The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-19


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thy elders ana thet win tel thee"
Clearly enough. q q one Of the pur-
po1en that God has Ia end0Wlng Us Inc
dlvidnaily with IA anniversary sense.
and freightlng as nationally with 4
Waahingt0n'a BlFlhday instinct. BY
mining through our souls the piouEh-
share Of remembered and cherished
cyenlu Of old u crumbles the stlhened
nDll. and atiFH lllF deep productive
juices. The natlouul consciousness q
aroused. the national and patriotic
pulse strengthened and quickened. II
means more than usual this week 20 be
an American citizen. There may b. q
good deal or foollahness and consider
able boyf play about our WnShington's
Birtllhny and Dewey Demonstration,
but on the whole. Il Il vastly quicken
Ing. broadening. ana F0lldlfylng. and We
humbly believe Ind dHyOutly pray.
that every yard of bunting that Is
fOated, every mile Of procession that y
marched. and every confused noise OF
drum and brass band that Is made,
our nRtloal awakening and upllft, and
% the reviVlng Of our patriotic love.
At noon on the thlrtleth day OF April,
1853, hundred and eleven years ago
the coming April, In the city Of New
York, and in the presence Of an assem-
blage OF the heroic men whose patri-
otic devotion had led the colonies 10
victory and Independence, George
Washington took the oath Of office as
chief magistrate Of the new born re-
public.
This impressive act was preceded at
O'Clock IN the morning, In all the
churches Of the city, by prayer for
Gods blessing on the government nnd
its first President. This happy begin
ming was not an accident. but due to
causes which our fathers distinctly rec
Ognlzed. No nation was ever more dis
tInctly founded, bultl up and led by
the Divine hand. Upon no people mas
God bestowed more abundant marks OF
favor. and upon no Othe. people do
greater responsibilities rest, And Il
should be our effort TO show our graft
tude for Gods dealings with US in the
past. and 10 obtain His favor In all
time to come.
A Goodly Heritage.
AS We remember the days OF old,
and the heroic struggles of our fathers,
VIC must not forget the gOodly herit-
age" which God, through them, has
transmitted TO US, And we should
manifest the true patriotic and Chris
tan spirit, by saying so, by rendering
sincere praise to the Oliver OF all our
blessings It Is no time for gloom and
desbondency when we have such u
heritage as that'which God has given
us. It IS true that We have done much
to Offend our God; and yet with divine
and fatherly compassion the Lord has
maintained our lot. Millions have sung
of Him as Our Fathers Cod and
prayed to Him as Our Father In
Heaven" What goodly heritage we
hAVei II is large; 1t now embraces
many OF the islands of the sea for
their good; Il Is an empire In Its pro-
portions; but Its Vastness Is not Its
chief characteristic: Its richness In the
natural elements Of wealth, and Its
adaptations to furnish great popula-
ton with work and bread, are grander
than the vastness Of Its territory. Yet
these millions are not. merely TO eat
food and wear clothes, and to be warm
ed In houses; but rs citizens they are TO
lNe uuNtE ClNll IublNutlulhs NHu 'AS
moral and immortal beings, they are TO
get ready TO meet God on the day Of
Judgment. But these United States are
furnishe;. with extraordinary facilities
for moral education and development.
Gods Word Is within the reach OF all
the people. and there are abundant
means in our churches and schools to
help them In the same direction. How
much Is Included In the open Bible and
free schools and religious freedom!
Truly we have a blessed inheritance;
the lines have fallen 10 US III pleasant
places; and we have gOOdly heritage.
AS we remember the days Of old
We must not forget that God gave US
the holy Sabbath Remember the
Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy" is HIS
command. Our country would not be
what II Is. were It not for the blessings
OF the Sabbath day. a public recOgni-
ton Of the Sabbath, as holy time, has
from the first, been accorded to the
day by our federal constitution. On
that DAY, the high civil functions OF
the chief magistrate Of the natiOn-the
business OF the supreme court--the
sessions OF both houses Of Congress
the operations OF the war and treas
ury and navy dcpurtments-all are
susncnded by constitutional provisions.
And SO all the individual states OF the
Union. in, their capacity of sovereign
powers, do provide for the Sabbath
ubReryancc by precept and penalty.
The Sabbath Is mans spiritual bless
ing not only, but his great temporal
blessing. Cnnfessedly, Sabbath break
ing. as crime, leads to all sorts OF
crime. PhilOsophically considered. the
Sabbath is the worlds great public
recognition OF the being and sovereignty
III Il God. whose laws are over US. And
10 degrade II from its snnrtity. Is 10
fling loose rein on the neck OF all the
wlld passions that spring out Of Athe-
ism, And as n fact OF observation, Just
as YOU blot out the Sabbath. you blot
out christian civilization II VIII be a
dark dey for America when she prac-
tlr,lly blOts out the fourth commando
ment
Indebted to the Fathers.
In our membranes of the past, let
us recognize our Indebtedness to the
statesmen and fathers of the RevOlu-
tlon who secured for us free and
open Bible. What would this nation
have been without IT! Let Mexico and
South America answer The world has
no other such text book. Our fathers
claimed Il MS II dictate OF social SELF
preservation, that the Bible be the
grent text book Of morals In our sys-
tom OF education, Why look ye!
Whcra would be our social system but
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