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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1893)
T HJE AME 31C AN tWMH A"! 7 A W IM (Ml ' mr 4ri.(t Smut 4'r..ir U l ('. Mi'rt n k.i . i,;a i f.Hwt f rVp OMAHA, M'.IUtAsKA, F I 1 1 A Y , MA lit 1 1 d( sti, n?if rif rmt Nl MHHl Jll Wll'MK III. I BAPriST KliOQUENCE. Kev. Anderson of Mount ("Ahury lUptlsl thuroh Scorn llomimtni, I'rPAiltrt Patriot Urn and Pitttirn the nnMt of Christianity, Selllioll delivered by lt'V, Thomas AiKli't'om, oft'ithitry Hitptit church, Omaha, Nob., lo the Jr. Order of t?llitoil American Mechanics. H. Mir)tl for Til K AMMiU'AN l J. I!. Harvey; Text. "If I forget, O. Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.'' I Win CXXXYIl: .". Tho text Is nn outburst of deep, In tense Hit t-iot iiu. To tin' ancient Jew, patriotism roiiHtitutod no small part of his religion; in fact t hey were mutually related, theone fostering iiml encourag ing tho other. Tin! world today rcuis tho Inestimable blessings which, hu manly speaking have comedown tons iMicnuse of lluit undying patriotism. It Im needless for hid to say that I believe in a healthy, genuine, putrlotlc senti ment, and wo ouyht in every way possible to encourage and cherish such a fooling. No nation, no people, without it, ean curry on their God-given mission. It gives me, therefore, groat pleas ure, to welcome thin evening tlin members of an order who have honored uh with their presence; an order that hiiM for It Bret ob jects, us I understand, tho foster ing of a strong, sturdy, vigilant ' patriotism. I am ono with you in thin, und I might ho one with you Wholly wore It not forasllght, yet very Important dlHqualifiou tlon. That peerless American orator, tho Demosthenes of the ninett'erith century, Daniel Web ster, Inono of bin speeches ro markod, an hi whole being wan thrilled with tho dignity and honor It meant, "I wan born an Ai.erloiin, I live an Amerlean, I hall (U: tm JiamicJUml canoe- vVt,kf-yv!famt'rs UnjAM -Hi the first part of thoso word. I was not born an American, but It Is Homewhat of a consolation to mo that it was a matter for which I wan not responsible; In fact, I wan not cotiHulted at all an to where I would prefer to bo born. I wan born a Scotchman, and tho next host thing to that into bo born an American. Laughter, Well, If you Insist on putting It tho other way, I will not quarrel with you. Tho next bent thing to Ixilng born an American, in to bo born ft Scotchman. Scotland U a flrnt clawi place to be born In. Hut, Hcrlounly, It rcjolcen mo thin evening to bo able to wel come you iih an American citizen, and of being able to claim tho honor implied In tho Hocond part of Webnter' utterance, of living boneath the flag, Ixmeath tho mont ex alUsd and grandewt nation that the nun ttver nhone upon and which cxintu today, In tho text wo have nelectd lire Homo thoughtii nultablo for thin occanlon. Wo have an Innight lnUi that deathlomt do votlon to country which characterized tho Jew, Even though far away from it at thin time, he turned bin heart and cyon with iinnpeakablo longing to tho land whence ho had comoand wait for tho tlmo when bin foot will tread It Bacred dunt. Wo cannot but admit that ho had much reanon for Much a feeling iim wo recall tho hlntory of that people; an wo recall how God had llftod them from their InMignKlearico and (flven them huc, a place of dignity and commanding irifli Mice, In like manner , bollevo that tho tnoMt Muperllclai Mtudent of American hlntory cannot fall to hoc that an all wine, an all graoioun (Jod ha had moiiio thing tidoatloaHt in making thin na tion wha t It I, In no nation I tho hand of (iod more palpable than In tho one of which you are proud to coiiMlder your Bolve citizen. From tho very hour of it birth right on to thi prencnt hour, in every ntop of It career, tho guid ance, tho favor of God I plain. Jlight at It beginning wo hco the mmt unmlw taki'.blo manlfoMtation of God' favor. God, I bollevo, destined thi country for tho Anglo Saxon, Not primarily forhiMBiike, but through him and hi poHHCHHlon of thi land that IIo might bloHH and Mavo the world. What a providence that wan then, for example, which, oven at tho beginning, canned tho flight of moiiio pigeon, which wo aro toid on good authority, Induced Colombo tochango hlcoiiro from tho north wet to tho MouthwoMt, and mo found the WeHt lndleand South Amer ica, and prcHcrvcd from Spanihli coloni zation, North America, and reserved it, iih he did, for the Anglo Saxon. Hut BuppoHlng that Spain had gained tho .iiMcendiincy here, how dilTerent would lm li nttil n'iit !,( I it liW" H.HtHH I I lllifclll I."" I'll 111 l,l ll, ill !'( U bUloi i, l.'. pti . itc nixl IfiiMitiui' lm lHp!nlii 1 mllitiull your nH ntii'H thi" point t !' rit fil t.it n n the l (MKiiii? In lilt' It tlvllt thi Ulitl i;nt n li 1 llh the t lvllt kind of p. npli. The tftin "I'uiitiin" I miiueiiuie iimmI wltli a kind of oncer a l'liig the Njiniiiyin for relltfloii cunt: but tin' men who mould tlum ilctnmle tlml luime nro liul woiiliy In UllliNwe the ihoe latchel of lhoi to whom the term wa orlgltiMlly appllt d. The l'lii itiiii were not (lerfii't. Who ly They had their fiiult. Who him lint' Hut we think of them rising miblimcly above the age In which they lived. Such were the men who were driven from their own land by pernecuMon and whom Provi dence led aoroon thi tl'lieklcHH deep and landed on l'lymouth Kock, on their knee taking thi laud for God. Thu God In IIItrango providence picked out from tho old world the choieeHt Bpiriti that ho might begin thi new country. Men who had a pas sion for rightcoiiHiioH; men in whoso mouIh there throblM'd that lilx'rty which I Heaven' boon to man that it would not Buffer them to submit to tho ubiiHcn 1 if- i -ii i;v ru iu i u -fM$, fff-wHttt: r t-i- i ,rr. i t- j-ii-nrm mm P imiMK. , of their native land; men to whom a just God was tho most real thing in all tho unlvorc; and from that hour to thi It require no unusual jsiwer of vision to see tho pillar of cloud and pillar of fire of a kind I'rovidenco going forward loading thi nation. Kccall tho dark period which camo to It dur ing tho revolutionary struggle and In tho darkness tho might of God In seen, and the man that God ha ready for tho hour apiMMtr In tho person of Washington, to lead tho nation through tho peril and trial of birth to a safe delivery. Hecall again that struggle of ,thirty year ago, whoso memory, with all It horrors, Is fresh In many of your minds, and even then tho fiery, cloudy pillar did not fall, but we soo It going on, loading u In safety through tho Hod Sea of a bhsidy civil war and bringing us In victory Ui tho other sldo, (July tlm Interposition of the God of nations can explain tho result, it result which tho most far-seeing states men of tho old world did not at ail an ticipate, William Gladstone candidly admitted that from his knowledge of history, nothing short of a serle of miracles could save tho union, and It was his political sagacity rather than any lack of sympathy which caused him to withhold from tho union his encouragement. In tho most cursory way I thus alludo to one or two Incident In tho history of this nation lo show how God has Iod and blessed anil protected It. If tho great apostle of the Gentiles could look his accusers in tho eye and exclaim with dignity "I am a citizen of no mean city," so may you this evening, as you review tho glorious history of the past, as you witness t!io magnificent achievement, the grand nor of the men this people has had, exclaim with bosom swelling with emotion and heart throbbing with genuine patriotism, "I am a citizen of no mean country." Hut right here wo meet with a dan- fc.rwhli li !! ii" lid'e tilt Hii :tiiiM", tt. m t tl Hit- t!.'Mntf ami ithUf.itoi tin r n-tte ! niplal n f,r u and we git'W -aM'le and lit-1- iM il t the pivw-nt duly and nki It for k-1 nn I. t that U'tnuw we he Ivt'il 1 Iliilt'Vi-litinlt pintet'ti tl ill l!u prtt that, !tli. l-i fr( our di'ktiny l miiv alil tlmt !' 'iiiii' luiint to (in ward w illiinil l.t or hindrance, ifanlli-n of whiil we may "-ny or do. The fael that our triumph inif all the heivuli nn dillleul lli'H of the pit -I ban been ol mieh a com plete lliltun', IIhrUII' i! that- there In nothing in the prencnt or future which run Hiilily arlm but what we hull aurmouut and v" forward to letnry, We would remember, that If in the past we have Iteen an remarkably bleaa ed, that the pie. I blenKing that ha Ihh'H granted to iih cannot sulllce tji keep iim at IIiIm time and to lend ux In the right way only mo far a we keep ourm-lvo Wo should reiiiemlier that God In not shut up to tlii.i laud. God I not shut up to the Anglo Saxon and the carrying out of his purNie in thin world. If we fail, He cud Iiml other meatiH, (iod cannot keep us I say It reverently no power In heaven or inearth can keep us only uh wo keep ourselves. The life and perpetuity of thi nation Is In it own bands. I do not believe it is true, that principle which somo writer ha ve laid down a being tho law of tho life of nations, birth, maturity, decade, death, A tlmo for thorn to spread their branch!, a time to yield their fruit, a tlmo for thorn to die. If, In tho past, thi seem to havo boon tho case; If, In tho past, wo see nation after nation corning to tho scene of action, make it llttlo bow and then decay arid bo car ried out by it successor, let us remem ber that was tho result of disobedience to a law whoso penalty they brought upon themselves. And so I say this evening that there I no power In earth or In heaven that can interfere with our onward march only as wo by our own neglect of our present opportunity and our present privilege interfere and hinder ourselves. And this bring to mo tho thought to which I had intended to call your at tention this evening, und It Is this: "Tho demand of tho hour on christian patriotism." A a nation wo have reached, I Isdlevo, a crucial icrlod In our history. That time of which the pisit speaks, that comes to nations a well as to individual has come to this: "There I a tide In the affairs of men which, taken at it Hood, leads onto fortune; but, If omitted, all tho voyage of tho life Ih bound in shoals and miseries." Knlph Waldo Emerson has mii Id that "America I another name for opportunity." Aro we a u nation awake to our opHrtunlty? or shall we allow it to slip from us und awake to realize that tho prophecy of McCaulcy Is on the eve of fulfillment? The proph ecy that the twentieth century would witnoHs the dissolution of this republic, To avert this, patriotism comes with breathless haste, and to every man and woman in whoso breast there Is the lirst spark of love for country, it makes certain well defined demands. It points to certain evils at work night and day, which a whole-mailed patriotism must I he U-l ml l I out nl Uh In, I im t a in IM !; It I and by a Hit !y liny wlil m lt an. I tlitottle thl imliim mill! Ilu-liel iiaik of lifi' tin I-iii -.jiu-e.i il out ot It ami U : ih td rn ii Ihiiiwn In the iltt:. I i net nay I am a imipliiji i -a i mint; llml I am n wn-Ht ltim? Il . There l a iMiiwItii; iliiM'niil.'Ul eu-nwtieri InanUiM, o which the rnilng of the Btiitii lii-t In the etltv incut t.VH'. "I'heii U again the ifinwliig (Hiwerot Home. Hew III. mwcr In ucrciiliiu in thin lltlid of the free, Hlld let It eolltiliue lo increa-w. and It will noon lie any thing but a fl'ee land. How she h pui'Nullig her miNloii under the garb of an angel of light; pulling the wool over the eyen of not a few; trying to deceive, if mihhI tile, Hie very elect, is It not a fact, that in moiiio McctloiiK of tlii laud, ill loaM, tho prloMt Iiiim in hlh vt'Ht piN'ket the J h (1 it icii) situation? Is It not true that once in a whilo we meet w ith a l'rotcNtant iuWMpaH'r, with a rrob-s-taut politician that have Mold them solvcg ImhIv and soul to Koine? At leiiMt they aro afraid to do anything that would In any way olTend that power. Why do I speak of this an an evil? Hceauso Humanism is the same lui a,.t ibri.tiii i,), 1 1! ot t.at ! i ... i't I l. Itn W ill llfpiiilili! tyrannous, canting, withering power that It ever was. Lot It gain the as cendancy In this land, let It become tho dominant power as it I In Italy, Spain and Mexico, and tho stagnation and (ieath of thoso countries will also Jse ceme the stagnation and death of this hind. There 1 again tho indifference of many good people regarding politics. This It Is, and tho alertness of tho vicious In this direction which 1 making It vory often tho case, that In some of our larger cities they are gov erned by tho beer-soaked pot-houe politician, voted Into power by tho vicious classes, and tho good people stay at home denouncing tho corruption of politic and refusing to exorcise tho light of franchise which ought to be a crime to refuse. (Appluuso.) Tho re sult of this condition of things is, we find, that many of our cities I do not think I overdraw this picture are sinks of all manner of corruption In which flourish tho evils that aro de bauching tho consciences of the people, Again, there Is that othvrevll, which Is lurgely responsible for many of tho others, I mean the coming to these shores tho rag-tag and bob-tall of tho old country, I believe that tho secu larization of the Sunday; the breaking down of the Sunday that has been ono of tho factor in the making of this nation, and tho growing iixin us of an European Sunday with all Its contin gent; I believe tho growing of that monstrous evil, tho saloon evil; I be lieve that many of our lulmr troubles to a great extent aro caused by this last evil, let mo not lie misunderstood, I am free to confess that many of the most industrious, the most pcaeablu, the most law-abiding, the most patriotic jK-oplo this country has, aro not native born. I am free to admit that wo un indebted to the old countries for much of the brain as well us tho brawn that has made this nation what it is. I winit.l ttui. Hu h, l iim, I, ciil a -tit. Ht! n kIih.i In I u way e' thine W lie mine tieient Hi.- I lt l.t I. lint nl p.nie: (nil it eiii In in. II, Hi il Hnll l' el l ile hi l.i a!) that t he t inie ban route w In II We hin-1 enil a ball, and InnKe Milne will ul limit 1.1 1. .ii. "flm ulimiai h ol thin tint Imi i alii ady lae. In Ita ul iiuwl ea'lly to aoftliiillale, , iialinti, nn 1. limn an IiiiIU IiIhkI, eau only Ihe and ,,i ii. mt In pn,Hii I Imi a II i m M il. f that which em u Into II 'l'hia eoliHtiiat liillnw of rmigrntloii h lieeli going oil thco Jeara pai-l, so Hint Ihe nation him had searei lv any time to liNdiuiilnle I Im maleriiil that hit" I Inn. lieeli ruining. And then there U I It Im tiiuloiibted fact that your geiieitihlly In Ih la reflect Iuih Immmi very often nhnme fully abiiNcil, ami bio ofien thU hind has U'eii made the dumping ground of Ihe old countrieM' puiiH'i a iiml erlmln ilials. Surely, in spite of thin, it Im ncccHMitry that Moiuethlng Im; done. It in vain to el iim!) your door on thog-oldcii gate so long as you keep the GitMtlo Garden iM n und let all come who will, Vou never found a riiluaman with a' blood red Hag In his hand plotting against the institution of thi land, und yet, In tho most unchristian and un American manner, wo have diHcrlm- RtLtatout r RELICTS TA I JArU LA A - . - ;'-;. v.,'iVl .-.:V.-N-.-.-. - ,VV . ' Inated against the Chinaman, while wo open our door to all the cut-throat of KuroJ who care to come, who aro In thousands of instance far less desirable to havo In our midst than tho pisir, heathen Chinee. (Applause.) These aro some of tho evil which must be taken hold of vigorously at this time, and In your effort to remedy some of these evil, I extend to you thi evening tho hand of sympathy and fellowship. In your efforts to uphold tho Christian Sunday; In your efforts to exalt thi Hlble that ha mad o this land what It Is; In your efforts to save America, I wish you God speed, for I truly believe America must save this worldand I believe that is her destiny under Gisl she must first of all save bersolf. Never was there a tlmo In your his tory when such work as you represent In your order was needed as at this hour. We are on the evo of the most remarkable century this world bes ever seen. Shall America be equal to the opportunity? Let us with a strong faith In God go forward In His strength and In His name, and conquer those evils. We shall most surely prevail and save this land anil through a an veil America save the world. INTERESTING HISTORY. It is Graphically Set Forth by an Orangeman. John C. Thomthon, Editok Thk Amkiucan: Tho assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the emissaries of tho Homan Catholic church was an other Instance of tho diabolical hatred which I tome has always cherished for the promoters of civil and religious lilx'rty in all ages and countries. Another hero who fell a victim to tho holy (?) church Is that of William of Orange, the father of the Dutch re public. It may perhaps lw interesting to i of 1 ill Ami iih n w ho am im.i ' iHi th. ht-l.ity ..' ni, ,t fmii ! i Ii h.m ii-el, The He it M ttiai.li. r In w hii Ii It ittin i litf. Hit. e oil llii H l.il, ili.ila.in nl tiiaatai and allrm l.iua t i n, Hi, ,,,!, t, ,1 i,n I'.iil, . Iwiil in the N. Hi. i lauita at the haitila of Ihe sprtiiUI, at nn of I'hillp of Spain, the i hnmi.i,, n ,, , a the iii! of the Hm. li m, 1 1 nfc' their light ami liberty under the I, it.l, i -,, (,f , prince of Irange, who eventually IiismI Ihe county from Hnao Hernial) cut-tlit-onta. Home, la ing battled and defeated In Ita attempt toHuhjeci ihe country by force and butchery, called lo its aid the IINNIMslll, The poic, through Cardinal Gran vellu iiml Philip of Spain, issued a bun against William of Orange, accusing him of limine breaking, of public preaching, of Introducing liberty of conscience and such like (luVnseH, And for these eau-.es rcoltcM the ban: "We declare him a traitor and mis creant. As Much wo banish him per petually from all our realms, forbidding all our subjects of whatever quality to eomiuuiilcat.il wkh him onenlv or privately. Wo allow all to injure him In property or life. Wo expose tho said William Nassau as an enemy of the human race. Anil If any of our subject or any stranger should ho found sullleieiitly (fn irniiH ul liiiirt as to rid us of this pest, delivering him to us allvo or dead, or taking his life, wo will cause to bo furnished to him immediately the deed Is done tho sum of i"i,OiH) crowns in gold. If ho has committed any crime, however heinous, wo promise to pardon him, and If he bo not al ready noble, we will enoblo him for his valour." On the 18th of March, IW2, tho first frultH of tho ban begun to display themselves. As William of Orange was coming from hi dining room in company with some noblemen, a stranger who )) had obtained admittance, ud- plstol and dischurg had. of tlm prince.' a lured the nock and Came out under the left jaw bono. William comprehending what had occurred and thinking ho wa dying, called out: "Do not kill him, I ,'orglvo him my death," Tho message of mercy camo too late, for two of the gentle men present run tho assassin through with their rapiers, Tho body was recognized as that of one Juan Jaureguy, a Spaniard. In his pockets were found an ague del, a taper of green wax, bits of hare skin, two dried toad which wore supposed to bo sorcerer's charms a crucifix, a Jesuit catechism and other relics. Several others In Holland were Implicated In tho crime, Including a Spaniard and a priest named Anthony Zlrnmerniann who after ward matlo a confoMlon of their share In the crime, for which they were executed. Tho prince, however, recovered from tho wound to meet his death two yearn later at tho hands of Halthaser Gerard, who had received tho assistance arid protection of Orungo on the ground of Isdng Francis Culon, nori of a martyred Calvlnlst; but In reality wasa fanatical IComan Catholic. Tho prince wa shot In the heart, throe balls entering hi body. Tho murderer was captured and on being tortured by the infuriated people confessed that he was Influenced in hi work by the president of the Jesuit college at Troves, and In tho hope of obtaining the reward promised by the ban. Yours injustice, truth and righteous ness, Hkkiikht II. Dkvkkkaux. Parochial and Public Schools. A New York dally say that printed slips aro isdng received through tho mails by clergymen, educator and prominent laymen of every creed. These slips contain suggestions for leg islation on tho school question, ami ap parently express the view held by Archbishop Ireland on that subject. It Is said that these sIIjim arc lMing circu lated throughout tho wholo country. Following is a copy of one of them, received In this city: 1. The city ami state might attlllate parochial schools to tho public schK)ls, tho secular education being under tho state or city suicriiiteridont. 2. The parochial school building might U rented at a nominal price to the state. .'1. The teachers could Ihi Catholic, holding their certificates from tho puli lic coni'iiissloners, who would have the right to examine Uth teachers and pupils at any time. Any one can see the footprints of tho octopus in this proposition.