The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-24
DR.. GRAHAM SAYS
INSPIRING WORDS AT
DANIELS REUNION
Former Senator and University
President Discusses World
Subjects at Wanehese

1NabIOlIS representative W nhlo-
tan and India, made the annual
Daniels Day family reunion adj
dress here Sunday afternoon to
approximately 500 members of a
clan, an event which brought rela-
tives and friends from this and
many states. Melvin Daniels of
Wanchese presided and introduced
the speaker.
Others taking part in the pro-
gram held in the church between
4:30 and 6 o'clock, prior to the
big picnic spread were: j. Harri-
son Daniels of Baltimore, who
traced the history of the Daniels
family from 1880 in New England
to Roanoke Island in 1851. The
Baltimorean has recently publish
ed book on the family and is now
planning to bring out subsequent
issue tracing the Daniels from
1851 to date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Daniels and
family of Raleigh were among the
guests. 1t was his father, the late
Josephus Daniels, who aided in
establishing the annual reunions
here several years ago. Frank is
advertising manager of News and
Observer.
Also having a speaking role in
the lengthy program was Mayor
Archie Daniels of Draper.
DR.. Graham touched on touchy
subject during the talk-the Su-
preme Courts segregation deci-
sion-but the distinguished and in
ternationally known humanitarian
got his point on the need for wis
dom, as well as good faith, across
to those gathered here.
Complete text of DR.. Graham's
speech follows:
This place, this Daniels family
reunion and this Methodist Church
of Wanchese, on Roanoke Island,
remind us of the beginnings of
our country, the value of the FAM
lily, the meaning of America and
the need of freedom and peace in
this imperiled world.
This place, historic Roanoke Is
land, upon which Sir Walter Ra-
leigh stumbled, became stepping
stone of the English speaking
people to both the American Union
pf States and the British Common
wealth of Nations. Virginia Dare,
celebrated again yesterday in The
Lost Colony of Paul Green as the
first English child born in Amer
ca was the hopeful fulfillment of
IN old family in a new world who
carried across dangerous seas the
' ancient heritage of little island
10 the fresh hopes of a vast con-
inent.
The Pilgrim families, clinging to
heir religious piety in an adven-
turous voyage across the northern
ocean to wintry shores, made
Plymouth Rock the foundation
tone of local self-government in
america. The tobacco growers on
he banks of the James River in
Id Virginia, in order to bargain
collectively with the London Com
ANY, founded the first representa-
i've assembly in the new world.
The Baptists in Rhode Island, the
catholics in Maryland and the
buakers in Pennsylvania embed
led religious freedom in the struc-
ure of America. In North Caro-
ina, the men of Halifax first
authorized an American colony to
a pin in the Declaration of INDIE
endence.
The standard of religious liber-
v, political self-government, free
Enterprise and national independ-
nee, raised aloft in faith and
purage on this continent, still
lies its flag free and high in the
hodern world.
This Daniels family reunion on
Eoanoke Island serves to empha-
ze the meaning of the family as
ne Oldest and most important in
titution in human history. The
wo oldest continuous civilizations,
hdia and China, which have en-
ured all the ups and downs, wars,
nd crises of more than 5000 years
rom most ancient to modern
mes, have been based on the
int family and the rural COM
unity.
In the present abundance and
amour, haste and waste Ameri-
in life there are developing poll
es and trends which may under
inc the adventurous spirit and
hdurance of our historic heritage,
hst strength and humane hopes.
This family reunion serves to
mind us of the need to preserve
nd advance the equal rights and
ee opportunities of the families
the farms, the families Of
tile business people, and the
miles Of the industrial worker,
no altogether make up the, main
,urces and hopes of that family