The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

ministrative pureness and in pureness
among our citizens Each true heart
is the nations reservoir. Infdelity and
patriotism never mix. Rights are found
ed upon righteousness, and righteous
ness rests in God Christian citizens
ought to study the things of Caesar as
well as the things of God. Citizenship
means participation. Reform is only
possible when good men put their
shoulder to the wheel, however dirty
the wheel. Principle must command
beyond party when party is recreant
to Gods law and Christian citizenship.
Self-respect and sound words are
among the safeguards of our future
Reason is rising from her Tong minor
ity," Faith toward God and trust in
Him and obedience to Him will secure
national permanence and immanence.
The principles of the Gospel of His
Son, preached in the churches, legis-
Ilated in the assemblies, and exemplified
in citizenship, will eXalt the American
people. The churches which do not
evangelize, will perish with spiritual
paralysis Thus saith the Lord: Let
not the wise glory in his wisdom, let
not the rich glory in his riches neither
let the mighty glory in his might; but
let him that glorieth glory in this, that
he understandeth and knoweth Me,
| that | am the Lord which exercise low
! ing kindness, judgment, and righteous
ness in the earth; for in these l delight
saith the Lord"
! If the apostle Paul was debtor both
to the Greeks and to the Barbarians
both to the wise and to the unwise," we
are more. Our Thanksgiving includes
| the legacies of the ancients from Baby
| lonia's sixty minute hour division from
Greek alphabet and Roman politics,
from Persian coin valuations and He
brew moral codes. Our times CALI UP
strange contrasts and wonderful pro-
gress 1t is a long road from Babel,
but language is winning universal vic
'Itories. Many ages have rolled on since
Jubal played his harp among the Cam
antics but music now relieves the
world with symphony in voice and in
strument. Once gross superstitions cor
roded the human fears, but now science
has placed material systems, mastered
natural elements, discovered the hui
man system and prolonged human life,
and into our life is projected the exhil-
arations of history, travel philosophy,
invention, home comforts, the daily
press and the electric button. The ma
tions of modern Europe are the bios
soming Of centuries of Gospel evangel-
ization. Fifty years ago, France was
ruled by Napoleon. and is now a repub-
llic; Italy suffered under papal rule, and
fragments, and is now united and adj
Ivancing toward freer government; pop
ular sentiment against Siberian hOr-
rors is loosening the iron grasp of the
car; excepting Russia, freedom of
speech is almost universal. reasonable
speech being allowed only in the Unit
ed States. The influence of constitu-
tional liberty has entered every cOun-
try in the old world making Central
and South America. Australia, Canada,
and even China and Japan more or less
republican. Benighted Africa is being
redeemed from her barbaric sleep of
the ages. May the republic of Washing
ton and jefferson continue under God
to be the polar star of the seat of
man"
We renew thanksgiving today for the
perpetuation of our glorious republic
We have hardly attained to Joseph Ad-
dison's ideal,
20 liberty thou goddess heavenly
bright
Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with de-
light;
Eternal pleasures in thy presence
And smiling plenty leads the wanton
train.
Eased of her load, Subsection grows
more light
And poverty looks cheerful in thy
sight"
We can agree with Collier that our
private blessings of liberty which we
enjoy deserve the thankfulness of a
whole life" Guian Verplanck was
once president of the board of mmi-
grafton, and he said that we are sancti-
fed by the wretched Of all nations
What nation on earth could receive in
TO it's bosom the elements of commun-
ism. socialism. nihlism, anarchism,
mormonism, spiritism, Jesuitism, ma
terialism, rationalism and yet remain
the Land of the free and the home of
the brave?"
The South and her negro problem,
the Western swift growths, the East
and It's commercial greed, our longest
ed city masses, leave no section en-
tirelY comDlacent nor the whole ma
the foreign mission of the world: we
have the continental outlook for the
world. Our political campaigns teach
us to listen. to think, to read. to inves-
tigate, discriminate. and to decide
things for the common veal of the Re-
public. We need no great standing ar
my The intelligent mass prevails
rather than the doWntrodden mob. our
ballot
rs a weapon firmer set and sharper
than the bayonet
A weapon that comes down as still
; As snowfakes fall upon the sod;
1t registers the freeman's Will
As lightnings do the win of God"
1t vindicates the confidence reposed
in common suffrage and in the moral
sense of the community. 1t proves that
when the voters are thoroughly in
formed and aroused, no machine can
withstand them, however skillfuily Il
may be organized or how strongly in
trenched in patronage and power. Viz
ginia is framing a new constitution.
Thomas Jefferson's slogan was free
dom Of speech" the Virginians have
stricken out the phrase with practica
uuanimity Free speech ought TO b.
denied to everyone who has not at
tanned to the liberty Of Righteousness.
Our ballot ought to be withheld from
all who do not represent the brother
hood Of freemen. The torch of treason
should be drowned among us. and pre-
vented from coming to us.
"A mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing;
And though this world, with dev.li
filed.
Should threaten to undo US.
We will not fear. for God hath willeC
His truth to triumph through us"
And therefore we ought to help Goo
restrain the works and workers Of the
: | Devil.
We bless God today for our increas-
ing American Brotherhood and fellow
ship, our national bond of peace. Or
April q 1866, the battle of Five Forks
was fought; at 2.30 p. m. Fort Gregg
the last defence of Richmond fell
soon after, Gen. Lee surrendered; the1
Gen. Grant did the noble thing. re
questing his army to abstain from al
; signs OF rejoicing; he said a nobl
word. 1.-The foe is cur countrymal