Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-28

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Church this morning. Associate Justice
Brewer of the United States Supreme
Court made an address on the subject
National Opportunities -'
Justice Brewer said there were three op-
portunities-the first was. fun protection
Of every individual in his rights, giving to
him the fullest liberties;" the second.
1.-The welfare of the nation. and the
third, 1.-THE opportunity for humanity"
This is the national Thanksgiving"
said the justice 1.-The proclamation Of
the executive is not to an individual or to
a community, but to the entire nation. An
individual or a community may have
something special to give thanks for, but
the nation as a whole should give thanks
in unison for the prosperity Of the nation
and the welfare OF the people.
Three Great Opportunities.
Il suggest three things which. are
among the opportunities placed before
this nation. One 10 the full protection Of
every Individual in all his rights. giving
to him the fullest liberty which can te
tolerated with equal liberty to his neigh
bor." @t-t .,-tn ",.s ...-
Mr.. Brewer spoke at some length on
this subject. and quoted from the notable
speech Of Patrick Henry. IN which that
great statesman uttered the words, olive
me liberty. or give me DEATH" He said
that the high and low, rich and poor.
should be protected.
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ure Of that truth. 'hisaid the justic $50
long as we permit any group Of finan-
ciers. any persons or corporation to
crush the individual Nor can we allow
any labor organization to dictate the
course we should follow.
"Our second opportunity is to care for
the welfare of the nation. The Individual
must be taught from childhood up that
what he does for the nation must be from
his own heart. Compulsory work for the
general good Is Worthless
Mr.. Brewer discussed this subject fully,
reviewing the work of individuals and
communities for the betterment OF the
nation,tM y - :''l'~ . ~ - -
.The third opportunity Is for human
ity." said the justice, II knew distln-
guished public man who said in sub
stance that he did not believe In special
providence. but somehow or other there
was something in the history Of this
country that always suggested to him
that there was some overruling power
which was caring for It,"
Under Divine Protection.
Justice Brewer thought there always
had been something. protecting this coun-
try from the time it came into being. he
said that in the fifteenth century, Europe
being the only civilized country, but few
people were familiar with the Bible. Dur
Ing that time type and the printing press
were invented and the Bible was spread
broadcast. and now 1t Is the one boon
that enters into the life Of man more thaa
any other.'' -. -.t:r.4- O.. ..,..,-,-
Justice Brewer said that a great deal
could be done for humanity in this coun-
try with its mixed population He said
that in the different countries of Europe
where others than the natives were liy-
ing there was an Inevitable. sameness.
That Is to say. in Germany, for instance,
the most dominant nation in the world.
an emigrant would soon succumb to the
prevailing influence Of the people Of that
country and would In a short time be-
come as the Germans. This also held
Possibilities for Good. .,.,,-,.
In this country this was not the case.
and much good to humanity results. The
French coming to this country would
after certain time write to their friends
In their old home saying that the Ger
mans were not so bad after all. and tb,s
held good with all other emigrants to this
country.
In closing Justice Brewer said the peo-
pie Of this country should do the work
allotted to them by the Master and that
1t should be done cheerfuily. with a win
and without compuision.