our own, but over in Cuba. Porto Rico.
Hawaii and the Islands of the Sea. Our
flag Is respected. venerated and feared
as It never was before.
1t used to be the boast of n Briton and
Is yet. that the sun never sets on the
boast that the flag OF our country basks
IN eternal sunshine. ] did not as said.
prepare q speech, but Will talk for a
very short time on God In History"
And what more suitable to the men,
beers of this patriotic order. whose mis-
sion 1t is to teach pure Amercanism.
and what time more suitable than this.
the o2nd of February. the anniversary
of. the birth Of him who was First in
war, first in peace and first In the hearts
of his countrymcn." the father OF his
country, the great, the immortal Wash
ington. That there is an overruling
Providence. that in some way. mysteri-
Gus though II may seem TO usshapes our
ways, that There's Il Divinity that shape
our lives rough hcw them as We will. .
is acknowledged by all who read the
history Of the past and note even caSu-
ally the rise and fail of nations. the evo-
luton OF the various races, from bar
Darous and even savage states TO the
height OF civilization.
II Is not my purpose to say much OF
the far past. but merely notice a few
landmarks. footprints of God as 1t were,
along the ages as he has dealt with man
and with nations. Whenever 1t was
necessary for n man to step forth and
tower above his fellows ms leader
that man was found-in this connection
We might mention Il Noah, Moses. a
Paul, the martyrs, Luther. a Calvin,
Knox. a Wesley. and hosts of others.
we might mention. Did he wish TO give
his revealed will TO mana Jewish ma
tlon Is raised up through whom the Shi-
loh. the world redecmer came. Was
there TO be an asylum for the oppressed
OF all nations? America was discovered
and in the fullncss of time, was peopled
by those seeking freedom in its broadcast
sense. and finally became our own
United States. the land OF the free and
the home OF the brave.
When we ms n people forgot to re-
spect the rights OF our fellows. and al
lowed the dark sin OF human slavery
to stain and mar our otherwise fair es-
cutcheon: when the sin became so hid
euus as to cry TO heaven. n Lincoln was
raised up 10 lead our nation through n
baptism OF blood. purer. Srander. faircr.
stronger than ever before. The old
world predicted the failure of the new
republic. but all their predictions
proved false, and we are to-day by far
the strongest nation on the face of the
earth.
But II ever a nation was led In ways
that II knew not. and perhaps In ways
that II would not have chosen to go.
this nation has been during the past
year. Just one year and seven days
ago our good battleship Maine was
blown to pieces in Havana harbOr. and
since then a nation has prepared for
war. has subducd one OF the oldest ma
lions In the world: taken from her
nearly all her colonies and opened the
way for freedom. education and Chris
,ianity over great territory, where
their light has never shown before.
Some one has said. that when we were
blown up in Havana harbOr other ma
lions did not dream that we would light
all over the world, but so II was and Is.
American soldiers are to-day lighting
on the other side OF the world. They
are following the flag wherever It goes,
and II can go wherever the strong arm
Of the American soldier secs 1T to carry
II. The Junior order Of United AmcrI-
can Mechanics Is q; band OF brothers
sworn to protect the hHt; and uphold the
pure principles Of Christianity. and
abovc1al to stand by our free schools.
Long may the order prosper and con-
tlnuc to do It's noble work.
The Mercantile Dance.
The Mercantile Club observed Wash
ington's birthday by giving pink dom