Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-08
METHODIST CHURCH.
Patriotism Passion of the Human
Heart, Says Or. Grlsmcr.

The regular service with special music
was held at the Methodist Episcopal
Church Sunday morning ut 1870 The
Rev. c. V. Grismer preached from the
NTH chapter, thirteenth verso Of Paurs
letter to tho Galatians. Tor brethren,
We have been called unto liberty: only
use liberty for an occasion to tho flesh,
but by love serve one another"
DR. Grismer went on to say that we
celebrate this day the fourth OF July
IN n twofold capa city In the absence
Of definite knowledge as to the date Of
the discovery OF Lake Champlain. we
celebrate this day, and MS everyone
knows, IT Is the anniversary OF the
signing Of tho Declaration Of Indepen-
doncc
Patriotism Is n passion of the human
heart. Only after years Of misrule and
oppression do mon turn against their
country. Everyone turns back and looks
with great pride upon the land which
gave thom birth or the land which shell
tered them. The Romans so constructed
their roads MS to centralize in the city
of Rome and In this way the people
never forgot or lost tho.- love for their
capitol city. The foreigner who comes
to this country never forgcts his ma
tive land or the history of It: the Amer
lean when travelling about the world
speaks with pride OF his native land
as Gods country. So where rule Is
righteous and tho people are happy, then
there Is patriotism.
God was especially good 10 our coun-
try. 1t was founded under four separa-
ate heads; the Spaniards and Hugenots
In the South. the Frenchmen in the
North. the Dutch In New York and the
PGritans in Massa chusetts. Samuel de
Champlain came from France during one
of the blacklist pages of It's history. The
authorities We're Strengthening the poor
subjects on all sides; 100000 men. women
and children We're butchercd in three
days. It was Just AZ this time that
Champlain started on his expedition
across the sea, accompanied by court
iers and other mon of high rank. for
tho purpose of making money. The Dutch
ana Puritans came to this country for
an entirely different purpose: to find
n place where they could have freedom
Of thought These were the men that
spread northward. southwark and west
ward.
Here ii is to he determined whether
people can rule themselves and whether
government of the people for the people
and by the people can be lasting. God
prepared this country for us No other
country under the sun has such rich
resources; people are just beginning to
understand the wealth of this country.
Years oCo the fnancicrs across the
ocean ruled the money market. to-day
our great American capitalists are the
nnanCiers Of the world and tho other
countries stand appalled, at the vast
wealth they have accumulated. To this
country flock men from all nations. from
country flock men from all nations. with
peculiar national views. peculiar relig-
icus ideas and peculiar sentiments OF
all kinds. IT Is for us to amalgamate
these ideas and. although it is a great
tasR. we are gradually doing It. The
responsibility Of educating these people
Is thrown upon U.S. This Is essential as
everyone knows. The time of prosperity
Is never the time of great intellect ual
and spiritual development. If this coun-
try must give It's time entirely 70 COM
merce then IT Is doomed and has not
profitcd by the history that the old
countries have written for us. Our ideas
of freedom have set an example to
France, England. Germany, Russia and
even Turkey. Shall we not also be an
example OF intellectually and religion?
This enormous task God has assigned
to us and when we are through with
it let Him say well done, we'll done.