Show AMEC AY SEVCE Patriotic Evening at lift I VIE VI-E Church ADDRESS BY DR L C ILIFF S Education in Religion and In Patriotism S Patriot-ism Necessary to Preserve the Republic Re-public Wo Use for Americans With Prefixes Churches Must be Made to Keep Hands Oft the Schools Only Those Who Make Good Citizens Citi-zens Should bo Admitted Address 5 by C W Morse i Patriotic services suitable to the approaching S ap-proaching Fourthof July America day were held in the Iliff M E church last evening The church was profusely draped with American flags intermingled inter-mingled with evergreens and flower Patriotic airs wore rendered by members mem-bers of the choir C W Morse save a short address on The PossibllitiQi oC the American Youth He spoke of S this magnificent country with Its free government and free education the great advancement in science arts and manufactures and the great possibilities possibili-ties the future held for the self reliant re-liant broadminded generous youth of America Events of the past few years too seemed to indicate that our responsibilities re-sponsibilities were increasing The Nation Na-tion was stretching out beyond Its former limits and consequently a S broader line of usefulness and influence 5 in-fluence which would probably result t in this Nation largely shaping the destinies des-tinies mankind was opening up We need not be afraid he said to undertake under-take these responsibilities as long as the youths of the Nation were guided S by the principles of Christianity I Rev Dr lliff gave a patriotic address I i ad-dress He spoke oftthc importance of educating the youth of the land in the principles of government and patriotIsm patriot-Ism In the true spirit of religion and the true spirit of patriotism Neither religion nor patriotism he said can be set aside without insurIng the downfall down-fall of the Republic HP said he was an American through and through If there was any unpatriotic blood In his veins he would call n physician and haVe it let out He had nothing against 5citIzens 5 of other countries who come hero provided they become loyal Americans Amer-icans but he had no sympathy with societies and people who called themselves them-selves Americans with a prefix The American flag should head all processions I proces-sions People who conic hctv and become S be-come citizens should besimply Americans Ameri-cans A system of quarantine how S over should be established and only the r morally healthy such aa would make good citizens should be allowed to S come The others should be returned from whence they came S The liberties of the American people peo-ple had been bought at a tremendous price and they are worth preserving ever if It took eternal vigilance to do so Education and the public schools S arc to republics what marching armies ye to monarchies Intelligence took 5 the place of force We had serious dangers to face arising from the importance im-portance of conserving under new conditions con-ditions a republican government The S public schools and the churches had a great work to do but the churches must not interfere with the schools i When bishops clergy or popes attempt to control the schools the American people should rise up and say Hands off Thats the only way Keep them S peparate and distinct Jii conclusion the preacher referred to the Civil war and how its animosities had been burled S bur-led and everlasting friendshIp cethent ed when the blue and the former grayS gray-S fought side by side at San Juan |