Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-16

Where human breath bteW all the idols dorm;
Where crests ,eere haaghtj ~hefe culture flags s.
And common men began to own the World
JOHN 0'REILLY-"Pilgrim Fathers
TO-DAY marks the 153d anniversary of the
i proclamation of our Bill of Rights.
We salute this historic occasion Joyously as betlts
our youth reverently as BELTS our devotion
and silently we guard our precious heritage
1t is the American Magma Cafta.
1t is the birthright of every American.
1t is the peoples charter of liberty
1t is the symbol of our ideals, of our hopes, and
of our prayers.
1t is our shield, our armor and our inspiration,
1t is over these sacred principles that the world
today stands at Amageddon.
HONOR your Bill of Rights
IL For it guarantees the basic freedoms which
keep inviolate the soul and conscience of man:
freedom of Speech freedom of religion, free
dom of the press, freedom of assembly and
the other inalienable freedoms of self
respecting nation.
These resplendent jewels are studded with an
eternal luster in the crown of our democracy.
TREASURE your Bill of Rights
L It's story is an epic.
It's memory is an inspiration
It's document is immortal.
1t is part of the Constitution of the United States
1t was purchased with the blood and tears of our
forefathers.
1t contains the best of 1000 years of human effort
for better world.
OUR Bill of Rights was born in the birth of a
" new country
Great moments in the history of nations sprang
from the harsh restraints and restrictions of
their people,
The bravest words are but mute phrases when
the torch of liberty is snuffed out
1t is for us to see that our historic covenant is
not threatened.
To this land freedom came to live
1t is our duty to see to it that it shall not die.
In this land it made its home.
1t is your duty to that it shall not be banished
from these shores.
A CENTURY and half is but heartbeat in
n the march of time.
The most notable incidents of history have been
of short duration-a flash of genius, an i'm
pulse of patriotism, an exhibition of divine
inspiration.
Moses was not long in the burning bush, yet he
gave to the world the Ten Commandments.
Paul was not long on the road to Damascus, yet
his experiences have thrilled the hearts of
men for nineteen centuries.
Christ stood before Plate for only an hour, but
all the Pilates have stood before Him ever
since.
Lincoln stood before the slave block in New
Orleans for only moment, but that moment
burst the letters from a million slaves and
altered the fabric of the nation.
These immortal saviors of human liberty attest
the spirit of our Bill of Rights.
TODAY we are living in the most crucial era,
l. in which the concepts of human freedom must
face anew the challenge of cruel dctators.
Our God-given principles are now being questioned
They are being threatened with extinction.
Defiantly, Miss Liberty has grasped the sword.
Her torch is ablaze.
The command "Fall in" has been given
The camp. fires are burning everywhere
We declare in the words of the Great Master of
the Apostle Peter:
upon this rock I 1CW build NM church,
And the gates Of hell shall not prevai
against It,"
THE dreams and visions of our poets and
Iprophets and saints will some day find accept
ance among the nations of the earth.
May the Bill of Rights be made available to all