Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-23

ISe a SiSh5si Standard in the pa6ifc ser
vice of the goveFflh6 6ft, yet that IN TIE !
last analysis the future Gi tho eogntLs .,s
must depend upon the, Guaiity U: a.mG
Individual home, and of the iflu.yluua!i
man or women in the home, and tnaI
very largely depends upon the way IN
which the average boy or girl is
brought up. CHEERS and applause,
Therefore, peculiar responsibility
rests up0i those whose life work is to
zee to the spiritual welfare OF our Deo-
i]s and UPON those who make is their
life life work ta irT to train the children
Of the future 50 that they VII os
worthy Of that future. The fu!fs OF
good citizenship are tolerably Simple.
The trouble Is not in finding them out;
lhe trouble is in living up 10 them al
Ter they have been found out. we
know fairly we'll what quantities there
are E;iish; III their sum, make up tne
type of character tVS 1iks 10 see in
man or wife, son or daughter; but }
am afraid we do not always see theni
as well developed as we would IKE w.
! wish 10 see in the average AmeTieaii.
! citizen the development OF two sets Oh
qualities, which We cen roughly mol
tsle as sweetness and strengtii-tbe
huniiljes bin Tic one hand which make
The man at!e ID hold his ewn' ana
those which en- the other haiid make
him Jealous for the rights OF others
Just as much rs for his own rights.
"You probably know that 60 not
care very much for the coward or lne
moral wcakling. wish to see In the
men maniiness, ID the woman woman'
l!ness. wish to see courage, perse-
vcrance, the Willingness to face worh,
to face. You men. II It Is necessary
danger, the determination not 10
sar!nk back when Temporarily beaten
in life, as each one will now and then,
but to come ND again and wrest tri'
umph from wefeat. ! want TO see you
r1en strong men and brave men, ana 10
addition want to see each man OF
you feel that 1t has strength and cour'
age are Joined the qualities OF tender
ness toward those he loves. who ar:
dependent upon him. and OF right deal
iEg with all his neighbors.
Finally. want TO congratulate al
of us on certain successes that w
have achieved in the century and .
unarter that has gone by of our Ahnerl'
can life. We have difficulties enough
and we are long way short OF per
fection. do not want to 'e any mi
mediate danger OF our growing tot
coed there is ample room for ehor
yet left. But we have achieved certain
results: We have succeeded In measur
ably realizing certain ideals. We hav
grown TO accept it as an axiomati
truth OF our American life That In
man is 10 he treated on his worth as
man, without regard 10 The accident
of his position. tApplause.) that thl
is not a government designed 10 fafo
the rich man as such, or the poor ma
as such. but il is designed 10 faro
every man. rich or poor. II ne IS ae
cent man who acts fairly by his fellow
!, (Cheers and applauSc.) We have grow
10 realize that part Of the toundatlon
, Upon which our liberty rests is III
risht OF each man to worship his Crea
Tor, according to the dictates CT hl
conscience, and the duty OF each ma
10 respect lis fellow who so worshi y
Him. (Cheers ana applause.) And. o
MY countrymen, one of the best augt
ries for the future Of this country, fc
the future OF this mighty majestic ne
: ton of oi,:s. lies in the fact that "
have grown 10 regard one anothe
that we brothers have grown to regal
one another, with broad and kindl
!. charity, and 10 realize that the field +
human endeavor is wide; that the te
!. for charitable. philanthrop:c. religion
}. work is wide, ard that while co
ner of il remains untitled, we do
dreadful wrong if We fail to walcon
the work done in that field by evel
k man, no matter what the creed. On
k he works with lofty sense Of .
}. duty to God and his duty to his neig
Dor. (Cheers and applause.l