Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26

| fist church; and the tencdiction was
| pronounced by Rev. Andrew T. Nc.
| Who-ter Of the South Parish Congrega-
| tional church.
The address OF the evening ws.s or
| the subject Patriotism in War aht
l in Peace" Mr.. Lowe spoke in part as
2 follows:
| Nearly everyone in these days has
fairly good idea of what patriotism
! and war mean. Since the armistict
| was signed about five years ago the
| children in our grade schools are ia
| miliar with the facts about war. They
saw war represented in the movies ant
| in many publications.
For the soldier patriotism means
[ the surrender Of ones business or voca'
ton" The speaker referred to a ia
! nous statue by the river in Concord
Mass, which represents the farmer
giving up his pillow to take the musket
Bryant sang:
LAY down the axe, fling by the spade,
Leave in it's path the furrowing plow,
The rife and the bayonet blade.
cit also means the breaking of home
ties and the surrender of ones will to
that of ones superior officer.
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs not to make reply.
Theirs but to do and die.
1.-THE soldier goes forth to face mucl,
hardship and often death. In these
modern days war has taken on a new
form. 1t means a mobilization of the
entire population so that the line of de-
narration between the soldier on the
field and the man or woman at home
working on munitions is not SO clear
as formerly.
"Now patriotism IN time of peace Is
not 80 generally understood, partly be-
cause it is not so dramatic and spec
tacular. When you look at the flag.
what comes before your mental vision
Stories Of warlike deeds you heard in
childhood days. You see the flag
floating over Sherman's invading army
OH its way from Atlanta to the sea.
War Is barbarous and yet instructive
and It Is easy to revert to savagery,
whereas the values of peace are only
slowly acquired through culture and
education"
The speaker laid down four propo-
sitions, namely:
"Frirst, patriotism is fully as I'M
portant in time Of peade as in time Of
war, because peace Is the normal cvndi-
ton Of our country. During the las
years of our national life less than 90
have been spent In war. Efficiency in
war largely depends upon how we have
been living in peace. It is asserted
that the Goths and vandals destroyed
ancient Rome. yet in reality Rome
killed itself because 1t lost its charac-
ter. Had It been composed of such
men as formerly when Cato and Scipio
Africanus were influential Il would not
have gone down.
Second, again patriotism in America
demands an expanding intelligence, in
part because Of the enormous growth
in population, but more especially be-
cause Of the change in character of our
population. Our greatest danger lies
not in Invasion by foreign foe. but In
Reorganization, because the native stock
Is liable TO be supplanted by weaker
races with alien traditions.
Moreover. modern industrialisnl,
which is now taking the place of the
oldtime simple agricultural life, has it's
special and very perplexing problems.
Sometimes we wonder whether our in
telligence can expand fast enough to
cope with the new situation.
Third, patriotism in peace also de-
mands more public spirit and a will
ingness to sacrifice. We need more
public servants like the late Police
Commissioner Curtis of Boston, who at
the risk Of impairing his health restor-
ed order and saved his state from dis
grace.
Fourth, such q public spirit. such
sacrihcial service, requires the inspir-
ing and fostering care OF religion, not
a state religion but the spirit of Jesus
in the hearts OF citizens. While there
are many noble, patriotic citizens with
out any definite form Of religion, the
mass Of men will not long continue to
sacrifice without consciousness Of the
Divine presence and assistance.
"When the New Testament says
Fear God; honor the King It indi-
Gates that respect for law and govern
ment are founded upon + belief in q
supreme, all wise and hoIr heinz Wa