Arizona republican., 1913-02-10
Delivers Interesting and Instructive Address on the Past History of Ari- zona As a Territory As Well As a State.
CONTEMPORARIES DUAL ANNIVERSARIES
Calls Attention to Fact That Upon Occasion of Completing First Year of Statehood, Arizona Also Faces Anniversary.

CommemOrating the first anniver- sary of the admission and the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of Ari- Zona as a territory, special "Statehood services were held in Trinity PrO-Ca- thedral yesterday morning at which time Rt. Rev. J. w. Atwood. Episco- pal bishop of Arizona, delivered most interesting sermon on the Past His tory of Arizona in it's Relation to Pres ent Duties and Responsibilities
 It was d most suspicious occasion. made the more suspicious by the pres ence of Governor George w. P. Hunt, his military staff. secretary of State osborn, and other state officials and members of the state legislature. The staff of military aides appeared in fuli dress uniform
 Taking for his text: And before Him shall be gathered all nations" St Matt. 25:22, Bishop Atwood said:
 We are assembled in this place this morning to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary Of the organization of Ari- Zona as territory. and it's first ami versary as d state It seems fitting that at the beginning of a week. when the civil authorities are to celebrate this event with festivity and civic pride we who are both citizens and churchmen sheuld endeavor to com memOrate the historic and religious significance of the festival itself. Here in America we believe in the separation of state and church, and yet all the same we do not believe that men can be good christians unless they are good citizens. that the nation as we'll as the church is q divine institutiOn-that the nation needs the church, which stands as it has always stood for order. for law, for freedom and for righteousness The two stand, -sss-co- ordinate insti- tutions for the bringing in of the king dom of God, which means that liberty, fraternity and equal justice shall be granted to all of Gods children, that the supreme Father of us all is no re- specter of persons, that we are all equally his children, whatever our con dition, that the distinctions of race and social position. sof }education and ignor- ance. of wealth and poverty. are super . ficial and artificial so far as they are related to God, our Father. We are unfaithful children, unworthy follow CTS of his Son unless we recognize this brotherhood which joins all the chill dren together. TO adopt that fine phrase which first came into use il the time of the French Revolution, in the great period at the close of the war for American independence. when mod ern democracy became triumphant: x,-o boI1 coIidarit of race" and we accept the mighty truth declared by St Paul. that ''No man liveth unto himself. and no man dieth unto himself" This means that the strong are bound to the weak, the righteous to the vicious, that we stand and fall together Both church and state have not fulfilled their destiny until sin and ignorance, disease anC poverty. greed and hatred, are driver out of the world. and Gods kingdon established The kingdom of peace. ot love. of purity and service.
 Tt is with a feeling of profound gratitude that we look back upon tho achievements of the past, and yet. ir no spirit of pride and pretention do wt regard it. when we recall how mucf has been left undone and all that i: demanded of us in the future, if WI are to realize the high ideal of ] christian state
 We find in Arizona the oldest par of the American nation from geOlogi cal and historical standpoint. Amit the mysterious ruins of Casa Grande rising up in their majesty from the si lent, surrounding desert; in the hear
 
 heights, in the presence of Montezu mas Castle. we behold the remains O ancient peoples who lived and wrough in this fair land even before history be gan.
 Looking into the depths of tn Grand Canyon we gaze upon the mos ancient part of Gods handiwork, a out of chaos he formed it in- the mil lions of ages before man was created.
 Years before the Spaniards fOunde, St. Augustine or the first English set tlement was made on the island O Jamestown, or the Pilgrims landed Ol :he shores of Massachusetts. to thi land came Coronado, with his followers in the first half of the 18th century In the succeeding century came tn second invasion, as it were, and wit the coming of the Spanish Monks, tn standard of the cross was set up, an thriving settlements were made al along what is now; the southern boun dary of Arizona. Here the great wealt of the silver mines was disclosed an the prosperous ranches dotted tn landscape. But in the years that fol lowed the hostile and proud native: who claimed the land. some of ther descendants, 1t may be in part, of tn prehistoric races, drove out the invad CTS, destroyed the work of their hands and once more the country became wilderness.
 For long, weary years there is lit
 (Contipi,ed on Paoe Ninal