The Washington herald., 1908-07-06
HONEST MEN NEEDED
Rector Harding Urges Pub
lie Officials to Be Faithful.
SPEAKS ON MOUNT ST. ALBAN
Grover Cleveland Praised Because
OF IncOrruPtibility While in office,
Succeed without Putting Into Eff
feet Principles of Christianity.

Urging incOrruptibility In public serv-
ice as much as in private life. Rev. Dr.
Alfred Harding. rector OF St PauTs
Protestant Episcopal Church. addressed
large congregation yesterday at the
Sunday afternoon open-air service held
in the Cathedral Close at st. Alban.
In the spirit OF the hour, following after
the celebration OF Independence Day. the
underlying theme Of the sermon was that
OF patriotism. A great crowd had gath
ed about the marble peace cross under
the trees by o'clock. the time set for
the services, and when the chimes had
ceased the choir came forth from the
chapel. As is customary at these serv-
ices. the music was provided by a sec
tion OF the United States Marine Band
Responsively with the minister. the
vesper service was read by the congre-
cation. Or. Harding took his text from
Peter, h:17. which reads: Honor all
men. Love the brotherhood Fear God
Honor the King"
He said that. following the unusual
celebrations OF the day before, IL was
most fitting and proper that the sermon
deal with patriotism and the elements
that keep It alive. and thereby bind the
country in a more perfect union. DIT.
Harding said. in part:
Christianity Holds Nation Together.
1t is Christian principles that have
made our glorious country possible and
that hold II together The name Of God
may not appear in the Constitution, but
]
ed that wonderful document were men
with Christian principles uppermost IN
their minds and exemplifed in their lives.
Speaker Cannon said yesterday. No
man is compelled to so to church IN this
country l presume that the remark was
intended to be humorous. However that
may be. it may well be said here that II
| the men who are Christian men and do
consider IL a duty 70 attend divine wor-
ship were taken out of the country. an
archy would come where we now have
peace and freedom.
NO man is a true patriot who does not
| ally himself with the cohorts OF the
/ Christian church, which is by far the
greatest uplifting force in our land.
AT the foundation Of real patriotism
we need the fear OF God and the love of
the wonderful brotherhood Of Jesus Christ.
The first duty Of the true patriot Is to
obey the law. He is opposed TO anarchy.
He stands for order.
FOrefnthers Kept Faith.
do the acts OF our forefathers in max
/ ing a war for freedom comport with the
doctrines Of the church? Yes They COM
port we'll Our fathers did not make a
revolution in reality. They prevented a
revolution. A king tried to take away
their liberty. made strong in the Magma
! Charta, and they only sought to maintain
what Providence had intended for them.
Men who corrupt the ballot. who steal
the peoples money, who look out only
/ for themselves, are traitors 70 their coun-
| try. They are assassins OF our liberty.
! We must stand for the incorrup,ibiity
Of the men who control our affairs. That
great statesman. Grover Cleveland. who
/ has just been called TO his last reward,
stood for incorruptibility in pIblic serv-
ice. He made public Office a trust and
/ was true to IT,
"A good, patriotic citizen stands for law
and order. for the incorruptibility OF pri-
vate life and of public Office. and for the
preservation of personal liberty in its best
| sense"