New Britain herald., 1923-12-06

ization. pointing ont our own debt to France in our culture and education
 Ii was then that the speaker re- terrc1 70 his subject. "The Two swords" part Of inc royal rcealia Of the British crown which becomes m. vested npon coronation. with the sword of war and the sword Of jus. ticc. With profound carncstncss thc spcakcr asked tho question whcthei We should continue to givc promin- cnce to the sword of war. or shall we turn 10 the sword of justice held in the hands Of the English speaking races or tho world---a weapon which pili bring peace and understanding. Has Professionalism any future or will ii waste its great power in compar ra. lively small domestic matters un- orthy Of its inspiration? Democracy al best, hc declared. is but the rule Of tho majority. maintained by forc-. "Remo tho policeman from thc door or the court room" cried he. "and the officers Of the court would not get very far"
 Older Civilizations Faded
 IL was to Greece that Or. Cadman gave the laurels Of g greater degree of culture. He declared that we have no men in the world today to equal Plato, Demosthenosc. Euclid. even. he added. with touch of the bumor which en- livcHed his deeply serious talk, out on the wind-sNcpt plains of Nebraska.
 But Greece and Rome and other civilizations failed for the one reason that back Of their splendid culture there was no inspiration of great religion: there was no conviction of a personal God. The pilgrims. on the other hand. came to this land VIC l0tc placing their trust in the divine hope Of freedom or worship. the democracy democracy. They dedicated them selves not 10 war. but to the furt#cr- ance Of a Divine order in life.
 The spral;cr painted a vivid pictur" of tho shame Of the eighteenth century dedicated Co drunkenness and dc- nauchrry: loose living and loose thinkinE--a century of which the his- torians write iu humiliation that such times have 10 be discusscd And get cut of that century canc great men n hose inFunucc litcd on after them.
 Coolidgc's Sanc AppIaUdcd
 Dr. Csdmsn referred to Abraham Lincoln as the greatest of all demo- crats. and applause followed his state meat that if it had not bccn for such men il is probable there would not br. today. d New England puritan sitting at Inc head of this country iu the White House at Washington
 In 8iscussinC the mission of this country Tor. Cadman vas careful tn include in his statement of belief a5- yocacy of the proper cl4erisniuc or our own strength. bort aeskeu thf cfn- fer in ortIcr 70 enlarge tho circum- ference" was his manner of warning against trying to spread our influence for right and justice by leaving our selves unguarJsd or allowing any weakening of the policies which have made this country great.
 Touching upon the coutiction of many individuals that there could never be complete union Of citizens O this country becaase 0T the different blood origin represented here. IDr. Cadman showed a splendid spiriiuai democracy in his declaration that her in this land. # is community of ideals. not Of blood or consanEBinfty u hicl makes our people ono. Eut sttI tg ti7c tend 7ey toward iz9- lstiou of tlis cnUntty. ihe speaker de tlared thai "Trsr is prudence which nocEs itAelf. The national idaafisrn of Ameris8 uss srupha=sze8 . b. Dr cadman in ilia dsri atioH that !