Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
vZANS SHOULD HONOR STATES PAST, DECLARES DR. MACK
HEIRS OF ALL BENEFITS.
HE TELLS BIG AUDIENCE
Traces Foundations of Commonwealth and Eulogzes
Washington in Address Before Sons of Revolrl.
ton and American Revolution


the virginia Society. Sons OF the
Revolution. and teacher at the Union
Theological Seminary. delivered an
address last Wednesday night before
the Joint meeting Of the Sons Of the
Revolution and the Sons or the Amer
lean Revolution. The Joint session
was held for the two organizations
TO pay tribute TO George Washing
ton. who was born In Northumberland
County 100 years ago last Wednesday.
The address Of Or. Mack, in which
he eulogized the Father Of His
Country" and related interesting
points In Nirginia's history. follows
our country. while existing in
apartness. Eeographically, poii,icalI,.
ana IN genius, from the rest Of the
world nevertheless Is part Of that
world In origin and principle. Amer
!ca ~ III" iirst-bUrn child OF the New.
Age. She cannot ignore the pangs
that gave her birth. nor IN. days OF
nor childhood. nor her obligation as
elder sister 10 the world family in
which She was born and 10 which
she is linked.
obligations From Pnxt.
MANY OF us her" are not native
but adopted. children OF Viryinin
SO much the more liz our debt to her
history and the obligation that comes
to US from the past Others hay.
labored. hearing the burden and heat
OF the day. and we have entered into
their labors
In taking VI? citizenship here. for
one cause or another. We become
heirs of all these bcnchts-fruitx in
large degree. OF the tolls OF others
as We assume part In Virginia's com
iortah!e present. Nc nut olirs.lye,
under obligation 10 remember honor
hnd preserve tho best Of her pas, and
To project II into the future
Ana THIS brings us 10 study some
Whht or her beginnings. which IN cans
also IN" beginnings Of our whole
America. There are certain eiemen,aI
Things. certain eternal. civil and
moral principles which had TO do
win Nirrinla's origin. and are vital
10 our country's life and service. our
III" today ia too complex Cor ready.
analysis. Bu, 1t Is possible tina, a
man might nnd In the compact.r and
simpler Held Of our small beginninrs
IN" essential princi plcS 81 our ma
ti"nal destiny and an inspiration 10
chdcaF"r ana sacrifc" for the tealiza-
tioh OF that high destiny
Fling Flew On All seas.
First. We must turn back Ia Tho
century which ran before the found.
ing OF the Virginia Colony. the mos,
marvellous and romantic period II
British history. when Henry VIII
ascenhed tho throne. near tho BEGIN
hihE or IN" sixteenth century Eng
I'nd was l!ttlc province of Eu-or.
with population OF six or seven
millions, and simple agricultural
Nfe. When the century closet under
MS daughter. Elizabeth. the British
Empire was established. !ts dag few
on all seas. and the wheels Of manu-
'"cture w"f: whirr'ns over England
Resolution OF the noble men OF
me seventeenth century operated IN
TWO directions. at home and abr, Il
They took up the gauntlet Of reac-
'ionary royalty, fought James ana
,harles TO tn" bitter end. and cstab-
hshed Commonwealth under tbs
uncrownrd Cromwell on English
SOL. after dark days and many mar
'yrs. the fight for English liberty
was Tough. again. and won again
In Cromwell were united the hest
ana worst OF these forces which
S'FusH!cd to cmancipate man. and
!" ea'dhilsh MIN In his rights AS man
Turned To Colonization.
The OTHER direction. to which ~.
Notwithstanding hearts Of that ,rc
turned. was colonization. Alrcady
lust this thing had been in the m;ods
81 Tho great English Raleigh. aud
ne greatest Of Frenchmen, Colieny
heir VIRGIN efforts failed. but they
L".hten the way and not long after
hrhons two most notable colonies
We're planted almost simultaneously
N'rSih'a and New England. having