Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-12-03
JUDGE GLANDS ACCEPTANCE.

In accepting the U. S. flag, Judge D..
H. Bland, of our County Court, said:
On behalf of the Board of County
Commissioners who are the custod1ans
of this beautiful building,as well as the
guardians of our county affairs gen
orally, it gives me much pleasure TO
accept from the great fraternity b
flag of our country. The Junior Order
of American Mechanics, as the name
suggests, is distinctively an American
Society. In the history Of fraternity
it will be noted above all others, L
think, for it's teachings of a genuine
patriotism, too often neglected among
a free people, and for it's constant
display and reverence for the emblems
of our Nationality. The fear of God
and love Of country are the foundation
stones upon which. the society has
erected a splendid structure and it is
determined that no effort shall be
spared to impress these great pr1nc1-
pies, SO essential to the welfare OF
our Republic, upon the citizens of our
State and Country.
This beautiful Court House is in a
very real sense, the property OF the
citizens of Wayne county, and, yet it
also belongs to our State, of which our
county is an important part, and also
to our Nation, of which III State is a
distinct and important unit. With no
blush or apology to make for our past
history, we feel a just pride in the
great influence State is welding
in the National government today, and
we are looking forward with confident
anticipation to a yet more brilliant fu-
ture. 1t seems to me, therefore, to be
eminently fitting that this stately build
ing, the capitol of the great county OF
Wayne, should be adorned with the
flag of our Nation, along with the flag
Of our State, which has just been pre-
scented. This flag represents those
principles of government which our
forefathers won and obtained through
blood and tears, and of which we are
the inheritors without efforts and with
out price-those principles which are
proclaimed in our National and State
Constitutions and which guarantee to
every man the right to personal liber-
ty, private property n equality be-
fore the law. Our system of govern
ment is founded Upon a recognition
OF the rights of the individual. 1t seeks
its authority in those i~ncalculable
rights which God has given to every
man. It's stability rests upon that sound
discretion, innate honesty and natural
sense of justice which exists, in vary
ing degree, in every man. This is the
temple of justice, in which those rights
are asserted and maintained, or for.
feited, according as the law framed by
our countrymen, applicable to the facts
as found by our countrymen may di
rect.
Is it not, therefore, fitting and prop
er that this new and stately Court
House should be adorned with the flag
of our great Nation? It's inspiring col
ors should be a constant call to every
county officer to render in e in
stance the best service of which he is
capable that our system of government
may attain it's most successful end
It should be a constant reminder tC
every Judge, juror, counsellor and wit
ness that his country demands of him
within these portals at least, that de
gree of honesty and integrity upoT
which only a government such as ours
can be successfully maintained, an6
which will secure to u fellowmen as
nearly perfect justice as can be ad
ministered by human hands.
Gentlemen of the Fraternity, in the
name of our Commissioners and the
citizens of our county, l thank you.
Following Mr.. Bland, Mrs. c.. F
Taylor, regent of David Williams
Chapter Daughters of American Revo-
luton of this city, was introduced, an(
in the following eloquent words pre-
scented the bible provided by her
Chapter:
PRESENTATION OF BIBLE BY MRS
cHAS. r. TAYLOR, FOR DAVE
WILLIAMS CHAPTER D. A. r.