Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-13
Cannon A DECEIVER rockefeller POSES
As A LOVER OF HIS COUNTRY
BEFDRE CHILDREN.
His Text Is "lOve Thy COunfrv,"
His Audience the Euclid Avenue
Sunday School in Cleveland, Ohio
Adverse Comments by Various
Newspapers

Newspaper dispatches from Cleveland.
Ohio, were particularly interesting. 1t
was stated in those dispatches that John
ID. Rockefeller had addressed the Euclid
Avenue Sunday school, taking for bis
text. "Love Thy Country" In this ad-
dress Mr.. Rockefeller said:
"This is great and good country 10
live in. 1t is powerful country. 1t has
grown to its present strength of a few
Puritan fathers who first settled here.
1t was this spirit of the Pilgrims-this
love of truth, respect for it, the desire of
right living, which laid the massive
foundation of the United States. The
Puritans made the beginning what it
was; we should keep it as it was intend
ed. That is why we should love this
country of ours: love her people. her
business, her institutions. We should
sink the smaller annoyances in the
greater things; we should remember
that the events which seem overwhelm-
ing now viii! be forgotten in decade.
Through it all we must show our love
for out fellow man. We are free in this
country. We can study the Bible, live
in truth and accomplish great ends by
our freedom. Over in Europe they do
not have the advantages we have. [
was surprised to find such few Sunday
schools on The continent. You know
take great interest in Sunday schools.
| think they are great institutions. Our
country is much better for its Sunday
schools. After | had seen what they
had, what Sunday schools there are
across the water, have decided that
this is country OF Sunday schools. In
Ii vi n, fla mi
heritage which is most valuable"
Here is man who has organized a
great and cruel conspiracy in restraint
of trade. Through all manner of crimes
he has come 10 be the richest private
individual in all the world.
Only few month ago he was skulk-
ing into the dark corners of the earth,
hiding from an officer OF
the law charged with serving upon him
a simple writ commanding him to appear
before a magistrate and tell the truth
Only few weeks ago a warrant for
his arrest was sworn out before an Ohio
state court.
Only few days ago his corporation
was indicted by federal grand jury at
Chicago.
Yet bere we find him preaching to
Sunday school on the subject: Love
Thy Country ~
Love thy country, indeed If John
ID. Rockefeller had served his country
with half the zeal he has shown in the
service OF his god-Alam ini-
qnitOus system against which the Am
erican people are now contending would
not be so powerful as to almost battle
the ingenuity Of men, seriously bent
upon it's destruction,
This man who, through violation of
'law, has piled up millions upon millions
of dollars, tells the members OF his sun
day school that they must love their
country and their country's institutions
Yet he has lodged writ of subpoena.
He tells them that Through it all we
must show our love for out fellow man."
But George Rice, man whom Rookie.
Teller crushed, gave an interesting illus
tration Of the love which this oil mag
nate has for his fellow man.
Let us compare this Rockefeller Sun
day school sermon with an editorial tax
en- from an American newspaper.
The Indianapolis News, referring to
the visit which John d. Rockefeller
made to the chateau Of Napoleon, said !:
at is natural that this man should ad-
mlre Napoleon, for the two are marked
ly alike. The same tremendous organ
/ ling capacity, the same great executive
ability, the same marvellous powers of
concentration. and the same contempt
uous disregard of obstacles and enemies,
are found in both. The men headed
and directed the two greatest machines
of their time-the French army and the
Standard Oil Company. Each demand
ed that you should be his friend-or at
least do his will--or be crushed. No
half hearted service was acceptable in
either case. Rockefeller would put a
rival out Of business as calmly as he
would write check for million dollars
payable to his pet university. No law,
either OF God or man, was ever allowed
to stand in the way of his crushing his
rivals. 1t was perciselv the same with
Bonaparte. Mems lives counted ior
nothing with him. He respected no law.
Neither one OF these conquerers ever
seemed to think that moral qualities
attached to acts at all -