The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-06-30
WHAT GOLD GLORY" MEANS
Sermon by Rev. Duane n. Griffin 10
Order OF United American
Mechanics.

p The South Park Methodist church OF
Hartford was we'll filled, Sunday even
ing, on the occasion Of the annual
memorial service of Charter Oak coun-
ell, Order United American Mechanics.
The members assembled at the hall Of
the organization, marched to the
church. and occupied seats In the body
Of the auditorium reserved for them.
In the absence OF the Rev. Dr. Elmer
A. Dent who is detained in Ohio by
the Illness OF Mrs. Dent, the sermon
was preached by the Rev Duane N.
Griffin. formerly of the Epworth NJ e.
church Of this city, who. gave an elo-
quetn sermon on the subject "Old
Glory: what It Stands For" The
church was decorated with flags. and
the singing by the congregation In
cluded America" and The Star-Span-
gled Banner"
Mr.. Griffin selected as his texts
Psalms xx:b and Psalms lx:4. I'm
the name OF the Lord we will set up
our banners" and Thou hast given a
banner to them that fear Thee. that 1t
may be displayed because Of the
truth" He began by quoting an. old
saying; First my God, then my fam
lily and then my country. Here is a
trinity in the divine order. It Is
similar to the motto Of the w. C. r.
u.-for God and home and native
land The speaker said he had
chosen as his subject "Old Glory" It
being appropriate at this season be-
tween Flag day and the Fourth Of
July. While II is recognized as right
that church and state should be sep
arated, there is a need for religion to
Influence us more in our duty as cit
liens Of state and country. He said
he had always had great love for
the flag beginning as a boy during the
war days when he made flag, and
bearing 1t aloft had marched proudly
about thus showing his loyalty.
Each nation has It's flag. The
speaker gave the dates OF the adop-
tlon of flags of the various nations to
show that this countrys emblem Is
older than many nations Thus "Old
| 'i'i1 10 ii6iiN Hh1tus Ilt HdB
was called "Old Glory by William
Driver, a skipper In 1851. Our flag
the handsomeSt In the world--with It's
| beautiful harmony Of color--signifles
duty. The stars and stripes symbolic
liberty, freedom; religious liberty. The
love Of liberty Is deeply imbedded in
each bosom. and 1t has rolled down
through the ages. The signing Of the
declaration OF independence was her
aided by the ringing Of the bell which
Is now sacred as the Liberty Bell"
Since that day there has been political
freedom In the freeing OF the 1000.
900 black men in civil war days there
came a new birth OF liberty, as sc
beautifully stated by Lincoln In his
Gettysburg speech.
The flag also stands for union, as
is symbolized by the thirteen stripes
| for the thirteen colonies, and one star
for each state, forty-fve at present
But on Saturday, July 4, there will be
added another for Oklahoma.
Again Old Glory stands for ,atrl.
otism, the love or country; for pro-
lection, in travelling the world over
for sacrifice, 1t cost something for
each star for peace, the glory of light
government; for equality, all equal
before the law; for prosperity, plenty
power. "Old Glory stands for the
law in all Its phases, hence it Glands
for the legalized liquor traffic Every
thing else 1t stands for Is for good
for the welfare Of the country. He
believed that the liquor traffic woult
soon disappear from the whole coun.
try.