Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-16
SERMON FOR FLAG DAY
 AT uNIVERSALIST CHURCH
the Church of Good She

At the Church of Good Shepherd
 (Universaiist) On Sunday morning, Rev Joseph F, Cobb preached an ir- |teresting and inspiring sermon on ".< our Banners" The sermon was in commemoration of the making. Of was the anniversary of Flag Day. Rev Mir. Cobb's sermon follows: Every American citizen is pledged l to respect and salute the national I flag. Children in the common schools are taugh true allegiance. Every American, if he respects himself, l must say, "In the name of God We will Set up our banners | We have heard the question asked |
 several times lately. What are Anefi- |
 cans? We naturally think Of those |
 born in the country from citizens Of America. We must not forget the
 multitudes who have come here from other countries. Those who have | adopted this land as their land. have passed satisfactory eaf1ina tion and pledged allegiance to this country and to the ideals for which the American
 flag stands. There are today in tho
 citizenship of this country people from
 very many lands, and there are cfil- i. dren in our public schools from almost , every known land. What lesson this fact alone shoud impress upon the ; minds Of people.
 It speaks the message of brother ) hood, and reminds us of our obligations f to one another. It reminds us that f though many, all are children of One ) Father.
 Fl Yesterday was the anniversary of f the birth of the American flag. And l.. as we think of it again, think of the r various people who are living under it's protection.
 s The Philadelphia Public Ledger :. some two years ago published this Q item: "A flag not long since was 7 raised over the Jamestown worsted !, mill. From the owners of the mill it. Z self I learn,
 U The flag was made of wool from T American sheep, sorted by an Ameri ,t can, carded by an Italian. spun by a il Swede, warped by German. dressed 70 by an Englishman, drawn by & Scotch. e man, woven by a Belgian, supervised Ie by a Frenchman, inspected by ar l. American, secured by an Albanian
 dyed by & Turk, examined by ar a 1rishman, pressed by Pole. Where
 else could this be true except in tht in land of the free and the home of thu l. brave?"
 le We do not know, no one of us cal
 hope to estimate the price paid, in de votion, in blood and heroic sacrifice
 for the birth of our beloved nation, an,
 the flag whose emblem of loyalty, lib Y erty, love for mankind it is, the nobles ort symbol born in the civil history C or mnkind. It Is for us and for all thos in who enjoy the hospitality of thes r. shores, to bear it where heaven de o- creed it to go-side by side with tn he Christian flag and emblem of the iov on of the holy cross, to be the canguar he of civilization dedicated to freedor ys and justice, and consecratsd to hu to n1anity and God. lst Today that flag waves uisullied ove i'll the waters of the seven seas and CT. the foreign harbors of the world. th it waves over land and sea it speat ew eloauently of the heavy sacrifices rt IS duired to place it in our heavens ar
 to keep it there. It speaks in eu V phatic and yet poetic language of rs Ill triotism, purity, honor, noble :notiv lofty ideals, liberty and love. Thei ..ae all are truths and sentiments synnbt os 1ized in our flag. This banner next 'oi the cross of Christ, is the highe ha syfnbal known to men, weights wi ,st broad significance and so "attracti' esi with loyeliness of assured we'll b, ,is ing.
 for There is but one flag allowed to ,e- placed above the American fis md that is the. Christian flag. Citize in of Christs kingdom on earth have hat nag that mas an acknoWiedgea TIE rt to float above the nations flag. ( i'd Sunday in the American navy u itv national flag is raised to the mas viii head and then dipped to allow | ,te banner of the cross to take it's p1at md The psalnnist said Thou hast giv aed a banner to them that fear Int ve- that it may be displayed because
 the truth" The church of Christ, his all it's different branches, not dit ec- sions. is the only and only organiz ing ton of the Kingdom of God on cart the as the Government of the Unit the States of America is the organiz In tion Of Democracy.
 ars Our flag stands for democrat wl- Within a few days the senate Of t ,el- United States passed the equal risf ity, bill for the several states to rasify ent reject equal suffrage for women a ual men.
 There are those who wish it. a nds there are those who are opposed in it. But it Is evidently sure to con CTS The one flag synbolizes pretceti es- for and demnds allegiance from
 regardless of sex. In letter recei
 ed recently the writer said, "ed,
 suffrage for the 35o,000 women of ILL State Of Connecticut is brought VI
 near by the passage of the Fede de- amendment. How may these r,
 to citizens be further prepared for lce- new responsibilities of voting?' It o. recognized that there must be dev ,nal oped patriotic women with hi his sense of civil responsibility. The pr ded of true democracy is a clear und He standing of civic responsibility and each individual There must be em- educated wemanhood.
 t.sS In this state a great task ava @'0U the citizenship in giving proper dad lightenment and education to the v +ha men. We are told that sS per cent. ana the women of this state are of nat col parentage; "A per cent. are of fore
 or mixed percentage, 3s per cent. ultv foreign born.
 mu- Thus it is forcibly brought to Pro- attention, how the mighty forces, pl
 ing upon the hearts and minds of
 by peoples of Europe make it vitally the portant that q correct knowledge iors the orderly processes by which to sired changes may be brought abt
 shall be imparted. In the words was another: If democracy is worth the blood we have spiIt for if and pter mean actually to make it reality, o need to make every man and won , 10 a good citizen.
 nior lhe recent war TeFedIeo the ] ho- that an appalling proportion of
 electorate is illiterate. Someth
 needs to be done and done rigt a,
 to give enlightenment and a work
 education to both men nd women t they may become better citizens.