The Mankato free press., 1911-06-09

Judge Cornell grove, ola Mdpioloh'
today. The grove is choice spot
for picnic and large crowd was
in attendance today. Those who
have attended these gatherings In
the past always have enjoyed a
roval good time. Today was no ex-
ceptiOn.
The program began at ten O'Clock
with music by the drum corps. An
innovation was pronounced Dy REV.
w. i. Moore. The song America"
was sung by the audience, led by
the Woods quartet. James A. How
ieson delivered the address OF wei
come and the response was by At
torney r. F. Hunt of Mankato,
son of one of the pioneers or Ster-
ling. A recitation was given Dy
Mrs. William Sharp, which was fol-
lowed by song from the Woods
quartet.
Address BY Rev. Mcclary.
Rev Thomas McClary was then
introduced and he spoke as follows.
His subject was 1.-The Evolution OF
the Home"
'In a far truer sense than
Raphael produced his HOLY
Family Nature has produced
Holy Family Time has not tar
nished it; no later art has i'm
proved upon it; nor genius dis
covered anything more lovely;
nor religion anything more di-
vine. e."-Drummond.
"The evolution of the home has
been a long slow process. We have
and enjoy it, without thinking OF
the laborious and persistent meth
ods God worked in producing IL.
The nucleus of the home was the
human child. The child made the
mother and awakened human char
acterists in the father and with
bands of love drew and held them
with their offspring in the family
circle The first thing required out
side of the circle was location
where food would be plentiful and
accessible. So they sought location
by the rivers or lakes. Another
thing desired was protection from
wild animals and wilder men, so
they built on islands, in caves, trees,
and cliffs.
Man Has Improved.
"As time passed on, man improv-
ed and by his inventions and dis
coveries could be comfortable in
any climate, get his food in any
land, and construct his dwelling
with all conveniences for health and
happiness. The same kind OF i'm
pulses that pushed the early peo-
Piles forward moved the moderns.
They have taken somewhat differ
ent methods, but with the same end
more clearly seen, the continuation,
improvement, and happiness OF the
race For this they form friend
ship, courtship, marriage, raise chill
dren, seek land, build houses, and
till the SOIL
THE race has marched onward
from south to north, from east to
west, over Asia, Africa, Europe,
America And in this wonderful
America has found such opportuni-
ties for improvement and expansion
as never before.
They have sung with the Hutch
insons:
ITO the west, to the west
To the land of the free,
Where the great Mississippi
Rolls down to the sea.
Where a man is a man
If he's willing to toll.
And the humblest may gather
The fruits of the SOIL
Nothing to Stop March.
There has been nothing to stop
this onward march Of humanity.
Like the mighty waves of the ocean
til it breaks against the boundary
nature has established. For this
the Pilgrims crossed a stormy ocean,
enduring untold hardships in a cold
and religious climate. They said
they came to make a way for them
selves and their little ones. Then
on through the east and over the
south, down the Ohio, over the Allie
ghenies, up the Mississippi, over the
Great Lakes, through the forests,
across the prairies, the desert, the
Rockies, and on and on.
"In this onward march, this land
of the sky-blue waters, Minnesota
was sought and the crowds came
mostly, l think, home seekers, for
wild speculations in land had not
reached into fanaticism then. They
came with families, to settle, and
improve their condition, which they
did in this healthful climate, with
productive soil, pure water, great
forests and rich mines, and today
our beautiful state is dotted with
modern homes. prosperous towns,
large cities, great railroads, churches,
and schools, with all the advantages
of modern civilization
Country Life Is EnIivened.
"The country life is enlivened
with autos, bicycles, rural delivery,
trolly cars. monographs, telephones,
and newspapers. Those who came
in the early days did not have these
I ifn