Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-17
Card. MERCER
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Baltimore Speech

Baltimore, Nd. Sept 1fs-1n an
address, u an esBEmhlage which pack
ed the LYRIC Theatre rnnight, Car-
3f11uaI MsrcieI:. preiRte Of Belgium,
thanked Amer1ca fur rs great SUD
s,,art Of his country N time OF trial.
tgno aunaaled fur the cuutlruHnce Of
I -aIs help.
L Was Cardinal Marcisr's first
fnrnal address, In this Country. He
CANT nere. ne said. first. To express
his admiration for America: second.
IL express ms gratitude. and, third
10 ezpress Inc mead Of American
neip tnr me social rscuusrrucrfun of
Belgium.
Ams,lca." sHl6 the Belgian prelHte,
'haQ nu 1err11nrial. financial or po-
iir.cl.. I'M crest IN the war: rarnef was
aile 1uund by her tradIriunaI upIlcy
II keep herself alpDf f,-1m every En-
-opean conflict America had In her
bnsnm proportion OF citizens of Ger
mAn origin and appeared 10 a foreign
nlSaTwer. rather is cosmopolitan
aez-iumefa1un Than C.se homogeneous
UNI. bHI this Wonderful Country
showed hegEelf ID he animated by one
s0ul, peimea-lng all tine parts OF her
immense organism and giving 10 all
the individuals the same high ideal.
me strongest bond OF social unity, the
iaeai which the great doctor OF the
Catholic church, saint Ambrose, de-
nned In TINS brief and splendid mot
To. Above all. Honesty
America saw Belgium srlugyting
and sudsring fnr honor. America
could moi help esieeming. loving, ad-
mlrlng Belgium. She esteemed. loved,
admired Belgium moi IL words, but in
deads.
Our brotherhood IN the worship
ri me same ideal brought both our
naluns nearer I'd each other and MY
desire 10 clasp your hand over tins
common causs of eternal jusIlce Is
me first reason far my COMING here
Even rs Belgium was, II 1914. the
piHavldenIiRl instrument 70 bar the
wav To the invaders. IN order To al
low France and England 10 co5cen-
--ate their forces aEainsf the Ger
ran COLOSSUS. SO was America in 1877
ne main pruvinentiai factor If our
INA. VICTORY
On the 18th o. June last tne Beigia
TsDlle. King Albert, Queen Elizabeth
and their royal children al their head IN
-taon with The whnie hierarchy, clergy
an3 enuTmUuE multitude OF our lumpat-
-IptE, celebrated IN Brussels a NATIONAL
rhanksgtvlng day A rsiiginus munu-
rent will commemorate fnr future gen.
erauuns Our universal gratitude 4
chapel Of this. our national haHciiica.
Slall he dedicated ID the great republic
o, ne Cuited States.
Aocsps. please. this resolution. ms an
honage of oIir fesiings uf admiration
ant g-a1efuinsss towards your valiant
Jronps VIM saved cur liberty. and To-
wards Herbert Henxers commission for
~ c, IT Belgium which saved the very
IL NJ many Of our Belgian families -
ardlnH! MercIer saiG he wisned tis
hearers cnuid see sulne Of the letters
M had received trum Belgian mothers
asking him 10 be rneir spokesman he1e
nc rad nne which he HRid q mprher
aao Sent HIM On rtls eve Of his depart
re oh. please. she wrufs, tell
the-.. IA over there. tall our dear
ADALS ilOW nuCN we IDFe C0Gfn. now
earnestly We pray Sod fnr them and
h'F ne wnrd American has becume
Era 20 Us
II sa--ing firth the needs Of Belgium,
%z-rlnal Mercier salc.
We snail. we will, a-ise and walk
ns4siun E amnftiur In 70 be stronger
zaC nnre prosperous than ever We
's'F IT, he worlds promise to heip Bel
gun n her enormous task Of revival
Va cuntide in vou. dear American
'foths-z; -FOUR provfnenrial task is IN
7nce more. our main saxiour. our
caes
S-eat MANY fouseE. schnuis. mr.
'aznaEes. about W churches IN Bel
s-n nnEhr 70 be rebuilt, the Cniver-
~ r. -nurain asks for its Iihra-v. tts
+''rato-5es ttE Instruments OF scien-
~ -eses-ch. the necessary funds 10
-@afe Is economic life; 4. wants To
as aE,aln from ;-s ashes, greater ana