Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-02-19
A SCHOLARLY SERMON.
Politics Synonym for Patriotism the
Rev. MIR. HOgue breaches at St.
Anne's Before The d. A. R.
OF WOmen's Larger Duty

According to their annual custom
the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
/ Revolution attended the evening SER
vice in St. Anne's Church at 4.30 n
m. yesterday.
Notwithstanding the rain repre.
| sentative congregation was gathered
| together. This was more true of the
congregation than of the Chapter.
for many of the members we're him
dered from attending by the weather.
For the first time in the history of
these services. the places reserved for
the city, state and federal officials
were unoccupied either by them or
their representatives Some of these
prsons were in the audience, but not
in the places reserved at the head of
the nave of the church.
The music was of high order and
well rendered, rs it always is now,
under Choirmaster Wilkinson. The
service was fully choral. 1t was sung
by the Rector. The lessons were read
by the President of St. Johns Col
lege, and by the assistant minister cf
the Parish. Several of the ministers
of other congregations in Annapolis
occupied stalls in the choir. The SER
mon was preached by the Rector of
the Church of the Ascension, Balti-
more, the Rev. r. w. Hogue.
The preacher took for his text Isa.
Live, "Lengthen thy cords and
strengthen thy stakes" He spoke of
patriotism and politics. George
Washington, whose birthday we are
about to celebrate imperiled his all
by the cause he espoused and is type
of the true patriot, who counts no
sacrifice too great. The preacher
spoke of the women who come out
into public life today. not for the per-
sonal advantage to be gained thereby,
but for the great cause of helping
their fellow women. These women
are true patriots, sacrificing them
selves to benefit other women less
fortunately placed. He spoke spec
tally of those women who promote
the great work undertaken by the
Consumers League and who are seek
ing better conditions for working wo-
men. He told them that politics is
synonym OF PATRIOTISM.
The sermon was remarkable for it's
academic flavor, as all of the Rev. Mr..
Hogue's utterances are His vigor-
Gus intellect and great store of class
ical instances, quotations and literary
references differentiates him from
the ordinary speaker. 1t is a style
too little found today among writer's
and public speakers. He reminds one
of the writer's and orators of half
century or more ago. He may have
acquired his style through the study of
the best examples, Burk, Webster,
Calhoun, but his matter is not theirs
nor of their time. 1t is modern and
thoroughly advanced in thought His
conservative, yet advanced, presen-
tation of patriotism for women was
a literary and oratorical classic and
an inspiration for all men and women
who heard him.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution did well to invite him to
preach their Washington's birthday
sermon. They will be better. broader
and greater women for it. At the
close of the service the Daughters"
met their Preacher in the Guild
Room at the west end of the church.
The privilege was extended to several
others of the congregation, who
thanked him for the great help and
new new thought of his sermon. This
reception was, necessarily, shortened
by his departure upon the next car,
after the service for duties at his own
church at night.