The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-04

'of upwards or an hour DR.. Hills helf
his hearers spellbound as with marvelou,
rhetorical and oratorical effect he un
folded his theme. The sermon follows:
REV. DR.. HILLS SERMON.
tradition tells US that our Pilgrim
fathers claimed this promise as the sane
uon OF their voyage, their quest of q
new world. and their dream OF an idea
commonwealth.
ooedient to divine command. follow
ing an invisible leader, they forsook
country and kindred. and went forth unto
land that was hidden beyond the hort
son. On the morning that the Speedwell
was TO set sail from the harbor OF Delft
Haven the Pilgrim fathers formed sol.
emn procession.
and Robinson had told them that more
truth and light were yet TO break out of
COOS word" the procession formed In
iront OF the church and marched down
TO the sea shore. As they marched John
Eobinson carried in his hands an open
Above all the sound OF the marching
there rose the voice OF the heroic leader
reading these words: Get thee out OF
my country. and from thy kindred. and
from thy fathers house. unto a Land
that / will show thee, and I will make
OF tnee great nation. and in thee sha III
al the families OF the earth be blessed
BUILDERS OF STATES.
In that hour these heroic men. who
were the builders OF states. and to he the
cIs,msd r1unuefs ,h, OF the new commonyealth.
and His promise 10 the great father OF
inc faithful, as a pledge vouchsa fed unto
tnem ana to their children after them. A
sut''fmgd not hn,d scene the uages of history do
men was never given 10 any. save 10
nim whose name was above every name
passed. behold how literally the promise
has been fulfilled. What Old World
monarchy has not gone TO school To the
republic. TO learn free institutions. HOW
strangely through the Pilgrim fathers in
the new reforms OF Japan have the
western families of the world been
Falling upon the sands OF the seashor.
In sight Of the little SpeedwelI. the Pill
grim Fathers sang a solemn song The
women's voices were full Of sobs: the
mems eyes were dim with tears. But tho
great leader commended TO the provi-
oence OF God these who were TO go down
To the sea in a ship.
When weeks had passed. they dropped
anchor In the harbor at Plymouth: they
waded ashore carrying the women and
children through the surf they built a
rev cabins. they made the church 10 he
In the centre OF the public square. tow
ard which all streets converged. I'm The
"A
school OF morals and conscience on Mon
day became the school OF intellect and
education.
They founded their town meeting: they
grouped their towns into common
wealth: with laws relating TO a group OF
nianN villages. And at last. out OF the
free school, free church, and the free
institutions, they developed the seed prn-
ciples that rfpened for US all modern i'm
stitutions.
That was the heroic age In our history.
Verify there were giants In the world in
those DAYS. New England grew great
men The world will soon forget what
We say here, but the world can never
forget what they did here
We trace all our modern institutions.
the American home. the American school
and college and university the freedom
OF our press back to those early DAYS.
when our fathers hammered out their
free institutions, and struck off those
IDEAS that were finally gathered UP I'm our
Constitution: that Mr. Gladstone calls
the greatest political instrument trat
was ever struck of by the. unaided mind
Of man.
THE SECOND PERIOD.
The formative period OF the Republic
ended with the Constitution In l7se. and
then the period OF expansion began The !
Republic Included 100000 people The |
fundamental institutions OF liberty were |
fully developed. I'm that the people os the ,
town had charge through their elected 7
officials OF matters that belonged 10 the ,
council: Will. the state took charge OF
those interests that were common TO all
the various towns: and the government
received the authority over the things
that belonged 10 the states.
All this made up a political engine at
once the simplest and the most complex.
that has ever been developed The four
wa tchwords of the republic were watch
words that were given by the church
opportunity. obedience. free.
dom. justice.
Intelligence Through the church. the
school and the home every child must
be made wise and a scholar toward his
intellect Opportunity: All <the paths
that lead 10 ths church and the school
and the legislative hall must he free
FOR all young feet; and the widows child
and the bankers son must each have
chance to shoot up ss high a. their
genius warrants. and 10 climb 10 any
honor or station for which God fitted
the IN Obedience All liberty Il under
aw and disobedence of Gods law brings
personal ruin and slavery. Liberty: Each
citizen 10 born 20 certain lnalienable
rights. and the best government r. self
governm,nt Justice: The founda tion of
aw and liberty alike is righteousness
Ind the doing Gods will
In standing for the equality ~ the
,itIzen our fathers assumed personal
Weight Of character IN each citlzrn. Free
Institutions assume Intelligence and moral (
'ulture No youth IL nited 90 inherit
IN institution whose forehead is not on
level with the Inventor thereof
To create wealth requires ereat intelli-