The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-28
AT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
PUPILS FOR CAIRO Chill.
DREN'S HOME.
AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS
At Cairo High School by Rev. chas
II. Armstrong--Plea For Obser-
vance Of Day Of Rest and
Worship.

| At the public schools Thanksgiyln
ipay was observed yesterday by ap-
/ propriate exercises. A feature in all
| the departments was the donation Of
supplies fer the Cairo Children's
Home list Of which is eiyen else.
where
At the Cairo High school the exec
discs were particularly IMPRESSIVE
| and we've attended by number
of citizen The leading feature here
Twas the address by Rev Chas, II.
Armstrong, Il the Lutheran church.
Taking for his text Our National
hank giving us Meaning Rev.
Armstrong spoke in part Is follows
Fer little while let US consider
why great opulent and cultured ma.
ltlon, such as ours should observe n
national thanksgiving. and what such
a day means to Us. All civilized ma
lions and peoples have believed In i
Supreme being, Greater and pres rvet.
With the psahnlSt only the fool hath
aid in his heart there IS no God r
CENTURIES before the ips yof the ia-
spired Hebrew uttered the sentiment
inst quoted. the influence al omnipo-
tence- God-had been felt by Adams
descendants IN civil affairs a. Well
rs religious duties and ceremonial Oh
seryances. Indeed. We now recognise
the sdlldity OF the whole race. 81
which tie Semitic Is only q branch
and It must net erronaously be in
ferred that Abraham posterity alone
experienced the solicitude and guild
lnce q the diaty. To the careful stu
dent Of history like a beautiful threa
&c gold. through the mists cf years
primeyal and the warning nations Of
antiquity runs the ALLOWING purpose
Of our creator True, manhood fer-
tered by crude environments AMI
Blinded BY the fall Of superstitions
iii net always apprehend the right,
Fer Il aurrehended adhere TO 1t any
more than do the moGaTn actors oi
the stage Of the twentieth century
but the purpose of God, deyine watch
| fulness and superintendent, was
there. and the ruins of ancient civil
ization most forcihly testify TO the
violation of law-diyine law-for all
real law. after all is divine, Ave
| Egypt, Assyria. Greece and Rome, are
lost beneath oblivion's blood-lost be
cause priest aud jew giyer of thos7
Old time dynasties were unfathful "a
their highest and best concepts oi
ruth ana right
One day out Of seven ought to he
set apart for rest and worship. Natur4
would demand this. even should WI
eliminate the idea Of worship There
fore it is most httins and proper fol
our nations chief to designate onC
special day--cne out of 365 on whicr
to rest and return thanks unto Cod
Creator and Preserver for His man.
fold blessings
One Of the clements Of nationa
ivics is patriotisni and would moi
separate religion from patriotism A.
abiding and positive :oye for one
e-untIy comes from "the author q
Every good and perfect gift" Semitic
patriotism such as Moses, Joshua
David, Ezra and the Master mauif 81
led is Synonymous with that Of win
lam Of Orange, our immortal Wash
ngton and the grea; and coed Liz
DIN. These men read and loved aa.
| iycd according to their bibles th
cundaticn Of all true patriotism an,
the chart and compass Of religion
When the clouds Of war rested heaun
over cur beloved land. when our iirs
nartyred president lay cold ia death
be result of an assassin's pistol. an.
when Washington was but a freazie'
mob C ciyi ians and soldiers. one wis
cader q eodiy man. stood before tn
rrsing mass ct humanity crying ven
ance. anl raising his hand impre
lively sail: Gentlemen. God reign
and the government stiIl lives" Lis
magic like the tombs Of two thousan
wears before had quelled storm :
Galilee. with Peace. De still" u
b words cf the speaker Gained tina
urging mob. Grd stlll reigus an
he government therefore lives, an
30 long as the government the peopi
hall abide by the laws Of righ,eoH
ness formulated by that potent bein
allied Ccd win cur Republic confirm
still to be.
Let - sDFc. De patriots. Let a
ave fai!a Ia suHr nae being--God-
no hcii sth,in tlin hollow Of bis hai.
D ie destnlcs g individuals May on
starry fae ever be the symbol Of tri
iberty and the name 81 our countr
Z le the SYNONYM for genuine religion
I'D American. q true sen 81 Cod Ma
B. re nationally and individually FL
INTO others as we would BE- done By