The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-17

THE III. LIEBER COMPANY.
"a West Washington street..
OBLIGATION TO THE PAST
REV. H.. w. KELLOGG's SERMON AT
CENTRAL-AvENUE CHURCH.
He Tells Of Things That Cannot BE
Represented-The Discourse.

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the Central-avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, spoke yesterday morning on Our
Obligation to the Past" taking his text
from Hebrews: That they without US
could not be made perfect. God having pre-
pared some better things for US" The cele-
bration Of the twenty-hfth anniversary of
this church will begin Wednesday with
evening services and will be followed by
services every evening until next Monday,
including the regular day services next
Sunday.
Mr.. Kellogg said in part: There are
some subjects that cannot be overdescribed
or extravagantly represented. we had
heard all our lives of the beauties or Swltz-
erland. Books have been filled with glow
Ing descriptions. We on our Journey heard
all the way from England down through
sEe Rhine country that we must wait untlI
We reached Switzerland for beauty, ana We
began to fear that We should be dlsap-
pointed. but | shall never forget that day
when we rose to the summit of Rig1 ana
the panorama OF that wonderful country
swept I'm upon the vision, those thirteen
blue lakes and the quaint villages so mar
monious to their surroundings, nestIlng
away I'm the mountains, ana tnat circle OF
snow-topped ranges glistening in the sun
light. We were not disappointed except TO
md that no languag could tell one-halI
the glories OF the land.
saThe boast of the American is familiar
In all lands where he sojourns. and this is
all the world. He Is a notorious talker OF
his land. its resources, its bigness and It's
Institutions and Industries. He is offensive
to the modest European. But ne mas a
right 10 do this. And when our neignDors
excIaim with Canon Farrar in his farewell
address to America: Il have stood In simple
astonishment before the growth, the power,
the Irresistible advance, the Niagara rush
parent destiny of this nation, wondering
wnereunto IL would grow.
AN HONEST INVENTORY.
"It is not a foolish initiation of conceit.
but an attempt at an honest inventory OF
national blessings. Truly. we are a won
derful people. We have inherited our bless
Ings from all the past. Every important
civilization, ancient and modern. has sifted
out its chan and given over to US its wheat
/ have stood near the source of the great
Columbia river and have traced its course
through mountain paths, have seen the lit
tie spring riverlet swelled by the contribu-
ton OF other mighty rivers, whose sources
were far away. 10 a larger ana IaIseI
stream, until at last its width reached &c
many miles and the commerce of the worlc
found a safe pathway over its course. We
are the result of the contribution OF all tnt
ancient and modern influences. This mighty
flow and surge of life which We call ouI
civilization has resulted from all thai
Greece. Rome. Judea, Germany and Eng
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Stand In Jerusalem and ask amid the ruins
of the temple for her priests and prophets
and IL will be told you that they live yet In
America: that their voices are heard In the
councils of that nation when she Is mos
sincere. Ask in Athens where her glorie:
Of art and philosophy are to be fount
sepulchred in the ruins of her shrines and
temples, and the angel OF Immortality vii
reply. They are not here. but have riser
and are already going before the conquer
ing messengers of truth Has Rome beer
lost and her greatness persisted? Nay. sh'
fs inspiring legions to far more noble war
fare than her Caesars knew. These forces
and influences are our own and what 4
good In them has been bequeathed us.
1T Is not difficult to trace their cours'
across the centuries. Through German,
and England. Holland and Scotland. owe
the sea to this land where they brought
as the great Englishman said. All tina
was protestant in faith and democratic
In government and they found here a con
genial place for growth. Surely the stream
Of the history of nations has been widen
ing and deepening until over our land W
note It's greatness and its richness in in
dustries. institutions and faith.
I'VE have the best the world can max
80 far. uniting all it's resources for tn
undertaking. Let us realize to-day as W
SIT here I'm this beautiful church and listen
Ing 90 delightful music that We cannot &
TO any place in all this world where W
could improve our condition. Looking 70
the best for my children l could seek moth
Ing beyond what We enjoy and feel sur
that I would find Improvement. GU
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age can furnish. This Is not foolish boast
II is true. and realized the better when W
seriously think upon IL.
AN EXPENSIVE GIFT
LET us recall that this gift of the age
has been expensive. II has cost the strug
gle OF the noblest OF the earth. Into IL Ia
gone the tears and cries OF the struggling
oppressed. What a singular and awfr
history is behind us. IL is well that W
keep this ever before US. We should al
preciate the inheritance.
~ would not excite you to wonder an
a sense of pride merely. but move you {
deeply ponder your obligation. Surely a
this is not without a solemn charge s
much could not be intrusted to US withoU
some obligation.
I'VE are related to the past not as on
link I'm a chain Is related to another. weld
ed by a mechanic and allowed TO get colo
We are vitality united In history, as we ar
IN the race. One generation passeth ava
and another cometh. denotes that one ger
GRAFTON produces the other. and culture
and trains IL and another gets it's nouI
fshraent from the former. These are ter
der relations and only God can trace IN
delicate lines OF separation. We are on
with the movements of history. Nothing
more certain that all move under on
experimenting mind whose course
marked out by a definite purpose. Tt
course OF history is the pathway of CO
toward sublime accomplishments. Man
Che end OF all. IL Is well To keep this
mind. that the movements of history
which we are held may appear high an
ave A. h.sflding a great h,ftagn. 49,