The Newtown bee., 1905-08-11

a kindly and generous spirit for the
| unfor tunate, feeble and the worthy
poor is growing characteristic and aim
of our people-a broad, brotherly and
catholic purpose which augurs much
for good feeling, good order and good
morals. In the foregoing and many
other ways we may rejoice in this era
| of higher impulse, better equipment
and help for mankind, as we'll in our
great material prosperity and higher
intellectually.
But what of our Nations growth
and progress? This has been simply
stupendous ana marvellous. 1t has
outstripped all other peoples in all
that which pertains to the uplifting
and civilizing mankind. From an in
ferior power, but whose people have
been controlled by noble motives and
lofty ambitions, lovers of liberty and
erS, it now ranks as the leading nation
of the world power to be respected
and force to be reckoned with in the
settlement of international affairs; a
referee and judge, to whom the dis
putes of other powers are brought for
adjustment; provider for the
worlds subsistence and comfort from
i is fertile bearing fields and the prod
ucts of it's skilled industries; wonder
full and startling the inventions of it's
artisans, and giving to the world in
various other ways results of genius
and professional ability which have
made it recognize in our people the
leaders in thought and action and by
which you and I, as individuals, have
been SO signally blessed and helped.
TrI11v thaCQ cQnt1riQS have hon1,
those of astounding uplift and progress
and periods during which SO much has
been accomplished that we wonder at
it, and our forefatf1erS could have no
conception of the Republic they were
founding and much less what it was
destined to be in so comparatively
short period as we view time in the
lapse of the ages. For all this, we may
thank kind and overruling Provi-
! dence, who guided our forefathers to
this rich heritage and who has verified
to us as citizens Of this Commonwealth
+ the motto of our beloved State that
HE who has brought over will sus-
tain.''
| In view of these advantages that
have accrued to US and this rich heri.
| tage that has been beQueathed to us
| from achievements of the past two cen.
turtles, great obligation rests upon
us to maintain-fOSter and strengthen
the privileges and blessings that are
OurS-and this can best be accom-.
plished, am sure you will agree with
me: by pursuing the same course and
living up to the same high standards
which have been characteristic to our
forerunners- stimulating patriotism
and devotion to all worthy and nation
al and state purposes and causes, be-
| inr 1nuorS of roo1 nrHor and Onnr
morals-always assisting the weak tC
a higher and better manhood and WON
anhood, and in this respect we ShOulC
not forget that there are coming to
our shores thousands yearly who, at.
tracted by the benefits and privileges
country affords and often landing al
our ports with an exaggerated and
false idea of what our word liberty
means, too often confounding its mean
ing with that of license, would tend
to disturbance and lawlessness- u!
patience and helpful instruction teach
what our liberties! really mean, al
viewed in light of the rights of the
individual and of property, SO thai
they shall never be a menace to Ou1
free institutions but shall, rather bt
barmOnized to our ways and become q
part of our liberty loving loyal people
and who will be taught with us tt
hold our privileges sacredly and enjoy
them with due respect to the rights
of others as law abiding law respecting
citizens.
1 conceive to be the duty of every
loyal citizen of the community ant
State to be helpful to his State, COun
try and Community, to have loya
and:devoted zeal in their best interests
that is to have community and STATE
spirit and pride which shall desire eve
and always that they shall advanc.
along the best lines and to put fortl
earnest endeavor persistlently and no
systematically when evil threatens
May we all SO live and so strive ant
so attain that our day and generation
shall leave to the future generation
equally valuable results as have beer
received by us from the past, and man
fold more in proportion as our ad
vanced and betterd condition enable
us to give.
Permit me in closing these cursor
remarks to thank my fellow citizen
of Newtown for their cordial invita-
tion to attend this very interesting
anniversary and to Say to you no,
: heartily have enjoyed it and to wis
: you every blessing and all prosperit
for the future.