Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-16
FLAG is HONORE0
BY WORD AND SONG
AT ElKS MEETING
CONTINUED from page ID

been unturled II mas HOWL Oh N" .
breeze OF Gods blessing because it =,
represents and symbOlizes the right
eousness and justice Of God for every
man. II is the symbol of the spirit -
of America; Of American history aud :
traditions of the divine right OF liberty y,
tor every human being, rich or poor,
black or white II stands for liberty y
through law and laws for liberty. OF F.,
all the outward symbols OF our IA
tional life none is so compelling, so
yJul-stiIring as the flag. II is more
than an ornament. II is symbol OF
tae past AMI future II IS rich III
Glory; it is filled with risks. 1t is
the pride Of Yesterday, the hope OF
tomorrow. 1t gathers into its folds tn
story OF the centuries.
The flag of today is richer thal
the flag Of yesterday The symbol inI
the same, but its contents are mi
creasingly greater. There are two
| kinds of glory. There Is glory lay
/ Inheritance and there is a glory by
achievement The flag admits u into
/ the glory of our country's past that
We may add to the glory Of our couA-
/ trys future. BY the purity OF our
/ lives, by the loyalty OF our devotion,
by the spirit Of sacrifice, let us deepen
the significance Of its triune colors,
What a fine thing it is that the
flag now flies over our ? Lie schools
that the flag drill is Taught TO tho5'
little foreigners who are some day
American aud +
women Year by year the flag IS beng
regarded with an increasing spirit 81.
reverence No longer can it be used
for advertising purposes or printed
upon the posters of any partisan can
didate. for our flag is the emblem Oh
all who feel that it stands for some
thing bigger and finer than any one
Of US, for spiritual influence that Isl
moving forward to some ultimate So1l
that God only knows, but God knows
that with it moves our hopes ana
. Irraycrs for our country and all man
b kind
China has some very quaint names
b. for The different nations. England IS
r called the land of trade France the
/ llnu Oh MONIES. Aillti IVA oil' N"i'' 49,
) land of the beautiful flag. For long
> time il looked as though our beautiful
I flag would float in selfish alooineda
/ from the greatest struggle for human
T. liberty that the world has ever known
For a long time il looked as though
honor first would give away to safety
? first. The a young American soldier
/ NJ died tpE--
ing for France wrote home TINS me.
: sage:
You have the grit and the nerve, !
. know;
>, You are ready to answer blow Tor
= blow
= Won are strong. combative, stubborn
, hard,
But your honor ends in your own hacE
yard,
d Each man intent on his private goal
a You have no feeling for the whole
u TO our everlasting glory, that
]" Young soldier was mistaken and two
? wears ago on Good Friday Old Glory
% took its place alongside the cross u
II st. George. the cross Of ST. Andrew
the ldIleltu udE VI p'lSiui'' "''' 49,
" tIicolor Of France. 1t has come honI'
u from that conflict victorious and Gov
20 cred with new glory, won by Amer
can soldiers.
Cold, indeed, must be the heart o
anyone who does not welcome it Wit
new love and reverence. God Is say
ing to us today I have helped yo'
| win the greatest war in history. | nav
- crowned your arms with victory, be
. "auac of your sincerity and couraE
y and sacrifice. Let us be true 40 "0
J., colors; let us take the fruits Of on
victory and crystallize them INTO TN
making of a better world, We ha'
, been called nalloh oI l"tdi'S'''
III are idealists, or we would not /"
Isl Americans. Our goal is "A flying a"aI
IA we are always looking for the lr"'
Re of new possibilities, The Poet WIZ
n said man never is but always TO .
y blessed was expressing h@et''"
IS, Moalsm. America believes in 'om''
at raw. believes that her best days ar