Milford chronicle., 1938-04-15

indispensable condition for the real
ization of personality.
"It is equally evident that man is
a spiritual being. who feels, thinks,
aspires, and wills. Freedom of
speech, freedom of assembly and as
soeiation, are conditions necessary
for the realization of personality. II
goes without saying that, inasmuch
as the individual can realize person.
| ality only in a community, and in
asmueh as some of the finest human
values are those of comradeship.
| friendship, and love, social obliga-
tions are strictly correlative with
rights or liberties. We can be truly
free only as we think together and
work together for the common good.
"In the newly risen Fascist States
of Europe, the individual personality
| is reduced TO a mere cog I'm a vast
machine to enhance the grandeur of
/ the state, conceived as a mystical
/ body. To our minds, as Americans.
II has heretofore been rank non
sense to talk about the state as an
entity, apart from. or above, its in
| dividual members. Here the state
has always been the servant of the
people and not the people the SER
wants Of the state. If you want to
keep your liberty you will see that
/ it remains so. If you want your
children to possess the same degree
of liberty you have possessed and to
be able to achieve spiritual victor
/ les as you have been able to do, you
/ will see to it that the state Is the
| servant and the people the source
/ of power.
What supplies the mind and will
of that mystical body, the totalitar-
ian state? Is is not the mind and
will of the dictator and his satel-
lites? If there be something of in
trinsic value in human personality,
then no man and no little group of
men are At to be trusted with abso-
lutte power over their fellows.
Il do not believe our people have
lost the interest and power to par
tieipate in the determination of
their own destinies. I am still pref
udiced in favor of the English
speaking political tradition and
would not give up for any ready
made politico-economic machine, the
civil and spiritual liberties the
achievement of which has been the
greatest contribution of the Ameri-
cans, the English, the French, and
the Dutch to the social progress of
the human race.
There are many alarming indi-
cations that a large proportion of
our population is utterly Indifferent
to the preservation of the values of
civil and spiritual liberty. If we re-
gard these liberties as precious prer-
ogatiVes of citizenship, we shall
have to work and fight to preserve
them. They are our birthright. If
we abandon them, If we sell them
for mess of pottage, we shall have
become traitors to the spirit of '76.
mot only will we have become
traitors to our forefathers who
gained these liberties for US by their
blood, but we will have robbed our
children and our children's children
of the opportunity of ever expert
encing the spiritual exaltation that
comes to you today from
the realization that, in the gift of
this hospital to this community, you
who have participated have been
permitted TO bestow an inestimable
blessing upon untold numbers OF
your fellowmen, now living and yet
to be born.
Il predict that the future history
- kI.fc r,,.nfNnI mill ha .
will reflect glory upon its founders
and will provide inspiration for sue
ceedings generations of the people
Of this community to strive as sue
for the benefit of their
lellowmen as you of this generation
have wrought.
II pray that those of the future
will have the same opportunity. the
same personal, spiritual, and econo-
mic liberty that you have had to
and to accomplish. for the
benefit of mankind, the things that
are most needed in their day and
heir environment"
The following benediction was
given by Rev. E. ]. Mccarthy, rec
Tor of the Roman Catholic Church
Of Milford: Almighty and Eternal
God. again we beseech Thee to look
with gracious eye upon this assem-
IIage Of Thy children as we bow to
close this joint offering Of our hom-
age and heartfelt thanks for this,
rhy most recent manifestation of
and loving care which
Thy providence asserts In behalf Of
his world which Thou hast created
Nay this splendid hospital remain
sver as a monument reminding US
laily Of that unending debt Of love
md gratitude we owe to Thee. the
'oyal giver Of all good gifts, for Thy
Son, Jesus Christ. Who with Thee
md the Holy Ghost. reigns world
Without end. Amen"
Following the dedication cere-
Monies the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the
Iospital served refreshments on the
lrst floor Of the new building.