a halo of glory naturally enough seems to crown the birth day of our nation.

The triumverate of wisdom, courage and faith must ever encircle, wreath-like, the brows of those noble men who gave us that priceless document, while this DECLARATION is destined to hang like a charm upon the heart of the nation to attract the oppressed of every land and of every clime. I need not pause here to speak of the few weak colonies on and near the shores of the Atlantic that entered the arena and fought for victory. I need not point you to the final triumph of the principles of that wonderful document. I cannot speak here in detail of the influence of those principles in the growth of our Republic. I cannot here picture the wonderful uplift of the great nations of the world, through the marvelous power and influence of these principles, exemplified in the wonderful strides of human thought and human government in this nation which has become the school mistress of the world in national affairs. I need not point you to the flag which represents truth and patriotism and liberty, and which has won the place of honor and of power among the banners of the world.

Friends and children of the nation, it is for us to keep alive the memories of our nation's birth. Standing on this side of the intervening years, years full of noble deeds and marvelous achievements, it is for us to remember that there were giants in those days,-giants in the Colonial Congress and giants in the army,-giants in thought, giants in patriotism, giants in heart and soul. It

is for us to bear in mind the conditions which confronted our fathers in the Revolution, the wrongs against which they struggled, their sleuder means of resistance and for conquest and the splendid achievements and victories which they won. It is for us to hold in tender and loving remembrance the sacrifices and martyr deeds of those men. It is for us to respect and reverence the Nation's heroes and to keep ourselves in touch with their spirit and example. It is for us to keep untarnished the glories of the past, and manfully and in the fear of God face the duties of the present; and for the future rid ourselves of the evils and the dangers of public and private life which confront us. It is for us to remember, in humble service, the God in whom our fathers trusted, and in whose name they fought their battles, and to make this anniversary and our national institutions a school of patriotism and of American and Christian manhood.

Ours is a noble birthright, bequeathed to us by those heroic founders who stand among the first and greatest men in all the history of the world. It is for us to prove by our devotion to the principles of the nation that the inheritance has been worthily bestowed, and that this government, born to civil and religious liberty, "the government of the people, by the people and for the people," shall, under God, not perish from the earth, but remain to bless humanity forever, for verily "God hath not dealt so with any nation."

No Cause for Shame.

I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ.Romans 1:16.

These are the words of the Apostle Paul, a man, who, in power of intellect, is generally acknowledged to have had but few equals in the history of the race. The son of wealthy parents, and a "Hebrew of the Hebrews," he received his education at the renowned school of Gamaliel, sirnamed "The Glory of the Law." Being of the dispersion he was also a Hellenist and a Roman citizen; and as his style and language indicate he was familiar with Greek literature and philosophy and with the Roman jurisprudence. Thus, to use the language of another: "He combined in himself [the three great nationalities of the ancient world."

As a young man, on account of his extraordinary talents and energy, he soon rose to a high position among the Jews. Perhaps no person in the history of that people ever had brighter prospects of success than Saul of Tarsus. Yet it was he, who, in direct opposition to the general idea of the Jews and of the world at large, exclaimed: "I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ." He saw, as every open hearted and thoughtful person must see, that man in his present state is a sinful being;-that as such there is an inborn necessity in the human race for a system of religion in which there is a divine Savior.