Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-29

business which the son Of God gavs
his life 10 make possible among men
says all men. white. sWarthF or black.
are brethren. This IS the liberty
which has the midnight meditation 81
the peasant the sage and the philos-
opner. IL was the eternal dream Of
the statesmen. II Il the long prayed
for relieNer 81 the oppressed. 1t is
our great privilege 70 thank God for
the opportunity OF giving prosperity
and intelligence. happiuess and Justice.
Christianity and peace not only 70
American citizenship. but in Gods
good time 20 all men.
Our country and our civilization are
not old, but they are right. And IL
Is better to be right than TO be an
cient- We have no ancient walls. no
grand old ruins. no Westminster Alb
Dey. y We have the ruins Of British
despotism at yorktown. the mOnu-
ment 81 slavery az Gettysburg. the
molderiug ashes Of a southern cOufed-
eracy, the star OF love shining above
~treacherous spain. and 10 every brave
heart an altar Of peace
II Is not surprising that our man
mood achieves 50 much In 50 short a
time. because we have q wonderful
makeup Rome grew from a band Of
robbers. France from a tribe Of saw
England from a horde Of pirates
but American manhood Is a c0mbfn-
alton from the English regicide. the
scotch schisTnatlc. the Irish patriot.
the Dutch republican. the French
HuguenOt and the prosecuted Chris
tian The good, the wise, the great.
the meek. the strong. the brave OF
NnWA ana am-r m-E ALe-
Wild world and dropped anchor on
these shores What 4 combination OF
mind. heart and muscle. What a mis-
axe 70 assert that princes and kings
birth are necessary 10 civilization.
Instead Of the mighty truth that
princes and kings bg birth are uecas-
TO civilization. instead Of the
truth that princes ana kings
u men are princes ard kings IN heart
and mind. Behold the makeup in
American character We are a nation
up 81 fifty nations. yet we are
one iuseparabie republic. The air IL
Of Christian liberty. We have or
without army. nobility without
aristOcracy. Let the nations learn
in the future our nation will ex-
-rcise an influence in the settling OF
every problem amOng the nations Of
The earth In which The welfare o. hu-
nanltY D. at stake
Ia 1875 our ancestors planted their
'eet 80 firmly on the platform OF his
DRY that the nations trembled In
the world looked on IN wonder
10 our -internecine struggle. They ad-
nired when they saw Us arise from
sarth. Now. again. the world stands
n amazement and silence wntie We
each them lessons greatly beyond
heir grasping and IN the future. lust
Is sure as the waters Of the tides fol- I
ow the light giving rulers 81 the sky.
20 sure Viii the nations follow where
lead. And just 80 sure as a Chris
ian nation eXcels In civilization a
leathen nation SO sure viii our ma
excel All 0thers in Influence. We
gNi h greatest fighters Of the
coming. but our victories
viii be well night bloodless Victories.
1r our war WNl mainly be a war o.
gords n our bullets printers types
nd under the white conflict between +
o. matter. ignorance, Eupersti-
ION n Oppression viii find their
ternai shr0ud.
Nations as aell as men are BOZ the
.auds of an Infinite ruler Men and
aU0u@ must follow the infinite ruler
they do right God has led hu-
sauity step by step in the past until
.e are where and what we are. We
.ouid have been better had We fol-
closer We are the result OF
he ages The past lived. struggled
nd advanced little By little II we
ee further than the past 30 is because
.e stand ou their shoulders II we
% better BE- is because we have learn
Vi bA their life The whole effort OF life
49, 60 today has been. that nan might
ONE time De free We are only IN
lire uf Ilfe ana duty when we give
bar young manhood for the freedom
the race. Cuier this spirit. born of
.od. we could drive the ~Spaulard from
western world. bat the Infinite
lier led us fs -xpel him from the
Hands of tre east also. and now.
nee God placed rs there in the Phil
BY His holy help. We wil stay
here unity our work g. done Not
My that but De looks like God iu-
-nded We should see 20 il that His
hosen nation assist in the settling OF
he eastern question. At any rate
.od intends Is fo be a leader among
ati0ns and blessing % humanity
must lead iu me great battle for
berty We VIII fail in our mission
we do NOT 50 become. Under the
Of divine providence. AmerIea.
Ith her harf stretched toward IN.
est and England. with hers stretch
toward fnr east are ChristiauizIuE
De- world irta nue grand unity.
Our new place mong The nations
we return the Islands God has !
wen Go Us ro spain We would De- uar-
.kers On The .li1uify Of the admins
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