The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-10

EEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL F
try. God planned and kept 1t for the
best people OF earth-for people who
would carry out his purposes in the
world. Even the birds of the air were
made to assist Columbus In discover.
ing America. This fair land was not
intended to be settled by the material.
istic and atheistlc Chinest, the
crude Morse indolent Redman, skep.
tical French, cruel Spanish, but by
the anglosaxon, the best blood OF
earth. The stars OF heaven fought for
this great fact, destroying the Armada
and preventing Spain from dominat-
ing Europe and America, and leaving
our country to be settled and devel.
oped by the best of peoples. No land
was ever so fortunate in the class Of
peoples settling 1t as ours. Greece was
settled by the Relasgl, Rome by
marauders and even grand old Eng.
land by savages; but America was
settled by Pilgrims, Puritans and HUI
guenots, the very cream OF Europe's
best.
Ours is an all round great country,
Greece stood for learning, Rome for
law, Palestine for religion, but ours
excels in all of these. But that for
which we are especially noted, and
that for which this day stands, Is
freedom. The great historian Rid
pleasure to know, said freedom was
born in the hills of Greece; but 1t
certainly has reached its greatest per-
| fections on the soil of America. The
| freedom We enjoy Is not that of a
monarchy, such as Is found in Rus
STA or Turkey; nor that of an aristo-
cracy as Is found in England where a
| few are free; nor even such as first
seen under the Declaration of indie
pendence where all but the black man
were free but that freedom we now
delight in in these United States since
the emancipation proclamation which
makes all men free regardless Of color,
race or previous condition. This is
the most consummate flower Of free
dom which ever grew in any soil of
earth. Here woman is free. America
discovered woman and set her free.
Ours is a peaceful country. 1t has
had fightings within and fightings
without, wars at home and abroad
But it's motto is peace with all ma.
tions. Its object with it's great navy
now circumnavigating the globe Is one
of peace and good will to all men and
nations. Our nation devotes its time
chiefly to the arts of peace rather
than the tricks of war.
Our country has a great future be
fore it if only true to Him who has
so grandly led us on to this day. Our
territorial and numerical growth has
been truly marvellous. Early in our
history it was thought we would never
need to spread out farther west than
the Allegheny mountains; but now we
reach from ocean to ocean and beyond
We are now twice as long as the ter
ritory the Roman eagles flew over in
the time of the Caesars. Our people
nave grown III numDeT from o,UUU,UOl
when they gained their independence
to about S5,000,000 in this year OF
1905 We have discovered larger
wrought better and grow faster thar
we dreamed of doing. Columbus
started out to discover a short route
to India and found a continent. Saul
first king of Israel, started out to fine
his fathers fiocks and actually found
a kingdom. 1t is the unexpected
which comes to pass. On rock along
the Spanish coast was the inscription
me plus uetra," meaning no more
beyond. But Columbus did not share
that view, and sailing by the rocl
Clipped off the word me" leaving the
inscription to read, plus ultra" more
beyond-more land beyond, and sail
ing westward found it. AS a nation
we have but begun to grow and bt
great.
We are just at the door of wonder
full developments. There is ever!
reason to believe we have just begun
a civilization which will eclipse any
thing of the past and surpass ou
most sanguine expectations or fond
est dreams. Our future is over-archet
with the brightest bow of promise.
d. K. Tindall.