Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-05-26
Weekly Ledger
FOR PRESIDENT

FOX r II4otArA1AN
Polk of Missouri
81 UNITED STATES SENATOR
Francis of ST. Louis
CONGRESS- 9TH DISTRICT
Clark Of Pike County
Il LATE o. A. MCMILLAN
IN. A. WALLACE, pastor ol
xlco Presbyterian Church, re
10 the late D. A. Mcmillan as
en at the unwilling Of the
tablet, in honor Of the lament
8eator. said: zone OF the
phrases Of our American
is the word citizen. By 81
&yey dignity, duty, worth. The
of popular government and
,ptinuance OF our free institu-
hepend upon the way we i'm
& this word IN thought and ac-
4 success here means peace, co
pt and happiness for the peo-
Il a continuance of the States
bod. Failure here, due either
kw ideal of or an important at
Id in citizenship, means fail
Il the whole fabric of society.
ream can rise no higher than
1ntain head. Good citizenship
4 fountain whence issue the
Is of peace, liberty and a
government. 1t behooyes US
know who is a good citizen.
kany we characterize the ideal
i essential matter?
must, first of all, beone of
lie ami oii5z oa 5.otes. 5t- s,t1s-th VIZ "a more
Rll else to the nation are the
&nd women, toiling, many Of
H. humble, unknown paths =
In and women who fear God,
billy, walk uprightly. and deal
&y. They are the lasting
woven in as warp and woof
existence, the threads which
4 the garment of our citizen
.worthy piece. They are the Ii
bnes on which is builded a
Bidding temple Of political ex-
The good citizen must al
lone of aspiring nature. He
i look to high things and at
ksthead Of llfe's craft he nails
bior," and, like the Alpine
he pushes on through snow
II TO higher and yet higher
Like the athlete Of ST. Paul,
bbcs forth TO the things which
More and counts not his goal
kr won.
En then becomes a characteris-
Eihis man The aspiring ideal
b his heart, and binding pur-
n will and vial to duty and
\ deal he wields them togeth-
b. army foT a conquest, and
b. the note for conflict he
y all his forces Of mind and
bud life TO the battle line,
10 dare, and do. and toll. To
Bel day is lost whose low
Ming sun sees from hls hand
fthy action done" With Hamlet
slaims, What is a man, If
bcf good and market Of his
be but to sleep and feed?"
/ each hour is a triumph when
N has been coined into deed,
bough melted In the crucible of
b self sacrifice.
His, therefore, an unselfish
He lies not for his own, but
|ers' profit. Position to him
emolument, but service. He
not ON his own things, but
/ the things of Others" To
hope where rules despair, to
Blight where darkness sways its
! of ignorance, to drive out
by the forcesof Joy, to
|hrest, to dispel disorder, to
BIZ aims before all eyes, these
Il fields in which the true cit
hys to bend his back and bow
fk in service. To help a child
|bim not alone a duty, 1t is a
B.. To help fill a man for life
Be constitutes for this citizen
mine of opportunity. To sow
faSJ the seed Of lofty aim and
u deed, this is to him a
i life he hears with gladness
ath thrill of heart.
brief characterization would
great and essential ele.
#hould there be omitted a dom
Religious purpose. do not
n word religious in any mar
h perfunctory sense. dc
however, to say and that
Earnestly that tho citizenship oi
we speak in order to be per
fnust be crowned with a rev
.and sincere faith In God. a
Which acknowledges him as Gre
y ruler and as gracious bene
of men. A faith which ac
His word as relevant I'm al
of duty, and which bows tt
.pmmandment as being not on
but kind and good and right
D which is dominant enough Il
him active in securing th'
which are right and true. 4
Which makes him cognizant o
VI that there is One over ans
us TO whom we owe our ex
h and to whom at last w
carry the output of life t
|e either His approving smH
\ just displeasure.
'lllS 100. high q cOncepUlon 9
nship? Is it too ideal? Is
|somber in its tome? Is
Fely minister-made picture? ]
say, ut is such citizenshi
makes possible the blessing
Prning, art and culture whic
pjoy. 1t is the realization {
citizenship jim the lives of gu
Ethers which has laid the toui
n ON which we have followe'
'hg the public school, the hig
and the college. 1t is th
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