The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-27
ON 4 FIRM FOUNDATION
Sources of the Strength of the
American Republic.
Representative Eddy Addresses the
Annual Meeting of the washing
Four Important Corner stones Up
ON Which the Government Rests.

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sion a memorable one. The evening was
happily divided into a reception by the
| ladies' of the club at s O'Clock. a business
meeting at $50. carefully prepared ard
daintily served supper at :, followed by
music and addresses at $50 Rev. NJ
I Ross Fishburr, the retiring president, held
the chair for the occasion, and introduced
part in the programme.
Representative c. E. Littlefeld OF
Maine vas to have been present and make
an address, but was confined to his rooms
with an attack of influenza. and sent his
regrets. The programme included two
songs Kipling's "Recessional," sung by
Miss Mary E. Pond. and ora Pro Nobis, ="
| rendered by Mrs. y. d. Melvin in a mas
teTful style by a sweet soprano of eXcep-
tiOnal power. The others participating
were Rev Oliver Huckel. of Baltimore,
who spoke upon the subject The Mission
Of Our Church to the World" and Repre-
sentative Frank NJ. Eddy, Of Minnesota,
whose topic was "CorneTstones OF the
Republic" Mr.. Eddy said, in part:
The American Republic is a quadrangle,
a perfect square. and it towers above the
other governmental structures of the world
ss the Washington Monument towers above
the other buildings in this city OF states
men. Under each of the four corners is
a cornerstone shaped by the divine archi
tect Of the universe, and they rest not on
the sandy soil of superficial opinion or the
substratum Of error, but deep on the ever
lasting bedrock Of virtue so that the
building never gets out of plumb.
And these four cornerstones are the
Church, the home, the school, and the
press All of them are OF equal impor-
lance but all are not OF equal honor Each
is separate from the other, yet they are
inseparably connected for without the
Church we could have no civilization. The
theologians tell US No cross no crown
and | tell you that tie cross is always
has been, ana always viii be the advance
agent CT civilization. No barbarous or
savage land in all the world was ever civ
ilized until the Church pillow upturned the
SGD on which to SOW the seed of enligft-
eminent. without this civilization We
could have no home without the home il
would not be possible to dpbuild the school,
and without the school the press could
not exist a single day. So you see that
while each Of the 'cornerstOnes' is sep
arate and distinct, there is mutually be
tween them, an interdependcnce Of one
upon the other"
Leading up to his subject the speaker
said
The last but by no means the least
among the cornerstones is the press. ard
! do not mean the mighty metropolitan
dailiCs that are the marvel Of this marvel
Gus century whose complicated machinery
turns out papers, printed folded wrapped.
and addressed, ready for distribution.
faster than the eye can follow or than a
man can count; whose facilities for gath
ering the news are almost incomprehensi-
bic to the ordinary mind: who utilize the
telegraph the telephone. and the cable in
such a wonderful manner that you are able
TO read the afternoon happenings in the
Orient on the morning OF the same day;
whose tireiezs. wing-fo0ted, argus-eyed.
animated Interrogation points known as
reporters gather in everything that hap
pens guess wonderfully close TO what is
going to happen, and gather in great
many items that never have or never will
happen, and give them a circulation as
wide as the world These are q part of
The building. and a mighty important part,
too, if they We're removed il would be
sadly defaced. bu; not ruined But they
are not the press that forms the corner
stone. That is the country weekly. where
cftentimos the same man is reporter, ad-
yertising agent subscription solicitor.
business manager. composition. devil. and
editor combined, whose weekly paper goes
into more than half the homes of the ma
ton where none others ever enter.
Once in every seven days the weekly
enters the humble home Il Is an event
looked forward to, the mother holds it in
one hand while she works the churn
dashcr IN and down with the other and
reads il all and wishes there was more OF
il. It is the connecting link between her
the contents Inc next day TO her poor
neighbor when She pays her an Afternoon
visit The head Of the house comes in
after his days work is done eats his sup
per takes of his boots, lights his pipe /
and calls for the paper and reads every
thing perhaps beginning with The adver-
tisemeuts and winding up with the edi-
torial on Porto Rico, and nine times out of
ten. by the time he finishes he is Of the 1
same opinion as the editor. The uCgt dar
10 is wrapped around the chiidren's schoO. I
dinner and they read it during incoming. Il !
is absorbed. II becomes a part OF their /
being. They grow to see thisss with the I
editors eyes. think the editors thoughts /
and he furnishes the motive power that i'm /!
pels their action.
And hence ! denominate The Church OF /.
God. The Christian Home. The Cross /
the four great corner stones OF this great
Republic Of ours that all loyal hearts love (
so well and what better corner stones /
could be fCuud2 Then come what will (
come what may. let the rain Of adversely .
fail. the winds Of a misrule blow and the I
foods Of war sweep against IL. as long a. /
God reigus cur house will stand aud fall /
not because of its firm foundation
Mr. Eddy was followed By Rev. Oliver .
IIuckel who said in part
"Cougrelauonalism is not 80 much q
denomination as s1iIit and principle
which may pervade all denominations.
This spirit and principle is the maiEte-
nance and extension OF three things. ApOs
tolic simplicity. religious liberty and
catholic comprehensiveuess
1T is the primitive form OF the NeH
Testament Church. The whole Church was
first Congre gational. then Presbyterian
later Epi- opal. and finally papai, after
which it broke again into its constituents
1t allows the fullest liberty consistent
with loyalty to Christ in all matters Of doc
jrine, government. and ceremonies. Il
encourages an endless variety and diversity
in church form life and work as long as
the spirit % Christ is maintained. and as
long as IL is sought TO honor and gloriy
God
"CcugregatouaIism stands before The
world for the church as republic of God
We believe ia democracy IN religious as
in civil affairs. The Church will come to
this as its ultimate form, as il was its
primitive Ii is religious government OF
the people by the people. for the people
II is a divine blending of indiyidualism and
socialism in the highest things Of life. Its
possibilities are as large as the greatest
needs Of humanity. II opens prospect Of
illimitable expansion. Il is as broad as
Gods own Astounding and infinite love. The
modern missionary movement IS the