The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-17
s. 4. R. HONORS
 PATRIOT DEAD
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Such were the heroes and herolneS Of
 those perilous times, and as such we
 honor them.
 But, ladies and gentlemen, true ap-
 preciation Is not mere sentiment.
 This act of yours is not simply a strewing of flowers on the graves of these departed ancestors and heroes.
 If so, then 1t were a valueless cere~
 mony. And it means more than re- calling their memories and their vir- tues. and expressing our gratitude for what they did. True appreciation means also action in connection with the life of to-day. It links the life and
 works of the fathers with those of the children for the welfare of our own
 times and of those to follow. I have read recently that your organization, the Sons of the American Revolution, brides itself on being a practical and not merely a sentimental and ornamen- tai organization" For this I commend you. l heard Edward Everett Hale say that he had no use for any organiza- ton that expends all of its energies upon itself.
 Such is not your purpose. I am, therefore. emboldened to make some suggestions to you with reference to our own time. We, too, are to be pa triotic, self-sacrif1cing and Christian, as were our fathers. It is not for us to let the fires of patriotism die in our city, commonwealth and country. We, too, are not to let an intense and sell fish greed take the place of noble self-sacrlflce. We. too, are to see that the Christian faith and character of the fathers shall be pre-eminent char acteristic of the children and of those who come to us.
 Among the duties of the hour is this we must impress upon the youth of to- day the principles of the fathers.
 Where do we stand to-day? n For twelve years I lived in the city of Cam bridge, Mass. know whereof speak. Bunker Hill monument is literally sur- rounded by foreign population. Bos- ton and Cambridge are essentially for eign cities. The sacred places of the Revolution are under the control of men who, if they followed the teach ings of the countries from which they or their immediate fathers came, would not respect the principles for which the Revolution was fought But such is the value of the continued declaration of our American history and our prin- ciples that foreign prejudice or indif- ference is changed into an unswerving loyalty.
 And how is 1t in Connecticut? She Is a foreign state to-day. The popula- ton is over one million, and 100000 of these are of foreign parents; 136,87O aliens of over thirty different national ties have come into the state in the years 1900-1906. The percentage of for sign percentage in southern New Eng and is over 65 per cent, in New Brit tin and Waterbury 80 per cent, in and New Haven 70 per cent. There are over 10000 Italians in Con- lecticut.
 These must come under the influence l if the sterling virtues of patriotism, | and Christian character
 There are many methods by which | his may be done, but there are three l agencies which must always be used | or the achievement of this heroic task. These are the school. the press and the hurch. Through these allies we must | ell the story over and over to the | rowing youth. We may not be able | 0 accomplish great things with the 'arents, but we can with the children. | The Italian boy in Boston said: My | ather is an Irishman and my mother 5 an Italian; but am an American"
 The strongest fortresses in our com 1onwealth are the schoolhouses. Books | re better than bayonets. The might est standing army in the world is the reat host of American school children Thoroughly prepared, equipped and school teachers are tre- 1endous power behind the real throne f our nation. And the American pub c school system Is one of the bulwafks American liberties.
 The press of to-day is also power Il agency in moulding the character American youth. Some one has aid: We live under a government of len and newspapers. The talk of the
 dewalk to-day Is the law of the land o-morrow.' Not long ago Germany ad about $500 newspapers, Great Brit in about 5000, France about 2,000, Ita- 7 about 1,400, Russia about 800, while 10 United States had about l5,O00. or 70 more than all these great European ations combined. When Louis Napo- 'on was in this country he expressed lrprlse because he saw a farmer read lg a newspaper. How much greater
 would be if he could appear on our 1ores to-day.
 The other agency which we must utilize is the church. trough It's Bible school we must make
 delible impressions. John Bright said: In my mind the Sunday schools have cen the foundation of much of what
 good amongst the millions of our eople." Professor Laveleye, of the diversity of Leige, Belgium, says: The Sunday school is one of the rongest foundations of the republl- In institutions of the United States" nd Gladstone said: "Talk about ques- ons of the day-there is but one ques- on, and that is the gospel. It can and i'll correct everything needing correc- on, All men at the head of great ovements are Christian men. Dur g the many years was in the cabi- st was brought into association with xty master minds, and all but five of em were Christians. My only hope r the world is the bringing the hu- an mind into contact with divine rev. a fion Tho ob,,rob ls +aaol,Ip- 4L(, ]