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Constitution Day

In the reverence of Americans.
September Seventeenth should rank
with February TWeenty-SeCOnd and
July Fourth as Il day surpassed IN
significance only by those who wit
messed the birth and resurrection OF
the Savior Of mankind. 1t was on
this day of the month in the year
1887 that out from the prayers and
dreams. sacrifices and blood of our
forefathers there burgeOned forth a
nation with the form of a republic
andethe soul of a democracy, pure
and strong in purpose and predestin-
ed to be mighty IN achievement. IL
was the embodiment Of a Christian
ideal born and nurtured in the
hearts of righteous men and patriots.
1t was sent forth on its career with
a prayer, and in che hand ii carried
an olive branch and in the other, the
most wonderful instrument OF
government that ever emanated
from the mind of man,
The Constitution of the United
States embraces the assembled Wis
dom of perhaps the best brains III
the aggregate that the world has
ever produced. Pure in its diction,
charming in its simplicity, and strong
in its concise Yet comprehensive in
clusion of every essential principle
of the most enlightened human
government, it represents our nation
frs. and greatest contribution to
the thought of the world. 1t will
live forever among the immortal
masterpieces of the human brain and
soul. Even as the source of all in
dividuaI failure may be found at the
point of divergence in personal con-
duct from the principles set forth
and enunciated in Holy Writ, so
whatever the failures of our own
government nave been or will be
may Be traced TO the subversion or
contravention of some principle en-
shrined in our Constitution. In
this hour of universal confusion
when the nations of the earth driven
from. their accustomed orbits by
cyclone Of war, are trying to readJust
themselves to orderly and wise pro
cesses of government it is unusually
and peculiarly appropriate that IN
our own country we pause on this
birthday of our Constitution to pay
tribute to its makers and to rededl-
cate ourselves to the increasingly
difficult task of preserving it against
its enemies. With brazen effrOntery
the forces of disorder are daily
practicing treacheries upon the flag
that has protected them in the eX-
ercise of the liberties which they
misconstrue as license. Consti-
tutional democracy has been at least
partially supplanted by sort OF
moboracy that boastfully defies the
restraints of distasteful law. Inc
average American has ceased to re
gard himself as seriously bound to
respect a law that he does not like,
and disregard OF constituted author
ity struts forth at MONDAY The
tendencies of our national thought
and the current of national events
seem to be away from the foundation
principles, upon which this Republic
was established. We have grown
callously accustomed to the frequent
" successful attempts to change,
bend. break, or mis-interpret our
Constitution to suit the caprices of
our own people or the foreign ideals
OF those who cannot or will not
understand the genius OF .Guf lHSIl-
tutionS. Dema goSueS anu near
statesmen hear the wild clamor of
the mob for more power and take it
for the voice of the people; and in
the name of liberty, progress, and
democracy the warnings of history
are ignored and crimes against our
constitution multiply.
ed memory, take warnin Sc ESES
Should we not, therefore, stop,
look and listen on this day of sacr-
ed memory, take warning of the
things that are going on about us,
and put on the armour of patriotism
as our forefathers knew and applied
il, and set ourselves resolutely
against the rising tides of Un-Amer-
lean theories and practices? Let
every school include in its curri-
culum a thorough understanding of