Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
Dem OCRACY IS
.CHRISTIANIT Y
UPON
POLITICAL ACT
Rev. C. A. Foreman of
Presbyterian Church Ad-
dresses Service.
NEARLY 500 ATTEND
Many Ministers o.
Take Part in Ceren
In Tenth Street r

Democracy is simply Chr = t1
applied to political institution SH v
C. Al Foreman of the Pres = = j
church of Douglas told an a
of 500 people at the patrioti 60
munity service Sunday night So
Tenth street park on the 15Oth N -
versary of thd birth of the
States of America.
Touching on the great value of thu
Declaration of independence and upo1
the dignity of the Constitution, thi
Reverend Foreman added, in regarC
to the moral issues of the nation
II feel that there is higher anC
more responsive public sentiment
touching all moral questions today
than has existed at any time in oul
previous history"
After paying tribute to those who
have gone beyond that this nation
might survive, he stated: Another
great evil to be put away, not alone
from our own land, but from all tbs
world is war. Our duty is to create
an organized sentiment Tor peace witt
the same diligence we have in the
past created and organized sentiment
for war"
A beautiful summers evening serv-
ed as setting for the meeting, which
was called to order at Z o'clock and
which was preceded by several pa
triotic selections by the 10th cavalry
band from Fort Huachuca.
Rev Tolbert Weaver presided at the
services while other local. ministers
took part and a double quartet sang
w. c. Hathaway, for the United
Spanish American War Veterans ano
for the local legion post, called the
roll of the sgners of the Declaration
Of Independence, while A. W. Cotton
read that historic document.
Community singing was also fea-
ture of the gathering and both the
Battle Hymn of the Republic" and
the star Spangled Banner" were sung
with due fervor. Rev. 0. L. Enyeart
read the 98th Psalm, with the Rev.
Zen Matthews leading in PRAYER and
the Rev. J. e. Howard giving the
bened;ction.
Reverend Foreman said in part
..Of all our national holidays the
ore most stirring and significant to
the heart of every true American is
the one we call independence Day. cl
rerhaps more commonly designated
the Fourth of July. On this GATE, IN
the year of 1876 about 4 o'clock lr
the afternoon, the Declaration of In
dependence was adopted ty NJ arhbHrs
of the continental congress assembled
in the state house in Philadelphia. now
known as Independence Hail we
look back to this event as the birth
hour of our nation. The 8 original
colonies that fringed the Atlantic
seaboard, by their adoption of this
declaration, cut loose from Great
Britain and declared for then own
freedom and iniepcnd' nee. This doc
t.ment, which has been cad to you
tIis evening, has along with the Cen.
stitution of the United States, become
americas most priceless possession
"These two great Instruments OF
state are the mos perfect expression
o1 American iddeals and together tpey
are lying tonight in q shrlLt OF bronze
ara marble in the library of congress-.
This shrine has been called rhe ma
tion's holy of holies,' and visitors IN
thousands stand within the balustrae
and look upon the precious parchments
with sort of reverent awe, be-
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