Evening journal., 1906-07-09
JR. O. U. A. M. HEAR
PATRIOTIC SERMON
the Rev. '. P. NOTthrup Ad-
dresses No. IS On "A
House DIVIDED"
TELLS OF TRUE PATRIOTISM

Members OF Council No. TO- Junior
order of United American Mechanics,
attended Cookman Methodist Episcopal
Church, Fourteenth and DUPONT streets,
yesterday morning. and having listen
ed to patriotic sermon by the Rev.
Van p. Northrup, pastor of that church.
The speaker took for his text the
twenty third verse of the third chap
ter of the Gospel of ST, Mark; III
house be divided against itself that
house cannot stand" and said in part
"Au fraternal charitable and ele-
mosynary institutions of the world are
founded upon the grand sentiments re-
garding fellowship brotherhood and
fatherhood expressed In God word and
so It is with the principles OF the order
of United American Mechanics.
I'VE have In this country body Of
men trained, and training for its de-
fense against a military or naval foe
We call it the army. There are divi-
sions of that army trained for espec-
ial service. The infantry, the artillery,
the cavalry the marines, the naval arm
Of the service.
Training For Moral Defense.
But there is great number of men
in the land trained and training for
the countrys defence along other than
warlike lines. In the church of Jesus
Christ are the foremost ranks and in
the many patriotic and fraternal orders
are many more OF these who are de-
tenders of their country.
"Your organization believes In inn
migration for those only who help the
country; in compulsory education. I'm
the English language; in the absolute
separation OF church and state in the
maintenance OF the public school sys-
TEN; the flag over the public school and
the Bible In the public school. You
are defenders Of these principles and
In maintaining them remember that di-
vision must not be permitted and all
must work loyalty together.
This declaration OF principles is the
plan of your fraternal house. Square
your foundations by the Bible and NOR
tise and nail the framework by the
truths Of Gods word.
Mottos Of Order.
Taking up the mottos Of the order
Mr.. Northrup declared virtue to be
personal worthiness along many lines
and possessed Of many qualities among
which were pure mindedness. simple
ity Of heart, gentleness OF spirit What
soever things are just, are honest. are
pure and true think on these things.
Virtue possesses dignity. Many
think noble thoughts dream noble
things. but have not power Of decision
Manly valor is quality OF virtue.
Independence is another Of the vir-
tues. That is not a virtue which must
wait for the majority opinion before
the mind can be made up. Alone and
single handed the independent man
must act We need this kind OF mar
In the world to-day. DO what you
think right, whether II is somebody's
else opinion or not.
'irtues. Good Qualities.
The word virtue has come to mean
merely a moral attribute I'm these days
at its true meaning was inclusive OF
, an good qualities. and it IS useless IN
the framework OF your order unless II
means honesty. truth. purity. frugality
temperance and charity.
Liberty Not License.
The next work in the motto was
liberty "Lioerty is the result of law
Anarchy is the absence OF law. The
law ony restrains the bad man. II
does not hinder the good man in his
treatment OF his own affairs Liberty is
not license and is freedom of action
regarding the rights OF person oI
property.
Religious and civil liberty has been
the demand the world over. Is the de-