The independent-reporter., 1909-09-30
Oar Inheritance Prom the fiirrim
Father.



Genuine patriotism stands upon
something patriotic 1t believes iu
being patriotic for conscience sake
when those convictions Of conscience
are based upon God. the Bible. the
home. the church. the school. the
state the milton. j believes IN the
patriotism which represents n sacri-
fee for God the Book, the home
church school. etc. II believes IN
the patriotism that is as red as the
blood red stripes OF our national
flag. that is as white. az the pure
white stripes which grace its folds
and that is as true as the deep blue
upon which hang the stars OF union
Red. white and blue patriotism is no
jelly fish patriotism. the patriotism
that puts the silver in the dollar
above the superscription on the dol
lar. In God We Trust the patriot
ism that uses the law as a mask for
self enrichment; the patriotism that
breeds Benedict Arnolds, Tweeds and
Ruffes. 1t was the red white and
blue patriotism of the conscientious
Godfearing type that gave us such
men at Cows. Carver, Bradford, En-
dieott, Winthrop, and Standish. that
fired the hearts of the colonial Faith
ers to protest against the unjust
Stamp Act and to tip taxed tea into
Boston harbor; that enabled Wash
ington and his compatriots to cross
swords with King George and the
Walpole ministry on Bunker Hill. at
Trenton, Lexington Green and Con-
cord and Yorktown and enabled
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mortal document, the Declaration of
Independence to sign it, seal it and
declare it to be the next great move
in the evolution of humanity in its
struggle towards God and freedom
1t is not a marketable commodity,
money cannot buy it. Wall street
backed by Havemyrs, Goulds, Rookie
fellers, Morgans, cannot corner nor
control it.
That spirit of loyalty to conyic-
tions born of righteousness fired the
hearts of growing nation in the
COS and carried determined con-
scientious people, through treason
and conspiracy, over bloody battle
fields, up heights, over Notifications
bristeling with canonn that dealt out
death and carnage. 1t gave US Lin
coin, Mcclellan, Grant, Sheridan and
an army of over 100000 veterans.
1t marched from Georgia to Atlanta
and swept rebellion and treason from
off continent, fioated gracefully over
State houses, business blocks, school
houses and farm house, saying:
Men be brothers, forget strife, work
for the good of your commonwealth
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people of God"
That red, white and blue patriot
ism for conscience sake for human
! ity's sake, sailed into Manila bay past
belching batteries, exploding mines
and from gattling and swivel guns,
from coming tower and port holes,
threw shell and shot, until the guns
of the Baltimore, Raleigh, Concord,
Petrol, Boston, grew hot with anger,
and until the Reina Christena, Cas-
tillo, Don Antonio, Islede Cuba,
Cano and Velasco turned turtle,
struck flags, capsized and thus again
in the upward march of progress did
Anglo Saxon blood, Protestant blood
the blood of the Hugenots, the AL
ligensians, the old German barons
and those naughty bold and fearless
men of Switzerland, Norway, Hol-
land and the island home of the Britt
and Saxon, assert itself. Once again
was the insolence, intolerance and
ignorance of Spanish pretension, that
bred the robber spirits of Pizarro
and Cortez, humbled and chastened.
Once again was ecclesiastical intol-
erance thwarted and an enslayed
people made free.
Brethren | cite these facts of ma
tional Importance to demonstrate that
it was the hand of God in history
working through high-minded con-
scientious men and women, who
feared God and worked righteousness
that achieved valiant things. The
hand of God has been pre-eminent
in American history because Ameri-
can history is pre-eminently Pro-
testant. 1t is the same hand that led
Abraham to the land of Mesopotamia
and promised that his descendants
should be as the stars of heaven for
multitude and should possess the
gates of their enemies. And who
but the descendants of Isaac and
Jacob and who but the Anglo
Saxon's posses the Gibraltars. the
Maltas, the Panamas and Philip
pines 1t is the same hand that
guided Moses and led Israel out of
bondage through the desert and into
Canaan, that raised up David from
the sheep cot and placed him on the
throne of Israel, and that raised up
Jesus Christ and set Him among the
nations to be a Prince and Saviour.
1t is the same God that gave vic
tory to Charles Martel and saved
Europe from Saraeene domain, that
overthrow the Spanish Armada
hurled Napoleon in defeat to st. He
lena and gives the despotic Russians
as spoil to Japan.
AS we review Gods mercies and
blessings and think what he has
wrought for us in national blessings
in our Republican institutions and
Democratic ideals, in our states life
and its multitudinous activities Civ
ing us our judiciary and executive,
our statuary law our free schools
and educational institutions, guar
anteeing civil and religious liberty,
protecting the home and caring for
the helpless and unfortunate. Have
we not right to be patriotic, and
to sing:
"My country 'tis of thee, sweet land
of liberty,
OF thee | sing. Land where my
fathers died.
Land of the Pilgrims pride,
From every mountain side,
Let freedom ring