The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-10

theme the career of Marcus Whitman
Through whose heroism and self sacri
fee the great empire of the northwest
was added to our national domain
The text is Matthew XXI, AZ, "The stone
which the builders rejected, the same
is become the head of the corner"
Every Fourth of July 1t is the Gus
tom Of patriotic speakers to eulogize
the names of George Washington and
Samuel Adams and James Otis and
Joseph Warren and Patrick Henry and
De witt Clinton and John Adams and
John Hancock and Robert Morris and
benjamin Franklin and John Wither-
spoon aud Thomas Jefferson and Ma
thnnael Greeie and Alexander IIamil-
ton and john Jay. These We're the
mental giants who hewed out of the
new WQrld's qyarries the titanic stones
which became the foundation layers of
our national government But these
were not the only men In those early
days of our national history to whom
we, as people, are indebted. We
ought to be careful lest the glory of
those iuminaries blinds us to the grand
eur of character of patriots less con
spicuous, whose courage, devotion and
self sacrifice helped to establish our
liberties or TO extend our opportunities.
Tomorrow we shall celebrate our ma
tlonal holiday. Let me present to you
today name which ought to be familiar
to us all, but which is seldom placed
in the rank 1t ought TO haze on the roll
of the nations heroes. Willie we honor
the men who cleared away the debris
and dug out the foundation stones Of
our national capital let us spare, too,
"a few words Of praise for a man to
due that at least one If not several
stars were added to those that glitter
on our national flag. place my wreath
of immortelles today on the grave of
Marcus Whitman. who practically,
single handed, saved the states of Ore
gon and Washington to the Union, TO
the heroes Of Bunker Hill and Saratoga
and Yorktown we owe it that our
eastern shores are Tapped by the
waters of the Atlantic; to Marcus
Whitman we owe it that we hold on
our western shores the crystal gates of
the Pacific. praise, the Marcus Whit
man of 1912, who placed the dcspised
capstone of Oregon upon the topnost
pinnacle of the Washington legislative
halls, made up of the stone of many
states.
Nations Debt 10 Marcus whitman.
How did Marcus Whitman save Ore
gon to the United States? First, by
needing the Macedonian gospel cry of
Like the pilgrim fathers |
he obeyed the direct summons which |
came to him in the voice of many |
to carry Christ.s message |
Of salvation even unto the uttermost |
parts of the earth.t Sic left his home |
among the beautiful hills of central |
New York state. not out of u spirit OF |
adventure. as a CHAMBER Astor might |
plunge into the African jungles TO hunt !
big game He left 1t not, as did John
Mclaughlin. TO bangle before the nvari-
'ious eyes of North American Indians I
his prizes, which would make the red
ikinned hunters more expert in set
ing their traps and bringing in their
lilies OF furs. He left ii not as did the
english gentlemen who came to james
own. Va, In the hope of becoming
andowning aristocrats In new world.
# as did the Spanish marauders. who,
n their conquest of Mexico. stole upon
he land what the pirates of old used TO
teal upon the seas. But Marcus Whit
nan and Samuel Parker dared cross
he American continent because from
he faroff Willamette valley came the
tory of the bitter need there was for
be gospel of peace TO be preached to
he Indian war chiefs, with scalping
hives and tomahawks mt belts. who,
Y their actions. said: I'VE need the
-hite mans book of heaven. We need
be white mans Christ"
A Strange Quest.
To describe how that Macedonian cry
helplessness came to Marcus Whit
ian. let me transplant you in imagna-
ION back TO the little frontier town
{ ST. Louis. Mo, and. like the shad-
" on the dial of Ahaz. turn back
me until the year 1892 We Will
oppose, in order 10 make the wild.
eird scene we are about TO describe
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nd territorial governor. mp to 1921. 7
nd the United States superintendent
the Indians. from 1921 20 1888. Cen
al William Clark. is spending So
al evening with two of his oil
lends. who followed Lewis and him
If on their famous journey of the far
,rthwest. Suddenly messenger
Ips at the door. In answer to the
-uff call. Come in there enter four
lathead Indians Two of them are
.ed warriors. two young sfalwart
-ayes. Where are you fsom. my
en-" asked the general. eylng them
ON head 10 foot From the muir |
uring waters of the Columhiag I'm
'ssibIe. From the Pacific shores?
ny, nay. that cannot be. For what
4 ron come? For the white mans
ok OF heaven; What. lidst thou
I've TO travel 5000 miles TO hunt up
Q white mans book Of heaven when
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