The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-28
MEANING or OR PROSPERITY
Dr. Motel Intrrprets II rs Imposing on
1ndl, iGual Citizens a Great Trust.

In his Thanksgiving sermon Yesterday
In the Church of the HOLY Communion
on 'The Nation and the Citizen" the Rev
DR.. Motel. the rector, spoke Of our unex-
ampled material prosperity a. a nation
and interpreted it "a Gods design to impose
upon the American nation and its indiyid-
ual citizens duty to use wealth TO spread
the blessings of education and to uphold
The cause OF religion and morality az an
example Ia other peoples, lie said in part:
lpon this day. when great nation sus-
ponds its Wonted occupations la order that
II may turn with its whole heart and soul and
mlnd to the fountain head OF ali blessings
to thank Him for the goodness which has
crowned this year. it becomes the calm and
deliberate citizen and student to reflect upon
the evident meaning of the nations phcnom-
ehai development and prosperity. upon it's
proper Interpretation depends the future we'll
being and p'Tpetuty of this nation
four country has attained to the prophecy
OF DE Iocquevilc, sixty years ago, TINT IN.
Anglo American relies upon. and achieves
extraordinary results through his intense ard
tTeless energy, aud II to-day through thar
energy the nation l. like "A great giant Whose.
tigor and whose ambition ar. almost bound-
less, IL ~ becatIs. IN blessing us so sin Yul rIv
t,od has distinct purpose in view, lust a.
lie has such purpose IN view when lie en-
dows ,. ran WIN mind. with viii and good
l-,4I
as God-g!ven and God-ntrusted instruments
tor good
he state and the nation are endowed
with the sam" functions and responsibility
ana the greater the resources phVsiCul
splritua and intellectual, the greater he.
comes the nations and the states trust and
responsibility. ~
And il. for example lie has given us oppor.
tuhnics Tor educat ION SUCH a. ! bsliryn nav.
never fallen to the lot OF any other people
OF the earth. IL l. that We NAV use th,..
opportunities III the highest deyrlopI.ut
OF our talents as a. people 10 advance th,.
STALE ana nation and achieve the national
PURPOSE ana mission, Upon each citizen,
Irrespective OF station or rank. is imnos.i
a co'nppnent part ut this great trust and
70 responsibility for l. IN the ind ydu.i
citizen there be- lack Of conscience lack nj
mo tltruist!C Siirlt. .lCh Of civil and nntinn.i
brric and lonOr II the citizen Ice Ss,J
and controlled merely by a spirit OF lust for
wealth and lust To- power and might which
suONerts the fisnt Igat Tor a personal Az
Yraniizernent Mhi'h centuries up 10 the
imaginat ion Ia, period in tho history OF the
Roman umpire il which Horace Iaments
~ his satires hat tho people turned In 'oathinr
10 send them d"liverance-th then were ths
nation doomed and the blessings of to-day
would become the scourge of its conscience.
ever flashing il. unit Il 1t sank to the open grave
leaving behind the memory Of dshonor
and disgrace OF people once great and
ehuoW go WIN rarest possibility, actually
blinded by its blessings and forgetting the
source OF these blessings missing the national
pnrp9se Of Its being end committing national
but ! do r.et fear for what the future hold.