The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-26
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Seattle theatcr on '.Reai Sources Of Ma
hoaal Prosperity the sermon Being a
patriotic one. He said in substance;
One hundred and seventeen years ago
today the British army. after eight years
81 warfare "a secure 10 King George Shs
possession Of HIS colonies. evacuated the
city 81 New York. The enemy left behind
- promise OF their return a British nag
waving from the highest stan In AL the
town. Following close upon the retreat
Ing English came Washington and the
Brush nag was quickly torn from the
stan and the patriotic banner aufaried
IN ~ Place; whereupon = mighty cheer
from the multitude greeted this emblem
away II le said that sons stern Tory
uttered the warning cry. Americans, you
have won your liberty, what are sou go-
s'Ft u 70 b. noted that shis cry was
not alone the expression of Tory hate,
bat the honest nn5eiief Of fufisf and
government upon any large scale, or en-
daring for any considerable period. His
tory Itself seemed 70 say Impessihie' 20
the dream OF the fathers Of our American
IN Is my purpose 70 speak for the hour
upon The principles. upon tho sorfai facts
and forces that have made America great
.nd free for more than a hundred Years
And first fn Importance among these So
ctai facts We name ihis-~that here In
America larger measure OF personal ith~
erty, % opportunity and therefore Of
man than ~ any land or asr known 20
history. Whatever constitutions have
said there EXISTS In AL European states
Between the peasant and the noble, be-.
tween the brakeman and 4he gentry.
shert exists an almost fmpassahie social
guilt Fer fuii century 4 has been our
boast that IN America ambition IL free
- rise BY honest effort and that genius
wears no tefser< 81 sociai tradition. That
from frontier cabin a Garfield may rise
- the presidency. that from a Kentucky
bowel n Lincoln may rise to highest hon
ors ancnH she eArth-s wlsest and nobiest.
This personal liberty. liberty in it, trucst
sones errau@e h means freedom TO do. to
be, 20 win and hold the rewards men
prise, hae beca The chief bulwark % our
republic Il u said that this condition
1f Anssrscwn lifc h passing away, that
There are hundreds and thousands Of men
who cannot reasonably hope fer better
tomorrow II this IT, srue. let thoughtful
PATRIOTS beware. for ~ men cannot make
their way w onI Of unfortunate eondI-
tiams sooner or later they will attempt
~ aght their way 10 the position injustice
eiessx 20 them. and this II revolution
"a y said thai education hfeeds dis.
cuntent heehiiae we edncatt our boys aud
xsrlA above those lo~ts conditions in
whtsa the masses must five, our fathers
thought otherwise they believed the safe
~ OF frye government rested upon ths
Intelligence of the people Rather thr
American Doctrine r.. educate the boy
aolta his STATEN. and then keep the
feet Mnsrpis year sehaeiw. lei them
guieksn e1r chitiser's ambition tn be bet
Ter than their fathers. preserve the iib-
sssiss won Y Al the BATTLES from Bunker
tili - Yorktown, from Bun Run To APP
pfsHafsNx, and all VIII be woA
Anather social fere~ not TO be omitted
u this rpnaectian L. found IN the taci
nations q Religious Vsagls James ftryes
historian and scholar, ia authority Ter this
&AateN&n{ that here In 4Es5rysgs~ il re-
is9sun ~ elearly fnree inglasneimx con-
yiAet ~ ~ the oa<e @f America More thar
tAir MAY ~ elaisnea Whatever the fauis-
% traditional Protestant teaching may
have hesa. has ever sufaFcea q stern
morality u has tAnMhf she nFisual V4rtste
~ nrif control iasianffg, soafset4 intsx.
rlts saasis and wumanIy viysu.--s hesa
have hosn upheld IN All orr churches BY
an the prosnlsea and 81 ali shs thrsat.n
rs, an iasl boz an sysr- s i ~ sns
Htn~ sawrffat prpmetrr II morality
hittertg Hivilitaa ssstetY has rested On
rslAsie1, sud ssee xsssrnmsns has pros
rAuother eaei al faree tandsus 70 thr
i-snssueHvr ~ the refaa1lsc & tire we'll
greahaed eonnagnge tsat from TINE Is
tbs ssip ~ State safwly ihrpuxh ana i,
aN gefsim tiivsa this aiffAalon "a us
eFs1 tne dlfyasiau IS int#sss4wnre. ths
isfgsfen ~ rrepwFts and she 8lrnsion n
Memee Nlll rAsns nssssis nseG and wssnen
Wsn ~iN te2H fhN ~ sate III zAfs sstka
raAs = shw bssiraes ~ oar hope far uuf
when sir HARRY Vars assa a. ! ry.l
sesnasA IN hesaM 80 ef1st &sd raiaa is.la
lsaeFtf ~ saia Tnsek saa haxs ~,
tssfafr - ~ cssss To- ~hlsn | saYef
paNer sr wslf taal liberty whlsh shs.4it
~ aa2ng ths eaa.ceet % ear ssssh,Y pss~
set*iens